Paper Flowers

First you need 5 scallop circles

I use double sided paper....that way I know

they will look good together and it brings so much

more color to the flower.

You don't have to do this but I like to....

I sponge the edges....chocolate chip....but obviously

you can use any color you like or no color at all.

Here is the sponged edges with both sides

of the paper.....

Now you just crumple up all the scallops
really really really good!!! You can't mess this
up.... Just have fun with it.
Now you unfold them and stack them in the
order you would like them to be in.

Here I use my Mat Pack and paper piercer.

These tools make it so much easier to

place a hole and then a brad!!!!

So with all 5 stacked pierce a hole right

into the middle.

If you used the Mat Pack then you simply

pull out the paper piercer and the hole from it stays.

Then you can slide the brad right into it.

If not then....I used to jab a small pair of scissors

into the center or just stick the brad in piece by piece.

So now you get to crumple some more....YAY!!!!

Start with the top scallop and crinkle it to the middle...

then do the second layer....then the third layer

do you get where I am going?

So below I have 5 different flowers at each

crumple stage so you can see the progression.

Now that all layers are crumpled up nice and tight....

you can start uncrumpling....

gently tug out the bottom layer, but don't flatten it out

you want it to still be in the shape of....well....

kind of like a bowl, a wrinkly paper bowl.

Now do the next layer

Keep going with the next layer.....

and the next one....

And finally open the last layer just enough

so you can see the brad and the inside paper.

And you have created some very unique beautiful

flowers. Here are the 5 flowers that I made.

1 & 2

3 & 4

and the last 5th flower....

I hope you like these flowers...they are really very pretty

flowers!!! You can have so much fun mixing and matching

colors to go with anything. You can even leave some of

the inner layers crumpled to make it look more like a bud.

Just have fun with it....that's what crafting is all about.

(Sorry for my made up words.... ;) )

Whatever you do have a great day!!!