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Hello everyone this is Juhi, with another punched circle flower tutorial.
I hope you are having fun with month's theme "Make your own embellishments"....I just loved Snehal's flower tutorial, it is a great way to use double sided patterned paper scraps cause both the sides show up in the flower! Going along with this month's theme of making your own embellishments, I will be showing you how to make a super easy and quick flower using punched(or die cut or even handcut) circles.
You will need:
1. Patterned paper scraps
2. A circle punch or die, I've used a 2" circle punch
3. Scissors
4. Buttons for the flower center
5. Glue
First up punch out a circle from your patterned paper
fold it in half, run over the fold with your finger or a bone folder to get a good crease
Fold it in half again
and again
open all the folds, this is what your circle should look like.
Now cut radially along the folds till a little away from the centre. You will have 8 cuts with 8 sections and the circle will look like this.
Now cut radially in the center of each section.
Cut away alternate sections of the circle a little away from the center, and your circle should look like this.
Place a button in the center and your flower is ready :), now wasn't that easy!
Don't forget to participate in this month's challenge, the details can be found here.
Hugs,
Juhi
What lovely entries we had last month! We some some real unique and detailed mini albums with finest of colour choices! thank you everyone for participating. Keep that enthusiasm floating! Oh and if you missed us last month we have a superb challenge for August - "Create your own Embellishment". So - you never run out of them! :)
This month we had a unanimous decision for the winner and what we liked about this album was the oozing elegance and the absolutely adorable colours and embellishments.... just the right amount! The details were mind blowing as well and oh so perfect! We had a tougher time selecting the top 3 but what we kept in mind was the sense of design, perfections, colours and yep the details! so here's a big hand to all our winners!
We enjoyed your Mini albums last month.You were all so enthusiastic and creative.
Also it was great to learn some fabulous tips and techniques on making mini albums from our DT at Lulupu.
This month we have a special challenge for you! The whole month the Lulupu DT will show you some easy peasy ways to make handmade embellishments for your crafty needs Not only is making your own embellishments cheaper; but also creatively satisfying. Embellishments are of many kinds and I guarantee you that you will love what our team has to offer this entire month.The list is extensive and exhaustive!
To begin with we will make a simple flower which is not only easy but also quick and can be used on any of your favorite projects! I have a pictorial tutorial to clearly explain the method of making it. So hear we go!
You need a circle punch, glue and pattern paper
take 6 circles
Fold each circle like this
Repeat the process for all five circles.the sixth one is the base for the flower
Apply glue on the base circle
stick the folded circles on the base
Continue sticking until complete
Your flower is done
This is the rear side of the flower.pick whichever side you like.
Just to show you how you can use the flower to embellish a scrapbook page...I am showing you this one.Look at the big and small blooms...aren't they gorgeous?
Hope you find it inspiring and easy enough to try it out.
The challenge this month is of course - you guessed it -
Create your own embellishment.
It could be any size or shape..just about anything that catches your fancy.You could use scraps,
clay, brads, paints, punches, fabrics, ribbons..absolutely anything...you are only limited by your imagination.
Whats more?! The winner gets a gift voucher worth Rs.300 to shop at www.lulupu.com!!! :D How cool is that?!
You have until the end of this month to link up your project.
* It is not necessary to use items purchased from Lulupu.com (though we would
love it if you do).
* Please link back to this challenge page with inklinz and drop a message in the comment box to alert our
DT.
* You can link up your creation to a maximum of 5
challenges including this one to qualify.
* The challenge is open to only Indian
nationals.
* No Back linking please. We would love to see what you make post
this challenge is announced.
* Maximum 2 entries per person will be
allowed
Edited-WINNER GETS TO DO A GUEST POST.THIS TIME POOJA WILL DO A GUEST POST ON 15TH AUG.
I hope all of you had good fun joining us in our Stamping Challenge last
month.. and also got to learn few tips and tricks on stamping from our fabulous
design team here at Lulupu!
This month will be even more fun!! July is going to be all about mini albums
and scrapbooking. There are so many different types of mini albums that I know a
month may not be enough to cover all of them.. yet, we promise to come up with
tutorials and creative ideas to make different types of mini album!! You can use
about anything to make a beautiful memory keepsake.. Like paper bags, used CDs,
cardboard boxes, envelopes, playing cards, old books, etc. etc. etc.. the list
is never ending. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to create a mini album.. Its
about putting your creativity at work!!
Mini albums are a great way to preserve memories from your life or from a
special event like a trip you’d taken with family, etc. Sometimes you may want
to share an experience through scrapbooking that won't take up an entire large
album. That is where “Mini Albums” enter!
What I have for you today is a very small mini album. It’s called the
Meandering mini album. This album looks like a small pocket book.
And now.. a quick tutorial on how to make this cute little mini.. :)
Am sure you must have guessed by now what this month's challenge is going to
be. Yes!! The July challenge is to make a mini. It could be any sized or shaped mini album!
You could make one using scraps, old CDs.. absolutely anything.. You're only
limited by your creativity!
Whats more?! The winner gets a gift voucher worth Rs.300 to shop at www.lulupu.com!!! :D How cool is that?!
You have until the end of this month to link up your project.
* It is not necessary to use items purchased from Lulupu.com (though we would
love it if you do).
* You can link up your creation to a maximum of 5
challenges including this one.
* The challenge is open to only Indian
nationals.
* No Back linking please. We would love to see what you make post
this challenge is announced.
* Maximum 2 entries per person will be
allowed
* Please share your entry on our FB page with a link to your post
under the July Challenge Album. This is not compulsory but we would love to
share your work with craft lovers!
* Lastly please link back to this
challenge page.
Supplies Used:
Welcome
to Lulupu's Mini Album Challenge! Please click on the blue box below by Inlinkz to
upload your card and a direct link to your website.
It’s a fun little card.. I’ve woven strips of card stock together for the
background! The butterfly is clear embossed and later colored using Micia’s blue
pigment inkpad!! I am in love with this ink color.. it seems a bit different
in the photo but in actuality it’s a very pretty deep blue color.. a very rare
color to find, I think! This color will definitely make it to my top 10 favorite ink colors. :)
The texture of the ink is very nice and not too creamy which makes it very easy to work with.
I also did a little experiment of embossing on a Washi tape.. and here is the
result!! The sentiment embossed just perfect!
Do make sure to rub your anti-static pad on the tape before you emboss.
TIP: If you dont an anti-static pad then just substitute it by rubbing some talcum powder on the surface before you emboss.
Here with a CD mini and my last post for Lulupu... I got hooked to Cd minis recently and they are so much fun and really challenging in terms that you have limited working space...So you have an entire LO to plan on that small disk including embellishments and which is honestly a huge ask...
I won't ramble much... Just go on and show you the pics.. I have not done the cover because I don't know who the recipient would be...So will embellish it as and how it happens...
That's it guys.. I love the outcome of this mini... Thanks for all the love you guys have shown... Now will wait for all the love on my blog...
Supplies:-
PP=> lulupu
rest of the embellishments from stash.
Hello everyone, this is going to be a really quick post. My laptop is really old so doing simple things like adding a watermark to images and uploading them to blogger takes more than an hour :( so even though I completed the mini yesterday I couldn't post it yesterday (my post was scheduled for 21st July)......anyway enough of my rambling.
I've used heart shaped die-cuts to make my heart shaped mini album.......pictures are not that good (trust me it looks better in RIL :P )
