Hello everyone, Giovanna here! For appreciation month I created a bunch of lovely paper flowers out of….trash: I used old book pages and tissue paper that I found in a boot box. I love upcycling and the result I got here is so colourful and stunning. Making these flowers is very easy: a lovely gift for your beloved ones or one of a kind bridal bouquet. Enjoy☺
TUTORIAL:
– Smooth a bit the tissue paper (if it is crumpled like mine)
– Roll a blob of acrylic paint, sprinkle some talc powder and pull a print on tissue paper
– TIP: to get a nice ombrè effect, roll white paint or titan buff on the bottom side of the Gelli® plate
– When the first layer is completely dry add interest with stencils
– When dry, gel print on the back
– Gel print on book page, same steps and colours
– Gel print on tissue paper, just one layer, with green acrylic paint
– Make several sheet of tissue paper with different colours
– Cut every sheet in large strip, approx size 11×22 cm (4.5×9”), same size for the book page
– Stack them together and fold concertina style with the book page at the bottom
– Thread some beads on a piece of wire and twist it around the center of the folded strip
– Trim the edges, round or triangle
– Open the flower and lift every layer gently
– Cut the leaves out of the green tissue paper
– Cover the stem with the green tissue paper and add the leaves
MATERIALS:
-GelliArts® 10×8” gel printing plate
-DecoArt Americana Premium acrylic paint
-Stencils by GiogioCraft
-Book pages
-Tissue paper
-Talc powder
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Wonderful!! Love so much your bouquet and fabulous it’s from trash, too!