A gathering of ideas and techniques, in a pdf. course with 207 pages, that reveals how to make authentic botanical greens.
In this course I plan to teach you everything I know about making eucalyptus leaves. I will walk you through this creative process, step by step, with over more than 1300 photos and text instructions that reveal how to achieve the eucalyptus delicate gray-green-blue colors, the small and fascinating seeds and how to work with different techniques and creative methods, in order to make the most common and often used eucalyptus, in centerpieces and bouquets: silver dollar and seeded eucalyptus, willow, true blue and baby blue eucalyptus.
This STORY is divided in 2 Chapters:
* Course 1 reveals everything about the eucalyptus color tones, laminating different paper weights, all the techniques you need to know for making eucalyptus leaves, painting styles, how to make the seeds or berries, templates, drawings and personal research.
* Course 2 reveals how I assemble each eucalyptus stems using my favorite techniques, papers and colors for each type.
After you will master all of these techniques, you can adapt them for other types of greens.
In order to make the eucalyptus stems presented on these materials you need to have some experience with paper flowers, but if you are a beginner, I’m sure you will be able to make some of the greens presented – you will learn a lot of useful information that will help you make a big progress in your work.
This Study is available to purchase on my etsy shop but you can also buy it directly from me (contact me).
I’m happy to announce the release of my first VIDEO course – PAPER POMEGRANATE!
The course is hosted by Flower and Jane. She has this amazing online school and I’m grateful for the opportunity to be able to share my knowledge. This class is part of her NEW BOTANICAL REALISM series: STILL LIFE – paper fruits and vegetables. Take a look!
A companion materials kit is available from Petals and Pearls. Link takes you to the online Petals and Pearls shop listing.
Enroll so you can discover and enjoy a lot of techniques, some of them new and full of surprises. This journey will unfold through out hours of video, revealing all the details of my work, step by step, with written instructions and many useful materials for you to use.
It’s like you are in my studio for a few days and get to watch my every move!
This online video-based course is suited for both beginners and advanced artists. You will learn the necessary skills to create a paper pomegranate, using a basic list of materials. If you feel comfortable and confident enough, you can go deeper into this course and learn how to make the buds, flowers and leaves. I will show you how to obtain a lifelike expression by painting all of the elements with acrylics and also, how to build and color a half-fruit with seeds. 
The final challenge is putting all of these elements together to assemble a pomegranate tree branch. If you decide to enroll in this creative journey with me, I’m sure you will find many uses for all the knowledge and inspiration I will share, either to make a decoration project for your home, or dive deeper in this crafty art form that I dearly love.
A detailed course with a beautiful tulip variety, different techniques, realistic details, clear instructions, coloring and shaping tips.
My latest project, a beautiful creative process of making different types of paper tulips, contains 4 PDF documents with more than 800 images and text, templates for each project and personal drawings.
Because there is such a rich tulip variety in the world, I couldn’t stop at just one tulip and a simple tutorial. The inspiration is endless and so is my love for this flower. So I decided to take you on a tulip journey with me, where I will show you the basics of making a simple tulip but also a lot of coloring techniques, working with all the paper weights, making different petal styles, creating realistic details, center elements (pistil and stamen), stems and leaves.
I’ve been making this flower for the past few years, so I gathered a lot of knowledge, experience and useful tricks that I decided to share with you. This course is meant to teach you the skills needed to make this flower so you can continue to explore the world of tulips on your own. Start with the simple yellow tulip from the first pages so you will become familiarized with the main techniques and the most important aspect – shaping the tulip petal. It looks like a simple flower but it’s not… in order to get that concave shape, you will need to learn some important skills.
After you master the first part of this course, I invite you to emerge in a sea of tulip magic: coloring styles, different mediums and realistic details. Take from this what you think it’s useful for your own aesthetics.
To be able to make this project you have to have some experience with paper flowers and you need to purchase the supplies (like crepe paper, glue and acrylic colors).
The quality of my paper flowers is revealed in all the tutorials I make. The attention to detail is very important to me so, take advantage of this opportunity and see how I work. This material is unique, rich with information and has a lot of potential to improve your own creative process.
If you have bought my previous materials you will find that I use some similar techniques but with a different approach. This Study is available to purchase on my etsy shop but you can also buy it directly from me (contact me).
A visual guide with different techniques, realistic details, clear instructions, coloring and shaping tips.
*Paper Anemone Tutorial* is a 67 pages material and 4 template pages with different petal styles and personal drawings.This creative study will take you on a complex journey, starting with a simple flower, easy to make, with a minimum amount of petals, followed by more complex and elaborate anemones, with different petal templates. I also used some real flowers as an inspiration source and you will receive some of my drawings and sketches. Also, you will learn the system behind the anemone petal placement.
For these anemone flowers I used different types of crepe paper: the lovely German Werola 160 gr for the first versions, but also the stretchy and fine Italian 90 gr paper, from Cartotecnica Rossi.
