Baby Keepsake Flower Ornament and instructions!

I was asked by several people for instructions on how I made the Harvest Blessings flower ball ornament.  The flower ornament is known as a “kusudama ball”.  Although the idea is not mine, I decided to create step-by-step photo instructions because I myself had to search quite a bit on the web for instructions (some were clear on certain aspects while not-so-clear on others).  I had a heck of a time trying to figure out how to glue the whole thing together so it is my hope that my instructions will be clear enough for anyone to create their own kusudama ball.
Here is another finished project using a different fold, this time a baby keepsake ornament using an adorable digital image from *Wink*Wink Ink called Special Delivery.  I made this for the *Wink*Wink Ink August Challenge #2 of using metal (I added silver bead caps to the origami flower centers) :

 

I created these instructions so that you may print them out and practice putting a kusudama ball together.  The first set of instructions show how to create the flower from the Harvest Blessings ornament. The second set shows how to create the flower from the baby keepsake ornament.  The third shows how to put the whole thing together.  I use 3” square sheets, but you may use larger pieces for an even bigger kusudama!  Don’t let the amount of square sheets scare you.  Do what I do and fold throughout the day, especially during commercial breaks of your favorite shows!  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding my instructions.

NOTE: You will not be able to read the directions embedded in some of the images even if you click to enlarge photos. 

You can find downloadable pdf files by clicking HERE.

 

 

Baby Keepsake Ornament Recipe

Digital Stamp: *Wink*Wink Ink Special Delivery

Paper: My Minds Eye

Accessories: Glue Dots Continuous Glue Lines, silver cording, beads, bead end caps, pink rhinestones

Blossom Baby

When I saw a digital stamp called Blossom Baby from *Wink*Wink Ink I knew I wanted to play with it! I mean, flowers and babies are a perfect combination and if you’ve seen the photography of Anne Geddes she agrees, too.

I played along with the current *Wink*Wink Ink challenge of using Homemade Embellishments on a creation, based it on this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 78 and Allsorts Baby/Child Challenge 62 . I decided to make my own paper roses:

I love how the Blossom Baby image was colored and it lent itself very well to doing a simple paper tole technique. I created and printed out the Carl Sandburg quote using my Photoshop Elements program.

I’ve been a busy little bee and hope to start posting on a more consistent basis! What was keeping me busy? Well, here are a couple of little hints:

I’ll be sharing a project I had a blast creating soon (just waiting for creative clearance from the company) so I hope you stick around for that! I may have another little teaser photo to share a little later…hmmmm….

As always, THANK YOU all for your visits and sweet comments!!

Card Recipe

Digital Stamp: *Wink*Wink Ink Blossom Baby

Paper: Basic Grey Origins pad, Stampin’ Up! (Perfect Plum, Gable Green)

Accessories: Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Florals die, Martha Stewart punches (Branch, Classic Butterfly), Cuttlebug embossing folders (Swiss Dots, Seeing Spots), Zva Creative pearls, lavender organza ribbon, Glue Dots (Mini, Craft), 3M foam adhesive, Bow-Easy

Super cute digital stamps over at *Wink*Wink Ink!

I rarely get a chance to check out what’s new out there in regards to stamps (both rubber and digital) and it’s always a treat when someone points me in the right direction!  Rachael from *Wink*Wink Ink (in charge of DT and Publicity) recently contacted me if I’d be interested in creating a card using digital images created by Melanie Montes de Oca (she’s the artist and owner) and after seeing what they had to offer I said YES!

Here’s my card using the Catnap digital stamp set and this week’s MOJO147 sketch:

You read that right…I said digital stamp SET!  Many of the *Wink*Wink Ink digitals have BOTH uncolored and colored versions of the images!  I LOVE that because it saves so much time not having to color and let me tell ya, they are colored wonderfully!  I used the colored version of the Catnap set so you can see why I was excited to work with it!

There are fun challenges to participate in and you can find the *Wink *Wink Ink group at the Crafters Digital Art Center.  If you join CDAC group right now there is a special coupon code for 25% off waiting over there as a "Thank You" for checking out the new group.  But hurry!  The coupon expires on July 15! 

Other challenges for this card:

The Crazy Challenge – It’s hip to be square!

Paper Playtime – Bubbles (any way you interpret it)

Speedy the Cat’s Friends – Challenge #11 (punches)

Just For Fun Friday – Color Challenge #19

Sew Many Challenges - #19 Anything Goes

Pile It On! – #27 Holiday Colors (used Thanksgiving/Fall colors)

Little Red Wagon - #36 Nestabilities

Card Recipe

Digital: *Wink*Wink Ink Catnap

Ink: Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress pad

Paper: Basic Grey Max & Whiskers pad, Stampin’ Up! (Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa)

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Circles Small, Petite Scalloped Circles Small), Basic Grey (Opalines, Max &Whiskers button), Karen Foster brown Scrapper’s Floss, Fiskars square Whale punch