Tutorial on how to make a papercraft sunflower.

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How to Make a Sunflower
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2. Sunflower Tutorial
www.onyxstamps.com Twitter: @onyxstamps
by Katy Bayard
What You Need
Supplies Stampin’ Up! Supplies I Used
q Yellow patterned paper Crushed Curry Patterns DSP
q Brown patterned paper Soft Suede Patterns DSP
q Green patterned paper Old Olive Patterns DSP
q Adhesive Tombow Multi, Sticky Pages
q Sticky Paper Sticky Pages
q Light Brown Ink Creamy Caramel Classic Ink
q Dark Brown Ink Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
q Dark Green Ink Always Artichoke Classic Ink
Tools
q Paper cutter q Scissors q Sponges
Note on Assembly
Because of the large number of petals that are needed for this project, assembly goes
faster if you make all the petals first, then adhere them to the flower base. This tutorial
is set up in this way.
However, adhering the petals to the base as you make them works as well. I made my
first flower this way and it worked great. So just choose the method that fits your
crafting style!
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3. Sunflower Tutorial
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by Katy Bayard
Prepare Petals
Cut paper into strips as follows:
Yellow Patterned Paper: Brown Patterned Paper Green Patterned Paper
· 3” x 3/4” - 46 pieces · 2 1/2” x 1/2” - 54 pieces · 2 1/2” x 1/2” - 9 pieces
· 2 1/2” x 5/8” - 46 pieces · 2” x 3/8” - 12 pieces
· 1 1/2” x 1/4” - 4 pieces
Note: These quantities are for a flower built on a 7” base. You may need slightly more or less
depending on how closely you space the petals.
Glue strips into petal shapes
· Put a bit of adhesive on one end of the strip
of paper.
· Hold the paper so that the pattern that will
be inside the petal is facing down.
· Using both hands, bend the ends of the
paper so that they meet with the bottom
side facing up.
· Press ends to secure the adhesive
Applying Glue Finished Petal
Prepare Flower Bases
Cut flower base
· Print circle template and trace onto Sticky Sheet
· Cut out circle
· Remove red transparent layer and place on work surface
sticky side up
Cut flower insert
Flower base and insert
· Cut out a circle about 1 1/2” in diameter. You may need to
trim this down later to fit inside the flower.
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Step 3: Adhere Petals
Place Yellow Petals
· First row: Starting one of the largest yellow
petals, press end onto sticky sheet so that the
petal is half hanging off the sheet.
Þ Repeat this around the edge of the circle so
that the first row of petals is complete.
· Second row: Using one of the yellow largest
petals, press the end onto the sticky sheet so that Placing 1st petal 1st row completed
the petal overlaps with the first row and that tip
of the petal is positioned between the petals of
the first row.
Þ Repeat until the second row of petals is
complete
· Third & Fourth rows: Repeat with the 2nd
largest yellow petals, until you have 2 more rows
of yellow petals.
Placing 2nd row Yellow petals completed
Place Brown Petals
· Place 3 rows of brown petals the same way you
placed the yellow petals
· Note: things are going to start getting tight, with
it getting harder to stagger the petals pre cicely.
This is no problem...just place them in a position
that looks good!
Placing brown row Brown petals completed
Place Green Petals
· Place 1 row of the largest green petals
· Using the small sticky circle, place two rows of
the middle sized green petals.
· Place green circle inside the flower. It may help
to use a pen to help push the circle in.
· Place a couple of the smallest petals in the
middle to fill the flower. Inserting green petals Completed Sunflower!
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by Katy Bayard
Step 4: Add More Color
· At this point you can go ahead and use the
flower, or you can apply some extra color to
the petals to add some depth and texture.
· Ink up a sponge with dark green ink.
Starting in the middle, brush the sponge on
the green petals to apply the ink.
· Repeat on the brown petals using dark
brown ink.
· Repeat on the yellow petals using light
brown ink.
Congratulations, you're done! You can now add it to your project. In the photo on the front page, I ad-
hered it to a white frame that I decorated with a Stampin' Up vinyl frame and hand cut green leaves.
Yikes! I used
dark brown ink on
the green petals.
Dark green looks
much better.
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