Friday Die Day

Hello friends

 

For this week's Friday Die Day as promised a full Zinnia tutorial.

The dies measure approximately:

 

Star Floret: ¼” (10 pieces)
Petal 1: ⅜ x ⅞”
Petal 2: ½ x 1”
Petal 3: ⅝ x 1⅛”
Disc Floret: ⅞”
Leaf: ¾ x 1¼”
Stamen: 2½ x ¼”

 

You can see here I've started to die cut all the elements to create a full Zinnia flower.

Each disk floret has 10 points, you adhere a petal to each point.

Here I've used 9 disc florets to create three of each petal size.

I also added some ink to the central area.

Layer up the petals alternating them slightly.

Having a lot of layers really creates a gorgeous full flower.

To create the stamen, cut a total of 5 stamens and join them together to create a long length.

I used a quilling tool to start off rolling it and then reverted to my fingers.

As I rolled I began to 'fluff out' the top section.

Until it looks something like this. Glue the end down firmly.

Position and adhere to the middle of your flower.

The finishing touches - leaves and star florets.

If you visited my blog earlier this week you will have seen that I used this flower on a heart
project - it would also look wonderful on a gift box too.

Zinnia is available to purchase on the website here - nice price too! :)
Take care friends and have a brilliant weekend.