How to Make A Pressed Flower Greeting Card with Tissues

Using tissue to make a pressed flower greeting card adds another texture and gives the card an antiqued paper feel. This is a nice way to preserve a piece of nature and present it to someone for a birthday, anniversary or any other special occasion. Pressed flower greeting cards also make nice note cards. You can make a set of these and give them as a special homemade gift by tying a group of them together with a piece of ribbon.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Card stock
• Tissues
• White craft glue
• Bowl
• Small craft paint brush
• Waxed paper
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Pressed and dried flowers
• Iron

1. Tear off a piece of waxed paper larger than the full size of your card stock. Lay it over a piece of card stock. Take a pressed flower or multiple flowers and arrange them on the waxed paper so that the flower arranged covers half of the card underneath it. This will be the front of the card. When you are done arranging it, carefully remove the card stock from under the waxed paper without moving the flower arrangement.

2. Use a tissue and carefully pull the two plies apart without ripping them. Set one aside and carefully set the other one on top of the flower arrangement without disturbing the design you have arranged.

3. Mix glue and a small amount of water in a bowl to thin the glue so you can brush it on the tissues easily. Dip the small paintbrush into the glue solution and begin to dab it on the tissue, making sure not to move the dried flower arrangement. The tissue will look bunched and gathered as you work. Set the waxed paper/tissue/dried flower piece aside to dry for 24 hours.

4. Turn the iron on to a cool setting. Gently iron the whole surface of the waxed paper/tissue/dried flower piece. Set the card stock on top of the pressed piece with the tissue side down. The tissue side is the front of the card and you don't want to mark it up.

5. Trace around the card stock with the pencil onto the waxed paper so it leaves a rectangle the same size and shape of the card, then cut out the traced piece.

6. Fold the card stock in half. Do the same with the waxed paper/tissue flower piece. The waxed paper piece becomes the cover of the card like a book cover. The tissue side should be on the front of the card. Leave the two pieces loose or lightly glue them together at the corners or around the edges.

[Gphelps99]

on 1/10/2009 Back in the 60's & 70's my Grandmother made these. She would also cut out images (birds, kittens, flowers) from cards she had received and make them part of the composition. Sometimes she would also sprinkle on a little glitter! I have a few that I received as a child and I treasure them. GP in Oklahoma