Crepe Paper Hydrangeas Member Make Video Workshop
Happy Hydrangeas
Your August Collection is here! And we are starting it off with everything you need to get ready for this month's live Member Make workshop. As always, Meagan has designed some gorgeous flowers for us. And I can't wait to learn how to make these crepe paper hydrangeas along with the rest of you!
Project Includes
Video tutorial Photo Tutorial PDF Template SVG Cut FilesTools
Materials
- Extra Fine Crepe Paper Secret Garden Collection — Linen, Fern, and Cypress
- Double-Sided Crepe Paper — Ferns & Moss
- Floral Tape
- Thick Paper-Covered Stem Wire
- 24-Gauge Green Paper-Covered Wire
- Design Master Color Tool Spray — Ivory, Pink, and Raspberry
- Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue or Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
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Hydrangeas are such sweet little blooms. Other than this free starter flower pattern we created for beginners, we have not made any crepe paper hydrangeas like this before! In the past, I have made my hydrangeas using frosted paper. So I'm excited to try something new and see how gorgeous they look when made out of extra-fine crepe paper.
One tip we have for these crepe paper hydrangeas is to use a Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 to cut your flower pieces. Before I got my Cricut, I used to hand-cut my hydrangeas, so it is definitely possible to cut this paper flower by hand! But it will be a lot easier and faster with a machine.
Another tip is to use the Designer Master Color Tool Spray on your crepe paper hydrangea flowers. While we love PanPastel pigments and use them on a lot of our paper flowers, it would take a lot of time to color each flower individually with PanPastel. The tool spray is much faster and will make your blooms look even more beautiful!
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Leave a CommentWould it be possible to get the leaves added to the cut file? I tried adding some with illustrator but I cannot for the life of me get them to stay at an angle when I bring to Cricut.
Hello Lauren! I just double-checked, and the leaves are in the SVG file. Maybe zoom out on your canvas or open up the top group so you can see the sub-groups. The two leaf sets are on the right side of all of the petals
No need to answer, I just saw that Design Master makes a color called Light Blue also called “Hydrangea Blue” in the “Just for Flowers” line. It says it can be used on paper.
Yes! These are the ones we use in the studio. They work really well with crepe paper and these are the perfect colors. I would suggest even mixing them to get some natural variation.
My friend loves the blue hydrangeas, what color Design Master do you think would work best? Any suggestions? It’s for a bouquet for her wedding rehearsal. I’ll be adding some white or ivory flowers also.
Design Master does have some great color options.
I’m working on the hydrangea now and use my Cricut to cut. I found that the svg pattern is too long to fit on the crepe paper and I’m having a hard time just separating out some of the petals to do a second sheet. Do you have any suggestions?
I reworked that file so that the petals are grouped rather than locked. That will give you the option to attach them or move them around. Let me know if that works for you.
it did work. can you do the same with the wheat shafts?
Great. The wheat shafts are set so you can edit them as well. I added a comment in that post to detail.
thanks so much for all this help. I’m hardly a tech wiz.
I am not either, lol. I just have people here to help me. . . and you. 🙂
I’ve actually done the research on cleaning the cutting machine mats….Put them in the kitchen sink and put some dawn liquid on it. Then use a gentle scrubby and scrub the entire mat. Then thoroughly rinse and dry standing or hanging. It won’t be sticky when it’s wet, but the stick will return when dry. You can preserve your mats literally forever doing this. I also think you can use any liquid detergent. It may not work quite as well though.
Love this! Thanks for sharing this with everyone. 🙂
another tip for keeping the mats in good condition is to use the scraper tool after each use and clean the mat with it and make sure to keep the cellophane cover on when not in use
Very good tips! Thank you.
Also, The craft spray paint that I seem to see in the color I want is paint/primer. Is that ok to use on crepe paper?
I just changed the links for the Design Master spray to Amazon. Hopefully those links will maintain for a while. You can use regular spray paint. Just be careful not to get to close and use more of a light mist.
