Making a Paper Flower, Part Two

Making a paper flower sounds like a great idea, but some of us get a little scared that we might mess it up, or that it looks too hard to make.  Well I am here to tell you that they are not that hard to make, they are simple and fun to make and they can save you tons of money! Earlier this year, we posted a different tutorial on paper flowers, and here is one more way to make a paper flower for crafting or scrapbooking.

Making a Paper Flower – Take Two!

To make this  flower you are going to need a few things that I am sure that you already have in your crafting room.

You will need…..

2 pieces of designer paper cut 12x 1 3/4 and 12x 1 1/2

a decorative edge punch

hot glue gun

decorative brad or button -we sell AMAZING metal buttons in our etsy supply store – check us out! Crafting Supplies are our specialty!

ink and inking tool, if desired

First, you will want to take your two strips of paper and punch your decorative edge.  I used a scallop punch, but you can use any punch that you like.

Once you have your edge punched, set them aside.  Next, you are going to need a scrap piece of paper, I usually punch out a 1 inch circle from a piece of card stock.  This circle is going to be your base.  Now, take your wider strip of paper and glue it to the circle.  Since I am right handed I glue it so that the paper is going out to the right, as shown in the picture below, so I can pleat it with my right hand.

Now you are going to start pleating your flower.  What I do is make a few pleats, pleating with my right hand and holding them in place with my left thumb.

Once I have a few pleats folded I let them go, turn the paper over and add glue along the bottom of the pleated paper.  Then I refold the pleats and hold them in place till the glue is dry.  Continue pleating and gluing until you come to the end of the paper.  Once you have finished your first layer you are going to start on your second layer.

Repeat the same steps that you used on your first layer to complete your second layer.  Once you have finished gluing your flower take your inking tool and ink your edges if desired.  You can also ink your edges after you have punched your edge if you want to ink them with more then one color.

After your flower is dried and the edges are inked the last thing to do is to attach your brad or button.

Your beautiful flower is now complete.  Now if this flower is a little too big for you don’t worry.  You can cut your strips of paper a little bit smaller, which will make your flower smaller.  You can also  just use one small layer if you would like.

I hope that you have enjoyed this tutorial.  I hope making a paper flower will be a little easier for you.

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