Pick of the Week ~ 3D Flowers

Hello crafty friends! I’ve been having fun creating some large 3D sunflowers for fall themed cards. It got me to thinking….. wouldn’t it be fun to make some mini 3D flowers as well?
Well it was fun, and today I’m sharing the super easy steps to making these bright and cheerful blooms using the 10307-H, Patti’s Flower Outline Repeat Impressions stamp.

To create my card I:

• to create the double lines I slightly offset the original scoring and scored again
• inked my background with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide (Ranger)

- Die cut a window using the Window Two die from Spellbinders

•  inked it with Gathered Twigs distress ink (Ranger)

To create my 3D Flowers I:
Stamped 10307-H, Patti’s Flower Outline in Gathered Twigs Distress Ink (Ranger) on yellow card stock
Inked the centers (using sponge daubers) with Fossilized Amber & Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink (Ranger)
Fussy cut the flowers and snipped the petal lines

Turned my flowers over and spritzed them with water
Crumpled each flower into a tight ball
Unfolded and pinched a few petals for more dimension before drying with a heat gun
Layered one on top of the other and added some instant coffee granules to the center with Elmer’s Glue

The last step was creating a collage of flowers and leaves using the Fall Foliage Die set (Sizzix - Tim Hotlz) and the Meadowbird Branch die set (Memory Box).
I inked all the leaves and vines with distress ink to make them look a bit more realistic and add depth/dimension.

I hope you’ll try this super fun technique! And when you do, be sure to stop by and link up your projects in this week’s “Anything Goes” Challenge so we can all enjoy your creativity!

~ Esther

For this week only (September 24-30, 2018), get 20% Off the stamps used in Esther’s creation above when you use the coupon code POTW92418