Abigail's Paper Flower Tutorial

This tutorial is dedicated to Abigail! Happy 10th Birthday!

Materials Used:

Double sided pattern paper
1.75" scallop circle punch
1.5" circle punch
Large brad
double sided tape

To make this fun paper flower, you will basically be folding circles into individual petals and then adhering them to a circle. This card was made on a whim and if I were to fix one thing, it would be to stamp the word more to the left so it balances the flower a little better. And the wording is totally optional.

Step 1. Punch out 8 scalloped circles.

Step 2. Fold in half being sure to line up the scalloped edges.

Step 3. Fold one side towards the center about 1/3 of the way.

Step 4. Turn it over and line up creased edges together to make a pie shape. Press and fold firmly. The next four pictures illustrate this step.

Step 5. Turn the petal over and fold the remaining little flap edge to the adjacent edge.

Step 6. Repeat 7 more times to have a total of 8 petals for the flower. Next punch out a 1.5" circle and adhere the petals using adhesive of your choice to the circle carefully pointing each petal to the center of the circle. Poke a hole for the brad using a paper piercing tool or hole punch.