Porcelain Petals Flower Tutorial

First of all. thank you Joyce for the suggestion for the wonderful name for the flowers. Porcelain Petals it is..Thank you LisaN, Regina, LisaV, Kathy, Jackie, Patricia (PG), and Lynda for the other name suggestions..I have them in the flower memory bank...I will need them you know...

PRODUCT LIST :
Card stock
soft chalk ink
tweezers
McGill Paper Blossoms Paper Tool Kit
McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
McGill Medium Pear Punch
McGill Sun Punch
Punch Bunch Small Hydra Cluster punch
Ranger ink foam applicator
adhesive of your choice




Punch out 8 pear shapes, 6 stars and 8 tiny flowers.

Lightly ink the narrow end of the pear petals.

Using 8mm stylus press down on the petal (non inked side) and move around in a circular motion to soften the card stock making it easier to manipulate. The petal will curl.

Pinch the ends of the narrow side of the petal together(ink sides together) . Bend back the edges of the wider part of the petal slightly.

Your 8 petals should look like this. Set aside.

Using the same size stylus press down and using a circular motion until the sun shapes cups up.

Do this to 5 of the sun shapes and start pinching them into a tight bunch . Save one for the base.


Stack the sun shapes and fluff the stack when dry.

Start gluing the petals to the sun base. Glue 4 to the base as shown.

Then the other 4 petals in between for the second row.

Place your sun shaped middle to the center of your flower.

Using a small stylus, cup your tiny flowers.


Start gluing your tiny flowers to the outer edges of the sun flower middle.

Your flower is now complete.

Swirlydoos September Reveal***RENDEZVOUS***

Well, it is FINALLY here!!! The Swirlydoos September Reveal Day!! That darn Typhoon had our Swirly Products stuck at sea and then at customs forever!!! Oh the price we pay for the latest and greatest right out of CHA!!! But here we are, getting back on track. And so without any more delays, here are my Design Team Creations for Rendezvous.


Swirlydoos Camp in Colorado every year is a blast. I have forged wonderful friendships with 2 of the alumni...Robin and Shelly join me in this photo. Last year we all sat together with Jan...This year they broke us up...2 Designers at one table is just way to much, couple that with the Queen of layouts (Jan) and the one with the way cool stories and introduced us to way cool music (love Bossa n Roses) (Shelly)..Well, The principal broke us up...lol...Thats OK...We were all cozy enough and traveled around the room!!

I used my Swirly Sweetheart Daisy Tutorial for the flowers.

I created a butterfly file for the kit. Grab your copy below this post.

I used my Decorative circle tutorial and I created the tiny letters using Microsoft Word.

I have been getting a lot of use from my masks and stencils lately. It's a great way to add design and color. I did a little machine sewing around the page.

This photo is my daughter when she had her "Marilyn Piercing". I kind of liked that one. It was very pretty (and I hate facial piercings!!) I enhanced the emphasis on the piercing by placing a tiny Prima rhinestone over it.


Love my Prima Stencils!! And love my MS deep edge punches as well. The frame from Dusty Attic was left raw with just a brushing of ink and Rock Candy Stickles.

The flowers were hand made and I will post a tutorial for them tonight.

The title says it all. For those who do not know, the Marilyn Piercing is a facial piercing done exactly where Marilyn Monroe had her mole. Gabbie always had a tiny diamond in hers. She out grew it...I thought it was cute...

I just realized this one doesn't have a title...Hmmm..Do we need one?? I think not. There is actually hidden journaling on the tags tucked in the top of the photo.


More Prima Masking. I love my Tim Holtz Distress ink using the foam applicator. You get a soft edge depending on how much pressure you use.

I used my Passion Daisy Tutorial for the pink flower. The others are Prima from the Flower add on kit.

I also love my Timmy dies. I dont think I ever used the bird with the cage. I did on this one. Used crackle paint and light inking on the edges. I added some Dusty Attic flourishes.
Just a closeup of the flowers and birdcage.


And a closeup of the hidden tags tucked up on top of the photo. I cut the little decorative shapes from one of the papers, folded them in half and placed them over a tag I created and cut from the back of the paper. I tucked some decorative edge punching in the back of the LO.


This LO is my take on the beautiful sketch that Beggahuna created for us. Gosh she is just the best sketch artist out there! Go see how each Designer interpreted the sketch.

