Shabby chic card

Let's make this shabby chic card - no pattern paper required!

 

First you will need some mists - Maya Mist or Glimmer Mist or anything similar will do.

Next, you will need a card base (I used kraft cardstock) and some masks.  Arrange the masks however you'd like.  Also make sure your work surface is well covered.

Now spray with multiple colors being careful not to overlap each color too much.

Now blot any extra ink off and remove the masks.

Next ink a large background stamp (I recommend using staz-on or another waterproof ink in case your card is still damp), and stamp as many times as it takes to cover the entire background.

Now add a cluster of embellishments and Viola,  you are done!

Flower Power: Rosettes

Making Different types of Rosettes

Rosettes are everywhere in the scrapbook industry right now. You can use them on all sorts of projects and make all different sizes, colors and types. I will start with a basic rosette and then show you how to add ribbons and use punches to create different edges for your flowers.

Instructions:

1. Cut a strip of paper 12" long. The wider the strip the bigger your flower will be.
2. Score your strip every 1/4 of an inch (you can change this up to make different size rosettes but this is what I would consider the standard size.)
3. Accordion fold your strip of paper like so.
4. On one end put alot of really sticky adhesive.
5. Stick this end to the other end to form a cylinder. Sometimes you may have to cut off one little fold of paper to get it to line up properly.
6. Punch different size circles or scallop circles for the front and back of your rosette.
7. Position a large glue dot in the middle of one of the circles.
8. Adhere this piece to the back by squishing down your flower, pushing it together and lining the glue dot up with the middle.
9. Place another large glue dot on the middle of the top of the rosette.
10. Adhere another punched circle over top of that or a combination of circles.
11. Tie floss through a button and adhere on top. You can also use bling, epoxy stickers, brads, whatever you like!

To add a ribbon:

1. Cut 2 strips of paper approximately 3.5" long by about an 1.5" width. Feel free to change this up based on the size of your rosette.
2. Cut the bottom of each strip at a diagonal.
3. Cut two pieces of ribbon about 3.25" in length.
   
4. Adhere the paper strips and ribbons in a "V" with a small staple.
5. Attach your rosette on top with a glue dot or two.

Making a Pointed Rosette:

1. Follow the above steps score every 3/8 of an inch.
2. Turn your strip the opposite way on the score board and make a light score all the way down about 1/4" in on one side.
3. Line up your cut marks with this score. Cutting V's into your strip by lining up each cut with each score.
4. Push down and adhere to a punched circle
5. Glimmer mist and embellish as desired.

Making a punched edge Rosette:

1. Follow above steps but punch one edge of your strip with a decorative edge.
2. If using a scallop edge line up your scores in between each scallop. If it is just a decorative edge just score every 1/4" as before.
3. Push down and embellish as desired.

Flower Power: Fabric Flowers

For Pages or as Hair Bows

Right now fabric flowers are all the rave. There is all sorts of uses for them from scrapbook pages, altered art to hair bows for your little cutie. I am going to demonstrate how make them using scraps of fabric and felt and an a clip. Feel free to alter it as you need to use up the scraps you have or for different uses.

Supplies:

• hot glue gun
• hair clip (if making a hair bow)
• needle and embroidery floss
• button
• felt scraps
• about a 12 inch by 3-4 inch scrap of fabric

Instructions:

1. Start with folding your strip of fabric in half
2. Then sew with large stitches across the bottom folded edge (if you like frayed edges you can reverse this.) Make sure you not the end before starting so you can pull it tight.
3. Once you get all the way across the bottom of the strip pull it tight and it will curl up into a semi circle shape.
4. Put the two raw edges together and stitch together wrapping the stitches around the edges so it won't fray. Once done tie off and you will have a circle.
5. Then trace circles onto your felt. I used 2 different sizes of thread rolls.
6. Cut them out and glue one onto the back side of your flower. This holds it all together and helps keep the shape of the flower nicely. If you are making a hair bow this also makes a nice pad to put your clip on. Use a big clump of hot glue and glue the circle onto your flower.
7. Cut out some more circles in a contrasting color if you like. You can also cut little notches in them for fun.
8. Glue one of these onto the front of your flower.
9. Glue the other smaller circle onto the top of that.
10. Thread a button with some floss and tie.
11. Glue that onto your flower. Make sure not to use too much in this step or the glue will come through the button holes.
12. Next you will want to wrap your clip to make it stick in your cutie's hair better. Do this with a scrap of fabric and wrap it around the top portion of the clip. I usually wrap it around 3 times. Once the glue is dry cut off the excess.
13. Glue this onto your flower (fabric side of clip onto the circle pad in the back.)
14. Walla now your little cutie is even cuter. OR decorate scrapbook pages, mini albums, cards, home decor items, bags or gifts with these. The wider the scrap of fabric the bigger the bow will be.

Double Decorate with Border Punches

Border punches are one of my favorite tools. They are all the rage right now and you can find them in a variety of sizes, shapes, and designs! Like the cupcake one below that I just had to have the other day, I tried to put it back but I just couldn't resist. My favorite thing to do with border punches is to layer them with other borders, strips, ribbon and then decorate. Here are some of my favorite ideas!

Use the cupcake or other shape punch to create a border for the top of your page. Add it above other strips of paper and embellish your shapes with rhinestones
Add a scallop border to the bottom embellished with Stickles underneath other strips of paper.

The finished page:
Add a strip of paper to the bottom, followed by a large scallops strip, add a strip of ribbon, stitching. Embellish with a stitched scallop border on the scallop strip and add dots of Stickles to the edge of the scallop piece. Embellish those with sequins or rhinestones in the middle.
The finished page:

Use a scallop strip on the bottom with big holes, embellish the holes with rhinestones or sequins. Add a strip with another skinny strip above it. Finish it off with a rhinestone border strip.Here is the finished page:

Cut a strip from a large polka dot. Add it to the middle of the page with a stripe strip above it. Embellish the polka dots with brad and the stripes with stitches.Here is the finished page:

Try out some new ideas today and use border punches they are so FUN!!! We would love to see your work on our new Facebook page or in the gallery. Thanks for sharing :)