Couture Creations Cherish Layout

A Moment in Time

Today I am sharing the first layout for Couture Creations Design team. One of the things I love to do most is make my own flowers from cardstock. You always get the right size and colour you are after if you make your own. The photo of my daughter when she was younger was the perfect start to a girly but fun layout. 

To make the flowers you need

Co-ordinations Aged Wine or similar colour

Couture Creations Roses Nesting dies

white glitter

Spray adhesive

Stamens

mini mister 

heat gun

Couture Creations sanding block

Donna Salazar Mixed Media Inx Firehouse Red

Cut 3 shapes from cardstock using the 3 smallest sizes of  Nested Die

 ( not the really small centre die) 

Sand the edges 

Ink the edges and  create a hole in the centre with a hole punch of all shapes.

Cut slits into each layer, dont fuss too much on how many, if you do lots the flower will be fluffy, if you do less it looks more like a rose.

Gather a bunch of stamens together and glue the ends,

 insert into the middle of the flowers starting with the smallest and working up to the largest.

Glue the stamens onto the back of the flower with hot glue.

Spray with water generously, and scrunch up each layer at a time.

 Be careful not to damage the cardstock as it becomes quiet fragile.

Unfurl the layers, I use a bamboo skewer to help, and dry off with heat gun.

Use the skewer to manipulate the petals to give a natural look

Finally spray with a little squirt of Adhesive and sprinkle white glitter over the centres.;

You will end up with wonderful flowers like these.

Other Products Used

Couture Creations Embossing folder Super Fancy That, C0723459

Imaginarium Chipboard Cherish and A moment in time tinie

ZVA flourish

Smooch Citrus Tickle
Prima Fairy Belle Collection Marcelle

Green leaves

Gesso

Couture Creations Adalyn Flowers and butterflies

Lace and trinkets

For Stockists of materials go to  http://www.printblocks.com.au/