Crepe Paper Carnation

I love this. But I have no clue what the difference in crepe paper is - do you?

http://randomonpurposelife.blogspot.com/2010/12/crepe-paper-carnations.html

These are gorgeous Carol. and I have no idea either!!!
When I think of crepe papre it brings back those childhood memories of my sister and I striinging it up on the wall for Christmas decorations... and if you stuck your tongue on it. .it would stick and give you a nasty taste in your mouth... I can taste it now.. YUCK!!

Those are pretty. I have some crepe paper edging from an old kit. I might just give this a try. Question from the unexperienced - what is Matte Medium?

Gail, it is like glue. I made some tonight but I used mulberry paper

Not exactly like hers and I didn't put glitter on the first ones I made.

Colleen, those came out GORGEOUS! I love that you love to make handmade flowers. I get excited for the both of us when I find something new! LOL

Was it difficult to work with the mulberry papers?

Gail it's also sometimes called "gel medium." It's what I use to stick the pages of my altered book together!

Carol, I cut them out with my sizzix because the punch won't cut them clean, other than that it is easy to work with. My only problem is I don't have lots of colors of paper to work with. Thanks for the idea Carol.

Great flowers Colleen!!!! They turned out GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

Gorgeous flowers Colleen!!!

The calla lily that is in the banner got my attention as well. DD wants calla lilies for her wedding next year so I may try making some of these and see how they turn out

TFS!!

So pretty!! I love how light and fresh they look!

Thank you ladies. Wanita I can't wait to see them.

Oh Wanita, my friend Shari also did calla lilies for her daughter. Let me ask her if she has the pattern to share.

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Oh Wanita, my friend Shari also did calla lilies for her daughter. Let me ask her if she has the pattern to share.

That would be great Carol...thanks!

Very pretty Colleen.

Thanks for the explanation. I'm guessing it wouldn't soak in as much as liquid glue? I think I'm going to look for some.

Looks like I'll be making some of these today instead of working on the website! LOL

A friend of mine in PA sent me some sheets of crepe paper - somehow it's stiffer than the rolls of crepe paper.

Colleen, do you use glimmer mist at all - or distress inks? That's what I'm hoping to use to color my white crepe paper!

I do use glimmer mist and distress and in fact the ones I made here, I put a little glue on the flowers and dipped them in fine glitter.

Okay so my CM punch didn't like the crepe paper, so I just free handed the cuts. Definitely NOT a good idea to use regular glue - it's too much and soaks thru the crepe paper. I will pull out my gel medium or use mod podge on the next one.

I want to try some distress ink and then spritz it with water - we'll see how that does.

Shortly after this was first posted, I used my crepe paper edging and made a couple. I used the gel medium to adhere the glitter and it worked really well.

Let's see them Carol and Gail

Mine is drying - I glimmer misted it - HEAVILY! lol