Paper Flowers Tutorial

I received my new scallop punch in the mail Friday, and went to town making vintage dictionary flowers! They are so pretty...and I gave the prettiest one's away...here is what I have left, and I plan on making more, with vintage findings, buttons, tags, lace, and paper to complete unique one of a kind vintage scrapbook kits! For now, I will just tell you all how to make your own. Enjoy!

Materials:

 Jumbo Size Scallop Circle Punch

Tag Board (I used junk mail)

Vintage Dictionary (mine is from 1960)

Brads

Magic Markers, Distress Ink, or Liquid Watercolors

Glitter Glue

Directions:

1. First cut two scallop circles out of tag board, card stock, or junk mail postcard.
2. Fold one in half, and then into quarters. Unfold, find the middle of the X and punch a very small hole there. 
3. Put unfolded circle on top of folded one and punch a hole using the folded circle as a template and punch the hole in the same place.
4. Discard folded circle and keep the second punched circle as a template.
5. Tear out 6-8 dictionary pages together, and punch. Some of mine are inked on the edges, some colored with marker before assembly, and some are sprayed from a mister with liquid watercolor. In addition they are cute plain or even punched from gift wrap, or patterned paper.
6. Cut your circles out all together, if using marker you will have to color each one and re-stack...the other techniques can be done once the flowers are assembled.
7. Place template over stack of scalloped circles and punch a tiny hole in all 6-8 pieces at once.
8. Attach pieces in with brad and scrunch each layer up around the brad.
9. Lightly loosen and shape pulling each layer gently downward.
10. Finish with glitter if desired.

                       

Here they all are!

This was sprayed and saturated with blue liquid water color, a white brad was used, and red Martha Stewart glitter glue was lightly dabbed upon it.

I used Tim Holtz (peeled paint) distress dabber on this one, inking the edge while and spinning the flower.

This one is plain...no ink.

I cut these circles from fancy envelopes that had lady bugs on them.

Another Tim Holtz ink and fancy brad.

This one looks a bit over done. I used 2 colors of ink and heat dried it, and then glued a button over the brad. My cats stole it, bat it around the kitchen for a while and I think it is now under my fridge...and headed for the garbage.