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Category: Handmade Flowers

This category contains projects where I have added handmade flowers. Usually there is a tutorial within the post showing, with photos and instructions, how I created the flowers.

Making Frames for Tim Holtz Bold Text Dies

April 4, 2022 April 4, 2022 cards, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! Today I’m sharing the way I framed the new Bold Text dies from Tim Holtz. The Bold Text sentiments are so fun because you can use them in whole or part. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the whole sentiment with framed die sets you…

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The Beauty of Autumn

September 30, 2021 September 30, 2021 handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hello Friends! Do you ever wonder what to do with all the leftover Tim Holtz layers, baseboard, snippets, ephemera or Idea-ology pieces? My collection is getting so big and I’m trying to think of ways to use it up so today I’m sharing a tutorial I created for my Beauty…

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Wildflower Garden

January 27, 2021 January 27, 2021 handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi Friends! Today I’m sharing a mixed media project featuring the new Wildflower Stems 3 dies by Tim Holtz and Sizzix. I love to watercolor, but by no means am I as good as some of those I’ve seen on YouTube. The more I practice, the better the results have…

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Poinsettia Wreath – Step-by-Step Tutorial

November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020 Christmas, handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, rangerink, sizzix, tutorial

Hi Friends! Today I’m over on The Making Journal Sizzix blog with a beautiful poinsettia wreath that I created using the Tim Holtz Festivities and Pinecones Bigz dies. It’s super easy to create. I decided to step away from the traditional red and green Christmas colors so I hope you…

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I Spy Series, Episode 3 – Combining Dies to Create a Sugar Skull

August 7, 2019 August 6, 2019 halloween, handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, timholtz, tutorial

Hi Friends! Thanks for stopping by for my next I Spy……. creation. This is a series where I use dies to create something completely different from which they were intended. See a die in the crafty world that you don’t think you would use very much? Well, they can be…

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I Spy Series Episode 2: #MissingYou

March 31, 2019 March 31, 2019 cards, handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi Friends. I’m back with another exciting episode from my I Spy Series. This is Episode 2 and today’s project is all about Spring and creating a beautiful flower bursting out from the darkness of Winter. If you follow me on Instagram, you had a chance to try and guess which…

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Simon Says Stamp – DieCember Celebration

December 10, 2018 December 10, 2018 cards, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz

  It’s Simon Says Stamp’s DieCember celebration. A fun time of year celebrating all things that have to do with die cutting. I created this beautiful Thank You card using the Small Rounded Alphabet wafer die set. I love alpha sets because you can pretty much put together any sentiment…

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In My Heart – Creating Layers

June 4, 2018 June 3, 2018 cards, handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi Friends! It’s good to be back after a couple of weeks off. I’d like to say it was because I was on vacation, but it wasn’t. May was a very busy month. My son, Joseph, graduated from high school and I had a million and one things to do…

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Sweet Tweets Pin Cushion – Project 3

March 29, 2018 March 27, 2018 handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, tammytutterowdesigns, tutorial

Over the last two weeks I’ve shared projects I’ve created using the Sweet Tweets die set from Tammy Tutterow Designs. For my third project I’ve created a pin cushion and using the die set in a totally different way. Have you ever used a die set and thought you did…

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Sweet Tweets Card 2 – Tammy Tutterow Designs

March 27, 2018 March 23, 2018 cards, handmadeflowers, mixedmedia, tammytutterowdesigns

Hi Everyone! As promised last week, I’m here with another card I created using the Sweet Tweets dies from Tammy Tutterow Designs.  This is such a fun die set. I used some of the other elements of the die set such as the birdhouse on this card as well as…

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