Dahlia Tutorial and Card - by Maria

I started by punching five 1 3/8" circles, and sponging them with Blushing Bride with the edges Pear Pizzaz.  These I folded into dahlia flowers using this tutorial.  The stem was die cut using Pear Pizzaz cardstock and the Bouquet die.
The stem and flowers were arranged on a Very Vanilla background embossed with the script embossing folder.  This background was matted with Pink Pirouette cardstock and then a 1/4" Pink Pirouette ribbon and bow were adhered to the bottom.
This was adhered to a Sahara Sand layer, which in turn was adhered to a Blushing Bride base card.
The sentiment is "For Being You" (SAB) and was punched using the oval die.  The oval was reinserted back into the punch to reduce its size.  It was also sponged with Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz.




TUTORIAL:

Dahlia Fold

by Donna Moore

Add beautiful paper bouquets to your cards, scrapbooks, and other projects.

Supplies

• Circle punches  1 3/8, 1"
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• Scallop punch, small


• Double sided patterned paper


• Cardstock


• Adhesive


• Note: To make folding more visible, a larger 3” circle was used for most of this demonstration.

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Punch one 1 1/4" cardstock circle and fold in fourths. Petals will be mounted on this base.
   For a full dahlia flower, punch eight circles from double-sided patterned paper for petals.
   
   

2. Step 2

   Fold first patterned paper circle in half, trying to only crease the lower half to prevent folds in the upper part of the finished flower.
   Fold in half again and open.
   Decide which side should be the main background color (here, the red patterns is the main color). Flip over to show back side.
   

3. Step 3

   In the lower two quadrants, fold a small petal shape upward using the fold marks as a guide.
   Turn over to the front side.
   

4. Step 4

   Fold petal inward to the center like a paper airplane. (Picture A)
   Repeat for the other half. (Picture B)
   Repeat steps one through four to create seven more petals. This will make a full dahlia.
   

5. Step 5

   Using the cardstock base from Step 1 as an evenly spaced mounting guide, adhere the first petal, aligning it at the center and at the fold line.
   

6. Step 6

   Repeat process and adhere all 8 sections for a full dahlia.
   

7. Step 7

   Finished project.
   Try creating flowers with one to eight petals.
   

Variations

1. To create a flower bud, use slightly smaller single petals made from green paper for a stem base.
   For a frillier flower, use a scallop punch instead of plain circles.
   
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Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dahlia_fold/#ixzz3V3fmEWK8

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