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Ah, you’re very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions when you get started and I’ll do my best to help.

It’s the German heavyweight crepe, which is 128gsm, but the techniques should work on most other crepe papers too.

You’re welcome! Happy flower making!

Thanks so much!

Yes that’s right, it does both things! Because this leaf has quite a big curl on it, the mod podge helps it to keep the shape too. Even if you use the matte finish, it makes the paper shinier, but you could also use the gloss version if you wanted it to be even more shiny!

You just need to stretch/shape it once it’s dry, but the integrity of the paper is the same as before you use the ink.

I think it would depend on the particular markers you have. With some of the higher end markers, possibly. But it’d probably be easier to just buy a few inks if you can. Certainly with some of them you can blend them using isopropyl alcohol (that’s usually what the blender markers have in them I think). But I suspect you’ll end up with more of a precise area of colour rather than a colour wash or gradient effect. Which can equally be a nice effect to use, but probably not the technique you’re looking for! I think the best bet would be to just give it a try on some scrap paper so you can do a few tests and see if you like the results. I’d try wetting the paper first that’s most likely to be the best technique. But also try marker first with then brushing the isopropyl over it to blend it out, put more at one end and then maybe do a few passes over it to break up any hard lines from the marker. I hope that helps, let me know how you go on with it!

Thanks so much! ☺️

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it! ☺️

Each to their own 🤷‍♀️ Just mute it if you prefer! It’s not really about the music anyway!

​@@TaMuchlyPaperBloomsyes you are right, too bad, such beautiful work.

Thank you! 😊

You’re welcome! I hope you find it useful. Personally I prefer the matte, it’s still has a bit of a shine to it and looks more realistic. But the glossy would still work if that’s all you can find. Are you able to get delivery from Amazon? They usually have it pretty reasonably priced, but it just depends where you are if it’s worth it for delivery! Here’s the link if you can - amzn.to/3vaWqMg

Thanks Lisa! I think it can be quite daunting if you’re not sure of the process, but hopefully this shows that’s it nothing to be scared of!

Thanks Paulyn, you’re very welcome! Hope you find it useful! 😊

Hmmm, I’ve never had them wrinkle from mod podge? It’s basically a glue rather than anything water based, so it shouldn’t make the paper wrinkle. Are you just using it straight from the pot or watering the mod podge down maybe? If so, try using it neat and that should make a difference.

@@TaMuchlyPaperBlooms , thank you very much for your answer. I use it straight from the pot. I never water it down. And I use German and Italian paper.

Oh how strange! I wonder if maybe using thinner layers might help? Maybe if it’s too thick that might be the issue? You could try doing a thinner layer (or multiple layers if you need to) and let that dry fully before doing the other side of the paper.

@@TaMuchlyPaperBlooms , do you maybe make your leaves from double thick paper?

@@gtatianal I usually always use the German heavyweight crepe, I’ve occasionally done double layers and haven’t had any issues with the wrinkling, but typically I’ll do one layer.

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

I’d love to see what it looks like stretched! ♥️

@@lisadenison389 So this petal was almost completely stretched before I started, but as the paint dried it did shrink a little bit. I For the stem wrap that I painted (coming soon!) that actually shrank quite a bit as it dried, even though it was fully stretched to start with. As I restretched it there were a few tiny spots that didn't have paint on, but I was pretty impressed with how well it covered. Acrylics are generally a little bit flexible, so that helps if you do need to stretch it more. It also helps if the paper is a little bit watered down, if it's too thick I think it'd be more likely to crack as you stretched it. I can definitely show a few different examples starting with stretched and unstretched paper etc, compared to how they dry - thanks for the suggestion! I'll try and get that up next week for you! Thanks Lisa!

