Category — Tips/Techniques

Scalloped shapes and edges are everwhere in scrapbooking and cardmaking, and while I love the look, I simply cannot afford to buy every single sized scalloped punch! Here is a cheaper alternative…

Step 1

Select your shape or edge (this technique works for most shapes and straight edges too!)

Punch or cut lots of little circles (I used my 1.5cm circle punch)

Step 2

Apply adhesive to the reverse side of your shape (wet adhesive works best so you can fiddle around with the placement of the scallops) and begin sticking your circles to the reverse.

Overlap the circles and turn your shape over to ensure that just the right amount of ‘scallop’ is showing.

Countinue right around the edge of the chosen shape.

And you are done!

Birthday Card; Kirsty Piper. Mini Stamp Cupcake SC902, Pearlescent Chalks KC102, Blank Cards White EF001, 6×6 paper pad Hippy Girl PP828, flowers, rhinestone, ribbon

Today I’m sharing with you just a couple of projects featuring Kaisercraft’s new Pearl Brad’s and Lace Packs!

Pearl Brads are available in 6 vintage colours – Pearl, Latte, Soft Blue, Pink Ice, Ice Green and Chocolate.

Kaisercraft has just released four mixed lace packs – available in four colours – white, natural shades, cream and black.

Each pack contains 5 different types of lace measuring 23 1/4 inches (60cm):

To see all the packs head here.

These little gems are awesome – and are the perfect additions’ to your scrap stash!

Our Design Team have been creating masterpieces with these little beauties, and over the next few days we’ll be sharing with you these amazing projects!

First up… Trudi Harrison…

“You give me HEART wings” layout

Layout ‘You give my heart wings’ by Trudi Harrison.  Materials Used: Pearl Brads – Latte (EM931); Lace Pack – Cream (EM927); Secret Bird Society Collection: Patterned Papers Disguise (P547), Classified (P545), Conceal (P549), 6” Paper Pad (PP827), Die Cut Elements (DC323); Grosgrain Ribbon – Forest (RI608); Alphabet Stickers Cream and Plum (AS217); Chipboard Alpha #2 (CB108) & #3 (CB109);  Turquoise ink.  Other: Doily Lace Border Punch.

The cream lace pack and Latte Pearl Brads coordinate beautifully with the Secret Bird Society Collection.  I have secured the thinner cream lace by machine stitching to a length of grosgrain ribbon from the ‘forest’ pack.

The large cream lace has been gathered into a circle.  To do this; cut a length of lace and then hand stitch a running stitch along the top. Pull gently until if bunches up, using fingers move the gathering until it forms a circle effect.  Secure and tie of.  I have attached a bow to the centre and finished off the arrangement with a butterfly and pearl brad.

Make butterflies ‘take flight’ using Pearl Brads

The Pearl Brads have been used to not only decorate the hand cut butterflies but to also add dimension to the wings by raising them up when they are sitting on the page.

To achieve a similar effect attach a pearl brad to the centre of the butterfly and push the prongs of the brad flat against the back – I have positioned the prongs to sit across the wings.  Now bend the prongs gently upwards – for a subtle result they do not need to be bent too much.

Wear your pearls

The pearl brads are gorgeous and I reckon that they a good enough to wear.  This got me thinking about using them to create a piece of costume jewellery.  I found this piece:

And added some chocolate pearl brads (prongs removed) and some Secret Society Patterned Paper to come up with this,

The patterned paper has been sealed with dimensional magic and the pearls have been attached with hot glue.

‘Pearl Bracelet’: by Trudi Harrison.  Materials Used: Pearl Brads – Chocolate; Secret Bird Society 6” Paper Pad (PP827).  Other: Bracelet, dimensional magic, hot glue.

Card – Special Day

Lace is not only pretty, but it provides a lovely textural effect and adds a touch of softness to a project.  This time I have layered a length of lace from the natural pack over patterned paper.  I have sprayed it lightly with some patina glimmermist to add a touch of shimmer and a hint of blue to it.

