
To make this white lotus flower card, I combined this
homemade 3D flower technique with the Mirkwood flower
template by Ruthann Zaroff. This version of the 3D flower is much simpler than the one I did and linked there (with separate petals.) I'm thinking flowers like these would make unusual party or room decorations or a bow for a gift box...
You could add lots of layers for a fuller one.
Here's how to make it:
1)
Print out and cut three templates from Mirkwood: large &
small--I made a middle-sized template which I'll post here as soon as I get home to my beloved scanner (I'm house-sitting for my grandparents.)
The template above also includes a faux stitching guide and some leaves that I used to make these two cards: Faux-stitched Card &
Card with Leaves.
2)
Trace the three templates onto cardstock in pencil. (I used Naturals White, but any colour will work);
cut them out and
erase the pencil lines

3)
Gently wet the cardstock flower. (No need to saturate, just a quick once over is good)

4)
Pat the flower dry with a towel (Just to get most of the excess water off)

5)
Crumple the flower (The aim of this step is to get it wrinkly) :0)

6)
Gently uncrumple it, though, you might be surprised how durable cardstock is :0) (If there are not enough wrinkles for your taste just recrumple.) I've only tried this with SU cardstock, but most should work.

7)
Lay the flower on a heatproof surface and heat gun it until almost dry. The heat will cause the petals to curl which gives them a natural shape.
Note: You may need to guard against scorching the paper. You can leave the petals a wee bit damp to shape them by hand.
8)
Adhere flowers to each other and a round card (or use it as a decoration or bow...)
9)
To make the center: I used an S.U. scallop punch
this way. I just do one thing differently than MJ so I don't lose the pieces (
2nd step)
1st: punch one scallop the way you normally would, then
2nd: use a repositionable or light adhesive to attach it to a piece of printer paper and finally
3rd: line up the scallop punch over that paper so that it hits the middle of the scallops and will make pointy bits and punch.

Here's the inside of the card, I added a little cardstock for weight and you can see the cut out. (Wanted something kind of lotus leafy.)
Thanks for reading, :0)

9 comments:
This came out beautifully!!!
Thanks for showing this technique-now to give it a try.
This is a great technique!!! This is a fabulous flower - I need to make some of these!
It's beautiful! Love it!
This is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your technique for the flowers.
a great technique and a beautiful flower!
Oh, WOW, Mel, I'll surely have to try one of these one of these first days!!! TFS!!!
Thanks for your comments on rosette flower & gathered ribbon tut; I so appreciate them; was out of state at the time & had a lousy internet hookup, so wasn't successful in blogging or emailing much, but wanted to say I appreciated your thoughts!
Marge
Thanks for this great idea!!!
Oh wow. This is gorgeous!! I am definitely going to save this tutorial. I don't want to do a card but would love to have something like this for one of my scrapbook pages. Hmmm... which picture....
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