3-D Pop Up Recycled Magazine Flowers! | 31 Crafty Flowers in 31 Days - Day 21

Day Twenty-One and we're still havin' fun!

Today we're making a super cool pop up flower for the 31 Crafty Flowers in 31 Days !

I thought it would be fun to make it out of old magazine pages, but of course you could use pretty scrapbook paper, handmade paper, painted watercolor paper or even construction paper if the kiddos are helping to make these fun flowers!

 

Here's what you need to get started:

-9 Magazine pages or 9 sheets of 81/2 x 11 patterned paper (or any other paper)
-Gluestick
-Cardstock
-Scissors

Step One

Fold the first sheet in half.  Don't worry about trimming the torn edges as these will get cut off later.

Step Two

Next fold in half again (to quarter size).

Step Three

Now take the bottom left corner, fold it up to the top edge and crease.

Step Four

Next take the top layer *only* of the fold you just made and fold it back down to the bottom edge and crease.

Step Four

Holding the folded paper (point down) start at the middle and cut upwards creating a petal shape.

When you reach the middle crease, fold the top layer *only* over to the left and use it as a guide to continue cutting.

 

Your folded flower should look something like the photo above.

Step Five

 

Carefully unfold your flower.  You will need to create nine flowers like this one.

Step Six

 

 

Fold a blank piece of cardstock in half and glue the first flower to the cardstock.

Step Seven

Flower A

 

Flower B

Layer each flower over the next alternating the petals you glue with each flower as shown above until you get to the last flower. This is an important step for the flower to open correctly.
 

Step Eight

 

 

 

 

The last petal you will cut in half and glue to stack of petals. 

Then glue alternate petals all the way around the flower as before and fold the card over. 

Place something heavy on it and let set for five or ten minutes (this is the hardest part!).

Step Nine

Time to unfold your finished flower!

This one make take a little practice, but it is so worth the end result!  Kids especially love the big reveal when you open that 3-D Pop Up flower!

Hope you have fun!

Grace & Peace,

♥ Melissa~
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"The two doors to the most holy place were made out of olive wood and were decorated with carvings of palm trees, and flowers..."
-1 Kings :31