Since I can’t seem to find the “Designer Master Color Tool Spray ” very easily, would I be able to add pan pastel in different intensities to the crepe paper I’m using BEFORE I cut it with my Cricut? Should I try spraying a UV resistant spray onto the pan pastel’ed paper before I cut it?
If I were trying PanPastel, I think I would cut first then add the pastel to the tips of each petal set. This sounds like a lot of work though.lol. And, yes, spraying with fixative before removing it off the mat. I am going to add new links to the Design Master, since I see it might be on Amazon again.
The spray is just regular paint spray?
You can use a craft paint spray. We used a florist paint, but it isn’t easy to source now.
The SVG file is the same as described in the tutorial. Each petal is separate, with small circles. Is there a way that I can get the correct SVG?
Thank you.
I think you may be referring to our pattern for the heavy crepe paper hydrangeas, if you are looking for that SVG you can find it in this post. https://liagriffith.com/video-tutorial-heavy-crepe-paper-hydrangea-starter-pattern/
Ok thank you! Do you think daffodils work? Also, I can’t seem to find designmaster colortool OR oasis for a reasonable price or the right colors. Are there any other spray paints that are similar?
Daffodils will look lovely with this. You can look for any craft spray paint in the colors you like at your local craft store. Often the craft stores will sell smaller cans. I also find great paints at art supply stores like Blick.
Sorry if I am repeating someone else’s question, but I was wondering what flowers you think would go nicely with the white one (with the green and pink spray)? I’m making them as a gift and was wondering what else to put with them! Thank you 🙂
Hydrangeas are those types of flowers that go well with many other flowers. I might suggest roses, dahlias or peonies for a mix of large with the small hydrangea buds.
do you really need to use raspberry or no? and sorry for asking you so many questions.
I’m only 12 and I really like making flowers!
Don’t be sorry for asking questions! You never have to follow our instructions exactly– you can make any modification you want based on the tools and materials you have available, or just what you like best! If you want pink flowers, you can try using watercolor paint or pink eye shadow or blush, or just stick to white.
Can you use design master perfect pink?
I haven’t used that color yet, but if you like it then you should use it!
Is there any other colour related to raspberry spray ?
It looks like Fuchsia Bright may be close? https://dmcolor.com/products/fuchsia-bright/
Dear Lia Griffith Team,
do you also recommend to use the Cricut fabric mat for fine crepe paper? What setting would you recommend for fine crepe paper for the Cricut Maker?
Many thanks, Denise
Hi Denise! We use the standard grip mat and Cotton setting for cutting extra fine crepe paper.
Hi! Is there a way the SVG file of the petals can be ungrouped as singles? A few petals got torn while cutting, so I only need to cut out about 10 of them. I tried cutting them by hand, but they were a bit difficult. Also, I’m finding that regardless of the setting I use on the Maker (“crepe paper” with “default” or “more pressure”), it is cutting into my mat. 🙁 Any tips would be appreciated!
We have updated the file so that you can now cut single petals. Have you tried using “less pressure”? When cutting the extra-fine crepe we do find that it cuts into the mat a bit but would recommend having a “crepe paper only” mat to be sure you aren’t cutting up all of your mats. 🙂
I just viewed the updated SVG file. If it’s not too much trouble, can you also put the little cut line in the middle of the single petal?
Re: “less pressure” setting, I thought about that immediately after I posted the question here. I will have to try that. I’m also glad to know that it’s a known problem and not just happening to me. Thank you.
There is a cut line in the middle of the petal, you should see it once it’s loaded into Design Space 🙂
Hi I love these and hope to join you later. I am having problems finding the Design Master sprays in the UK. Is Oasis spray paint similar?
Yes, Oasis spray is very similar it should work for the hydrangeas! 🙂
Currently cutting away on the maker. If it’s not cutting the slit in the middle, can I just poke a hole with the wire on Friday? So excited for my first Member Make (I literally blocked my work calendar with a VIP meeting!)
Yes Wendy, you can just poke a hole through the petals with the end of your wire!
The samples look fabulous and really looking forward to this . Don’t have a cricut so will be busy with my scissors .
Thanks Sue
We are excited to show you all how to make this on Friday!
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