May Flowers

Well, time has really flown by and I've already had this blog for a month. I haven't posted as much as I would like to, but things have gotten pretty busy lately and will probably be that way throughout the next few weeks before school lets out for the summer. So, keep watching for more posts!

Anyways, May is already here, and that old saying of "April showers bring May flowers" often runs through my head. May is also the month of Mother's Day, which just so happens to be this Sunday. In celebration of all these things, I'd like to post a flower card craft that is easy to do.

Step 1: First, you will need to gather all of your materials. You will need three sheets of colored paper, glue, ribbon, scissors and a hole puncher.

(Missing from photo is the hole hole puncher.)

Step 2: Fold the color paper that you want the petals of your flower to be into thirds.

Step 3: Draw three seperate flowers onto one side of the paper you just folded into thirds. The flowers do not have to be the same and can be any size depending on your preferences. Then, cut them out while making sure to keep the same shaped and sized flowers together.

Step 4: Cut the flowers out while making sure to keep them together by both size and shape.

                                     

Step 5: Now, the edges of the flowers need to be softer and less flat. To accomplish this, take the eraser of a pencil and push down on all the edges and center of the flowers. It's best to do this on a softer surface such as a mouse pad to obtain the degree of softness wanted. (It's okay if the paper becomes crinkled in this step.)

Step 6: Now punch a hole in the center of all the flowers.

Step 7: Choose another sheet of paper to act as the center of your flowers. Cut this sheet into strips of paper about one inch thick and five inches long. You will need three of these. Then, fray the edge of the paper so that it sort of looks like a comb.

Step 8: Take one piece of frayed paper and roll it into a tight coil. It may help to wrap this around and thin object such as a toothpick. Then, insert the rolled piece into the holes of three of your flower petal pieces.

Step 9: Take the last sheet of colored paper and fold in half like a card. Glue the ribbon near the bottom of the paper and arrange three flowers neatly onto the card and glue.

From here, the rest of the card is up to you. You could make it into a thank-you card, a birthday card, a Mother's day card or more! They work well for any occasion and is the perfect way to brighten someone's day.

Happy Easter!

~Emily Silverwing