Can't believe that January is nearly over, and we have only 11 days of CraftyKickstart16 left! Today I am sharing a super easy tutorial on how you can make the above scalloped petal flower. It is easy to make, and is simple yet very unique.
You will need:
4 scalloped squares, (2 large, 1 medium, and 1 small)
Glue
Stamens
Ink
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| 5 scalloped square |
I die cut the scalloped squares seen above, in 3 different sizes. You basically need 2 large scalloped squares, 1 medium scalloped square, and 1 small scalloped square.
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| Inked Edges |
Next you need to ink the edges using a color which is a shade darker than the cardstock. Ink all the edges, of all the 4 scalloped squares.
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| The Folds |
Once the edges have been inked, take on scalloped square and fold it in half. Then take the folded piece, and fold it in half again, so basically you've creased the square in quarters. Repeat this with all the four scalloped squares.
It is now time to give the quarters a petal shape.
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| Angled cuts |
Unfold the quarter to half, and snip off the folded edges as seen in the above picture.
Note: Do not cut all the way to the center. You must leave an approximate 0.5" space in the center, this will keep all the 4 petals intact, else they will fall apart.
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| Cutting the other edges |
Unfold and refold to shape the other two sides, in the same fashion. The above picture shows how it should look at this stage. Repeat these steps for all the other pieces.
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| The shaped petals |
The scalloped squares, should look like petals now; something similar to the above picture. The petals are now ready to be shaped as shown in the video below.
Note: The largest two will be shaped from the wrong side, while the remaining 2 pieces will be shaped right side up.
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This is how they look after being shaped
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To form the flower, the layers of petals need to be stacked and glued together, as shown in the video above.
Once glued together, I added some stamens to the center, and the flower was ready!
[I didn't add stamens to the black one, but this one seemed incomplete without them.]
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| The final look |
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| The top view. |
That's all folks!
Happy Crafting!
