This bow is made using a fork! I won't try to explain how but I am sure there are lot's of tutorials to be found on the internet, I guess you could use a bow maker too.
The ribbon nicely covers the edge of the designer paper and the bow sits on top. The flower is made from two Mixed bunch blooms, the top layer has had the individual petals cut to the centre which adds some 3D interest and a touch of bling in the centre from a rhinestone. The greeting is from the curly cute stamp set.
A little while back I attended a techniques class run by my upline Amanda and over the next couple of days I will share the cards we made that day. I learned such a lot that day and hopefully I will be able to share my new knowledge with my own customers and friends over the coming months.
The stamps used for this card are from the hostess gift Simply Soft and from curly cute. The faux silk effect is created by the use of tissue paper which we stamp on, water colour with an aqua painter and cover with glue before smoothing onto the background card. A touch of grosgrain ribbon to complement the colour scheme.
Woohoo! We now have the Simply Scored Tool to use and it's just brilliant! There are just loads of different ways to use the board and you can add a diagonal scoring plate or a metric plate if you find that easier to use.
This is my first attempt at a rosette, they are so much easier to make than you think. This one was made from designer paper and scored every quarter inch. Then the strip of paper was concertina'd and the ends joined together to complete the ring. A circle punched from coordinating paper finishes off the centre.
More new products from the Spring mini that I really hope are going to carry over into the new main catalogue in October. Can you spy new punches? There are two! We have the create a cupcake punch that coordinates perfectly with the stamp set (which also make great clouds and sheep and tons of other stuff!) and the new large scallop circle punch. Colours today are Perfect plum and Pretty in Pink and the sentiment is from Curly cute
