Pleated Circles

[quirky62]

Can anyone tell me how the beigey pleated circle was made? I keep seeing these everywhere. Is it a folding technique or a die that does this?

Thanks

Lisa


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[buggainok]

How about this from Nicole Heady of Paper Trey. She shows how to make the "Lazy Stampers Circle Medallion" that sounds like what you are talking about. She uses a circle die that I don't have, so I used a similar size scallop circle die. Mine turned out pretty cute, but there is a lot of folding involved, and on small pieces of paper, lol.


Scroll down a bit to see her directions:

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[iamvics]

Tim Holtz's Rosette die makes quick work of them.

Vic

[thecurleyque]

I have a Tim Holtz Sixxiz die that makes them.

[bound4london]

You can do it with a long rectangle too like here:

Dream, Create, Inspire: Tutorial - Pleated Paper Rosettes

[swellstamper]

I've wondered about this, too. Thanks!

[buggainok]

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Originally Posted by bound4london

You can do it with a long rectangle too like here:

Dream, Create, Inspire: Tutorial - Pleated Paper Rosettes

Wow! Thanks for the link. That looks a little easier than the ones made from circles. And I always forget I can use a glue gun to adhere paper things. I got my glue gun out the last time I made the paperclip bookmarks with big flowers, and it worked great for that, too.

[Cook22]

It looks very like the Fan Fold flower in resources, only scored with a smaller interval.

[cat_woman]

I used 12" strips 1" wide, scored every 1/2", then flipped the paper over and scored 1/2" again in between the first score lines so that I had scores at every 1/4". This way the "valleys & mountains" go the right way for folding and you get nice even, sharp folds for your fan. Glue the two ends together, push the centre together and then glued onto a circle a little smaller (about 1" wide). I just made 11 Christmas cards with this technique, so I got 12 "flowers" from one 12x12 sheet of paper.

[buggainok]

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Originally Posted by cat_woman

I used 12" strips 1" wide, scored every 1/2", then flipped the paper over and scored 1/2" again in between the first score lines so that I had scores at every 1/4". This way the "valleys & mountains" go the right way for folding and you get nice even, sharp folds for your fan. Glue the two ends together, push the centre together and then glued onto a circle a little smaller (about 1" wide). I just made 11 Christmas cards with this technique, so I got 12 "flowers" from one 12x12 sheet of paper.

Thanks, Cat. Sounds like a great technique for making these cute little embellishments.

[quirky62]

Thanks, everyone, for the great ideas and tutorials.

[quirky62]

One more thing, does anyone know if the Tim Holtz die works in the cuttlebug.

Thanks so much.

[iamvics]

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Originally Posted by quirky62

One more thing, does anyone know if the Tim Holtz die works in the cuttlebug.

Thanks so much.

It does! Here's a link to one I made with fabric fused to light cardstock.

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Vic

[Scrapjanny]

Here's another alternative for you: Edge-Punched Medallions - Martha Stewart Crafts. I've made them, and they are very easy. The hardest part is keeping the folded piece together while you're folding it.