Friday, March 11, 2011

Zip on over to Want2Scrap for a zipper flower tutorial!

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Hello friends!  I hope you can zip on over to the Want2Scrap today and check out an simple tutorial on how to make your own flowers out of zippers!   I have been noticing these fab flowers all over the place and I had to make one myself. 
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I used mine on a fashion oriented card because I do so love the trend of vintage seamstress items and the dress form trend that has been all over lately. I was able to tuck in bits of vintage goodies in the pocket inspired by the challenge over at City Crafter Challenge blog.
 
This pocket would be great with a fabric store gift card tucked inside too!

Check out the bits of Want2Scrap bling adorning my zipper flower and also, my handmade original button card.
 
The button card was designed in Word, printed, and then I added the glamour girl stamp in the center from Clearly Vintage. Isn't she fabulous dah-ling?!
 
Ready to make your own zipper flower?  Zip on over to the Want2Scrap blog for all the details!  Happy flower making...
 
Supplies
Digi Button Card:  Designed by Dana Gustafson, http://www.paperdaydream.blogspot.com/
Stamps: Clearly Vintage Glamour Girls
Paper: October Afternoon
Die cut dress form:  Girls Paperie
Craft Supplies: sewing machine, buttons, silver thread, pinking sheers, zipper, seamstress pins, vintage measuring tape and bias tape wrapper, glitter glue

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13 comments:

Elise said...

Ohhhhhh, myyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Oh, my, OH...! Myyyyyyyy! GOOOOOOODNESS! And JOY! Piles and piles of precious ephemera and the MOST flawlessly placed BLING perfection and CREATIVE ju-ju and ABSOLUTELY delicious inspiration - oh, DEAR! I can barely type, 'cause my MOUTH is watering! GOSH, girl! THIS card is.... I bow to you... FANTASTIC! I am BEYOND inspired - this is FREAKIN' fabulous and YOU, my dear - are my SHEro.

Yeowza!

Anonymous said...

Hi Dana:)
WoW your card with pockets is `sew` beautiful..TFS:) x

Andrea M said...

Oh how fabulous Girl!!! Love, love, love this idea! And your card is pure eye candy!!!

cnelson said...

WOWZERS!! LOVE EVERYTHING about this!! Thanks so much for playing along at CCCB!!

Ros said...

This is out of this world fabulous!!! LOVE everything about it ... thank you so much for joining in with us this week at CCCB

Lisa Kind said...

I saw the tutorial...love this technique! Your card (as always) is gorgeous!

suzARTe said...

such a beautiful cards with so many little details.

Cindy said...

WOW! Terrific card! Love the zipper rose. :o)

Karen said...

DANA! You are rockin' it! When I first popped over and saw that zipper flower, I just about exploded...that is the coolest fabric flower I've ever seen!!! And then I read that you've made another fantastic custom button card too. Yup, you're rockin' the creative! :>

Unknown said...

Hi Dana, Your pocket card is fabulous. I just love that flower.. So glad you played along with us this week at CCCB!

Kathryn B said...

Can't wait to give this technique a try Dana! Love your old fashioned looking card girl! The zipper flower is just amazing and the colors you used are PERFECT! It's so Donna Reed...thats what comes to my mind when I look at this work of art! LOL!!!

Becky Carafa said...

What a cool flower! I am just in awe of those of you who are able to pull off the vintage and collage look, I can't do it to save my life. Beautiful work, Dana!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

That is absolutely darling, thanks for sharing your beautiful work with us at CCCB!