Flowers for birthday: Rolled Flowers

 

by Joanne Basile

Create custom rolled flower embellishments using scraps of paper, a pencil, pair of scissors and some adhesive.

Supplies

• Cardstock or Patterned Paper
• Scissors
• Glue Dots
• Pencil

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Round the corners of the cardstock with a pair of scissors.
   

2. Step 2

   Using a pencil, draw a spiral, starting from the outside and working in to the center.
   

3. Step 3

   Cut all the way along the spiral.
   

4. Step 4

   Lightly crumple the paper, to loosen the fibers of the paper, which will make the next step easier.
   

5. Step 5

   Begin on the outside of the spiral, and roll your flower up from the outside all the way back towards the center.
   
   
   Tip:
   Gently crumple the paper slightly as you are rolling it into the flower to make it more pliable.
   

6. Step 6

   Continue rolling all the way till you’ve rolled up the entire length of the spiral. This will be uneven and messy looking, but just keep rolling.
   

7. Step 7

   When you have the bloom fully rolled up to the center, bend back the outside edges to open up the bloom into a rosette. This shows off the pretty patterned paper you’ve selected.
   Release the bloom and let it uncurl slightly to bloom.
   
   
   Tip:
   Once you have it in a shape that you like, flip it over and anchor it together with a glue dot.
   
   
   
8. Finished bloom – in both sizes
   
   
   Tip:
   Optionally, you can adorn your bloom with distress inks, glitter sprays or glitter. I chose to give mine a coating of Crystal Effects with a paintbrush, and then added some glitter.
   
   
   
   
   

9. Step 8

   Sample created with big bloom.
   
10. Sample created with small flowers.
    

Video

Source: splitcoaststampers.com