Vivid Textured Flower Card

This step-by-step Vivid Textured Flower Card tutorial will show you how to make paper flowers for your handmade cards. The flower card is vibrant and sure to put a smile on your recipient's face. The flower is made up of photo corners and you will use a die cut to create the curvy stem, which is a great contrast to the hard edges of the flower petals. As far as handmade card ideas go, this tutorial is awesome because it inspires you to create a unique and eye-catching card design that jumps off the page.

Materials:

• 3D Foam Hearts
• White Photo Corners
• Adhesives Sheets (4 x 6)
• E-Z Dots® Permanent
• 3D Foam Squares (Small)

Other Materials:

• Card Stock (4 x 6)
• Card Stock Card
• Tissue Paper
• Leaf Die Cut (Paper Smooches)
• Green, Red, and Pink Ink
• Circle Paper Punch (1.5 inches)
• Yellow Fun Flock
• Sentiment Stamp

Instructions:

1. Scrunch your tissue paper for texture. Then apply the adhesive sheet to the card stock and pat the tissue paper down.
   
    
    
2. Die cut two leaves from your card stock and apply green ink to emphasize the texture. This technique gives the leaves a realistic touch.
   
   
    
3. Ink up some White Photo Corners with a red ink and then begin placing them on your pre-punched circle.
   
   
    
4. Then, ink up some more White Photo Corners with pink ink. Add the pink layer to your flower.
   
   
    
5. Continue alternating colors until you come to the center. Finish off the center of the flower with a 3D Foam Heart. Apply yellow Fun Flock to the heart.
   
   
    
6. Stamp your card with your intended message. Adhere the leaves to the card using the E-Z Dots® Permanent. The dots only stick to the thin area of the leaves so there is no worry about visible adhesive.
   
   
    
7. Lift a few of the leaves with 3D Foam Squares (Small) to add dimension. Adhere your paper flower to the card.
   
   
    

          And you're done! Here is a close-up of the finished product: