How to make paper flowers using the Paper Florist dies from Stampin' Up!

Last week I posted a blog featuring two cards I created using the Paper Florist dies from Stampin' Up!

I have discovered that making the paper flowers is quiet addictive and I spent 2 full days cutting and creating different styles of flowers to use in some 3-D crafts.

I thought that I would show you all some of the flowers that I created alongside the pieces I used to create each flower. I've added some instructions under the photos in case you would like some more detailed instructions.

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For the first flower (photo 1), I cut the large petal die twice to create 6 petals. I then also cut the round stamen and the long stamen. I curled the petals buy running them along my bone folder tool, then I placed a small dot of Tombow glue onto one of the flaps at the bottom of the petal, folder the other side over the top and secured with a small peg until they had dried. Next, I wrapped the long purple stamen around the pointed part of the take a pick tool and secured it with a little Tombow, then left it to dry for a few minutes while I assembled the flower. After the petals had dried, I began assembling the flower by adding Tombow to 1/2 of the base of the petal, and placed another petal on top but at a slight angle so that I could get three petals evenly spaced to form the inner later of the flower. Then I glued the remaining petals between the gaps in the first layer, to create the outer layer of the flowers. 

I glued in the yellow stamen, then I used a glue dot to secure the purple stamen in the middle.

For the second flower (photo 2), I cut 2 of the large petal dies and one of the die with 4 flowers. I assembled the 6 large petals in the same way I did the first flower. However to make this flower fuller, I used the bone folder to slightly curl the smaller 4 petal flowers, then used the Tombow to glue them together at a 90 degree angle so that there were no gaps. I started with the larger two petals first, then added the two smaller pieced on top. This additional flower was then added to the centre of the first flower. I rolled the stamen around the pointed tool on the take-you-pick tool and secured it onto the flower with a glue dot.

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These two flowers used the die with two flowers on it. I've cut the die twice.

In the flower in photo number 3, I've used Tombow to secure the flower pieces on top of each other. You might want to have a little play around with final placement, because they don't quite fit perfectly and you will end up with gaps between the petals like I have here. Then I placed the smaller petals in the same way and added the round dot to the center. For this one, while the glue was still wet, I used my piecing mat and the embossing tool on the take-you-pick tool, running it around the yellow dot to create a slight lift in the petals.

The flower in photo number 4 was created by using the bone folder to curl the petals first, before assembling them. This created a more 3D effect. While I haven't placed a stamen in the center of this flower, you could easily do so. 

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The flower in photo number 5 was created using the long die that looks like it's X's and +'s. Again I've curled the edges with the bone folder, then glued the two larger pieces together with Tombow. I placed them at a 90 degree angle so that each of the gaps were filled. When placing the smaller flower pieced, I again offset the pieces at about 90 degrees to fit between the gaps in the larger flower. I then placed the flower on the piercing mat then used the embossing tool to draw small circles until the center of the flower dipped and the outer edges lifted off the mat.

To create the flower in photo number 6, I've combined the flowers made in photo 5 and 4. This creates a fuller flower,

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The flowers created in photos 7 and 8 both use the 4 flower die cut once. However, The difference with these two flower lie in the way I have curled the smaller flowers.

In photo 7, I have curled the petals down, before constructing the flower.

However, In photo 8, I've left the larger flower pieced uncurled, and curled the smaller pieces up so they curl away from the base of the flower. While I have not placed a stamen in any of these, You could easily use any of the stamen pieced in the middle of your flowers.

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The final flower I want to show you today uses the long X and + die as well as the two larger flowers from the 4 flower die. I've created the center of the flower in the same way I create the flower in photo 5. I glued together the two larger flowers, at a 90 degree angle, then glued the first flower into the middle, creating a smaller but still full flower, as you can see by the finished flower in photo 10.

As I started creating the flowers, I played around with different ways of curling the petals, gluing the petals in different combinations and also creating different middles for the flowers - which I have not shown you here. It was rather addictive!!

Over the next couple of blogs, I'll show you some of the project's I created using these and the container full of other flowers I created. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, but would love to purchase the Paper Florist Dies, you can find them on my online store https://krishathomas.stampinup.net/ or if you would like to chat with me about anything Stampin' Up! send me an email and I will get back to you ASAP. 

Don't forget that until the end of the month, For every $90 you spend, you will receive a $9 voucher to use in August with the Bonus Day's promotion

Until next time,

Happy Crafting.