Greetings! This post is for the Blog Hop with Papertreyink. The theme is TISSUE PAPER!
I remember making really funky things with tiny tissue paper squares in elementary school. We squashed them up around a pencil eraser, dipped them into glue, and placed hundreds of them into a drawn shape.
Instead of smooshing them all together into a shape, I decided to see if I could make cherry blossoms on the branch from Take a Bough. I'm really pleased with how they turned out. So pretty! Paired with a strip of PP from the Pretty Pastels collection, some thin silk ribbon, a sentiment from Communique Sentiments, a few buttons, some stitching, and lots of inking...it turned out well, don't you think?
Here's a simple photo tutorial on how I did it in case anyone is interested. Add some color to the tissue paper, crinkle it around a pencil or large stylus, dip in glue (I used Mod Podge), and place on your cardstock.
Thanks for stopping here on your Blog Hop journey this evening!
Thanks for stopping here on your Blog Hop journey this evening!
100 comments:
Gorgeous!! I love it! What a fun and creative idea!!
So cool.....really beautiful!
Kara
OMG, Dana! This is STUNNING!!! The combo you used is really gorgeous! I love the blossoms! Great (I mean GREAT) job!!! :)
Wow!! One word Dana - *stunning*!!! I *love* cherry blossom and your little flowers are a perfect representation!! So, so pretty, and original too!
So gorgeous Dana! What a clever, clever idea! Love it so much!!
Wow, I forgot about using tissue paper to do this! This turned out soo beautiful!! I just got a "branch" set (non PTI) and I'm going to have to try this!
I love this Dana!! Gorgeous!! Those flowers are so pretty!!
Pretty card with those tissue blossom flowers.
wow, Dana, this is so beautiful and soo creative!! loving these cherry blossoms!!
Oh my goodness, Dana, this is gorgeous! You made using tissue paper look effortless!
Oh wow - what an AWESOME idea - I LOVE it. Love the stiching and distressing too.
Hugs,
Caryn xxx
You just gave me an idea for Mother's Day cards for my Kindergarteners! So pretty, I love it!
This is SO gorgeous! So delicate and real looking! Well done!!
super pretty!! your card is sooo pretty!
Well done, Dana! Oh my goodness, you are so creative! This is beyond beautiful!
Wow, simply STUNNING!!! Sooo beautiful and creative!!!
Beautiful, Dana! Love your cherry blossoms! Did you use paint on the edges of your panel? Looks too thick to be ink. Wonderful card!
Loving the cherry blossoms!! How pretty and cool card!
So fun! I remember doing that in school too. Your card is just beautiful.
Dana, this is absolutely beautiful and incredibly creative!! I never in a million years would have thought of making something like this, you ROCK girlie!!
Thud! That's my jaw hitting the floor:) LOVE this idea Dana. I forgot all about this little tissue paper craft. We used to do these all the time in school. Anyway, your card is drop-dead gorgeous!!
Wow! Those cherry blossoms are just perfect. What a great way to update a childhood project into the grown up art world!
Lovely lovely card. I remember doing this as well, way way back when! I can't believe I haven't joined your bandwagon until now, so I just became a follower after so many visits. Sheesh...
Great job! I did something similar..it was fun to bring back something I did growing up!
Fantastic card!!! Love the blossom idea and tutorial!!! WTG hugs ~S~
This is just too beautiful! Great job!
Oh.My. This is AMAZING!!!!! Just gorgeous!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
Absolutely beautiful, Dana
These are lovely. Definitely look like cherry blossoms. I will have to try this technique sometime. Thanks for the inspiration!
They sure do look like cherry blossoms - what a great idea and so well executed.
what a great idea! So creative...I am very impressed!
Pretty color combo!
Amazing idea!! I'll be using it soon!!!
So creative! Your card design showcases this beautiful tree!
gorgeous!! Cherry blossoms are my favourite...and you've really captured their loveliness here :)
Dana, your cherry blossoms are just darling. LOVE it!
This is so soft and pretty. I love cherry blossoms. Really beautiful, Dana.
This is awesome! I love your little cherry blossoms. What a great idea.
Oh wow, I LOVE this!!
Gorgeous blossoms - and so delicate with the distressing you've added to the card! Yum!
Oh Dana that is SO COOL! Awesome layout and love the distressed edges with the pops of pink blossoms...gorgeous fab and wonderful, tooooo!
Soft and lovely, we are going to call you the tissue paper queen I think, great job with those blossoms. Pretty embellishments with the edging and the buttons.
