Some time ago I received an order for a Birthday card. I thought about what I could do and after a walk came up with the idea of making a shaker card with a frame of small flowers but I didn't want the flowers to look flat I wanted them to have some "dimension". So this is what I came up with to make my flowers look a little more like real flowers.
1- As you can see in this photo, I used these 4 punches, 2 eyelet setters, a cutting mat and cardstock in the chosen colours and glue of course.
2- Punch out your different elements. I used the eyelet setters to cut the centres for the flowers. As you can see they are different sizes. Also, punch out your leaves and swirls.
3-Start assembling your flowers. Glue the small circles you've cut with the eyelet setters to the centre of the flowers. You'll see how the different sized circles give a different look to the punched flower.
4-Now, this is my way of giving my flowers some "dimension". Place the flowers one by one centrally on one of the holes of your cutting mat and using the back end of your embossing tool or your eyelet setter press down gently until the centre of the flower gets in the hole.
5-This is what you should get.
6-As for the swirls,this is how to can make the most of your cardstock. Punch out the swirl and then use your scissors to cut the thicker swirl left on the cardstock. This way you'll have a thinner and a thicker swirl.
Hope you enjoy this tutorial.
