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Fall Flower Frenzy...{paper flower tutorial}

Welcome back to "Loving my Leftovers" week...today's project features a paper flower created from leftover scraps of Harvest papers...this is a fun, easy (and inexpensive) way to make perfectly coordinated embellishments for any project!

Here's what you will need:

2 small punched circles (these are 1.25 inch), a mix of thin paper strips (approximately 6 iinch long, up to 3/8 inch thick), an adhesive machine.

Apply adhesive to one side of each of the punched circles. Start laying out the paper strips, adhering one end to the center of one of the punched circles (with the adhesive side up).

Stop when you have covered half of the punched circle. Begin looping the loose ends of the paper strips onto the other half of the punched circle. The ends of the paper strip should meet in the middle.

Flatten the loop gently.

Continue until all the paper strips have been looped and flattened.

Adhere the other punched paper circle on top of the flower and 'fluff' the paper strips to add some dimension back to the flower.

Add to your project and embellish as needed...the flower on the thank you card was embellished with a stamped paper flower and a premade tulle flower.

Another reason to HANG ON to those scraps!

LOVING MY LEFTOVERS--WEEK!

Hello Reminisce FAN-atics! This week is LOVING MY LEFTOVERS (formerly from SCRAPS to TREASURES) week on the blog!

DT member, Angela Ploegman is kicking it off with some fabulous woven paper coasters created from strips of the HARVEST collection...

Angela cut her harvest scraps into 1/2 inch strips and wove them into a square. The square was then adhered to a slightly smaller square of card stock and then cold laminated to make the coasters easy to clean and reusable!

What a creative use for paper scraps! Thanks for sharing Angela!

from SCRAPS to TREASURES--Home Decor Wall Hanging

Meagan has created another from SCRAPS to TREASURES item...this time it's a Fall themed canvas she created from scraps of the NEW Harvest Line! Doesn't it look amazing in a living room as a home decor item?

 

Here's a close up view of just the wall hanging:

Love how a simple collage of squares and strips of patterned paper adhered to a painted canvas can come together so beautifully. Thanks for sharing Meagan!

From SCRAPS to Treasures...a floral BROOCH!

Welcome to another installment of FROM SCRAPS TO TREASURES!!! Miss Meagan has created this fabulous brooch using scraps of In Bloom and one of the NEWEST releases, Dog Park.

She created a collection of spiral flowers (love the brown ones with the square edges) and adhered them to a chipboard backing piece with a brooch attachment preattached. The centers of three of the flowers were finished with a little bit of bling!

Isn't it pretty? Thanks for sharing Meagan!

TIPS AND TRICKS--from Scraps to Treasures...

Using every last inch of beautiful In Bloom patterned paper was what Meagan had in mind when she created these adorable paper bows! What a great way to stretch your dollar and dress up a gift or a card or an envelope at the same time!

 
These In Bloom scraps are just too beautiful to throw away, aren't they? Thank you  Meagan for sharing your idea!