Paper Flowers

A co-worker showed me a new card-marking idea at work this week (one one of the few days I was actually in the office and not off doing site visits this week).  I think it is really cute and I can't wait to use it on a card.  I put a couple together today just to see exactly how to make them and it was fairly simple.  I did have to make a trip to Michael's when I was in Montgomery this morning to get some large brads (all I had were small ones), but I already had everything else in my crafting arsenal.  So here is the finished product:

Cute right?

What you need to make one:

double sided scrapbook paper (one sheet is more than enough)

scrap card stock (enough to punch one circle with your hole punch)

large circle hole punch (I used a 1.75" diameter punch and ended up with a 3.5" flower)

double sided tape

large colorful brad (big enough to cover where the points of the circles meet)

How to assemble:

1. Punch a 6 circles in your double sided scrapbook paper and 1 circle in your scrap card stock.

2. Fold one edge of one of the double sided scrapbook paper between .25" and .5"

3. Fold adjacent edge the same distance making a point with the other edge.

          *You will end up with a triangle that has one curved edge.

4. Mark the center of the scrap stock circle and place double sided tape around outer edge of circle.

5. Assemble folded circles on tape around center of scrap stock, with points toward the center.

          *You may need to adjust the folds to make all 6 circles fit without extra space or overlap when you to them together.

6. Stick brad in the center of the flower.