Wings and Blooms Blog Hop is here!

So glad you came to visit!

If you are here for the Crafting By Designs Blog Hop, you are at the right place!
If not, I hope you will join us. Either way, you are welcome to browse around.

Crafting By Designs Blog Hop Route:

Did you arrive from : Chrissie Tobas at  HarvestmoonPapiere?

Then you are on the right track! (PS. Chrissie makes the most wonderful mini-albums, so make sure you visit her site again. You'll find loads of inspiration!)

If you landed here from somewhere else, the start of the hop is on Doris's blog where she has the list of all 18 participants. You might like to start there, but that's up to you. Have fun!

Have you been enjoying the hop so far? Are you also enjoying the fabulous creations everybody has made? Have you been inspired? After the blog hop, you can join in the fun by posting your Wings and Blooms Creation on the Crafting By Designs Blog Hop Post.


Please note: The hop started on 16 March 2012 at 9:00 am EDT and will end on Monday 19 March 2012 at 11:59 EDT.

A Blooming little tutorial:

For the Hop I decided to do some recycling. I had this idea for a while, to paint/stain/colour used envelopes and punch flowers from it. These I can then use in a project(s).

Start with some used envelopes & inks, soft brush & water: 

Apply ink with soft brush. The soft brush hold water which then dilute the ink. You can use watercolour paint in the same way. 

Here is my work in progress:

Let the papers dry or use a heat-gun if you are in a hurry. 

Some of the punches I used:

The finished 'Enchanted Forest' card using my punched flowers plus a piece of paper for the background. I added some glitter to the flowers. There are 3 little birds that I added with my fine-liner. They are just circling the trees.

A close-up of the flowers.

The sentiment is by Chris Stern from CSDesigns.

Just a note on the paper : Envelope paper is quite thin, so you might find that some punches don't punch too well. Try 2 layers together. The thin papers give the flowers a semi-translucent look, almost life-like. Enjoy making flowers, but especially recycling!

Do remember to leave a comment, there is a little surprise for one lucky commenter at the end of the Hop.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my quick tutorial.
Time now to visit Aletha Jane Williams at AJ’s Designs.

Enjoy the rest of the Hop and all the other creations! 

Do Visit again!