Last week, while searching for something to share over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles, I discovered a tutorial that I thought was so cool, I just had to try it right away: coffee Filter Ruffles. You can see the link that I first discovered here. I was so inspired by it, that I just had to give it a try right away so I could share it with today.
These are the images that got me so excited.
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| Cut the centre out of a few stacked coffee filters |
To create your own ruffles follow these easy steps. Grab a few coffee filters, and cut out the centre. I'm saving my centres to use on another craft someday. So I had to give it a try for myself. I thought the ruffle layers were a little large though, so I cut them in half, both lengthwise and widthwise.
I then grabbed a handful of Studio Calico Mr. Huey's
and began dying the ruffles one at a time.
End result looked like this. I did end up adding an extra shade of green.
You'll notice that the coverage is a little splotchy in some areas.
I decided not to worry about it, but just to go with the flow.
Using double sided tape I covered the bottom, front of the card and began layering.
I snipped off the parts of the ruffles that were over hanging.
To finish it off, I simply added a couple little embellishments,
and voila, a happy little card to add to my stash.
Have you ever seen a tip/technique or any idea that got you so excited you had to try it right away. If so, link me up I'd love to see what inspires you.
Lastly I have a winner for my Kiwi Lane Designs blog hop. I want to thank all of you for stopping by and commenting, and especially those that became new followers. I hope to continue to inspire you with quality, and creative projects throughout the year.
I am off for a quick trip to Mexico tomorrow. Just me and my hubs, really looking forward to some time away, just the two of us. I hope to have a few photos of sand and sun for you next week. Until then, enjoy the rest of your week everyone, and thank you so much for stopping by today. Pin It
4 comments:
What a fabolous idea to use coffee filters as ruffles! And your card is just awesome - love the structure the ruffles give!
I wish I had any links to give you, but right now I'm just busy with trying to get a grip on using wet medias on my layouts... I'm about to give it up, as it never turnes out the way I want.
Congrats to Valerie!!! I love love love love your ruffles and loveeeeeeeeeeeee your card!!! So BEAUTIFUL!! I need to try this too!!! Thanks for the inspo!! I am gonna be pinning this!! Have fun in Mexico!!! :)
Love the ruffles! Great tutorial, thank you!
Looks wonderful! Especially in person :) Have fun in Mexico, please have a daquiri for me.
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