A New Trend…Foam Flowers

One of the newest and most exciting trends hitting the U.S. is to create realistic flowers using a protect called “Foamiran.”

Yes, I said foam! Not the crofters foam that we in the States have seen and used for years, but a very thin, 0.6mm (about 0.02” thick) beautiful, and versatile foam.  

To my surprise, a good portion of the world has had this product for several years. Just go to FB and check it out – be prepared to be wowed!

Last summer, I discovered this product and at that time, had to order it from Ireland, and then by early fall from Whimsy Stamps here in Florida. It is so amazing – you can die cut as many as 6-7 layers of foam at one cutting. Several of the “pros” hand cut their petals so the sizes are more customized.

Because of my physical situation, I elected to die cut (can not imagine what I would do with scissors!) I used some of our fantastic flower dies from Whimsy (pictured here) and several of those from Heartfelt Creations.

The picture above shows two each of three different sized petals cut with Whimsy Stamps Lily Flower die. The petals are cut from Foamiran Pale Yellow and Lemon. (For this flower, you can use any number of petals to create a fuller flower.) The flower shown in the middle uses two of each size.

To give the illusion of texture and accents, I used Chameleon Pens, OL3 (Olive Green) for the centers and YO3 (Warms Sunset) for the outer edges. I also used the Colorless Blender to soften some of the accented colors. 

After adding the color, I used my iron, (yes my cloths iron) set on a very low setting for each petal and immediately crinkled the petals. (OK, if this sounds new or strange to you, you may want to watch some of the videos)  

Next, using a ball stylus of appropriate size, I opened the petals. When all were opened, I then used a hot glue gun and assembled the flowers. To help hold the flower in place, I again hot glued the flower on to the card.

Hope I did not totally confuse you with this technique but after you create one or two, you may feel a like me – addicted to foam!

Till later,

May God Bless you and yours.