Rolled Flowers

Create custom rolled flower embellishments using scraps of paper, a pencil, pair of scissors and some adhesive.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Round the corners of the cardstock with a pair of scissors.

   

2. Step 2

   Using a pencil, draw a spiral, starting from the outside and working in to the center.

   

3. Step 3

   Cut all the way along the spiral.

   

4. Step 4

   Lightly crumple the paper, to loosen the fibers of the paper, which will make the next step easier.

   

5. Step 5

   Begin on the outside of the spiral, and roll your flower up from the outside all the way back towards the center.
   
   Tip:
   Gently crumple the paper slightly as you are rolling it into the flower to make it more pliable.

   

6. Step 6

   Continue rolling all the way till you’ve rolled up the entire length of the spiral. This will be uneven and messy looking, but just keep rolling.

   

7. Step 7

   When you have the bloom fully rolled up to the center, bend back the outside edges to open up the bloom into a rosette. This shows off the pretty patterned paper you’ve selected.
   Release the bloom and let it uncurl slightly to bloom.
   
   Tip:
   Once you have it in a shape that you like, flip it over and anchor it together with a glue dot.
   

   

8. Finished bloom – in both sizes
   
   Tip:
   Optionally, you can adorn your bloom with distress inks, glitter sprays or glitter. I chose to give mine a coating of Crystal Effects with a paintbrush, and then added some glitter.
   
   

   

9. Step 8

   Sample created with big bloom.

   

10. Sample created with small flowers.

    

Video!

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Rolled Flowers. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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