Giant Cardstock Flowers Course

Learn to use the wing template set by printing, trimming borders, applying it to paper to cut and save multiple sizes on cardboard using wing size calculation for larger templates.

Explore tools for making giant decorative flowers, including small and large glue guns, scissors, pliers, pipe cutters, and heat guns for drying petals, bending tubes, and shaping tube curvature.

Choose the right steel for giant flowers: regular steel for branches, plastic-coated steel for leaves, green branch steel for leaves, and steel 18 or 20 for chiffon flowers.

Compare bending tubes and coated plastic electrical conduits for giant flower decor, noting small-diameter flowers up to 40 cm and large blooms up to 3 m, plus shaping constraints.

Explore iron flange bases for giant flowers, from 1-body to 5-body designs, with 4 mm or 8 mm flanges for stability, and learn how spiral flanges improve transport and setup.

Learn to wrap flower stems with crepe or art paper, stretch before wrapping, cut strips, and roll diagonally at 45 degrees with glue for realistic stems.

Describe the basic structures of giant flower trees, from single trunk with a flange to 3- and 5-flower clusters, and the peach blossom tree, emphasizing flange size and stability.

prepare leaves from green paper using diluted milk glue and a central steel stick. cover the base with foam and crepe paper, then add grass around the giant flower tree.

Add accents to the flower base by preparing a grass sheet and attaching pieces to fit the terrain, then plug grass and silk or paper flowers at different heights.

Identify materials for the giant flower tree: green paper for leaves, downloadable templates, a flexible tube as the body, a steel branch attachment, and a steel flange with screws.

Form the rose bud layer with four petals folded inward and glued into a cross with gaps, then cross petals to form a balanced hole, stroke tip bottom to top.

Apply the second layer by gluing four folded petals to the bottom, spacing them evenly and facing the same direction to form a balanced, round flower bud.

Fold four petals inwards to form the third layer of the flower bud, glue them to the bottom, and align petals into a rounded pinwheel.

In step four, fold base of each petal inward and bend the upper petals outward to form four petals, then glue them to the bottom to create a round bloom.

Glue five petals to form the second layer bloom, folding the bases inward and bending petals outward. Align the petals to form a pentagon and keep them round and even.

Learn to build the third layer bloom with six petals for cardstock flowers by folding inward, bending outward, gluing opposite petals, and staggering them to form a rounded six-petal layer.

Craft the rose calyx from green paper by folding a 30–40 cm square, cutting diagonal notches to form teeth, then glue the calyx and sepal to the flower.

Create six rose tree leaves from templates, fold and trim into sawtooth veins, glue them to a steel branch, and bind into a balanced leaf bunch.

Cut 4 cm wide paper strips and bend a tube to form stem. Attach alternating leaf bunches with tape, wrap at 45 degrees, apply glue, and continue to end.

Screw the stem into the spiral flange and insert the stem and flower tube to complete a rose tree from the giant cardstock flowers course.

Learn to assemble a poinsettia using steel for the stem, art paper for leaves and petals, crepe paper for the pistil, foam buds, tubes, and a metal base with glitter.

Download the template, cut six layers of red poinsettia petals, fold vertically and diagonally in a fan style, then glue the veins and shape the final petals.

Craft the pistil by placing five foam balls on steel, wrapping with yellow crepe paper, and securing with glue and glitter beads; attach a red pointed piece around the bud.

Join the pistil and petals from smallest to largest, spreading six petals evenly by pairing three at a time. Turn the flower upside down to balance each layer.

Print and cut templates for the calyx and leaves; cut three calyxes and three leaves, fold to crease, glue steel on the back for stability, and assemble the balanced pieces.

Complete a poinsettia tree by attaching leaves to the stem with tape in three positions, wrap the trunk with green art paper, fix leaves from top to bottom.

Identify the materials for a giant hydrangea flower: hydrangea petals, a stem tube, green paper for leaves, steel and flanges for the stem, and the flower stem base.

Learn to create a giant hydrangea flower by bending and gluing cardstock petals, using 50 petals to form a 50-60 cm round bloom, with options for pre-cut or file-cut petals.

Craft hydrangea leaves for giant cardstock flowers by cutting and folding them like rose leaves, with smaller serrations, then attach the leaf veins using a hot glue gun.

Graft petals by bending a tube, wrap leaves inside with tape, and cover the stem with crepe paper. Add top leaves to form a hydrangea calyx and finish hydrangea tree.

Finish assembling the hydrangea by screwing in the base, inserting the stem, and shaping the leaves to complete the hydrangea tree with stem, leaves, and flowers.

Learn to make gerbera flowers by cutting 16 cardstock petals (8 large, 8 small) from the attached petal template, then place and shape them by bending evenly.

Assemble a giant gerbera by building a formex base, layering eight petals per layer in three staggered rounds for a puffy bloom, with folded center petals and a fringed pistil.

Learn to craft the calyx and leaves for gerbera using a tube, hot glue, a 25 x 25 cm square, punch a stem hole, and shape leaves with hard steel.

Complete the gerbera tree using green and fine art paper, wrapping from top to bottom, securing leaves at the base with glue, then bend and place them on the tree.

Identify and gather steel for leaves, colored paper for petals and leaves, balls and flower stems for pistils, Formex, tubes, and bases for stems, with Suchin available for material support.

Download the petal template, then prepare and cut the petals for the giant cardstock flower, fold in half, crease, diagonally fold the tip, and staple.

Create the pistil by shaping a fist-sized ball and using a tube for contact. Fold a strip, glue to the ball, bend for petals, staple smallest petals from template.

Assemble the dahlia by gluing 12 petals per layer for three staggered layers, punch a hole for pistil, insert the pistil tube, and glue petals to complete a paper flower.

Craft a dahlia from square paper by folding, making a sawtooth cut, and gluing the stamen; form three to four leaves with vein folds and floral wire.

Assemble the dahlia from parts, fix leaves to the stem with tape, roll branches with art paper, bend the stem to a soft natural curve, and complete the flower.

Create accent flowers to attach to the backdrop with style 1, guiding you through making a type of flower for the backdrop.

Create accent flowers for backdrops using style 2 and learn how to attach them to the backdrop.

Discover the third technique to create accent cardstock flowers for backdrops, guiding you through attaching style 3 flowers to elevate your backdrop design.

Learn how to make paper snowflakes in style 1, the first type of snowflake today.

Learn how to make paper snowflakes in style 2, selecting simple folds and cuts to create snowflake type 2 designs.

Learn how to make paper snowflakes style 3. Explore snowflake style 3 in this lecture.

Use the petal file templates to make three types of butterflies, then download, print, and cut them to decorate a backdrop.