Monday, September 8, 2008

Flower Soft Pt III - Card Toppers & More!

Today I want to continue the focus on Flower Soft and share a few projects I made using their Card Toppers. These toppers come in various designs from images to sentiments and come ready to use. I will be sharing a couple of the Christmas designs as well as these fun Garden Pots & Urns!

The Card Toppers come in packages of 6-30 pieces depending on sizes & designs. Just to give you an idea of the assortments, the 2 large full sized Christmas Card Toppers came with 6 pieces. The Christmas Door had 2 designs (3 each) and the Christmas Tree came in one design. The Garden Pots & Urns included 45 different pots/urns in various sizes and colors.

Let's begin with the Christmas designs...

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Supplies: (for both examples)

Flower Soft Christmas Card Topper (door & tree)

Flower Soft Petals

Flower Soft Adhesive

Glossy Accents - Ranger

Stickles - Ranger

Posh Accent Pen - Gold - Ranger

Cardstock - Bazzill

Instructions:

1. Apply dots of the Flower Soft Adhesive where you wish to add Flower Soft. Here I want to add some Ivory Flower Soft above the door to give the look of freshly fallen snow...

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2. Sprinkle the Flower Soft Petals over the adhesive and shake off excess. NOTE - If you want to make extra sure the petals are going to stay in place lightly pat the petals down into the adhesive.

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3. Continue to add Flower Soft by repeating steps 1 & 2 until you are satisfied with your card.

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And here is the finished product...

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I used Christmas Green on the 2 potted evergreens on each side of the door and added dots of Russet Red for accent. The wreath was made using the Vintage Christmas Mix Petals with a Russet Red bow. Finally, "snow" was added above the door and on the stoop using Ivory Flower Soft. As an added extra I applied Glossy Accents to the door handle, mail slot and window. Brings it all together for a wonderful winter scene don't you think?

Next I worked with the Christmas Tree Card Topper.

Instructions:

1. Apply a "garland" of Flower Soft Adhesive in desired pattern. Note - I made this more of a solid line as opposed to the dots used on other projects. I wanted to be sure there was a solid coverage for the finished garland.

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2. Sprinkle the Flower Soft over the adhesive and shake off excess.

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You can see by this photo the dimension that the garland gives the tree...Truly amazing!

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3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 if additional dimension is desired.

And here is what the final card looks like....

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Ivory Flower Soft was added to the ruffle of the curtains while Glossy Accents and Stickles were added to the candles & ornaments hanging on the tree. Makes for a heart warming and delightful card anyone would be pleased to receive!

Now, I wanted to share with you a couple of projects that pull it all together. I know up until this point I've been strictly making cards using the Flower Soft products. I wanted to demonstrate that it's not only great for cards but can be used on ATC's (which I have 2 designs to share) or scrapbooks as well!

Supplies:

Flower Soft Garden Pots & Urn Toppers

Flower Soft Petals

Flower Soft Wires

Flower Soft Rubber Stamps (Summer Dovecote & Country Window sets)

Flower Soft Adhesive

Distress Ink - Peeled Paint - Ranger

Archival Ink - Ranger

Cardstock/Pattern Paper - DCWV

Instructions:

1. Cut desired pot/urn from the sheet of images.

2. Hold the pot along the edges and roll it over your index finger. This will add a curve to the pot for added dimension!

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2. Stamp the shelf from the Country Window stamp set along the bottom edge.

3. Place the pots on the "shelf" to determine placement. You will see I tucked the stamp for the desired image I wanted into the pot.

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4. Mark placement lines for the stamp position vs. the pot. This will make stamping MUCH easier without having to guess and possibly ruining the card.

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5. Stamp the images. I used Archival Ink for the main image and added green foliage using Distress Inks. Now is also the time to color any of the images in if you choose to do so.

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6. Apply dots of Flower Soft Adhesive where desired and sprinkle on Flower Soft Petals. Adding and building colors as you go.

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7. Adhere the flower pots in the correct positions using the Flower Soft Adhesive. To hold the curved shape, just add a line of adhesive along the edges of the pots. Gently position and DO NOT press down. The adhesive is sticky enough to grab hold and maintain it's position. If you press down on the pot it will loose the great dimension you gave it earlier.

8. Add additional Flower Soft Adhesive & Flower Soft Petals along the edges of the pots and vines trailing down the edges if desired.

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9. Make 3-7 Flower Soft Stems using the method I shared in Part I using desired color of Flower Soft Petals.

10. Squirt a dab of Flower Soft Adhesive into the large pot and tuck the dried flower stems down into the pot. Remember to bend the stems in various shapes as there are no straight lines in nature ;) I even bent a couple down so they hung over the edge of the pot like vines.