Card ‘Special Day’ by Trudi Harrison.  Materials Used: Lace Pack – Natural (EM928); Secret Bird Society: 6” Paper Pad (PP827), Clear Stamps (CS748); Wood Flourishes Frames (FL305); Rubons – Romance (RB808). Other: Cardstock, white embossing powder, glimmer mist, machine stitching, heat gun

Next, a pretty vintage card by Karen Shady,

Here Karen has made a lace flower…. Gorgeous!

Vintage Card

Next a cute headband tutorial from LG!

Girl’s Headband

“Altered Headband” project by LG Belarmino – Kaisercraft Lace Packs white (EM926) and cream (EM927), Pearl brads pink ice (EM932), Grosgrain ribbon Little Girls (RI602) and some Shimmerz paints.

My 2year old daughter just started attending school a month ago, I decided to alter one of her old headbands because I find the new Kaisercraft laces to be perfect for this project. The patterns and the texture is so amazing for a gorgeous and fun hair accessory.

To achieve a colored look for the lace, dip it or use a brush to add some paint. By using the white lace, it will allow you to achieve the color you wanted. On my project, I have used some pink and yellow colors. Here is my daughter wearing this beautiful headband. She loves it so much!

Next, a cute gift bag from Christy!

Gift Bag – Christy Saeger

Decorate a simple brown (or white) paper bag with your favourite scrapbooking embellishments!

Stay tuned for more Pearl Brad and Lace Pack projects in the coming days!

“How to make a paper rose”

Materials: Tea at Elsies paper collection, 6×6 paper pad, Paper flowers – baby blue & white, Sandstone, rose and Vintage blue inks, cream cardstock.

Step 1 : Cut three different size flower shapes from you paper (I’ve used Tea at Elsies ” “) – they don’t have to be perfect or uniform – and one 1cm strip. Ink the edges (or sand them if using a dark colour).

Step 2: Scrunch each one up in a ball. Fold the strip in half, lengthways. Ink them again over the rough bits.

Step 3: Twist the long strip of paper into a tight spiral, let it loosen slightly, glue the end and add to the centre of your rose.

Step 4: Unfold and nest them into each other using glue or 3D foam to secure them. Add leaves if you wish.

And here’s the end result…

Gorgeous, thanks Nerrida!!

Today we are going to turn these Kaisercraft daisy flowers:

Into these pretty flowers which remind me of Dahlia’s that once grew in my Nan’s garden.

Materials Required: 4 x Kaisercraft daisies – I have used 2 x mid size and 2 x large size from the Poppy pack for the large Red Flower and 4 x mid size for the baby pink flowers, Wet glue, Scissors, Glitter Glue etc – for decoration purposes if you choose.

Step 1: Lay out the 4 flowers that you will be working with and place a dob of glue in each of the flower centre’s

Step 2: Flower 1 (mid size one) – roll up/squash together so that a point forms at the base. Hold together until flower doesn’t unravel when you let go of it

Trim off the pointy tip (small amount only).

Step 3: Repeat the above process for the next flower (mid Size) – You will be placing Flower 1 in the centre of the next flower and squash flower around so that another point forms. Hold together and trim off pointy end that forms.

Repeat the process once again for the 3rd flower – placing the flower cluster in the centre of one of the large flowers.

Step 4: Now lay your flower cluster on top of the fourth flower to finish off the flower bloom.

Of course you may decorate your finished flower – I have chosen to leave these ones as they are. Now all that is left is to use them.

Today I have used them on a card.

Card: ‘Best Wishes’ by Trudi Harrison.  Materials Used: Hippy Girl 6” Paper Pad (PP828); Hippy Girl Patterned Paper ‘Luna’; Flowers Poppy (F610) and Baby Pink (F607); Clear Stamp ’Wishes’ (CS903); Hot Pink Ink; Foam Tape; Glue Dots.   Other: Cardstock; Leaf Punch; Spellbinders scalloped circle and square

Hi Everyone!!

