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Make flowers from torn paper strips

Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks Editors — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:31:00 GMT

In your stash, perhaps you have paper with colors or prints you adore, but have a hard time finding a way to use as a background or a larger piece. Or maybe you have some scraps from your favorite prints that you hate to throw out. One way to make sure your favorites still beautifully grace a layout is to tear strips of the paper and turn them into flowers. This is an inexpensive, fun way to decorate a page, even if you don't normally consider yourself a do-it-yourself accent maker (or if you do!).

Love, the Baker by Kim Watson, as seen in Scrapbooking Tips and Tricks: Texture, p. 89.

Kim Watson not only made lovely flowers from paper strips, she gave them extra pizazz by layering smaller flowers on top of larger ones and finishing off with a decorative center. You can too! Just follow the steps below.

1. Tear 1 1/2" and 1" wide strips of patterned paper against a metal die or ruler.

2. Loosely pleat each strip, adhering the ends together to form a circle.

3. Adhere both pleated circles to cardstock circle with hot glue. Press button into center and let dry.

For a softer look, make torn flowers from tissue paper or crate paper. For a little see-through flaire use vellum. For a two-tone look, use ColorCore cardstock. Whatever way you tear it, have fun!

--Dorathy Gilchrist, associate editor

Articles Mentioned in Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks: Tools & Techniques

Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks Editors — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:57:00 GMT

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* Essential Scrapbook Technique: Create a Journaling Tag Using Heat Embossing and Emboss Resist

* Essential Scrapbook Technique: Inking Edges Using Multiple Colors to Create a Gradient Look

* Essential Scrapbook Technique: Masking with Spray Ink

* How to Machine Stitch on Scrapbook Layouts

* Make a Custom Journaling Spot

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* New Ideas for Buttons and Brads

* Quickly Change the Color of Your Letter Stickers

* Scrapbook Technique: Cover Chipboard Using Fabric

* Time-Saving Trick: Print Journaling on Clear Labels

* Use a Die-Cut Negative Shape As a Template (Free Download)

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Creative Techniques with Buttons and Brads

Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks Editors — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:06:00 GMT

You mentioned you're interested in the "Best of Buttons and Brads" article in CK's Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks: Tools & Techniques special issue so we're giving you a peek inside the article. Here's the opening page, which is sure to inspire plenty of ideas for using buttons and brads on your next layout.

I particularly love the buttons used as clouds, which was inspired by this fun card by Erin Morehouse from the article.

Hi card by Erin Morehouse, as seen in Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks: Tools & Techniques, page 73.

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