CASED Dahlia Fold Flowers

Good Day Everyone!
Tracey here with the CASED card for this month's technique challenge, Dahlia Fold Flowers. I am just loving all of the entries so far. All of you are doing some fantastic work with this. I had a very difficult time choosing just one creation to case. I finally settled on entry # 2 by Shauna. In casing Shauna's card, I decided I would follow her layout but in a different colour scheme.

This is the card Shauna made:

Here is what I made based on her design:

(A complete list of the items I used to make my card is posted on my blog.)

 

You still have 10 more days to create a project using May's technique and enter it into our challenge. If you are looking for the tutorial and where to link up your post, you will find it HERE. I can't wait to see your creation.

Water Stamping Winners

It's time to announce the winners of last month's Water Stamping Challenge. Once again the entire crew would like to say a HUGE thank you for entering our challenge! We love visiting your blogs and are always inspired by your creations! 

Our Top Winner is~

#5 Shana Graff!!!!!

Congratulations!!!  You win the amazing prize package offered by last month's hostess, Katy!  Please email Mynnette at onastampage@yahoo.com to claim your prize!  AND, don't forget to grab your badge from the tab up top! :)

Our Showcased cards in numerical order~

#2 Sarah Stone

#7 Dawn T.

(Sorry for no photo--

not allowed to copy from Flickr.)

#9 Pooja

#10 Kimbo

#14 Veronica

Congratulations to you all!  You win a digital sentiment made by Mynnette!  Please email her at onastampage@yahoo.com to claim your prize!  AND, don't forget to grab your badge from the tab up top! :)

Don't forget to join us this month for our DAHLIA FOLD FLOWERS challenge!  Watch the video tutorial and link up your projects HERE in the original challenge post! HUGS and happy crafting, friends! :)

Birthday Blog Hop Winner Announced

Good morning everyone!

I want to thank all of you who participated in the fabulous birthday blog hop for Mynnette!!!  It was such a fabulous surprise for her!  Also, many thanks to Ellen who facilitated the blog hop between Technique Time Tuesday & The Inkspirational DTs! 

Now the news you have all been waiting for!!!!!!!

The winner of the blog hop & a fantastic prize package is..............

KIMBO!!!!

Congrats!!!!  Please email me with your full name & address and we'll get your prize package out ASAP! :)

Thanks again to everyone who played along!
Have a fab day!
Julz :)

Tips & Variations: Dahlia Fold Flowers

Hi, friends!  We're starting something NEW this month!  We will be posting each Tuesday of the month to help you learn more about our technique, to announce winners, and to remind you how many more days you have to play along with us here at Technique Time Tuesday!

This is the second Tuesday of the month and our technique is DAHLIA FOLD FLOWERS.  We've got a gorgeous card made by DT member Julz that shows you another way you can use this fun fold!

Here's a card that Julz made~

Julz says:
1. To make a single bud: Slide one Dahlia fold into another.  
2. To make a triple bud: Slide two Dahlia folds into one Dahlia fold then add a fourth in between the first two.  I'll have a video on my post showing this variation.
3. If usng cardstock, stamp one side or stamp both sides with different patterns. This creates more texture. 
4. To twist your flower center, lay your Dahlia folds so the center is slightly off to the side. 
5. Try Scallop circles, Hearts (folds on the non-pointed side), or squares for a different look.

Speaking of other shapes, Julz came up with another card using hearts!!!  A little bit different look but equally fabulous, don't you think?

Here's the card~

And the "How To" picture~

Isn't that gorgeous?!  Instead of creating an entire flower, you can use single folds or just a few to create a fabulous floral image. Wouldn't smaller circles be cool to use?  You could do an entire garden!  Just use your imagination and play around--it's such fun! :)

Here are some other tips and variations from the fabulous TTT DT that you could try as well!

Karen says: 
1. Use free papers from magazines (not the shiny type) to make these as they are not as thick as scrapbooking papers.
2. Use wet glue to stick to the base circle as you can move the 'petals' into position.

Katy says:
1. I found that thinner scrapbook paper work better than thicker paper. 
2. If you have a one-sided paper and don't like the white-you can color it with ink such as distress inks.

Rocky says:
1. To make a butterfly use two medium circles and two small.
2. You may need to snip off unseen edges underneath to get a perfect alignment when assembling the flower.
3. Origami papers are good for this technique, pretty and not too thick.

I hope you take some time to check out the original challenge post and watch the tutorial video then create something for us!  We LOVE seeing all the wonderful and creative projects that you make for us!  HUGS and happy crafting! :)