And there you go....

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Just check out that dimension!!

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Here is another ATC which uses an Urn Topper as the base image, stamped foliage for the background and Distress Ink applied with a waterbrush as the "table" for the urn to sit on.

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Side View....

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Amazing isn't it?

I tell you I have just fallen in love with this line of products over the last several days. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the desire to create... Everyone from beginners to seasoned crafters will be able to make magic with Flower Soft products and have fun doing so! Definitely rates 2 inky thumbs up in my book!!

Hope you've enjoyed this introduction to Flower Soft as much as I've enjoyed bringing it to you! I'm sure you'll be seeing more of this product in the future. I know I'm hooked!
Remember, anyone who posts a comment in any of the Flower Soft posts is entered to win the fun prize package!! So, let's hear what you think!

25 comments:

  1. WOW!! Amazing is right! that stuff is really neat. I'd love to try it out sometime.

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  2. At first I thought nope not for me but, the more of it that I see the more I like it...:0) Yes, I am truly falling for it, you have hooked me... Thank you...:0)


    reflections:0)

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  3. This stuff looks absolutely amazing.. Here is my question... How do you think something like the first one would hold up it the mail? Do you think the snow would hold it's texture or do you think it would flatten out???

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  4. Just gorgeous! I love the Christmas examples. I love it.... and I want it! Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy. Hope you pick me. :)

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  5. I think it's just amazing. I have so many ideas in my mind. I hope I'm lucky enough to be picked..and even not, i'll have to find some to buy!

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  6. That's an amazing product! Looks like you had lot's of fun playing. I wanna play too pls!

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  7. This looks like way too much fun! Can't believe the dimension you are getting with this!

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  8. I have fallen in love with this item. I have been to their web site quite a few times since I first saw your post. I finally broke down and ordered a starter kit. It should arrive sometime next week. I just can't wait to start playing. And now after seeing more of you posts I'm going to have to order more colors. Thank you so much for your show and tells. You got me hooked.
    Theresa Dalzell-Wells
    stampincatstrio@yahoo.com

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  9. That stuff is awesome! I know what I'm getting on my next visit to the US.

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  10. Holy cats....that is AMAZING! Your work is BEAUTIFUL and now I am going to HAVE to get some of this stuff! Your work is just fabulous!
    Hugs~ Kim

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  11. That's amazing! And YOU'RE amazing!

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  12. This is vy nice...flower soft really adds a nice dimension to the cards...love the xmas card toppers (especially, the white flower soft reseambles the snow!!)

    love,
    choonbin

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  13. wow---- that is all i can say is wow! that is amazing stuff--beautiful!(as usual)

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  14. Wow, I have to get some of this!
    Thanks for all the tutorials, demos, time!
    Your amazing!
    Tammy

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  15. OOOhhhh I have to get some of this stuff!!!
    Thanks for all your effort all the time!!!!!
    TM

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  16. Kat asked about mailing...I'll be finding that out very soon as I'm going to be sending out a few cards I made using the Flower Soft. I am sending some flat ones as well as some of the more dimensional cards. I'll let you know how it fairs on it's journey!

    As far as where to buy it...
    Flower Soft - http://www.flower-soft.us.com/ or look on the Stockists section to see if there is any in your local stores :)

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  17. Love the way you have used it for the snow and garlands. Please post your findings on how the mail system treats the Flower Soft.

    Sheryl

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  18. Great examples of using Flower Soft, its great stuff, Jaqi

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  19. I wasn't really interested when I first saw this product, but the more you show the more I just HAVE to try it out! I love what you did with the card toppers! I didn't grasp at first how you could possibly use this product on the images, and am just amazed at how great it looks!

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  20. Roni, you have done such a wonderful job. The cards are beautiful and so is the photography. I think you have really captured the dimension and possibilities of our products.
    Thank you so much for sharing your enthusiasm!
    Sue - CEO Flower Soft Inc

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  21. Great tutorials, I had heard about the flower soft products, but have never seen them in action. Thanks so much for sharing! Julie S. julie_shoemaker@msn.com

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  22. Outstanding tutorials! I have an order in and axiously awaiting its arrival. Hopefully today! Can't wait to put your instructions to work! Thanks.
    Nancy H - nancee@pc-intouch.com

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  23. The tutorials are awesome and your projects are gorgeous!!! Thank you so much for posting these tutorials for all of us to enjoy!!!

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  24. I've looked at all 3 tutorials.... WOW!!! TFS! I've heard of flower soft but had no idea what it was. Amazing!

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