Vintage Flowers from Old Newspaper

Jul 23
2009

When I posted my newest card over on my blog, several folks requested a tutorial on creating these vintage style flowers our of old newspapers.IMG_4805

So today’s tutorial will walk you through creating these type of flowers using old newspaper and other supplies you may have on hand.

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For this project you will need:

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First step is to cut out your flower
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Ink up one side with your colored ink
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Lay the flower on you metallic pad
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Rub it with something to get a good coating of ink on your flower
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Once you have your flowers and they have dried you can then use them as embellishments on cards or scrapbook pages!
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Save money, reduce, reuse, and recycle. :)

 

PS: Everyone keeps asking me who is Jennifer Macguire, she’s ONLY one of my favorite blogs, EVER! LOL..  Her blog is HERE.  TONS of great project videos made for twopeasinabucket