How To Make Paper Flowers

How To Make Paper Flowers

Materials:

Card Stock

Glue dots (medium)

tooth pick

circle cutter

decorative scissors

Step 1:

Cut a circle out of card stock. This one is 3 inches in diameter.

I used a circle cutter but you can use punches, trace one or by hand.  I like mine 3 inches or 2 1/2 inches, but play with the sizes to see what you like the most for what you want it for.

Step 2:

Using the decorative scissors cut around the circle (when cutting into the circle start with a smaller width and grow a little bigger as you cut to the center; look at picture 3 below if you are wonder what I mean)

keep cutting around and around

 

until you reach the center. (leave a little tab in the middle for the base of the flower, look picture below to see what it looks like.

The one on the right is the 3 inch circle the left one is 2 1/2.  I used a larger decorative scissors cut to get a different look for the petals on the left one.

*check out option 1*

Step 3:

Using the toothpick start at the outside of the flower and roll the paper around the toothpick.

(you can use a wooden dowel or anything that is skinny to roll)

Continue to roll the paper around try to keep the toothpick pointing to the center.  Try to keep the paper rolling one on top of the other not spiral up or down the toothpick.

Step 4:

You will have a tab at the end of the rolled paper, do not roll it leave it flat. This will be the base for the flower.

But first take out the toothpick and loosen or tighten the paper to your liking.(be careful)

Step 5:

After your have gotten it to your liking add a glue dot to the tab of the paper, press the rolled paper down into the tab where your glue dot is. This will be your flower base.

*Optional*

Add a glue dot to center of the rolled paper were you will see all the paper rolled up at the bottom side.

Or just hot glue the rolled paper down to the base.

 

 

*Check out option 2 if you did not do option 1. or just skip both depends on the look your going for.*

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6:

 

 Used toothpick to curl paper petals, if you

 

Done!!

Look below.....

*Optional*

To Make Paper Flower More Interesting.

Use Mist or Inks to add color to your paper flowers.

Option 1: Mist

Spray mist on the flower. (do not spray as close as the picture, it's about 6 inches away) before you roll the paper up. Make sure it is completely dry.

I use a shoe box (not my idea, thanks sis) to prevent the mist from going all over my stuff. 

 To get petals different colors, cut thin strip of paper (try lace too) place on top of the flower before you spray. This will show the color of the paper and the color of the spray.

Option 2:Ink Pads

Press ink pads on the paper petals to color the edge of the flowers petals.

 

What the differences Mrs. Mosquito??

Glad you asked...look below.

 Left has inked padded petals

Middle nothing. 

Right is sprayed with mist.

Just remember have fun making these. I use them for cards ( but they don't fit in the envelops) and srapbooking pages. Or any place you will like to add paper flowers.  I would love to hear where you put your flowers.