Hi! This is Anabelle. I’m here to share a couple of projects I made using an embellishment I’ve been seeing a lot of lately…folded flowers. They are a wonderful addition to any project and are pretty easy to make.
First, you need to cut a 12 inch strip of paper. The wider you make it, the larger your flowers will be. Next, score the strip at ¼ inch intervals.
Once that is done, fan fold the strip. Add a glue dot at the end. Now comes the tricky part. Lay the folded strip on a work space near a heated glue gun. Using two hands, fan fold the strip to form a circle. Adhere it closed with the glue dot. Add a dot of hot glue onto the front center of the flower while you carefully keep it in the circular shape with your hands. (This is the tricky part, but once you try it a couple of times, it gets easier.) Once this is cool, turn it over and add another bit of glue to the back.
Here is a card that I created using the Sweet Cakes line.
I added glue to the edge of the flowers.
Here is another project I made. I used Tinsel Town on this one. I created larger flowers and layered them over snowflakes that I covered with glitter.
So, that’s it! Have fun creating your own flowers. You can add them to cards, frames, gift packaging, tags and even layouts. They are especially lovely on holiday projects.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.
Oh my goodness! PURE eye candy, Anabelle!!!!!!
So cool and clever! I am so making those!! Thanks Anabelle.
I get it now! I’ve seen a couple descriptions for making these clever little flowers and finally understand! Yay!
WOW!! I am going to have to give that a try. TFS Anabelle!
Super cute cards…tfs these tips…
Love this Anabelle!!!!
Gorgeous!
gorgeous, thank you for the inspiration !
just fabulous!
What beautiful flowers Anabelle!! WOW!
gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful LO’s! Love the flowers. Thanks for sharing this technique.
Absolutely gorgeous frame!
How gorgeous Anabelle! Thanks for the instructions and the inspiration! Will definitely be making some of these!
Those flowers are fantastic! Thanks so much for the tutorial
Awesome flowers! thanks for sharing!
wow beautiful flowers i will be making some for sure:)
Adorable! Thanks for the how to!
Wow..these are just beautiful and what fun flowers!!! TFS!
wonderful!!!
lovely lovely projects!!!
These flowers are just amazing and so simple to make! why didn’t I think of that?! Thank you for sharing such a great way to add a little *UMPH* to our layouts and other paper making projects! Definitely creative!
Beautiful flowers & I really am falling in love with Tinsel Town!
Love it!!!
LOVE it – I am so going to try this on vacation – I’ve seen those flowers, but didn’t realize how easy they were!!
wow this amazing. Thank you for sharing this!!
Those flowers are amazing Anabelle!! Beautiful job!
Very pretty – thanks for the inspiration.
WOW, Those projects are beautiful!
This is such an easy, yet fantastic, idea for using up scraps!! I am going to have to make some of these for sure! Thanks for the geat idea!!
This is awesome.Next time there is no way I can say I do not have a matching flower for my layout. Thanks Anabelle.
Wow what an awesome flower…and what awesome Lo’s and projects….. love it all..
really cute! thanks for sharing this tutorial and gorgeous samples!
Yeah, more ideas to use up my stash, and saves me money (coz I am not spending on any SB stuff for 3 months till my shopping spree in Dec!)
annabell they are so pretty and that page is just adorable… very inspiring…
Amazing stuff, have I told you.. you rock today?!