Poofy Vintage Print Button Flowers

A tutorial video on how to create your own poofy flowers from vintage book print. With their bright and cheery button centers, it makes them the perfect additions to your cards and scrap layouts!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• hand made
• scrap-booking
• card making
• embellishment
• Raspberry Suite
• Dawn McVey

[pinkscrapper99]

Hi Dawn, love the flower. Do you know if books are acid free? I thought maybe if the book was old enough, it wouldn't matter anymore. Thank you so much. Carlene

[DawnMcVey]

Hi Carlene,

I'm sorry but I don't honestly know if vintage books are acid free or not. I suppose it could be different with each book.

[spmissy]

Love the video! Can I ask how you are holding your phone/camera up to shoot the video?

[DawnMcVey]

I balance my iPhone on a metal yard stick that's wedged into my paper storage and sticking out over my desk. It's all very high-tech! Hahaha!

[23Sleepingbeauty]

coloring the paper part with chalks looks awesome too

[inkydreamer]

Yay!

[westernkate]

Just a note from a librarian. I LOVE that you are using old books. I made a run recently to a second had store for old books for the aged and discoloured effect. I love the robin hood book and the french title I found. Crazy fun! Fact is old books really do deteriorate and wind up in the trash or recycle so why not use them this way? I love this tut. Thanks for posting! Great little trick with the string. Thanks again.

[westernkate]

Just a note from a librarian. I LOVE that you are using old books. I made a run recently to a second had store for old books for the aged and discoloured effect. I love the robin hood book and the french title I found. Crazy fun! Fact is old books really do deteriorate and wind up in the trash or recycle so why not use them this way? I love this tut. Thanks for posting!

[creationfaeries]

so cute! I was making kind of same flowers (same principle)... but I will definitely try this as well...those buttons are so cute!

[vol4itza87]

you talking too much

[ibkristykat]

I don't like the idea of using the actual page from the books themselves but would rather scan/copy it onto cardstock...... I love books too much to tear it up.

[scarlety123]

what a cute idea. I can assure you that the paper in vintage books will not be acid free but depending on the craft you are doing, this is great.

[chamogul]

Thank you sooooooo much Dawn. This was extremely helpful and so cute. I am a very crafty person and trying to MAKE my 11 yr old more like MOMMY (smile) and she's actually loving your website. She also says thank youuuuuu MISS DAWN... LOL