Friday, August 13, 2010

Joanne- GIVEAWAY and Inspirational


Hi I'm Joanne! I'm so excited to join you in Lindsay's Blog Party today. I wanted to do an inspiration post with you. I've been in a paper crafting phase lately, and have been super inspired by flowers. Not just any type of flowers...but handmade paper flowers.


 

Here are some of the paper flowers I've been working on. My most favorite technique involves layering circles (pictured above: bottom left, and bottom middle flower). I can't remember where I've first learned how to make them--I've seen similar versions here and there on the web. I free-hand cut three varying sized circles from contrasting papers. Free-hand cutting gives it it's imperfection and charm. I then crumpled each circle to give it a wrinkled, used texture. After crumpling, I unfolded and inked the edges for an antique look. Next I layered and glued the circles together and topped it off with a button, brad, rhinestone, or other embellishment. I also like to add random drops of glitter glue for even more texture. EASY, and FUN!
I also like using different flower punches and layering them together. There are so many cute flower punches out there on the market-- of course you can also free-hand cut your flower shapes too!




Since I'm from Hawaii, I just had to make a flower punch lei. We give leis to people when the graduate, celebrate birthdays, retirements, etc. Here's one made of recycled magazine pages, and old book pages. I strung them together and separated sections with cut drinking straws. To give them a little "kick" I wrapped the straws with Japanese washi tape.
Here are a few handmade flower links I've found and love...




And now, here's a little "FLOWER" giveaway!!!




Sign your name, and your favorite flower for a chance to win everything shown here (1 winner). Winner will be picked this Sunday :)



INCLUDES: making memories panorama flowers, pink glitter plumerias, hawaiian-style origami how-to book (includes several hawaiian flowers), 4 different sets of acrylic flower stamps, a made in hawaii hibiscus rubber stamp, hibiscus die-cut flowers, plumeria die-cut flowers, 2 packs of pink and blue flowers, k & company flower embellishments, and a whole bunch of handmade flowers made by me (including the ones shown above in the first photo).



47 comments:

  1. Hi there I am your newest FFF friend.
    Please stop by and say HI:)

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  2. Hi! My name is Danielle and my favorite flower is the Stargazer lily followed by the Gerbera daisy.

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  3. These are awesome! I especially like the top right one! So pretty!

    My favorite flower is a red gerbera daisy. Well I like all the colors but red is what I had for my wedding! :)

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  4. I love that lei! I'm Carrie and my favorite flowers are roses. :) You can't go wrong with them!

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  5. How cute. I'm Kendra and I don't have a favorite flower, because I love them all!

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  6. WOW!! That is awesome- Love the flowers you make and the lei! SO pretty :)
    I love the giveaway - my favorite flower is a tulip, but homemade I have made the prettiest dahlia after a how to. I made it in orange felt.

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  7. Wow, i love all the flowers, i'm sure to give this go! My name is Soofiya and my favourite flowers would have to be a lilies!

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  8. Katja. :)
    And my favorite flowers are tulips. So so pretty and simple <3

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  9. Cute! I love paper flowers! I'm Seletha & my favorite flowers are orchids!

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  10. My name is Jessica and my favorite flower is the blue daisy.

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  11. I love the one with the words, then the black and then the blue button. These as sooo cool. I really want to try making them and I absolutely am crazy for your lei. It's gorgeous. You're brilliant. I would also love to win your giveaway!

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  12. Hi! I'm Sophie, and I absolutely LOVE lilies of any kind :)

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  13. Such a cute giveaway! My name is Heather and I love lavender roses!

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  14. So cute! THis would be perfect to give to my sister!
    My favorite flower is the lily. I think it because I watched The Munsters growing up and Lily always slept with a lovely little bunch of lillies....I always thought it was just so pretty!

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  15. Hello. I'm Sabrina, and my favorite flowers are sunflowers and daisies. I love how "happy" they are.

