DIY Paper Flowers {Scrapbooks Etc DIY Tutorial}

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When you're a stationery designer (or if you work for one) there's one thing that you always have an overabundance of... paper! We are always looking for ways to use up the paper scraps that we have left over from projects, orders and samples we create. So when we stumbled upon this beautiful picture from Scrapbooks Etc on Pinterest we knew we had to try some out on our own.We'll be showing off the results in early December with a few other DIY projects we've been working on. Stay tuned!

Here are the directions we went off of from the Scrapbooks Etc post:

Scalloped Puffs

1. Punch five scalloped circles from cardstock.
2. Soak the circles in water for a few minutes.
3. Remove the scalloped circles from the bowl and blot the excess water with a paper towel.
4. Stack the five scalloped circles and stick a brad through the center.
5. Beginning with the top layer, scrunch all the sides up together. Repeat with each layer until the flower is formed. Let it dry completely.

Fringed Flowers

1. Cut a long strip of cardstock, and fringe-cut 2/3 of one side.
2. Gently fold down the first few fringed pieces on one end and begin rolling strip with these folds inside.
3. Once rolled, gently fold back all remaining fringes outward and add an adhesive dot at the end of the strip to secure.

Spiral Flowers

1. With a pencil, lightly draw a 4″ circle and a spiral from the outside to the center of the circle. (Increase or decrease the size of the circle to change the size of the resulting flower.)
2. Cut out the spiral using decorative-edge scissors. Be sure the decorative edge faces the outside of the circle.
3. Bend the tips of the decorative-edge down and roll into a spiral, beginning at the outer end of the spiral. Be sure to bend the tips toward the side with pencil marks (so they will be hidden on the back of the flower). Let the flower relax and adhere at the center/end of the spiral to secure.