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Dogwood leaves and flowers


otterine

Instead of using the foliage techniques used in the DVD tutorial Master Miniaturists: Landscaping Primer with Diane Myrick, I wanted to use a technique to make a dogwood tree that would allow for close-up photos. I decided to use scrapbooking punches to make flowers and leaves. I have just under 100 branch tips on my tree, so I punched out 400 white flowers using the mini Hydrangea punch by Punch Bunch and colored each of them individually with markers. I ended up dumping about 20 or so for bad marker wielding.

Here are the flowers and the Punch Bunch tri leaf sprig I plan to use. I will shape the leaves to add vein texture and then glue the flowers and leaf sprigs to the tree skeleton. I'm also planning to add some dimension to the flower centers. We'll see how well it all works in the end. :D

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Spring Fling 2012 - The Aero Squadron Lounge

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Punch Bunch! That's the brand I just ordered! I got them in 2 sizes, the mini and the small to have different sizes of leaves and flowers.

Any tips?

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Yes, be careful! If they jam, that's it. One sheet of paper at a time, no heavier than computer paper, and punch straight down on a flat surface.

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