Mother's Day Paper Flower Corsage

I made these paper corsages for my mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother for Mother's Day.  Each year we attend the Sturgis Mother-Daughter Banquet put on by my church.  The men serve dinner and then we are entertained with a variety show put on by the members of the church, including the kids.  I remember being in the productions when I was little, too.

Stampin' Up! Paper Flower Corsage

To make the magnolia, I cut one 1-3/8" Circle and 15 Ornament Punch shapes from Blush Blossom Card Stock, then sponged the edges with Cameo Coral Classic Ink.  Then I curled each "petal" with Bone Folder before adhering the Ornament Punch tabs of each one to the circle base using Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive.

For the each carnation I cut a strip of Cameo Coral Card Stock to 1-1/2" x 3", decorated on long edge with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch and sponged that edge.  I affixed a strip of Sticky Strip to the other long edge then accordian folded it before taking off the liner and squeezing it shut.  Then I treated a 1-1/4" x 3" piece of Garden Green Card Stock similarly, pinking one short edge, then wrapped it to create the stem, as shown:

The Apricot Appeal Card Stock lily is made with three Large Oval Punch shapes, scored down the middle lengthwise and curled with the Bone Folder, then wrapped around a sliver of Only Orange Card Stock stamen and given a stem like the carnation, but without pinked edges.  I added a Summer Sun Corduroy Button to the magnolia centers and added Garden Green Card Stock greenery sprays with the Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch.  I reinforced the flowers and stems with a generous amount of Crystal Effects, then spritzed the corsage with Frost White Shimmer Spray that I showed you how to make in my video tutorial on YouTube.  A round of felt on the back allowed the corsage to be pinned on, while hiding the stems on the back.  I bagged them each in a Large Flat Cello Bag for transport and safekeeping.

I think the mothers really like them!

Stamp away today!
Michelle

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CARDSTOCK: Blush Blossom #103318, Cameo Coral #100475, Garden Green #102584, Apricot Appeal #105124, Only Orange #102837
INK: Cameo Coral #103035
ADHESIVES: Sticky Strip #104294, Crystal Effects #101055, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive #110755
ACCESSORIES: 1-3/8" Circle #104401, Ornament #116794, Large Oval #107305, Pinking Hearts Border #117649, and Extra Large Two-Step Bird #117191 Punches, Stamping Sponges #101610, Bone Folder #102300, Summer Sun Corduroy Buttons #114343, Frost White Shimmer Paint #116854 (still available)

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