Grandma Jackie's

Well Hello Dolie!

This card combined two elegant features...the fancie large dolie stamp and a hand made 3D flower...it's a beautiful thing! The flower is stamped in white to add another layer of dimension and distinction.

Making the flower takes a little patience...and practice. Just look at the results~~the effort is worth the ooh's and ahh's.

There are a few trade tricks which make all the difference.

Start with 3 to 5 stamped & punched flowers. I had 5 on hand. Have your tools ready to progress through the next few steps with all the punched flowers.

Now turn the flowers upside down, LIGHTLY misting the unstamped side, and then running thru the FISCARS corrugator.
Lay the flower on a hard surface and "press" out the ridges with a straight edge tool, such as the Stampin' Up edger. This makes the paper more pliable.

The flowers need to be cut to the center. One flower is cut with no sections removed, one has one section removed and so on till there are 5 pieces.

The sections are now ready to assemble. I use medium glue dots to fasten the petals, and a small crochet needle to "roll" the edges.

                                                      

Start with the large petal. Overlap two petals so there are 4 petals and glue in place. Press the center point of the flower on a hard service to "flatten" the point. This will help the sections fit together and reduce the height of the flower.                                                                    

Continue the same process with each section. The last two sections are pretty small.  I used the crochet needle to roll the edges first on the two small sections, then rolled the pedals into shape working them with my fingers. Once I liked the look a glue dot held them in place.

Use the crochet needle to roll the edges on the larger sections. I cut the back center points off the smaller sections and pressed to "flatten" the center. A glue dot holds the cut area closed once flattened. Now the flower is ready to put together. Place a glue dot on the back flattened center of the 3 petal section and position into the largest section. Continue till all are fitted together.

Use the two uncut extra flowers for the base.
HINT: punch the center out of one of the extra flowers, and attach sticky backed foam before placing onto the other flat flower. This gives a little room for the center of the 3D flower to fit into. And the extra petals give the flower a nice full look.

*Use a rhinestone or other embellishment for the center if you like. This flower didn't seem to need it.





Accessories: Stampin'Up Triple Flower stamp & matching punch, Stampin"Up Dolie stamp, matching card stock and ink, ribbon, sticky backed foam, Friskars corrugator, various tag shapes.