Easy Circle Flower Tutorial and Punched Flower Tutorial

Circle Flowers

Circle Flower Tutorial

This card is a recycling project -the golden paper in this card has been cut out from a wedding invitation card which I recycled.The wedding invitation cards in India are so gorgeous .

This card is inspired by the ICR 3 challenge photo inspiration - I have used the rich golden color and the perfectly Indian design on the golden paper to depict the theme.

I will share the tutorials for 2 of the flowers used in this card

Circle Punch Flowers

The central Flowers are made of circles.These are one of my favorite type of flowers .If you need lots of flowers these are a good option as they are easy to make and lovely

Materials Required

• Circles: 5 + 1
• Circle punch
• Glue
• Embellishment for center: pearls, beads,flower stamens

Punch craft Circle Flowers

How to make the Circle Punch Flower

Punch 5 circles.The base of your flower can be a circle, a sun punch or even a bit of scrap paper.I have used a circle as the base also

Gently fold the circles .You can emboss too but folding gives as good a result and saves a lot of time!

Apply a generous blob of glue to the base 

Circle Flower Tutorial

Layer the circular flower petals overlapping each other.

The last two petals may need a little bit of glue on the tip to help adhere better

Embellish the center of your flower : If you are using beads or pearls avoid the flat base ones as the center of your flower is not flat.

Circle Flower Tutorial

Embellishing using flower stamens/pistils:Cut close to the bulbous portion and glue to the center of the flower.You can hide the narrow end within the flower petals so that the center seems to emerge from deep in the flower.

Circle Flower Tutorial

The Punch Flower Tutorial is fairly a simple technique

Punch Flower Craft

If you have a flower punch - try this technique- It makes your flowers come alive!

Craft Punch Flower Tutorial

• Punch the flowers
• Place them on an embossing mat or on the backside of your mouse pad
• Use a blunt tooth pick / inkless ballpoint pen or embossing tool to run from the center to the tip of the flower petals.

Craft Punch Flower Tutorial

• Your flat flowers will become 3 D and all the more lovely
• Apply a dot of glue to the center of your flower and embellish the center with a bead or pearl
• Layer this flower over another to create more exquisite flowers

Circle Flower Tutorial

Here are the links to some cards with Circle Punch flowers 
Edited: This card won the Top  3 at  ICR 3 challenge