the one about the papertrey ink blog hop

This is my first PTI blog hop and I am so excited to participate and then I saw that the challenge was to use tissue paper!! I have a bunch of tissue paper on hand in case I procrastinate on getting gifts out...which, let's be honest, I am more likely to send my gift a few days late then a few days early...procrastination is my middle name!! So here's what I came up with using some pink tissue paper that you get in your bags from Victoria's Secret...

I used the large Beautiful Blooms #2 Die to die cut the tissue paper and each flower is 18 die cut flowers (crazy, but I wanted it to have bulk). I layered the light pink and dark pink tissue everyother to create the varigated flower poof. Once I had the 18 layers die cut, I folded the flower in half then put a few stitches in the middle near the bottom. I should take pictures of the process next time, but check out this from Elizabeth Kartchner...I just did this with tissue instead of fabric. Then I just smooshed each layer of tissue into eachother starting with the top layer (after stitching and then unfolded). After smooshing them all together, un-smoosh them...is that even a word...un-smoosh!! Fluff them a bit and you're left with the tissue flower. Here's a closer look...

 

Here's my supply list:

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate and New Leaf (Papertrey Ink)

Stamp: Fillable Frames #3 Frame (Papertrey Ink) and Designer Woodgrain (Hero Arts)

Ink: Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink) and Versamark

Embossing Powder: Antiquities Frosted Crystal (Ranger)

Dies: Ric Rac, Large Beautiful Blooms #2, Fillable Frames #3 (Papertrey Ink)

Other: Dear Lizzy Thickers (American Crafts)

Thanks for stopping by!

Deb