Quick and Simple Chenille Flower Embellishment Tutorial

Happy Saturday! Today is my guest designer featured tutorial over at Die Cuts R Us Design Team Blog.

My tutorial demonstrates how to the make a Chenille Flower Embellishment pictured in my card above.

I stamped Yoga Anya onto Neenah cardstock using Memento ink. Next I colored my image using copic markers. I die cut my image using a nesties oval and left the paper in the die while I sponged on some Antique Linen distress ink around the edges. I adhered my image onto a scallop oval die cut from nesties. I rounded the corners of my Basic Grey Kioshi patterned paper and then sponged on some Antique Linen distress ink around the edges of the paper. I made a knot in my ribbon and adhered that to my patterned paper. I used one of the new Tim Holtz Sizzix dies- Elegant Flourishes to die cut some self adhesive glitter craft foam I found at the craft store and added the flourishes around my image. Next I stuck on my Chenille Flower using two glue dots and finally I added some pearls to the bottom corner of my card to finish it off.

Recipe:
Supplies Available from Die Cuts R Us-
Yoga Anya stamp by The Greeting Farm
Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink
Basic Grey Kioshi 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Kioshi Collection Stitched Brads
Memento Die Ink Pad Tuxedo Black
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock
GluGlider
Also used:
PTI Pink Shimmer Cardstock
PTI Plum Pudding Swiss Dots Satin Ribbon (reverse side)
Nestabilities Petite Oval and Scallop Oval Dies
Sponge Dauber
Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Pearls in Blush
Adhesive Glitter Craft Foam
Chenille Pipe Cleaner
Corner Rounder Punch
Copic Markers:
Face: E000, E11, E21, R20
Hair: E25, E27, E35
Clothes: RV0000, RV10, RV21

Chenille Flower Tutorial Supplies needed-
Chenille Pipe Cleaner (available at any craft store)
Jumbo Brads- I used a Basic Grey Kioshi collection Stitched Brad
A round object or you can use your fingers (for picture taking purposes I used a Judikins Color duster handle)

1- Wrap your pipe cleaner around your finger or round object one time and bend the lose end around the rest of the pipe cleaner to secure the first loop.

2- Now wrap the pipe cleaner around again in the opposite direction.

3- Wrap the pipe cleaner around again multiple times until you have used the entire length of the pipe cleaner...

keep wrapping in alternate directions...

This end result will be 4 loops if you use the color duster handle and 5 if you use your fingers.

4- Now insert your jumbo brad through the center of your flower and bend back the prongs in such a way that it secures the pipe cleaner in the shape you have created.
Finished- Now you have a finished flower to add to your card.