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  16. Hey it's Carrie! I don't think it's possible to look at Daisy's and not smile. :)

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  17. Allo, I'm Christine and I love Orchids. Those flowers are amazing, so crative

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  18. Hi! My name is Kristie and my favorite flower is gerbera daisy (with magnolias being a close second.) Great giveaway!

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  19. Another cute giveaway xD I just love flowers ❀ favorite ones: tulip, poppies, lavender and sunflowers ❀

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  20. love how you make your own flowers esp the top right one w/the button, just adorable! thanks for sharing.

    My favorite flower is the lilac because they smell so awesome but also love the Sunflower they are so big and bright and then you get awesome seeds to eat after the flower goes away. so it keeps on giving!

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  21. I'm Becky and my favorite flowers are calla lilies, im a huge fan of lilies in general (:

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  22. cute layered flowers!!! :)
    I love wildflowers, like blue bonnets & indian paint brushes! they remind me of living in the country.

    xo,
    katie

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  23. Following you from Boost My Blog Friday. I would appreciate it if you could stop over and follow me back. Terry
    My Journey With Candida

    http://myjourneywithcandida.blogspot.com/

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  24. My favorite flower is simple: a single cream rose (my boyfriend/now husband started this 16 years ago).
    xoxo,
    jenny-lynn

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  25. My very favorite flower is the daffodill. When I see them blooming, it reminds me spring is here.

    terrylee5151 at aol dot com

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  26. my favorite flower is a gerber daisy :)

    indieandchic@yahoo.com

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  27. That's a great giveaway! I love paper circle flowers too. My name is Kimberly and I love daffodils!

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  28. My favorite flower......can I say all of them??? Well, if I have to choose my favorite would have to be lillies of any sort. Stargazer and Tiger lillies are beautiful! I just got a tattoo a few weeks back with a sea turtle and some plumeria (commemorating a trip to Hawaii along with my love of sea life and flowers) so this is perfect! I love your handcrafted paper flowers! How beautiful!

    ♥kayla

    www.themindwandering.blogspot.com

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  29. my names carly and my favourite flower...eee, that's a hard one. i really love daisies. my boyfriend gets me multi coloured ones and they look so so so pretty. i love the dyed ones too because they dye the water pretty colours :)

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  30. my favorite flowers are peonies!! xo

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  31. Awwww...I'm with Janel...peonies!!! I have lots of favs...gerber daisy, calla lily...but peonies are the top!

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  32. Those are all so cute. I love heliotropes. dramaqueensmum@gmail.com

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  33. These are great. I especially love the bottom center one. My favourite flowers are peonies.

    littlepearhouse(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  34. Super cute and fun!!
    I love sunflowers and star gazer lillies!! :)

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  35. I love those handmade flowers. Adorable.

    - Favorite flowers are daisies. :]

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  36. those paper flowers are awesome! my fave flowers are snapdragons, you can make them talk :)

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  37. Love so many flowers, but my two favorites are hydrangeas and dahlias!

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  38. Aww I love your flowers they're so cute!! I love sunflowers :)

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  39. Cute flowers!!! My favorite flower is a tiger lily, they're just so colorful!

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  40. These are just too cute! My favorite flower changes so often but right now I'd have to say daisies, I love the simplicity of them!
    -Carly

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  41. I love daisy. I don't know, for me it's the sign of tne beginning of spring!

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  42. Oh myyyyyyyyyyy I loved this tutorial, the lei's lovely!!!!, adore the giveaway, it's fantastic!!!!, my fave flower's calla lilies, but I really like all of them!!!! <3

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  43. Lauren is my name... this is the cutest tute! My favorite flower is gerber daisy in fall colors!

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  44. My name is Jessica and my favorite flower is the edelweiss flower, I love the folklore stories around it!

    luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  45. daisies are my favorite flowers. :]

    chandeliersky@gmail.com

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  46. O i adore these! my fav flowers R daffodils :)

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  47. Oh wow!! How fun is this!!

    I <3 Daisies!!

    Smiles to you all!

    Jenipher

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