Everyone loves flowers. Especially great big huge pretty flowers! Want to learn how to make huge paper flowers with your Silhouette® machine instead of by hand?
A few months ago someone shared this picture on Facebook and right away I was smitten and knew that someday I was going to make some big paper flowers of my own. Since the theme for this month’s Silhouette® Challenge is Summer I thought thought these big, pretty flowers fit the theme perfectly.
I pretty much followed this tutorial to assemble the flowers.
But instead of cutting out the petals and leaves by hand, I made my own Silhouette® cut files.
Stick around to the end to see how to get the free cut files that I made!
I used 8-1/2″ x 11″ card stock for my flowers.
Each extra large flower is made up of 6 large petals, 6 medium petals, and 6 small petals. You will need 12 sheets of 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheets of card stock for one huge flower. The flower measures approximately 15″ in diameter.
I secured my flower to a paper plate instead of a scrap of paper as in the tutorial. I can then add Command Strips to the plate for hanging.
I even made a cut file for the flower center. Why use scissors when you have a Silhouette®!
I added other flowers to the mix too. These daisies are in the Silhouette® Online Store.
I enlarged them quite a bit!
Helpful Hints:
- Keep the shapes grouped together when enlarging them to keep all of the pieces in scale.
- Take a screen shot of the design from the OnLine store then drag that image into the workspace for reference.
My chalkboard is ready for Summer! Now all we need is Summer weather!
Want to Check Out More Silhouette Projects?
I’ve got two great Silhouette treats for you today! First off, my Silhouette Challenge buddies and I are all sharing projects on our blogs today, so peruse the projects below for a wealth of Silhouette inspiration!
1. Sisters, What // 2. Small Stuff Counts // 3. Adventures in All Things Food // 4. Creative Ramblings // 5. Where The Smiles Have Been // 6. Curly Crafty Mom // 7. Architecture of a Mom // 8. Create & Babble // 9. HaberdasheryFun // 10. Coral + Mint Design Co. // 11. Designed Decor // 12. Tehtaiskö nyt? // 13. Tori Grant Designs // 14. Morena’s Corner // 15. It Happens in a Blink // 16. unOriginal Mom
This contest is now over.
DeDe @ Designed Decor says
May 9, 2016 at 8:26 amI love them! I have never made paper flowers before! I love the large ones! Makes such a cute decoration for the summer!
Meredith @ Coral + Mint Design Co. says
May 9, 2016 at 10:58 amThese are so cute! I was just searching this morning for some cut files to make flowers, thanks for sharing!
Marni @ HaberdasheryFun says
May 9, 2016 at 1:06 pmWhat amazing flowers! These are beautiful!
Morena says
May 11, 2016 at 7:11 pmGorgeous!! I have to make these.
Meredith @ unOriginalMom says
May 13, 2016 at 8:58 amThese are SO pretty!! I bet they’re even more impressive in person on such a large scale. I want to make some!
kid can doodle says
May 13, 2016 at 2:13 pmThey’re gorgeous and look very easy to make! Cheers.
Katrin says
May 15, 2016 at 2:14 amThese paper flowers are so beautiful! I love to decorate with flowers in my girls rooms, these would be perfect for the wall! Thank you for sharing at Sweet Inspiration #6! Happy Sunday!
Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says
May 15, 2016 at 9:09 amThis is such a fun idea! They are so pretty…they’d be lovely to decorate with for a party!
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Rachel says
May 17, 2016 at 8:39 pmThese are so pretty! I’m pinning them for the future. Found your blog from the Dream. Create. Inspire. link party…and glad I did!
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Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says
May 17, 2016 at 11:08 pmI love these! I don’t have a cutting machine so I’d have to make these “old school”! Visiting from Talk of the Town Party
Liz says
May 18, 2016 at 10:00 amSo fun! I don’t have a cutting machine… besides my scissors and hands 😉 but for a few flowers, I think I could manage. My granddaughters would love to help with these too… so cute for their rooms.
Charlene Asay says
May 18, 2016 at 5:03 pmThese are so cute. They would look great in my daughters room. Pinning for later.
Meg | Hello Farmhouse says
May 21, 2016 at 7:31 pmHow fun!! I’d love to make these as decorations for a special party. So pretty!
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Abigail Cain says
May 24, 2016 at 10:17 amBeautiful! Paper flowers are near and dear to my heart and so much fun to design the templates. Your idea about using a paper plate for a more sturdy backing is wonderful!
Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says
May 24, 2016 at 4:18 pmLove-love-love these huge paper flowers! I can think of a hundred uses for them for LOTS of different things: photo ops, party decor, little girl bedroom decor! So much fun!
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome project at The DIY Collective this week!
{Big Hugs}
~ Ashley
Lisa Silfwerbrand says
May 27, 2016 at 9:08 pmJeanie! I looooove these! These are so incredibly cute. They are the perfect adornment for the chippy chalkboard; the wood and paper is such a beautiful mix. Thank you so much for linking these up to our Bewitchin’ Projects Block Party last week! You are one of my feature picks over at Recreated Designs this Sunday. Have a great weekend! Hugs, Lisa
LydiaF says
May 31, 2016 at 4:56 pmThose flowers are gorgeous! And they bring back a memory of my mother painstakingly cutting out flower shapes from card stock, then gluing them together and painting them. They were attached to a lampshade and used to decorate the bedroom my sister and I shared. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty 🙂 Hope to see you again!
Susan says
June 6, 2016 at 8:06 pmLove giant flowers and would like to make a bunch. But I don’t seem to see the cut files for Silhouette?? Thank you!
Debbra says
July 27, 2018 at 9:33 pmI didn’t find them either 🙁
Charlotte says
July 19, 2016 at 1:31 pmLove your flowers!! Want to make some to decorate my office, is the cut file available? Thanks
Adrienne says
July 22, 2016 at 8:51 amThe flowers are beautiful but how do you get the cut files?
Manda says
October 20, 2016 at 9:07 amSuper cute! I will have to try sometime! Thanks for sharing!
Monica says
January 30, 2017 at 2:20 amPretty! I want to purchase this machine. But I wanted to know how to create my own cut files and Clicked on the link for the cut files you shared which came to my email as a Dropbox file but I was not able to view it. Any way you can email directly to me? And do you have a video on how I can create a cut file? I appreciate it.
Laura says
July 30, 2018 at 12:56 pmThank you so much for sharing the silhouette file. I love how mine turned out and brightened up my office wall.
Annette says
September 2, 2018 at 9:39 pmWow, beautiful flowers!
Daisy Russel says
November 28, 2018 at 3:16 amThese huge paper flowers are impressive!
Ashy says
May 7, 2019 at 3:47 amHello! Once cool, use a pencil to draw large hearts on the wax paper envelopes, and then cut out hearts. (I was surprised how easy it is to cut the wax paper with melted crayon inside.) Initially, I was going to trace prefect’s hearts, but I decided to freehand them and let my daughter cut them out.