I’ve got two more virtual classes coming up in June with Michaels and Silhouette America!

Class #1: Why Silhouette?

This is a free beginner class for new Silhouette users that will cover Silhouette basics, from choosing your first machine to navigating the Silhouette Studio software, and creating your first project. Register here, and attend online live on Wednesday, June 1st at 1pm MDT to ask your questions! Click here to watch this class replay on YouTube.

Class #2: Paper Flower Arrangement

If you’re ready for a more advanced class, this next one is for you! This paper flower bouquet class is a premium class I’ll teach through Michaels on Wednesday, June 15th at 1pm MDT. ($15 fee) For those who register, Michaels will email you a link to watch and re-watch the recorded class. I’m pretty pleased with these 3D floral designs I created myself, and I can’t wait to share them with you!

Description: In this premium Silhouette class, I will teach you how to create a beautiful paper dahlia bouquet with cardstock and floral supplies. Learn paper flower-making techniques including cutting, shaping, and assembling. We’ll finish by arranging the assembled flowers and greenery into a vase. You can use any model of Silhouette cutting machine for these paper flowers and greenery. I will use the Cameo 4 in class.

Class length: 2 hours

Class skill level: Intermediate

Supplies:

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• 18-gauge floral wire (cloth or paper covered)
• 22-gauge floral wire (alternative: 24-gauge paper covered floral wire)
• Recollections 65 lb. cardstock in assorted colors of greens, yellows, and pinks
• Vase (with approximately 2” opening – sample vase is about 8” tall)
• Hot glue gun
• White tacky glue
• Green floral tape
• Needle tip tweezers
• Silhouette spatula tool
• Silhouette scraper tool
• Pliers/wire cutter
• Craft foam or mouse pad for soft pressing surface
• Water in spray bottle capable of fine mist
• Silicone mat or another waterproof surface
• Silhouette Cameo or Portrait
• Silhouette cutting mat and blade
• Flower and greenery designs: 3D Paper Dahlia (ID #412883),  3D Paper Ruscus (ID #412884), Paper Greenery Stem (ID #412885) will be provided free the week of class

If you are familiar with making paper flowers, you may already have some of the common tools and supplies on hand. If you are new to paper flowers, you’ll need to invest in some floral supplies, but I will teach you how to cut, shape, and assemble each type of flower and greenery stem for this bouquet. Please let me know in the comments below if you have questions!

How To Make This:

(Post updated 6/16/2022) I spent two hours teaching the fine details in class, but here are some basic written instructions for those who have the cut files from the Silhouette Design Store.

3D Paper Dahlia

Design ID #412883

Each flower uses a single sheet of letter-size cardstock. You may need to resize slightly smaller to fit a Portrait mat. The leaf and sepals are to be cut from a separate sheet of cardstock.

Flower Instructions:

• Shape the petals
• Wrap the center fringe strip around the tip of an 18-gauge floral wire with hot glue to secure
• Poke the wire through remaining petal sets, smallest to largest, securing each layer with hot glue

Leaf:

• Use tacky glue to sandwich a 22-gauge wire between the center edges, slightly overlapped to cover the wire
• Wrap the flower stem and leaf stem with green floral tape
• Use floral tape to attach the leaf stem to the main stem

3D Paper Ruscus

Design ID #412884

Paper ruscus greenery to fill in paper floral arrangements.

Instructions:

• Crease center of each leaf and curl sides
• Use hot glue to attach 18-gauge floral wire to stem portion of one leaf
• Use hot glue to attach 2-in. segments of 22-gauge floral wire to stem portion of several leaves
• Wrap each shorter leaf stem with floral tape to cover wire
• Use floral tape to wrap wire on long stem
• Attach shorter leaf segments with floral tape as you move down the stem, leaving about 1/2 inch of wire that can be bent out away from main stem
• Attach at least five leaves per stem

3D Paper Greenery

Design ID #412885

Paper greenery to fill in paper floral arrangements. Cut two stems per letter-size paper or three stems per 12×12-in. paper.

Instructions:

• Crease center of each leaf and curl sides
• Glue 22-gauge wire to back of stem and cover with extra strip
• Slightly bend wired stem for visual interest

Arrangement

Instructions:

• Fill vase about 2/3 full with plain rice
• Add 3 ruscus stems to create triangle effect – trim or bend wire ends so top level is at or above 100% height over vase
• Add 3 greenery stems (curve one to left, curve one to right, one up center) – trim or bend wire ends as necessary
• Add 5-7 dahlias to create rough triangle shape, bending the flower heads toward the front or sides – trim or bend wire ends as necessary

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