Supplies: punched or die cut flowers, brush, ink, water, needle nose pliers, stylus, mat 1. Grab the tips of each petal with needle nose pliers and bend and roll. I alternated direction and folded some petals back and some forward. 2. Mix reinker and water on a palette or in the lid of your ink …
I created this project and tutorial in 2009 for Stampers Quest Magazine. This is a folder made to hold note cards and envelopes. It is one of my all-time favorites. I wanted to demonstrate several different textures on this project by creating faux leather for the base and trim of the card, faux snakeskin to …
I have had many requests for a step by step tutorial on how I make my poinsettias. They are not complicated at all but there are several simple steps to make them appear lifelike. No flower or leaf in nature is flat or without texture and dimension. With my technique I work to recreate the …
I made a card a few weeks ago created with a couple handmade paper pinecones and I wanted to share a tutorial today on how I made them. I love what they add to the bows of pine. I made the pinecones in the photo using the smallest Nestabilities scalloped die. I used a much …
Punch out several embossed Martha Stewart cornflowers. Using deckle or postage scissors cut the petals of one flower to shorten for an inner layer of the flower. Cut the petals of another flower almost totally off so there is just a hint of petals around the circle. Punch out three or four little hydrangea petals …