A tutorial to kick things off!

I've had some people ask me about the flowers I used on my altered composition notebook made for a secret sister swap over at scrapbook.com so I wanted to share a tutorial on these little favorites of mine.

Things you will need:

• -Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die
• -heavier weight Patterend paper or cardstock
• -Tim Holtz Damask Texture Fade
• -Brads, crystals or bling for the centers
• -Distress Inks
• -Adhesive of your choice
• -stylus or something similar
• -fine tip scissors

Start by cutting out your flowers from your cardstock.

• For large flowers cut 2-3 medium and 1-2 small flowers
• For small flowers cut 2-3 small flowers

Ink the edges of all flowers using distressed ink

Run your inked flowers through your embossing machine using the folder of your choice. Re-ink some of the edges and the embossing to give the flowers a bit of dimension.

Using a stylus begin rolling the petals, hold the stylus in the middle of a petal and roll the two edges up to create a valley. Then roll each edge down a bit to give it a psuedo 'M' shape. Bend the petals up towards the center of the flower. Do this to all flowers. *Be careful when bending the petals as the embossing can cause the paper to tear

Stack the medium flowers on top of each other off-setting the petals adhering as you go. Do the same with the small flowers and glue your centers. Re-fluff any petals, here is a photo of a finished flower!

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