Rolled Flowers

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/rolledflowers/

Can I just tell you - I am OBSESSED with making these flowers! I have read many tutorials - like this one at SplitCoastStampers on how to make these out of paper. So the other day, I was flipping through my piles (many, many piles) of magazines and catalogs, and I had an idea! Why not recycle these catalog pages and turn them into cute paper flowers? No need to buy any fancy paper, these turn out just as cute or even cuter! For a tutorial on how to roll the paper, click HERE. She actually uses "glue spots", I just used regular Elmer's glue. It's super easy!




Cardstock or Patterned Paper
Scissors
Glue Dots
Pencil
Step-by-Step
Step 1
Round the corners of the cardstock with a pair of scissors.

Step 2
Using a pencil, draw a spiral, starting from the outside and working in to the center.

Step 3
Cut all the way along the spiral.

Step 4
Lightly crumple the paper, to loosen the fibers of the paper, which will make the next step easier.

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.

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.

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.

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.


Step 8
Sample created with big bloom.


Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/rolledflowers/#ixzz2OWV5SfYV