This cute set is perfect for a Mom who loves flowers for Mother’s Day. Make a few, or just one and put it in a bud vase for a sweet look. Sign the card and make Mom’s day!
MADE BY: AMANDA TIBBITTS | TIME: 60 MINUTES
LEVEL: ADVANCED | SIZE: THREE FLOWERS OF VARYING SIZES, ONE 3" X 6" NOTE CARD WITH ENVELOPE
Supplies:
Adhesive:
Die Cuts:
- 45 Petals cut at 1” w
- 3 Circles cut at 1” w
- 9 Leaves 2” h
- Note card cut at 6” w by 3” h, scored at 3”
- Card Mat cut at 2.75” w by 2.75” h
- Doily cut at 2.5” w by 2.5” h
- Butterfly cut at 2.5” w
- Happy Mother’s Day sentiment cut at 2.75” w
- 8 Flowers cut at .75” w by .75” h
- 8 Circles cut at .25” w by .25” h
- For the envelope: a 5 1/2” square
Materials:
- Distress Oxide Ink in Wilted Violet, along with an applicator and a fine detail applicator
- Distress Oxide Ink in Walnut Stain, and applicator and fine detail applicator
- Distress Ink in Scattered Straw, with an applicator and fine detail applicator
- 3 Paper Straws
- 3 Corsage Pins
- Pencil
- Scratch Paper
- Decorative Rocks or Beads
- Confetti Style Sequins
- Ribbon
Tools:
- WRMK 1 2 3 Punch Board
- Scissors
- Cricut or other electric Die Cut Machine
Directions:
1. With the Wilted Violet Distress Oxide and the applicator, begin adding some ink around the edges of the petals. Use the detail applicator if you want to add details here. Add the Walnut Stain Distress Oxide to the leaves with the applicator. Use the fine detail applicator if you want to control the ink a bit better. Add some Scattered Straw Distress Ink to the flower center
2. Use the pencil to shape the petals. Shape them however feels best, and don’t worry too much at this point if it’s not perfectly shaped.
3. On the leaves, use the pencil a little bit toward the top, then flip it over and shape it the other way so it’s kind of swoopy.
4. Pick 4 petals and make a plus sign with them to help get started. With one petal, add a Glue Dots® Craft Dot along the bottom edge and glue it across of another petal. This will be the center of the flower.
5. Add a Glue Dots® Craft Dot on the inside of a petal and stagger it along the back of the 4 petals that you just glued together. Spread it out and up a little to add some depth.
6. Continue add the Glue Dots® Craft Dot to each of the remaining petals on the inside of the petal. Place on the next open spot on your flower. Fill in the flower until the rest of the petals are added. At this point you can shape the petals more, rolling some backwards, or make the center tighter.
7. With one Glue Dots® Craft Dot, add the center of the flower.
8. With a Glue Dots® Craft Dot, add one leave the backside of the flower. And another slightly titled to one side next to this leaf. Then add the 3rd leave on the opposite of the other leaves.
9. Fill the very bottom of the bud vase with some decorative rocks. Do this step carefully.
10. Push one corsage pin through the center of the flower. This will be a tight fit, so go slow, and get it all the way in. The pearl should rest on the center of the flower.
11. Add the flower to a paper straw. The residual Glue Dots® Craft Dot should be enough to hold it in the straw, but you can use the Glue Dots® Mini Dot to help it stay in place on the straw.
12. Fold the card base along the score line. Use the fine detail applicator and the Wilted Violet Distress Oxide to add some ink around the card mat.
13. Use the Glue Dots® Micro Dots, add the card mat the card base.
14. With 3 Glue Dots® Craft Dots, add the doily to the card mat. Use the Glue Dots© Mini Dots in the middle of the Butterfly to add it to the doily, on a slight angle.
15. Use the Glue Dots© Mini Dots to glue the centers of the flowers together. Then, use a Glue Dots® Mini Dot to glue two onto the card front.
16. Use the Glue Dots® Mini Dots to glue the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment strip to the card, straight across the bottom of the butterfly.
17. Use the rest of the flowers and Glue Dots® Mini Dots to add the remaining flowers to the card front.
18. Use the 1 2 3 Punch Board to make the envelope with the 5 1/2” square.
19. Close up the envelope with Glue Dots® Mini Dots.
20. Add 3 flowers to Glue Dots® Mini Dots to the front of the envelope. Once the flowers are on, add a single Glue Dots® Mini Dots to the inside flap of the envelope, along with a little piece of the backing to close the envelope at a later time.
This cute set is fun to make and can be mass produced if you have a Bonus Mom or a Sis-in Laws who likes flowers too!
I began crafting in 1996 and simply fell in love with making my own cards. Long live snail mail! Crafting isn’t just a hobby for me, but a way of life… Teacher gifts, posters, scrapbooks, wood crafts? Yes, please! I have been married to my cute husband for 16 years and he definitely inspires me to try new things and enjoy the little things. As a stay home Mom, my time is spent raising my two girls, and raising the bar for my gift giving!
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