For the title, I used a rub on that I have had in my stash for a very long time... And more Dusty Attic as well.


I love the flowers in the kit. The little blue flowers look like porcelain with a touch of gold.

The last 2 were already revealed in previous posts but were done with this kit.


The butterflies..Click on the picture to enlarge, then save them to your computer and print them on 5x7 paper for a perfect size.
I hope you enjoyed this round...Stay tuned for the October Reveal, then in November, we have a special treat with a wonderfully talented Guest Artist and our Blog Hop!! Make sure you join us for Octobers SwirlyHues Challenge hosted by Robin.. Click on the palette below to take you to the details!!

Happy Heartfelt Creations Wednesday

Heartfelt Creations is pleased to introduce the Classic Christmas Collection features 6 new precut stamp sets that coordinate with the Heirloom Ornaments 2011 and the Labels Seven Spellbinders dies. The classic images in this collection are perfect "not only" for your Christmas projects but very versatile and you will find yourself using them throughout the entire year!

Chance to Win: Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by October 18 for a chance to win the entire release valued at $89.99. The winner will be announced on October 19.

My daughter just spent the last year living in Washington and going to school in Portland Oregon. She did manage to get a few great pics of the first snow of the season on her way to school in the wee hours of the morning. I thought the photo in this layout was beautiful. She purposefully left the footstep trail, then walked back around to take the picture. That's my daughter, like momma always trying to get that creative shot...
The new Magnificent Spruce Trees PreCut Set mimics the trees in the photo. They were perfect to stamp on the background.

The Book Frame 2 PreCut Set has 2 sizes and goes perfectly with Spellbinders Nestasbilities Labels 7 set..Oh, the little books you can create. I used 2 layers here for a dimensional effect.

The flowers were created with Petite Poinsettia PreCut Set from the last collection shown The Christmas Cheer Collection. These 2 different collection put together will give you endless possibilities for your stamping pleasure!! Amazing how well they go together! Of course the Poinsettis stamps coordinate with Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia Shapeabilities...How awesome is that!! No more tedious cutting!! A perfect match every time.
Just a closeup of the flower cluster...
I heat embossed a lilac color (ZING powder) onto the diecut flowers, then used Ranger Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Dusty Concord to color the flowers. The embossing acts like a resist and the foam applicator gave it such a soft and blended look. I love the way they turned out and the colors are beautiful together. I just touched the spots here and there with the lightest touch of tea Dye, just to tone down and antique the flowers a bit.


Products Used This Project

HCPC 3432 Magnificent Spruce Trees PreCut Set
HCPC 3433 Book Frame 1 PreCut Set
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 7
HCPC 3415 Petite Poisettia PreCut Set
Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia

Bo Bunny Papers

Ranger Distress ink

Zing Embossing Powder

May Arts vine trim

Bazzill Card stock

EK Success Fleur De Lis edge punch

Prima E-Line pearls

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Using the music stamp, stamp the edges of a 12x12 piece of card stock. Using a foam applicator rub ink onto the edges using a light circular motion. Adhere Die cut paper over the middle of the finished card stock. Frame the photo with strips of decorative edge punch. ink the edges. Adhere photo to background paper slightly off center as shown. Stamp the tress along side of the photo. Emboss and die cut layers of the poinsettias in 2 different sizes. Ink the flowers using a two tone effect with a foam applicator. Layer the flowers and place a pearl in the middle of each flower. Arrange flowers as shown. Tuck pieces of vine ribbon in between flowers. Stamp and die cut the book stamp.Stamp the music stamp in the book. Cut the music stamped piece slightly smaller by cutting along the inner line and place the smaller piece over the larger piece then wrap a ribbon over the book and secure using the Tiny Attacher. Trim the edges of the ribbon. Adhere to the layout.

**Blessings** OUAS and Swirlydoos Round Robin

Sometimes, people cross your path in life, and you wonder why. I believe that God just wants to send you a dose of daily blessings. This is my dear Swirly friend Jennifer. She keeps us laughing with the adventures of Escape Kitty, she teaches us to keep the earth friendly with her use of recycled material in her scrapping, she always has a kind word to say, and she is terrific company on a Photoshoot!!! She is really a dose of blessing in my day.
This is also my Noteworthy thought I had this week and thought it perfect for the Once Upon A Sketch Challenge. I thought about all of the people who make me smile every day. An event that happens all the time. They are just a dose of daily blessings.
I am also leading my team at Swirlydoos in this months Round Robin, and this is my entry. I love Round Robin. The challenge is always wonderful. The twist this time is to use something at least a year old..That would be my K and Company paper. Thank You Peggy, for another wonderful challenge!!