Hi there! Absolutely! Here's the link for the baby blue eucalyptus - tamuchlypaperblooms.com/products/baby-blue-eucalyptus-paper-leaf-template?variant=41575194951852 The SVG option should already be selected, just double check that under the template type. Also if you think you might make either the silver dollar eucalyptus and/or staigeriana at some point too, I have a bundle that gets you all 3 eucalyptus templates and saves 20% - tamuchlypaperblooms.com/products/eucalyptus-bundle-paper-leaf-template?variant=41433904611500 Hope that helps and that you enjoy making your paper eucalyptus. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to help! Michelle

Thank you 🤗

Yay! Thanks so much Lisa!

Thank you, glad you like it! ☺️

Thanks so much Lori! 😊

I can definitely add that to my list of upcoming tutorials for you! Thanks for the suggestion!

I don’t think it will ever be completely color fast, because the manufacturers have stated you need to add quite a lot of chemicals to achieve that, and they want to keep the paper as safe as possible. However in my experience the German crepe from Werola is a lot more color fast than any others I’ve found. I’ve had some flowers made with that sat in my window for several years and they haven’t faded! Whereas some of the other papers fade within a few weeks! Particularly the green Italian crepe I’ve found tends to turn a horrible shade of brown really easily!! So I make sure not to use that one! Typically if I want to make sure something won’t fade then I spray it with a coat of UV protector spray, and that helps massively. It will also help to keep it out of direct sunlight.

Sorry, I don’t understand your comment?

Absolutely! Thanks so much for checking. These are my favourite scissors - amzn.to/3NdGiPY For the wires, I've listed a few thicknesses below for you - 16 gauge - amzn.to/3NePAuG 18 gauge - amzn.to/3Gup397 20 gauge - amzn.to/3t5wAYW 22 gauge - amzn.to/41aQbUa 24 gauge - amzn.to/3NiB1GD Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions as you're making your flowers! Thanks, Michelle

Awww, thanks so much! ☺️

Thanks so much Amy!

You are very welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! 😊

Ha! It did! But I love them too, just wish they were a tad quicker to make!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it Amy!

Thanks ☺️

¡Muchas gracias! Es muy amable por tu parte. ¡También tengo un tutorial paso a paso en mi canal para esta flor si quieres probarla!

Hi Wendy, good catch! The finished strip should be about 14", after it's stretched, I appreciate that may not have been so clear though. Don't worry too much about the exact size for the fringe though, as long as it's roughly the same there's definitely some flexibility with this part! Hope that helps!

Thank you!!

You’re welcome! I’m so glad you found it useful!

That’s so kind of you, thank you! I’m so glad you found it helpful!

This one is using heavyweight German crepe, I really like to use the Lia Griffith heavyweight range although it can be hard to find depending where you are in the world. Werola also do a similar 160 range which is worth trying too. A good alternative is also the Italian 180, which is similar but does have machine lines in, and you need to take a few extra steps if you want to make it colour fast.

@@TaMuchlyPaperBlooms Thanks so much

Thank you! I have a step by step tutorial on my channel that you can follow if you do want to give it a try!

Hi Eugenie, thanks for the suggestion. I actually do use that as a starting point for almost all of my templates, however when you’re working with crepe paper you also need to allow for how the paper will move and stretch as you shape the petals. So there’s a lot of tweaking and adjusting to get the shape right to be able to make a crepe paper flower from the initial real flower! It’s a lot of work sometimes!!

Have you tried using inks rather than paint? That might help. Alcohol inks are a good one to try if you’re able to get any. If you do want to use paint then I would suggest trying watered down acrylic paint, that’s probably got the most flex to it.

Hi Martha, you can change the captions to another language in the settings tab when you’re watching the video. It should then automatically translate for you! Hope that helps!

Hago ambos. Actualmente, mi enfoque principal es crear plantillas y tutoriales, ya que eso es lo que disfruto y lo que más me apasiona. Pero también hago algunos ramos personalizados por encargo, y trabajo con marcas para instalaciones o eventos, o a veces ofrezco flores para bodas, etc.

¡Yo también! ¡Realmente disfruté hacer este!

¡Suena asombroso! ¡Buena suerte con eso!