Creating Simply Pretty Flower Place Cards

What’s more fun than a party…especially a party with beautiful yet simple thoughtful little touches of creativity.

These place cards (could also be note cards) are fun to create and can be done in any color scheme.  You will need watercolor paper, Tombow dual brush markers, Tombow adhesive, a couple of buttons (I used Laura Kelly buttons from Buttons Galore and More), black card stock for card bases (5×7 folded in half).

The first step is to create your petals and color them.  I covered a page of water color paper with petals and round centers for the flowers then shaded them in with pinks, purples and oranges.

Then I created the flower bases and colored them in with shades of green.

To add the petals, use Power Adhesive Tabs.

They are super sticky and give the flower dimension.

To make the name cards to put on the place cards, I cut rectangles from watercolor paper, used Fiskars corner rounder and tinted the edges with the pink and purple used on the petals then adhered them to the folded black card stock pieces.

Then I added the flowers.

There are so many things that can be created with Tombow’s markers and adhesives.  I can’t wait to get started on my next project.  (Hint…it is a messy one!)

Cheers,

Laura

 

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Personalizable Daddy Doodle

Nothing beats personalization.  Download the doodle and turn it into your daddy!  I used Sharpie to draw the daddy and Tombow markers to color him then added some buttons from Buttons Galore!

Happy Father’s Day!

Love,

Laura

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Tie (dye) Up Your Hair – Patriotic Style

It is the FIFTH and final day of the I LOVE THE USA Blog Hop!

I received a bunch of Rit Dye in the mail and a bottle of BATIK-EZ and decided to try it out on a project for the hop.

I bought a white bandana and painted the BATIK-EZ on it into flower shaped and polka dots.  I put parchment paper on my counter first.  Then I let it dry by hanging it outside.

Then I painted the dye on with a paintbrush ( since I am a beginner in my front yard so the mess wouldn’t stain my kitchen).  I used Royal Blue and Cherry Red.

When it was dry, I ironed it and then rinsed it out in the kitchen sink with the sprayer on lightly, one section at a time, then ironed it again.

AC loved it.  She tested in her long beautiful hair several ways.  Here is one of my favorites.

And here is another!

Rit Dye can be purchased lots of places!  You can get it at Jo-Ann Stores!

There are lots of fabulous designers who have participated in creating projects in this blog hop using my new fabric from Jo-Ann Stores, Fiskars, Coats & Clark, Buttons Galore and Plaid.  Check them all out and enter to win some fabulous prizes!

 

And for the contest… a Rafflecopter giveaway

Happy Patriotic Creating!

Thanks for joining me and my fellow designers in the “I LOVE THE USA BLOG HOP”!

Love,

Laura

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