New Flower Tutorials!

A co-worker asked me to decorate an album cover for her that she needed for some birthday profiles she wanted displayed at work.  She wanted to use a basic standard sized notebook for the shell.  I decided after I purchased the notebook that it needed to be covered in something a little more durable than paper since I wasn't sure how much it would be handled.  I bought some duck cloth at my hobby store which has a canvas like quality, and covered the outside of the notebook with that and covered the interior with a heavy weight paper.  I didn't take any photos of the inside, but I did make sure all of the vinyl covering of the notebook was thoroughly covered.  I used some inks to age the outside of the canvas and then created flowers for the cover. 

I have demonstrated the mini paper roses previously at this link.  I also bought the Maya Road chipboard butterfly at Paper Patch Crafts.  You can buy a package of these here.  I covered the butterfly in coordinating paper, added some gems for the body and wire to finish it off.

Below are some videos on how I made the large Ruffled Rose and also the ribbon roses.  I hope you enjoy and try your hand at making these too!