Monday, 13 December 2010

Tissue Paper Flower Tutorial

**Apologies for the bad photos. Bad lighting + bad camera + bad photographer = bad photos! hehe**
Hey!
Here is a quick tutorial for the tissue paper flowers which i've used a few times on my cards. I've had a few requests for a tut on these, so i hope this is useful, and sorry it's taken so long!
This is what they look like. If you want to see the full card, go here.
The instruction goes with the photo below.

What you'll need:
-Tissue paper (any colour or you can colour with copics/promarkers)
-Scissors
-Pokey Tool (or similiar)
-Brad

1) Fold your tissue paper 3 or 4 times

2) Cut out 4 different sized circles.
(you can do this with nesties/punches etc, and it doesn't matter if it's a perfect circle so scalloped circles or blossom nesties are fine)
You will end up with little piles of each size
3) Put the circles in a pile with the smallest on top, and poke through the whole lot with your pokey tool.
4) Insert a brad into the whole.
5) Starting from the middle, scrunch the circles around the brad and play about with it until you like how it looks.
Voila! A cut little flower :)

To make a bigger flower, you will need bigger circles and more layers.
There's tonnes of stuff you could do to make these extra special! Try inking the edges of each circle, adding glitter or spraying with coloured sprays. You can also put a dab of glue on the brad and bring the middle in so that it looks like a closed flower :) Just have fun!

And here's another card made with them a couple of months ago. You can find this card here :)
If anyone makes any of these, please let me know so i can come have a nosy! hehe

Thanks for looking
Rachel xx

15 comments:

Maria said...

Love this flowers. You made a fine tut.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh, I have something for you in my blog.
/Maria

Carol Ann said...

Thank you love these flowers they are so effective will try one out when I have some time at Christmas.
Carol Ann xx

Andrea C said...

wow they are gorgeous, thanks for the tutorial I love making my own flowers, yours are gorgoeus x

Rachael said...

Iv just found a load of tissue paper from wrapping last years xmas presents so might have to try this! Thanks for the know how
Rach :)xx

Unknown said...

great idea, and thanks for the tutorial, il let you know when i try it out, ive only started really using flowers in cards,


Jenny :)

Karin said...

Oh my, what a lovley flowers :)

I really like the colors on the cards that you make.

Have a nice day!

Creative Chaos Art said...

Thanks for this! I just used some flowers to make a quick Birthday card for my Mum. Used some water colour paints, and beads and buttons with clear thread instead of braddles :)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs014.snc6/166426_490504529016_512574016_5985345_3433209_n.jpg

xx

Debs said...

Great card and tutorial.

Just popped by to wish you and yours a very happy Christmas and a great 2011 xxx

Georgia said...

These are gorgeous flowers Rachel, thanks for the great tutorial! :) Love, Georgia xx

Juls said...

thanks for the fab tutorial!!! will definatly be giving it a go! Hugs Juls

Donna Mosley said...

Hiya Rachel, fab tutorial, thanx will definately be trying this. I have an award for you on my blog. Hope you like it.

Donna x

Cheryl said...

WOW a beautiful card and your flowers are stunning!!! Thanks for the tutorial,I will have to make some of these!!
xx

Clare said...

great tutorial, love the flowers!

Satu K said...

Wonderful flowers! I think I´m going to do some, too :o)

Annette Bowes said...

Gorgeous flowers, must give these a go, thank you for the tutorial, take careX:) p.s. found you via Cheryl's blog