Die Cut Paper Flowers Tutorial Video

Make your own die cut paper flowers card with the help of our tutorial video.

Die Cut Paper Flowers give crafters the ability to add detailed 3D flowers to their projects. All paper flowers are precision die cut, ready to 'pop' out and layer up. they are available in Spring and Summer varieties with each pack containing 4 sheets in 2 design sets. This card also uses our Fabulous Sentiments stamp, perfect for all your fabulous friends.

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Check out the close up detail, you can really see the 3D layering effect of the flower petals.

Christmas Tree Pyramid tutorial

OK! Here's the tutorial I promised last week on assembling the Christmas Tree Pyramid cards. You'll need to start by cutting out the pyramid panel, and scoring from the point to the opposite angles, as shown:
Next, you'll cut out the decoupage pieces - each piece is numbered so you can keep them in order as you cut them out. I find it easiest to cut with a craft knife.

Here are all the cut out pieces, ready to shape and assemble on the card.
Take each piece, turn it over, and add some dimension by laying it on a foam pad and pressing into it - I used the wooden end of my embossing stylus, but you could use a rounded pen cap, or anything else with a similar shape.
Turn the pieces face up and press into the top of each piece - this will make the bottom rise a little, and also flatten out the top so it's easier to glue to the card.
The tree on the pyramid has some red lines across it - these are the guidelines for attaching the cut out pieces. Beginning at the bottom, line up the pieces one at a time to create the tree.
Here's the card with all the pieces attached.
Working one section at a time, add Polar White Flower Soft to the tree... I used a little glitter as well. Here's my snowy tree....
...and my completed card!Thanks for stopping by!
Dina

Tutorial: Die Cut Dimensions - adding dimension

Thought I'd show some photos of the process of creating the focal panel on this card. You can find other card details by clicking here.

This concept is one I have used on many stamped images lately to add dimension... the bonus here is having the cuts already made for you! Hope this gives you some ideas for your dimensional projects!

Tutorial: Layering Flower Soft

Below are some photos of the process of creating this card, which uses several colors of Flower Soft on the focal panel... hopefully it will give you some help and ideas for mixing and layering Flower Soft on your projects! This image is from the Country Village Download.

Those are the steps I used!

Some tips:

--If you only have one shade of green, that would work just as well. Additional shades add to the depth of the scene, but if you have lighter colors, you can actually shade the Flower Soft **after the glue is dry** using alcohol markers.

--In the last step, I added Sand Flower Soft to the whole scene. This isn't really necessary... but I think it adds a bit of highlight and also gives a more vintage look. If you only have bright colors to work with, mixing them with Sand will give the area a lighter appearance.

If you have questions, please feel free to ask them here!

Dina