Origami Flowers Oh My

I decided to play around with some paper folding this weekend. I saw some really cute flowers made out of folded circles so decided I would give it a go...I got a going and just couldn't stop. These flowers are just SO much fun to make!

The first project was a card...using the folded flowers. I took the blue cardstock and sponged around the edges using Palette Starry Night ink, then I took a scrap of green cardstock and cut down the 1/2" strip to make grass (I wish our lawn looked this good). The flower was actually pretty easy to make, but of course folding all the little circles was time consuming and then I decided I didn't like the white edges against the pink polka dot paper...so I sponged Palette Belle Rose on each exposed edge to add depth. The pink polka dot paper is from DCWV Stack 5. Then came the fun assembly...I gathered 3 petals and glued them together using a third green petal (made out of a slightly smaller plain circle). I then glued the whole shebang onto the blue cardstock and handstamped "Happy Mother's Day" with Palette Noir ink using my trusty TAC Trendy Greetings. Then I made another one!



Now I couldn't stop right there...I needed a pretty gift to GIVE along with my card. So I whipped up some nuggets in DCWV grass paper and the same polka dot paper. The belly band was made out of the same pastel blue but the flower was made using smaller plain (cuz I don't have a smaller scallop circle punch) to fit on the belly band.

Now all I need to do is gather up all the scraps and make a paper bracelet, earrings or a necklace! Yay!

I conquered the Origami Shirt!!!

If anyone keeps track my origami shirt looked like a shirt that needed to be laundered (see Virtual Stamp Night)! But I have persisted and finally came up with one that well looked like a shirt.

I needed to do a Father's Day Card for my FIL for next year...I know we get a whole years worth of cards done at once...and I was on a roll last weekend!

This card was a case of the Challenge Example. I took white cardstock, stamped it with Palette Seascape and the recently retired TAC Harlequin stamp. I then used the "Happy Father's Day" stamp from the TAC Trendy Greetings set using Palette Starry Night.

The shirt itself was made using the directions Beth wrote for a "card sized" shirt. I used a sort of denim looking paper and a striped piece for the tie.