3D Flower Tutorial

By Debora Kapsiotis of Paper Tree Designs

Make your own 3D flower using any flower punch, a button and
scraps of designer paper.

Supplies
1. Several scraps of Designer Paper in co-ordinating Colours
2. 5 Petal Flower Punch or any flower punch
3. Piercing Tool and Matt
4. Twine or Cotton Crochet Thread
5. Large Needle
6. Button

Step-By-Step Guide
Step 1. Punch out 3 or four flowers using your chosen punch
Step 2. Crumple the flowers up into little balls of paper.

Step 3. Flatten the flowers back out but don't make them too flat
as you want to leave a bit of dimension.

Step 4. Arrange the flowers on top of each other making sure you
place the petals at different angles, place your button on the top
and use your paper piercer to pierce four holes through the layers.
Step 5. Thread your cotton onto a large needle and sew the layers
together along with your button. For a neat finish start and finish
on the reverse and tie a knot at the back of your flower, or for a
rustic look use twine and tie your knot on the front of the button. I
used the extra string on the back of the flower to tie it to my bow
but you could also attach the flower using any strong glue such as
Red Tape or a Glue Dot.

I then sanded the edges of my paper, punching the bottom

section with my SU boarder punch, layered this onto some
certainly celery card stock and finished it off with several lines of
uneven sewing.
Printed Papers: Cosmo Cricket Everafter Range
Plain Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery
Stamps: Papetrey Inks Damask Designs
Ink: Certainly Celery
Ribbon: Certainly Celery
Other: Button, Sewing Machine

Now you have seen the tutorial its your turn. Have some fun and
upload your designs.

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