Flowers

I am a huge fan of the flower embellishment. I have purchased tons of them for my scrapbook projects. The funny thing is...once I learned how to make different types of flowers my self, I quit using the bought ones. Then, when I had a baby boy I no longer found very many opportunities to use them on layouts at all. Now I make them for other projects such as journals, decorating, cards, hair clips/bands and on packaging for gifts.

This weeks video is a tutorial on a simple ribbon flower.

Here is what I did with the flowers I made.

And here are some other flowers I made using the same technique. 

You can do the same thing with strips of fabric if you do not 

have the right ribbon for a project.

The teal flower is a strip of satin

with a frayed edge. I like the

way it looks.

Butterflies

INSPIRATION
So, when people tell me I am creative I have to reveal my secret.... Inspiration!!! I spend lots of time surfing through online galleries to find ideas for my layouts and crafting craves. The trick is to keep those inspiring finds in a place where you can refer to them later when you need a new idea. Here is a few pics of my Inpiration Journal! 

My Journal

Creating the journal is the best part! This is just a simple composition book from the dollar store. Yes, I sewed the fabric right onto the cover! People are surprised when I insist that my sewing machine went through everything with its normal, every day needle. Then embellish away! Do my embellishments look expensive? Well, check out the video a little ways down to find out :)

I also found a really cool video of an Inspiration Journal by 
K & Company. Click on this link to take a look! Smash

Just in case you were wondering about this butterfly...

It is one of my favorite creations!

CHECK IT OUT

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Scrap Happy Cat

This is the
Martha Stewart Crafts Butterfly Stamp 
set that I used.

Butterfly Decor

After I finished the video I was inspired! While it was uploading I did this...

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