Pink Tulips and Tutorial

Today I decided to use my PunchBunch "Ovoid" punch to create some different type tulips. The design paper I used is from the Pink Paislee "Spring Jubilee" paper pack.  The butterfly is part of the design paper.  The doily behind the tulips is the Cheery Lynn "Polynesian Sails Oval" (DL153).  On top of that I used the new Spellbinders "Labels 25".  A white silk bow was added to complete this card.  

 For each tulip I used three punched "Ovoid" petals.

I sponged around the edges with a darker pink ink then used the large white flower shaping tool, from the Flower Tool Kit, to shape each petal.  Two of the petals were glued together as shown above. The picture shows the difference in just punched petals and those that you shape.

A large foam glue dot was added behind the center petal to give the tulip a lot of shape.  Center that petal in between the other two petals.

I wanted my tulip to be well "rounded" so I used the round nosed pliers to curl the edges under.  Both pieces of these pliers are round so you don't get any creases when rolling the petals.  I use these pliers to create almost all my flowers. 

For the stems/leaves, I used the Heartfelt Creations "Simple Fillers Stems PreCut set" (HCPC3319). I love this stamp set because you can use it for the stems for most your flowers. I used both the stems with leaves and the stem without leaves.  The stamped image was then die cut using the  Spellbinders "Label 25" die.  You notice part of the design has been cut off.  That will be "fixed" in the next photo.   I embossed this piece using the "Swiss Dots" embossing Folder.

I stamped the two stems with leaves and cut them out, as shown above, so I could shape the leaves and layer them over the leaves stamped in the "Label 25" die cut.  

The tulips were attached to the top of the stamped stems using another large foam glue dot.  The leaves were glued over the stamped leaves by just adding a dot of glue to the tips and bottom so they would remain dimensional. 

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Tulips and a Tutorial

It always amazes me what you can create with punched pieces.  This card was designed around some tulips I created with an "Apple" punch. For the background I used the Spellbinders "M-Bossabilities" Splendid embossing folder (EL-005). Behind the basket I used the Spellbinders "Lotus" die (S4-269) and one of the Heartfelt Creations Lacy Corners (HCD 704).   The Basket is the Cheery Lynn "Spring Basket 1" (DL214).  It is hard to see in this picture.  I placed the basket down in the new Poppy Stamps "Grassland Border" (825).  The white flowers in the tulip basket were created using the Cheery Lynn "Miniature Rose" (B152).  Punched stamens were added to the center.  The smaller daisies were taken out of my store of extra flowers. 

HERE IS A TUTORIAL ON HOW I CREATED THE TULIPS: 

This is a picture of the punches used and the number of pieces I need to create 3 tulips.  In this picture i was creating a red and white tulip.  The edges of white "apples" were sponged with red Distress Ink.

To assemble the tulip, you begin by using the green "snowflake" and add three petals to it.

Next, you add three more petals alternating from previous petals attached.

Glue in the black snowflake.

Start shaping the tulip using the rounded end of the white tool in the Flower Tool Kit.

I pressed down in the center of the tulip on the black Flower Shaping Mat to get it to "cup".

You can use your fingers to help form the flower around the end of the white tool.

 You need to shape the large Sky Flake before placing it in the tulip.

This is how the inside looks. Add glue to the center of the stamen and push down into the center of the tulip. You can add two black Sky Flakes for fuller stamens if you want.

 This is a picture of the outside of the tulip after it has been shaped.

 The punch I used for the leaves is the "Mega Elongated Leaves".  I used the pointed end for the tip of the leaves.

Here is another design I was "playing" with.  There are lots of different things you can do with your tulips. This card is not completed.  I just wanted to show it so you can see the tulips.

I hope you love creating flowers with punches.  In case you haven't seen it, there is a huge sale over at Joan's Gardens on all her punches.  They are all 40% off.  You'll want to be sure and check out this fabulous sale!

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