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7 Free Flower Patterns and Scrapbook Page Sketches

Flowers are an ever-popular scrapbook page embellishment. In this gallery, I encourage you to look at flowers in a new way, as a graphic design element on your pages. The sketches in this gallery show you ideas for using very large flowers.

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Sleek and Modern Paper Strip Flowers

Wednesday May 16, 2012

Paper Strip Flowes Made From Fancy Pants Designs Patterned PaperQuick and simple flowers can also be sleek, stylish, and modern. This week's new article is called Quick and Simple Paper Strip Flowers. It has step by step instructions for these flowers that will look great on any scrapbook page or greeting card. The best part is that you can make these flowers using patterned paper scraps and complete them in just minutes. Try making some of these great flowers today!

Folded Ribbon Flowers

Monday May 14, 2012

Ribbon flower for scrapbooking and cardmaking.You do not need fancy techniques or lots of supplies to make beautiful flowers for your scrapbook pages and greeting cards. These Folded Ribbon Flowers can be made in minutes with supplies you already have on hand. This new step by step article will show you what supplies you need to gather and guide you through the simple steps needed to create 3-D ribbon flowers.

Simple Quilled Paper Flowers

Friday May 11, 2012

quilled flowerQuilling is a centuries old art form that uses rolled strips of paper to piece together shapes and designs. Using the basics of these techniques you can create beautiful, 3-D flowers for your scrapbook pages and greeting cards. The best part about this flower embellishment technique is that it requires very few supplies. This article, Simple Quilled Paper Flowers, will show you how you can make quilled flowers using only glue, toothpicks, and strips of cardstock or patterned paper.

Tissue Paper Flowers

Tuesday May 8, 2012

Tissue Paper FlowersApril showers bring May flowers, so this May, here on About.com we will have a series of flower technique ideas for scrapbooking. Flowers are some of the most popular embellishments used on scrapbook pages. This article, Tissue Paper Flowers for Scrapbook Pages, shows you how to take items that you  most likely already have in your craft closet and turn them into beautiful, textured, delicate flowers.

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