How To Customise A Die Cut Flower.

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How To Customise A Die Cut Flower.
Topic Started: Oct 11 2007, 08:02 PM (308 Views)
craft fairy	Oct 11 2007, 08:02 PM Post #1
Advanced Member Posts: 80 Group: Posted Member Member #252 Joined: February 15, 2006	Hi Everyone. I've just added a step by step method to customise a die cut flower. You can see the method on my Blog. http://www.blog.craftfairy.co.uk Hope that you enjoy it. Yvonne



Sally	Oct 11 2007, 09:28 PM Post #2
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	Yvonne great idea and really pretty, this could also be painted with wax and would give some great effects, I may just have to have a go Sally



Poppy	Oct 12 2007, 11:23 AM Post #3
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	Another thing you can do which is bordering on Floral Punch Craft is that you can take a large embosing tool( the rounded end of a pen if you don't have one) and emboss each flower petal on the wrong side, just press and flick the end of the tool to make it curve. Turn over and indent each petal with 1 stroke of the tool from the centre upto the middle of each petal. That gives you a realistic movement of each petal. This is better to do on a padded surface, i tend to use a piece of funky foam or use a padded diary. Hugs Poppy



Sally	Oct 12 2007, 11:40 AM Post #4
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	I probably sound thick Poppy but I dont understand embossing, is it like scoring? Sally



waxingsteve	Oct 12 2007, 01:06 PM Post #5
Administrator Posts: 13,394 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 16, 2005 Twitter ID craftman57 Facebook ID Steve Smy	Yvonne Great thinking Handy tip from Poppy too Sally, I'd be afraid of waxing me as well as the flowers Steve



Poppy	Oct 12 2007, 06:41 PM Post #6
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	Sorry Sally, Embossing is gently raising the image either on the back or the front. In this case the embossing is done on both sides. It adds realistic movement to things, especially petals. The tool you do it with is a round ball tool, you can get them in different sizes, the bigger the ball tool the more you can raise the image. Hugs Poppy



craft fairy	Oct 17 2007, 09:24 PM Post #7
Advanced Member Posts: 80 Group: Posted Member Member #252 Joined: February 15, 2006	Thanks for the tips Poppy. the next ones that I made were curled and they looked better for it. Yvonne



Poppy	Oct 17 2007, 10:57 PM Post #8
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,710 Group: Moderators Member #4 Joined: August 16, 2005	Glad to be of help. The embossing really does make a difference doesn't it? Hugs Poppy



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