Hello Stampers ~

I hope you’re enjoying the beautiful weather we have finally received!  I see many facebook posts about getting your gardens in, so I thought I would share this pretty bouquet of flowers with you!

I took this picture at the 2011 Stampin’ Up! National Convention who’s theme that year was “GROW”… so what better way to convey the “grow” message than with flowers!  They are so pretty and they spread cheer to anyone receiving them, and my guess, to the givers too.

They are quite simple to make… just get out your Simply Score Tool (122334) and your favorite Designer Series Papers or cardstock!

Accordion-folded Flower

Directions:

1) Cut card stock or Designer Series paper to 12″ x 3/4″.

2) Score strip every 1/4″ the entire length of the card stock and accordion fold the score lines.

3) Adhere ends of card stock together (Sticky Strip works best).

4) Holding the card stock with two hands, twist one edge of the strip into the center as shown to create a flower shape.

5) To hold the flower together, I use a hot glue gun and my Silicon Craft Sheet (127853) to hold shape in place.  Just add a dot of hot glue directly onto your Silicon sheet and press the center of your flower into it.  It’s soo cool … it just lifts right off and holds your flower firm.

6) Adhere a punched circle to the flower center on one or both sides.

Tip:Experiment with different sizes and score intervals to create the desired shape of your flower.

Have fun … and feel free to send me photos of your creations!  I would love to see them.