Group: | Crafting Queens |
Swap Coordinator: | scrappermama (contact) |
Swap categories: | Paper Crafts |
Number of people in swap: | 6 |
Location: | International |
Type: | Type 3: Package or craft |
Last day to signup/drop: | January 5, 2014 |
Date items must be sent by: | January 24, 2014 |
Number of swap partners: | 1 |
Description: | |
Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, lets use pink buttons, any variation. I know it's still a busy time of year but I thought I'd put this out there & make it a fairly quick turnaround before postage goes up again. Although the swap is named "Dictionary Flower Buttons", you can punch or die cut ANY cardstock, printed paper, book pages, whatever, except newspaper (due to archival quality) or use store bought flowers. Challenge but not required: perhaps somehow incorporating a heart or Valentine themed print into the flower?? Make sure the flowers are at least one inch but no bigger then 2.5 inches & lets use a couple of layers please. If you use 1" small flowers, make 8, otherwise lets go with 6. Seems like there a little bit of confusion about this part last swap... please no more than 2 identical flowers. You can use the same paper for all your flowers, BUT change it up a bit. Try staining the paper a different color before punching out the flowers, use a different flower pattern, different buttons. Get creative! Also, if you use sturdy cardstock for your base, you may want to use thinner paper on top inorder to allow for poofing. I tried poofing sturdy cardstock & it didn't work so well :/ Please cut the shanks off the buttons, if possible, in order for them to lay flat against the flowers. The buttons can be glued or sewn onto the flowers. The completed flowers should be put on used acetate, a transparency sheet or sturdy cardstock with small glue dots or whatever medium you feel will work in order to ship. Remember we are the queens of craft & know these should be made using quality materials. Click here for a sample tutorial Check out the video. For shipping purposes I'd skip the "poofing" & leave that to the recipient. |
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