making your own Prima flowers

[adelecards]

Hi, have a look on my blog to see how i make prima flowers...Luv Valita

http://valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.co...a-flowers

[2busyscrappin]

cool! just checked out the instructions! I love it thanks for sharing

[Divanurse]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I love money saving tips! I buy primas all the time. Now I can make my own!!!

[Regina*]

wow, this is a great tip! The making of primas flowers are simple.
Thanks for the fabulous idea!

[genescrapper]

Wow! What an awesome idea ~ I have a few flower punches and love the idea of making my own primas!! Thanks, Valita, for sharing your very creative idea ... I'm off to make some primas!!

[crazy4stamps]

That is so cool...thanks for posting your blog too. I added it to my favorites sites.

[Goldyward]

Thanks for the technique...it remined me a lot of cake decorating and course II I used to teach for Wilton...kind of like making fondant or gum paste flowers...

[genescrapper]

Valita, I grabbed some of my flower punches and followed your wonderful instructions for making Primas!

Here's my Faux Primas Pouch

Thanks again for the great instructions and for sharing your wonderfully creative idea!

[dcorder]

How cool is this! I can't wait to try - I always have the wrong color flowers!!

[karenlynn]

This is fabulous, beyond fabulous, it is genius!!! I am doing them in a workshop tonight and I know the gals will fall in love!!! Thank you so much for sharing this.

[TheGeneralsWife]

Thanks for this. I think I am kicking myself in the butt for giving away all of my punches now.

[slimpat]

I have a question. Where do you get the homemade paper from. Or can you use regular cardstock? thanks in advance for answering my question.

[adelecards]

I got my handmade card in a pack meant for kids crafts at the cheap shops.....yes you could use other card you will get different results depending on the fibers in the card i found that the handmade card looks closest to the prima look...just experiment with differe types...Luv Valita

[MariLynn]

I made mine using mulberry paper. I love how they turned out. Thanks Valita for the fun tutorial.
Here is my card with the mulberry paper:
Handmade primas by MariLynn at Splitcoaststampers

[larleigh1964]

Fabulous idea. Thanks so much for sharing.

[tammy miller]

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[Movin'Mel]

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[cambystamper]

TFS I have some wonderful shimmer paper made for punch flowers, but I never go ahead and shape them. You made it look so easy. Debbie

[Stampingmathilda]

Thanks a lot for this terrific idea!

[stampintoo]

Thanks for the WOW idea and the detailed tutorial!

[RobinMichelle]

I just checked out your site and the instructions are easy to understand and the pics helpful. I might have to try this sometime.

Robin

[alliwhit]

Thanks for sharing these great idea. I can't wait to try this myself. I may have to find some new punches to try different styles.

[jamiehurley]

Just what I needed, I don't have certain color of flowers when I need them and now I will.

[blondestamper]

This is such a great tutorial! Wow! Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us. I have flower punches... this is another great way to use them!

[blondestamper]

This is such a great tutorial! Wow! Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us. I have flower punches... this is another great way to use them!

[craftymomto2]

Thanks for your great instructions! I was at Archiver's a day ago and bought a new die made by Quick Kutz called "flowers" that has three different sizes of flowers on it. I think it looks very close to the Prima's.

[kinglake]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is just Greatttttttttt ...those flowers are so expensive but now i can make my own thanx to you !! xx jo xx

[jennyleigh]

Thanks for sharing your discovery! These are great! I tried making them out of handmade paper, mulberry and textured cardstock. Each one looked different but wonderful. Thanks again!

[Chicks with Tape]

Thanks so much, what a great idea!!

[GlendaC]

I spotted Valita's tutorial a while ago on her blog and have been making the flowers ever since. I often use off cuts from whatever I have put on the card e.g. trying Zindorffing I usually crop my finished image and sometimes use the edges to make matching flowers e.g. this one Butterfly by GlendaC at Splitcoaststampers

[java_jenny]

Wow ~ This is such a fabulous idea & tutorial!!! I have been searching high and low for the original style red Primas but I think they have stopped making them and the ones I do find aren't the right shade of red. Thanks so much for posting this!

[scrappingmelissa]

where do you get handmade paper from?

[NDStampGirl]

What a great idea. I love the prima flowers, but hate spending the money on them and then never having the right color. I just need to find the time now

[primpainter]

Great tutorial. Thanks so much.

[Mrsjvb]

any stationary store would have good quality handmade paper too. Now if ONLY I had flower punches.......

[scrapbookersher]

Thats a really frugal way to think!! I love how you use what you already have to create new things!!

[Sonia 27]

thank you for this link