Create a ribbon flower with Erum Tasneem! :)

My guest today is the super talented Erum Tasneem of  VIBGYOR Krafts. Erum makes the most breathtaking creations. Her projects are always full of textures and layers.She has a great sense of colour which she combines with her beautifully handmade flowers to stunning effect! Today she shares an awesome tutorial on how to create an amazing ribbon flower. She's also hosting a ribbon challenge with a fabulous prize for the winner! :)

Prepare to be awed! Check out some of E's creations!

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Hi! I am E.T. of VIBGYOR Krafts. I live in Karachi, Pakistan and we have very few craft supplies here, tons of art supplies but almost zero craft supplies. Because of limited craft supplies, I gravitated towards making stuff on my own. For instance, dyeing my own paper and drawing and cutting my own flowers. I have always been inspired by the Prima flowers I see used by so many crafters. Fairly recently this inspiration has led me to making fabric flowers. I still make paper flowers and sometimes combine both fabric and paper flowers together in one card.  

I mostly make cards with no images and just flowers framing a sentiment (which is usually computer generated due to lack of stamps). I am happy with what I have and I think sometimes my cards come out good enough. I do make a lot of flowers from scratch and today I have a pictorial for you. I have come up with this flower on my own and the resulting flower is gorgeous. 

Thanks to Yvonne for considering my creations worthy enough to showcase here.

Things you need:

Ribbon or fabric (preferably 1 inch or above)

Glue

Glitter (not necessary)

Step 1.Apply glitter or stickles to one edge of the ribbon. Let it dry.

Step 2. Cut out a rough circle, this will be your flower base. This doesn’t have to be perfect, it won’t show.

Step 3.Apply glue on the circle and start gathering your ribbon as shown in the picture.

Step 4.You can also overlap and make a second ruffled layer.

Step 5. Stop at any point you want to or continue to add a third layer. Now start twisting the ribbon instead of adding more ruffles (like you make a twisted rose).

Step 6. Keep twisting and gluing down the twisted ribbon until you are pleased with the outcome. Now cut your ribbon, apply a bit of glue at the end of the ribbon and insert it in the flower’s center.

Step 7.You can finish it off here by adding a gem or button OR

Step 8. You can take a thinner ribbon than the one you are using right now. Cut it 3-4 inches, roll it and glue it in the center like I did.

Step 9. Play around with your flower until you get the desired result. Tuck in and glue a few sharp folds and this is what you will get.

You can see that I didn’t continue with applying glitter along the entire edge. Midway through the making of this flower, I thought I would add glitter once the flower is complete. Here is what it looks like after I placed it on my project.

Here is my project.

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Isn't that a stunning card? Ready to play along? Link up your newly created projects featuring a handmade ribbon flower via Inlinkz (located at the end of the post) by Friday September 9 for your chance to win this awesome ribbon collection...

As always, please leave a little love for my guest Erum!