Camilla and Trudi back today to talk about roses.  We adore roses and we love making them.  It would also appear that you all love making roses just as much as we do.   Some of you may be familiar with the creative process when making the paper rose variety; for those who are not, we will share the process we use for making ours

The following roses have been made using a 6 petal flower punch.  The size of the rose will depend on the size of punched diecut that is used.   A larger punch will produce a much larger flower than a smaller punch

As you have previously seen, they make up beautifully in the Kaisercraft Lush and Secret Bird Society patterned papers

Camilla’s roses using Secret Bird Society Patterned Papers

Trudi’s roses using Lush Patterned Paper

Materials Required

Patterned Paper or Cardstock – Today we are using the Hippy Girl 6″ Paper Pad

Scissors

Glue

Skewer

6 petal flower punch – We have used a 2” one for the larger rose and 1” for a smaller rose.  Trudi sometimes also uses a 2 1/8” Floriano flower punch for the larger rose as a base petal, but this is not necessary.  Another 6 petal flower punched out for the base is also suffice

In addition: ink, glitter glue

STEP 1

Punch out 3 flowers

STEP 2

Fold  the flowers 3 times so that you have 3 intersecting lines as shown below – Note: Showing reverse side so that fold lines stand out

STEP 3

Flower 1:  Cut along one line till you reach the middle

Flower 2: Cut out one flower petal

Flower 3: Cut out 2 flower petals as one whole piece ( resembles a heart shape)

STEP 4

Glue each of the flowers so that they now resemble ‘cone’ shapes

STEP 5

Using a skewer or similar, roll over the edges of each petal

STEP 6

Snip of the pointy end of each flower

STEP 7

We are now going to start layering the flower – working from largest to smallest

Place a dob of glue in the middle of the largest cone shape petal and sit the next largest petal over the top

Place another dob of glue in the centre and place the smallest cone shape petal on top

STEP 8

Creating the centre of the rose

Roll the ‘heart shaped’ piece and glue at the bottom to secure

Snip the end, place some glue on bottom and sit this in the middle of your previously layered flower

Roll the single petal which remains, glue and snip the pointy end

Place some more glue on the bottom and sit in the middle

With your skewer ‘flair’ out slightly until you are happy with the result

STEP 9

Punch out another flower shape, place a dob of glue on the centre and sit your rose on top.  For something extra – Punch out a different shape flower.  This time we are using a Floriano shape

Roll the petal edges

And slightly bend petals so that they sit upwards

Place a dob of glue in the centre and sit your previously constructed flower on top

Allow to dry and decorate with glitter glue if you choose.

Congratulations your rose is now blooming!!

Other things to try

Distressing/roughing up the edges of your punched die cuts before the assembling process for a more vintage look

Inking the edges

Emboss punched die cuts using Cuttlebug Embossing Folders or similar for a different look

Stamp images on punched die cuts before the assembling process

TO MAKE A SPIRAL ROSE

As seen previously on Trudi’s Funky Wreath

Materials Required

6 Petal Punch - 3″ for larger rose and 2″ for smaller rose

Scissors

Glue

Skewer

Additional: Ink, glitter glue

STEP 1

Punch out a shape

STEP 2

With a pair of scissors follow the curves of the flower shape and cut around till you reach the middle of the flower; finishing off with a small circle effect

STEP 3

Starting from the outside and working in, wrap the edge around a skew (or similar)

A tighter coil will produce a smaller, tighter rose, a looser coil will produce a larger spread out rose.

Once you have come to the end, allow to unravel slightly.

Place some glue on the end circle and sit the flower coil on top.

Use the skewer to flair out some of the petals

When the glue has dried, roll over some of the petal tips with the skewer

Congratulations – your rose is now blooming!!

Finish off with some glitter glue if you choose

Have fun creating your own ‘blooming lovely’ roses