The October 1st "Once Upon A Time" Sketch...
I used Spellbinders Sunflower Dies to create the Passion Flower Daisies.I painted Dusty Attic with Shimmers paint.

The leaves are a beautiful Stamp and Die from Heartfelt Creations. I used Glimmer Mist and Lindy's Spray on them for color shine and shimmer.


I did some quilling. These are bleeding hearts.


Here is a file for the butterflies I used on this layout. They are perfect for your Fall layouts. Just left click on the image to make it bigger, then left ckick and save to your computer, print on 5x7 cardstock. After you cut them out, rubbing on a little Rock Candy Stickles brings out the color in them.

Happy Heartfelt Creations Wednesday ***10-5-11***

Happy Heartfelt Creations Wednesday!! I cant believe how the weeks are just flying by...
Autumn is upon us, and for some of the lucky ones, they are in, or close to being in the midst of an Autumn Splendor show!! Unfortunately, I live in a state where there are 4 seasons...Summer, Summer, Summer and Summer..No falling red, yellow or Orange leaves. Yes, I may get that crisp morning air smell some mornings, or the occasional scent of burning leaves, or the smell of a fireplace that is blazing in someones family room. Oh How I miss the northern season!!
Fortunately, Heartfelt Creations has created stamps that allow my imagination to take flight. To create the vision in my head. The vision of AUTUMN. With all of the colors in all of it's glory. And even though the picture of my beautiful daughter was taken mid summer in 90 degree heat...the colors in the photo echoed Autumn. So I created this layout around the photo and its rich Autumn colors.
Please visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see more beautiful creations from the Fabulous Design Team.


I opted for a postcard style background. I did a tutorial so that you can create your own. Very easy...

Just a closeup of the flowers. The Aztec Sunflower stamp is so beautiful that you don't even have to create a middle for it. But you know me..I like fluffy flowers!

I coupled the flowers with the gorgeous leaf stamps. Then colored them with Glimmer Mist and Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Mist. I edged the flowers with Stickles in Paprika.

I used the tutorial for the Faux Scrapbook Letters. To get small letters, I printed the sheets in 4 x 6 size. They are perfect for smaller titles. I used distress ink in Spiced Marmalade to ink the edges. The color was perfect match with the papers.

I misted a Wilton Doily. I think I picked up a pack in every size!! I just love them. The flourish is a Sizzix Sizzlets die.

Here is just a close up of the corner flower cluster. I tucked some flourish swirls between the flowers just as a filler. See below this post to get the fine details on how I put this whole layout together, and get the links for the stamps and dies from Heartfelt Creations.
I hope you are inspired to get out those autumn colored scrappy supplies and start creating your own Autumn Splendor...
Products Used on This Project

HCPC 2293 Aztec Gold Sunflowers 2 PreCut Set
Blossom 2 Spellbinders Nestabilities
HCD 707 Autumn Splendor Die
HCPC 3334 Open Falling Leaves PreCut Set

Other: Sizzix Sizzlets flourish die McGill starburst punch Glimmer Mist Lindy's Starburst Mist Wilton Doily K and Company Paper Bazzill cardstock Ranger Stickles Ranger Archival Ink Black

Follow the link to my blog to get the direction on how to create the Postage Stamp Background. Color the doily using spray of your choice. I used Lindy's Starburst Spray. Position your doily and matted photo slightly off center as shown. Die cut and stamp your leaves in black on white card stock and spray with the desired colors. Stamp and die cut various sizes of the flowers in your desired color card stock, enhance with color sprays and layer then staggering the petals for a full look. Crunch the flowers slightly for dimension. Punch 6-7 Starburst layers for each flower, Adhere each layer by placing a dot of glue in the middle of each layer. When the layers are dry, scrunch the layers upward to form the middles of each flower. Adhere each to a flower middle. Using Ranger Stickles, outline the edges of the flower petals. For the title, I used my tutorial on the Faux Scrabble Letters. I die cut the flourishes. Arrange your flowers and leaves in clusters as shown and then tuck your flourishes in between the clusters.