Huge flowers for Open House

These 16" tissue flowers are going to be amazing as décor items at our catalogue launch open house this Saturday.  Two of them have colors very similar to our new In Colors.

Where did I find then?

Let's say they were very inexpensive and found in the wedding section. They are meant to hang from the ceiling, but that's not going to happen.

Tissue Paper Flower

Now that my sisters are recovering somewhat I am starting to create again. Well, at least my younger one is - but my older sister is having a hard time accepting her serious cardiac diagnosis.  I suppose I would be as well, but her reaction is extreme!
I've been trying to make some tissue paper flowers using the Bouquet die, similar to the ones in the flower kit.  And I've been having some success, although the tissue paper I have been able to find is not nearly of the same quality of Stampin' Up's.

Not paying too much attention, I die cut a whole bunch of mall calypso coral flowers, and I wanted to die cut blue ones, as I was making the pansy.  I didn't want to waste those flowers, so I invented one of my own.

10 of the flowers were folded into thirds, and attached to a Jumbo sticky round. The cover on the jumbo sticky round was removed and the flower was adhered to a 2 1/2" circle punchie.  Still having a whole bunch left over, I decided to pile them up and put a fairly large brad through the hole in the middle, and then fold each layer over the brad.

Using a 1/8" hand held hole punch, I punched a hole in the middle of the first flower, inserted the brad covered flower into that, and unfurled the layers.

Here is the result:

I don't have a name for this flower.  Maybe one of you do.  Does it remind you of a particular bloom?

Cards challenge winner at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Try Stampin' on Tuesday just celebrated its first anniversary so I made a tissue paper flower card just for the occasion.  It was selected as one of the top 3 winners for this week.  See here  I also get a birthday present, although CherylAnn is the one who should be getting the present.
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Here is the card and the original posthttp://craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/tissue-paper-birthday-try-stampin-on.html

Congratulations again CherylAnn

Tissue Paper Birthday - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #52

Try Stampin' on Tuesday is celebrating its first birthday this week, and the challenge is to make a birthday card to celebrate the event.here

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRY STAMPIN' ON TUESDAY

May your next year be as big and as colorful as this flower

Making the Flower:
Using a 3 1/8" scallop circle die and the Big shot,  scalloped circles were die cut from 5 layers of  calypso coral tissue paper.
Each scallop was snipped half way to the center.
Then with my fingers, the top of each cut piece was twisted.
The layers were adhered together, applying adhesive only to the center.
A scallop circle punch was used to punch out some silver card stock.
Each scallop was snipped half way to the center and bent towards the center
Adhere this scallop to the center of the flower
Insert a 5/8" brown brad into the center.
Apply dazzling dimensions to the silver petals and the top of the brad.
See a close up of the flower below

Recipe for the Card:

Stamp: Petite Pairs
Inks: Soft Suede
Papers: Soft suede, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment Designer paper, Tissue Paper (non SU)
Accessories: Scallop Circle #2 die, Scallop circle punch, 5/8" Neutral brad, Dazzling dimensions, rhinestones, Label framelit, 5/8" Victoria Crochet trim, 3/8" Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, 1 3/4 by 7/8" Oval punch, dimensionals.