How to Make a Paper Flower Embellishment for Scrapbooking
Paper flower embellishments are a way to add style, dimension, personality and a feminine quality to your scrapbook layouts. While scrapbook supply stores often sell pre-made paper flower embellishments, making your own ensures that the embellishments in your scrapbook are truly one of a kind. Create your own paper flowers for your scrapbook using basic craft supplies.
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Instructions
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Draw a flower on one of the sheets of card stock approximately 3 inches in diameter. Draw any type of flower of your choice. Simple rounded petals or daisy petals are easiest, but any type of rounded flower is appropriate for this project.
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Draw a flower on the second sheet of card stock paper that is approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Draw the same time of flower you drew in Step 1, or a different rounded flower.
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Draw a flower on the third sheet of card stock that is approximately 1/2 inch in diameter. This flower can be the same flower you drew in Steps 1 and 2 or a different rounded flower.
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Cut out all three of the flowers from the card stock.
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Apply a dot of glue in the center of the largest flower. Line the medium-sized flower up over the glue and adhere it directly in the center of the larger flower.
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Apply a dot of glue in the center of the medium-sized flower. Line the smallest flower up over the glue and adhere it directly in the center of the medium-sized flower.
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Apply a dot of glue to the center of the smallest flower. Place a button over the glue to create the center of the flower. All three layers of color should be showing, giving the paper flower a three-dimensional look.
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