paper flower tutorial
 

this is a very simple n easy way of making paper flowers.. i tried it and loved the result.. hope the tutorial helps.... TFL

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This looks really neat...thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing. That looks really neat.

TFS

How cool is that??? It looks like even a 5 year old can do it, so I actually have a chance at it coming out right!

i would be really nice to see some cards made by these flowers... waiting for the attachments... thanks in advance

that looks great will have to go and have a play
gill

This is fabulous!

That's it!!
 

I was looking for exactly those instructions a few weeks ago when another poster needed help making flowers. She ended up using my other suggestion of quilled paper roses, but DANG I wish I could have found this then!

Thanks Archana, for sharing this tutorial. I tried it and loved the results. You can see it on this card here:

Layers of Spring

The attachment is too blurry to read the words, although I can "follow" the pictures just fine. Does anybody know how big the spiral is supposed to be when you start out? I know it probably varies, depending on how big you want your flower. I'm just wondering if it gives a specific measurement on the tutorial.

Thanks!

I'm curious how easy it was to adhere to the card. These are too cool! :)

the card is looking really nice... loved it!

you can do this with the coffee filters too and it looks so cool
my daughter loves it she is six now but i made this a year ago for her play dinner table so it is a little squished but it does still look good

debbie j

At first I tried a circle that was about 3 inches in diameter and ended up with a giant flower. For my card I used a 1" circle punch. I think it is the perfect size. I am going to try a 1 1/2" circle today. It was really easy to glue to the card. I just added a drop of Aleene's tacky glue to the bottom of the spiral flowers and put them on the punched flowers. Then I added just a drop of Aleene's tacky glue to adhere the flowers to the card. I made my leaves by folding a piece of green cardstock through my paper crimper at an angle. Then I cut out a leaf shape.

The coffee filter looks like it gives the flower texture.

I made another card today using this technique. I cut two circles at a time of two different colors. That made for mulicolored roses.
Paper Flowers

What I did differently with these flowers was I cut my spiral with wavy cuts instead of straight cuts. That helped add texture.

thank thank u for sharing. i was looking into some simple centerpieces for my moms bday on saturday, and i think im gonna do this ;)

hey Martha,.. waiting to see your card... do add ur link here after uploading it.

cool idea! i`m gonna have to try it!

how sweet!! Thanks for sharing!

Someone stop me, these flowers are so fun and easy to make. I made my third card
Cut out Flowers.
Thank you Archana for sharing this technique.

This card is absolutely gorgeous.... such a beauty... the glitter has made it stand out so well... the card looks like it has popped out from those gardens we see in the fairytales' books

very nice.....just wondering where you glue it.....is it at the end of the spiral or underneath it

What I have started doing is punching my 1" circle and then punching that circle with a smaller circle about 1/4" circle and then cutting my spiral. I then take the smaller circle and glue it to the bottom of the flower. I have attached a photo showing the steps. I also attached a photo showing the tools.

thank you so much for posting this
 

its exactly what i was looking for!

MariLynn,
Take a peek at my blog and it shows an easier way to make them. I know you are gonna love it!

cool--thanks for sharing!