Thursday, October 13, 2011

Budget-friendly flowers

Here's a two-page layout that I created for a Creating Keepsakes "Budget Tips" article about using everyday items to create page accents. 

As seen in the Creating Keepsakes' Scrapbooking Tips & Tricks: Fabulous Flowers, 2011.  Copyright Creative Crafts Group.  Posted with prior permission from the publisher.

I created the flowers using ink-colored cupcake liners for the petals, a glittered metal washer for a glammed up center, and alcohol ink-stained leaves that I cut from a coffee can lid. 


Take a look around your house and see what items you can find to create some fun accents!

9 comments:

  1. Your layout is just gorgeous! And your flowers turned out so pretty. I love the added bling!

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  2. What a great reuse of items! Turned out great. I'll be giving that a try with the cupcake liners, washers & glitter! Can't pass it up. Too cool.

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  3. this flowers are so beautiful.. this page is gorgeous!

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  4. Fantastic! Wow - they look absolutely GORGEOUS!!

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  5. What an amazing page! I just love those crochet touches, I'm did it also in some layouts, but t takes me so much time :):) Youre probably so much patience than me :)

    I got here through Dafi's blog, and after a brief scan of your blog (the dictionary found the phrase - " cursory glance"), I really like your work!
    I'm following you on google-reader, and just waiting to see some more of your great work :):)

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  6. Lovely layout! These flowers are perfect.

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  7. I just love those pages...they look so gorgeus !!! I love the added bling!!!The flowers are gorgeus and the crochet touch is the most in every page that you do!!!!
    I will send a big email......I work to hard in those fell days !!!
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Kisses and huges
    Cynthia

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  8. Such a great idea!! I LOVE flowers! Fabulous job!

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