Oh how pretty! Great idea! :)
What a perfect card for this time of year.
This is fabulous! Love the layout and everything!
WOWZER! This is so very pretty.
Such a perfect idea for cherry blossoms. Great card!
Utterly stunning card and use of tissue paper! The colors are delightful too.
Love, Love, Love it!!! Absolutely beautiful!!!
Love the cherry blossoms!
Love the copics on tissue paper! What a beautiful card!
Beautiful card!
Wow! This is stunning!
Simply gorgeous!
What a good idea with the cherry blossom! Way to rock the tissue paper challenge.
It's a good life!
Terri E.
What a great idea.... perfect way to use the tissue paper!
Dana this is gorgeous. You always have such awesome cards this is one of my favorites, such a great idea and brilliantly executed.
How beautiful! What a fab idea...my kids do this all the time at preschool, but I doesn't turn out quite so elegant!
Love this! The two-tone coloring is perfect.
Absolutely beautiful Dana!! WOW -- love what you did here...will have to give it a go!
Gorgeous cherry blossoms!
Dana this is STUNNING!!! I love it! and I sooo remember doing that when I was in school! :)
Happy Hopping!
Sooo cute cherry blossoms! Clever idea, Dana! I have give this one a go! Beautiful card!
Beautiful!
TOTALLY FABULOUS!
This technique is always a keeper..love it!
I did the same thing with Take a Bough. Your card turned out so beautifully! I love how you colored part of the tissue so the blossoms could be pink and white. So lovely!
so very creative!!
Too cool! I love the coloring technique your used.
Very creative use of tissue paper and beautiful card.
Dana, love the cherry blossoms.
Tissue flowers on OOAL is just perfect; love it!!
What an amazing card, Dana!! I remember doing this when I was a kid...just not this beautiful!!! LOL!
I did not do the HOP tonight but I had to stop by and tell you how beautiful this card is Dana.... AMAZING!! Love it Dana ....... GREAT take on the challenge!!!
Wow! This is gorgeous.
STOPPPPP IT!! Amazing Gorgeous Brilliant Fabulous Wonderful. I could go on. If this were a contest YOU WIN!
Really pretty. Very realistic. Love it!
Oh. My. Gosh. Dana, you've outdone yourself. This is drop dead gorgeous. I love every single thing about it - the cherry blossoms, the inking, the ribbon, the stitching. Fab job!
Oh. My. Gosh. Dana, you've outdone yourself. This is drop dead gorgeous. I love every single thing about it - the cherry blossoms, the inking, the ribbon, the stitching. Fab job!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!! I expected a lot of flowers for this blog hop, but yours were a lovely surprise.
Dana, this card is beautiful. It is so serene and just lovely. Thanks for the tutorial so I don't have to sit and scratch my head trying to figure out how to do this. It looks quite simple but what amazing results. Well done!
STUNNING!! These look JUST like cherry blossoms! I just love your colors and the card layout....just wonderful all around!!
I love the cherry blossoms...those are just gorgeous! I am falling in love with tissue paper more and more!
Dana, I just love the sweet little blossoms. I wanna do that too!
So pretty! Just perfect for spring!
Wow! You are SO incredibly talented! The blossoms are PERFECT!!! I really love your inking/stitching too. Your details make me giddy!
I think it came out great too! Love the colors. I am going to have to give it a try now too!
Beautiful Dana. Thanks for the photo tutorial. I am a visual person so this really helps!
Dana these are fabulous!!! I remember doing this back in the day .... Thanks for the reminder. Your card is beautiful!!
Oh my word, Dana, this is STUNNING! I LOVE the touch of marker to give the tissue the look of cherry blossoms! Awesome work!
This is just wonderful! Just amazing!
Dana, this turned out absolutely beautiful! I remember doing that as a kid and you really knocked the socks off the technique! I can almost feel those blossoms. :) Quite nice!
WOW..this is just awesome. Loved it.
Not being overly artistic, the tissue-paper squares around the pencil craft was one of my faves in elementary school...no matter your skill level, they always turned out pretty...my fave was an eagle I gave to my grandpa one year for father's day...anyway.
You totally took it to a new level with this card! WOW! So unique! And inspirational...I just got a GREAT idea for a craft to do up and hang on my wall...LOL!
This is sooooo pretty! I love the tissue blossoms!
Outstanding, Dana! This is so gorgeous!
Goodness gracious! What a beautiful card - I just love your blossoms as they are so very pretty!
Wow, Dana, 100 comments on this one! i love this - super creative, and thanks for showing how you did it!
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