Pom Pom flowers Tutorial

Hi friends!
I received some lovely comments on these cards that featured Dawn McVey's Pom Pom flowers. I realized when I looked back to the link I provided, that she has temporarily removed it from her blog. Since I had a couple of questions on how to make them, I thought I'd make a quickie tut to show you how easy (and therapeutic) they are to make :) Yes, I'll be adding this to my video tuts I owe you :( I tried but I kept coughing :(

Here's what you'll need:

* 1 brad
* Paper
* a scallop punch
(I'm using SU!'s Scallop punch, but you can use Nesties, a die cut machine, or whatever you'd like)
So let's get started!

The Deets:

Punch out 5 scallops.

Stack them together. They don't need to be even, actually the more random the better. Punch a hole through the center. I used a 1/8" hole punch (on my Croppie- aka Crop-a-dile)

Stick the brad through the hole & spread the clasps open:

Now comes the therapeutic part!!!
Start with the top layer & crumble it up. No need to be prim & proper here! Just crumble it up well. Think of someone who is on your last nerve. Like the boss who won't let you teach the grade you've been begging to have for 4 years now because... oh... oops! I forgot I'm typing here :) BTW, that was totally hypothetical ;) You get the idea- CRUMBLE IT UP!!!

Then go to each layer & enjoy the *free* therapy! Wooo!Hooo!

Keep going...

You're going to want to crumble more than I'm showing you. I was trying to do it super fast.

DON'T CRUMBLE THE LAST ONE!!! That's going to be your base. Then start unwrapping each layer a little until you get the look you like.
Here's the finished flower:

As you can see, they're very dimensional, but easy & beautiful.

I so hope you give this a try and I'm warning you, once you get started you won't want to stop! I'm going to have my class make these for their Mother's Day Projects for sure.

As always, thanks so much for peeking at my blog today! I've got conferences continuing, but more importantly, 24 (the TV show) is about to start, so I've...
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PS: Dawn suggested you go to a thrift store & get an inexpensive children's book- poetry maybe- and use that. You'll have paper forever. As a teacher, I can't imagine doing that. But it IS for crafting, so it's for a good reason right??? Ooooh, I'm torn :{