Dave and I were married 35 years ago! It does not seem possible…we aren't THAT old…lol! He made me the cutest card using My Digital Studio and put it to music. I'm trying to convince him to post it on YouTube, so keep an eye out later in the week. My Digital Studio is such a powerful program and it isn't just for digital scrapbooking.
I'm getting ready to go to a watercoloring class but I had a few minutes so of course I needed to get a new project going. One of my customers had shown me a flower she'd made after seeing it on someone's blog. This technique is not new, but I have a lot of "new" stampers in my technique classes so I try to teach them at least one "wow" technique at each class. If you like learning new stamping and scrapbooking techniques, we'd love to have you join us. Next class is Thursday, June 30th. I'll have the sign-up box set up in the next day or two (well, actually Dave will do that…he's the techwhiz!) or you can email me and let me know you'd like to come or to find out more info if you've never attended.
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To make this flower, you start with a 16" piece of 5/8" satin ribbon. Cut 1 inch slits up to one of the s3lvage lines. Then on the edge you just cut, cut off that selvage edge and round each corner. Then take your heat tool and heat up each section, working your way around the entire piece of ribbon. This will take some time so don't get frustrated. Nex cut a 1 3/8" circle out of a piece of card stock and cover it with pieces of sticky strip. (SNAIL adhesive isn't strong enough for this). Starting at the outer edge of the circle (after you've removed the backing on the sticky strip), attach the ribbon. You will have to scrunch it up in places to fit. When you get to the end, use a mini glue dot to tack down the last piece. Put a pearl from our Basic Pearls in the center and you have a beautiful, vintage looking flower for a handmade card or other project. I put a jewelry backing on this one and turned it into a pin so I can "advertise" when I'm out and about!
Happy stamping!
Anne Brown The Stamp Maven anne@stampmaven.com 972-234-9118
