Paper Flowers and a Card

I have a new design for you to try today. This beautiful card is easy to put together.

Paper Flowers are still one of the best embellishments you can create for your cards, scrapbook pages, projects and gifts. And I am glad they are, too, because flowers are so much fun to make. Although you can purchase dies to make very fancy flowers, a simple scallop punch creates a perfect carnation or chrysanthemum type card. Are you ready to give it a try?

 

 

Supplies to make Flowers:

Scallop Punch

Cardstock

Hole Punch

Brad

Crimper (optional)

 

Step 1:  Punch 3 flower shapes.

Step 2:  Run them through the crimper at least 6 or 7 times to break down the fibers of the cardstock.  If you do not have a crimper, simply wad the scallop shapes into little balls and work the fibers until they loosen.



Step 3:  Wad them up into a little ball and roll them around in your hands to help loosen the fibers more. Once the fibers are loose, try separating the cardstock into two layers.  Pick at the edges until you find a section that is ready to peel. Gentle peel the cardstock in half creating two scallop shapes.  One side will be the smoother side of the cardstock, the other or inside, will look like suede.

 

 

Step 4: Stack the layers on top of each other, six in all.

Step 5:  Punch a hole through all the layers and insert a brad. It doesn’t matter what type of brad you use as you will not see it once the flower is finished.

Step 6:  Gentle scrunch the top layer up to center.  Continue with all the layers, scrunching them up toward the center.  Gentle massage the petals into a shape you are happy with.  That’s it, you’re finished.  Make as many in as many colors as you like.  You will be able to vary the sizes if you have different scallop size punches or dies.  Try inking the edges to get a unique and beautiful look.

 

Because the flowers are about an inch in height, they don’t always work well on a card that you want to send through the mail.  If you are hand delivering or creating a little box for the card, the flowers make great embellishments.  The flowers also look great as a decoration for the front of a mini book or to decorate the top of a gift box or bag.

 

To create the card shown in this tutorial, take these steps.

 

Supplies:

Sizzix Magnificent Squares Dies

Cardstock

Sizzix Foliage Dies (for leaves – or handcut)

Decorative Border and/or Corner Punch

 

The base cardstock is 5 ½” by 11”.  Fold in half.

Punch the corners of the cardstock or use a border punch down the side.

Glue a piece of coordinating cardstock on the center right side of the card to show behind the cut out edge.





Die cut various shapes, layer and place on the card.  If you prefer, cut squares of different sizes, layer them and use that for the center card decoration.  Print or stamp a sentiment.

 

Cut or punch leaves.

Glue the flowers to your card, add leaves and you have a beautiful card ready to send!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!