Hi everyone! Well, we finally made it to the final day of the Papertrey Ink February release countdown and the peeks of my latest set, Flower Fusion #1. I have really enjoyed sharing all of my projects with you and hope that I've been able to show you just how versatile this $5 set can be. I want to thank you all again for your comments and e-mails during these past 5 days. It means the world! I am super excited about this flower series and I hope that you all are too!
**The release party starts tonight at 10pm EST on the Papertrey Forum!**
Here is a recap of the set:
- 7 images: 2 flowers, 1 stem & leaves, 4 sentiments
- will retail for $5
- has a coordinating flower die (sold separately)
- will be available for purchase starting Feb. 15th
Let's get started with todays project, shall we ....
Felt...who doesn't love this stuff!? I'm sort of addicted to it and find myself hoarding it...even those bitty pieces that are left over I tend to keep and find a use for. I created a red felt flower on day 2 when I created the tags and one of my sweet online friends (Hi Alice) asked how I created it. I thought I'd create another project for today with more felt flowers and do a little tutorial to show you all how I create mine.
So for today I'm using the Papertrey felt colors you see above for my project...Fine Linen, Harvest Gold, Melon Berry and Vintage Cream.
Using the coordinating Flower Fusion #1 die I created all these flowers with the felt. For the project/tutorial I'll be showing you today you will need 4 flowers of each color.
You will need to fold each of the flowers in half...
and then in half again.
You will need to add a dot of adhesive in the second fold. I use my glue gun a lot when it comes to creating with felt and it works perfectly. Just a little dot will hold your flower in place.
Here is my first set after being folded and glued.
Next you are going to need to attach them all together. Again, I used my glue gun here. I just added a little dot to the solid side of each flower and adhered them all together. I didn't plan on adding anything to the centers of my flowers so when attaching them all together mess with them a little to make them come together in the center. You don't want them to be totally flat.
Here is the bunch of them all together. They remind me of the cabachon flowers you see everywhere. I thought it would be fun to mix the colors up when making these but you could easily make each flower just one color.
I created a sweet set of 4x4" cards using the stem and sentiments in the set along with the felt flowers. I kept them fairly simple so that my flowers would be the main focus on each card.
Well, my friends...that's a wrap for this months countdown. Be sure to stop by and see what Nichole, Dawn and Heather have to share today! Still lots to see.
I hope you've enjoyed this countdown as much as I have. Thanks so much for stopping by each day and I hope to chat with you tonight at the release party!
Supplies:
Stamps: Flower Fusion #1 (available Feb. 15th); Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Fine Linen; Patterned Paper: 2009 Bitty Dot Basics; Ink: Dark Chocolate, Melon Berry; Accents: Fine Linen, Melon Berry, Vintage Cream & Harvest Gold felt, twine, Fine Linen button, Vintage Cream ribbon; Tools: EK Success border punch
Those little poofy felt flowers are Adorable!
Posted by: Laurie Hunt | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 03:01 AM
Lovely - another bit of magic conjured up with this wonderful set Melissa - can't wait to order it tonight - fingers crossed there's a set marked with my name in the warehouse!
Posted by: Ann | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 04:07 AM
Gorgeous! Love the way you created these flowers in the four colors, they look so pretty!! And perfect cards this way!!!
Hugs, Wendy
Posted by: Wendy ten Hove | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 06:38 AM
I am in love with this set and am definately ordering it. I love the little flowers they are perfect.
Posted by: Wendalyn | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 07:17 AM
Beautiful projects today and all week. So happy to be adding this set to my cart tonight. Thanks for the photo tutorial on the flowers - and the tip about the glue gun. I'll have to dust that puppy off. Congrats on your new series. Looks like a winner!
Posted by: see mary stamp | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 07:53 AM
SWEET!
Posted by: Jan Metcalf | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 08:24 AM
Is is midnight yet? Love today's cards.
Posted by: Chris K | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 08:30 AM
omg Melissa, these are SO CUTE!!! I love your sweet little multi colored felt flowers! I must try this idea :)
Posted by: Diane Jaquay | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 08:48 AM
This is so sweet. Thank you for tutorial.
Sandra
Posted by: Sandra Korten | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 08:58 AM
This is a great twist on these style of flowers, thanks for sharing this tip. I am definately getting this set. You did a marvelous job show casing Flower Fusion #1. I love when you make little card sets, they make such attractive, useful gifts. You are so talented, I love coming here to your blog, usually I lurk but I will try to leave more comments.
Posted by: Janet S | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Love these sweet little cards and those flowers are just adorable!! tfs
Posted by: Cindy H. | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Gorgeous little flower makes Melissa! They make the perfect showcase embellishment for your cards ;) Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Ruth S | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Such darling little posies! Beautiful cards.
Posted by: Carol R | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:50 AM
You are just too sweet. Thanks for sharing your I'm so excited because I want your set. I can't wait for tonight.
Posted by: Alice Roushia | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Awesomeness. Those flowers are just so stinkin' cute!
Posted by: Allyson | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:20 AM
I'm so happy that you have a year-long series so that you can share all of your inspiration with us each month! I am so excited about this little set and can't wait to see what you have coming next month.
I am hoping for a die for Wishing You and maybe outline tulip images for paper-piecing that set! Maybe it is part of this little series? Hmmm.... :)
Posted by: Lee Anne | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:44 AM
What a neat, new way to make flowers, you are so creative. I also love the colors you choose for this project. I cannot wait to get this stamp set!
Posted by: Diana | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Beautiful!! I love the multi colored flowers. I am going to have to do this myself. Thanks for showing how you did yours. Your cards are so pretty!
Posted by: Elizabeth S. | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 01:35 PM
Today's card set is beautiful. I never
would have thought to create petals in dif-
ferent colors....clever girl! Just so
bright and spring-y! Love them!
Posted by: Sherry in MI | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 03:06 PM
Love those flowers! Thanks for the tutorial!
Posted by: Gina H. | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 04:02 PM
WOW! What a way-cool idea! I love the card and the tutorial is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing your super talents!
Posted by: red balloon | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 04:07 PM
I am "in love" on this Valentine's Day with your flower creations. They are so dainty just like your hands in the photos! Thank you for all your inspiration!
Posted by: Glee | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 06:25 PM
I love the softness of these cards. I need to use my felt more. Thanks for the inspiration. Can't wait to order tonight. Hope you are having a sweet Valentine's Day.
Posted by: karen q | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 06:48 PM
Love these cards Melissa! Thanks for sharing how you created these way cute flowers!
Posted by: Robin Orewiler | Monday, February 14, 2011 at 07:53 PM
Beautiful project and very easy to do, thanks for sharing !
Posted by: Carole Pillon | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 04:07 AM