I’ve recreated this flower many times and I’m sure you will learn something new from this material which you can use and adapt to your own work aesthetics. If you have bought some of my previous materials you will find that I use some similar techniques.
Visit my Instagram account @christinepaperdesign (the guide/reel/IGTV section) to find some video materials and other “behind the scene” moments.
If you have bought my previous materials you will find that I use some similar techniques but with a different approach. This Study is available to purchase on my etsy shop but you can also buy it directly from me (contact me).
The Cafe au Lait Dahlia is one of my all time favorite flowers and I decided to share with you my creative process!
...a step by step guide that reveals how I get from the simple paper to the finale flower.
This PDF study has more than 350 photos layered out in 86 pages, full with reveling details and know how that I developed after a lot of hours spent on research and making paper dahlias. I’ve chosen as an inspiration, the beautiful Café au Lait Royal dahlia because I love the shades of strong pink and I can show you a few painting techniques/styles that I use most of the times.
I love making paper dahlias especially the Café au Lait type. I’ve recreated this flower many times and I’m sure you will learn something new from this material which you can use and adapt to your own work aesthetics.
I see this material not so much as a classic tutorial but more of a detailed documentation of my creative process: Introduction*About me*Important tips*Supply list*Paper measurements *Techniques (laminating the paper, painting with acrylics)*Shape the petals*Assemble the flower*Make the leaves and the buds*Assemble the flower – finale steps*Template page.
If you have bought my previous materials you will find that I use some similar techniques but with a different approach. This Study is available to purchase on my etsy shop but you can also buy it directly from me (contact me).
Visit my Instagram account @christinepaperdesign (the guide/reel/IGTV section) to find some video materials on this tutorial and other “behind the scene” moments.
Happy Dahlias Everyone!
A step by step visual guide of 42 pages with 150 images and whitten explanations that capture my creative process of making paper freesias.
This year, one of my customers wanted to give a paper freesia bouquet to her beloved mother and I took the challenge. I think I did a pretty good job capturing the elegant shape of this flower. I had so much fun making these beauties and I decided to capture the process with some photos and share it with you.
A few tips:
These paper freesias are made with German crepe paper (Gloria Doublette and 160 gr. Werola) painted with acrylic colors and Pan Pastels. I’ve gathered throughout the years many types of colors and papers so I have plenty to work with to demonstrate my vision for the paper freesia creative process. But I know it’s expensive and complicated to buy all of these supplies (if you don’t have them already). You can find all the crepe paper you need for this tutorial on hartiecreponata.ro and paperartshop.eu (for European Countries)
If you are a beginner and don’t have a lot of materials on stock, here are some tips for you:
- use the paper you have for the moment – practice is very important;
- skip the coloring process and make use of the paper’s real color;
- if you find that laminating the paper (a process I use a lot in all my work) is very difficult skip it and use the paper as it is… in time, you will get the hang of the lamination technique and became better and better (it took me a lot of practice to master this process so be patient with yourself).
I hope you will enjoy this creative process as much as I do and please, fell free to ask for my help in private (e-mail or DM on Instagram) if you need it. I will be happy to see your freesias and share your work (just tag me to let me know you posted the flowers made with this tutorial).
This tutorial has a PDF file – 42 pages, a TEMPLATE page and a supply doc. It’s in English language and has a “text only” part at the end that you can copy and use Google Translate. Find it on my etsy shop.
You can also buy it directly from me, with a lower price: contact me and i will email you all the details.
Happy freesias everyone!
When It comes to paper greens, I could make them all day long, every day! I absolutely adore making paper flowers but I can’t say why I love greens so much… I really have a small obsession with these, especially with all the eucalyptus types.
One of the biggest challenge for me is to make small paper flowers like jasmine, wax flower, chamomile, baby’s breath, Queen Anne’s lace, flannel flowers, thistle and any other type of field flowers. It takes a lot of time, patience and attention to details to be able to make these type of flowers but It’s also very fascinating! These look so well in any type of flower arrangement.
Mixing all of these beautiful small beauties with some romantic flowers like ranunculus, butterfly ranunculus or dogwood is such a lovely idea.
Painting the paper to make fall leaves is one of my favorite things to do! It gives me such an incredible peaceful feeling and a creative connection with nature in its most beautiful state. In this last couple of months I’ve made these autumn inspired paper wreaths, with pastel shades, hydrangeas and dahlias, that you can buy from my new etsy shop.
This paper flowers bouquet was inspired by the interior of a house near the water, in California. A color theme with white tones, soft greens, some blue and purple seemed the perfect fit for that place. I used a lot of paper greenery, eucalyptus, olive branches and the flower diversity is rich, romantic, with an exotic twist: anemone, garden roses, some hydrangeas, sweet peas, fritillaria tulips, scabiosa, lunaria plant, a white protea and a artichoke. The Queen Anne’s lace gives it the finale touch… this lovely wildflower is one of the most difficult plant that I’ve had to recreate so far.
