Cricut Flowers can be a little tough to assemble. Here are detailed instructions on how to assemble the Cricut Flower Shoppe Daffodil, Tiger Lily, Poppy, and Peony.
Last week, I threw a cozy outdoor Friendsgiving, for which I made a TON of 3D paper poppies on my Cricut Explore. I absolutely love these flowers! They were originally a part of the cricut flower cartridge “Cricut Flower Shoppe,” but now they are also available in the Cricut Design Space individually.
Problem is, these cardstock flowers don’t come with any instructions and some of them can be a little confusing, especially if you’re not the most spatially aware person. So I thought I’d put together a couple tutorials to show you how to assemble some of these flowers.
Thankfully, once you see a few of the tricks that are used to assemble them, it becomes easier to figure out how additional cardstock paper flowers go together, too.
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Supplies Needed:
Assembling Cricut Flowers
What Glue do I Use?
For glue, I use quick-dry tacky glue. I tend to be a messy gluer, but because almost all of the gluing is hidden, it doesn’t really matter. You could also use a hot glue gun (be careful!) or something like E6000, though I prefer a glue that dries faster.
Tiger Lily #MA3E15
Let’s start with the tiger lily. This is a good one to start with because it has a couple features that you’ll see over and over in the Cricut flowers. It has three parts — the petals, the pistil/stamen (I remembered something from botany!), and the leaves.
You’ll see on the petals and the leaves a few small tabs. These tabs are meant to be glued. They will help guide you as you assemble the flower. Many of the cardstock flowers have these tabs, and once you figure out how they work, making flowers becomes a lot easier!
Fold the petals of the flowers into sort of a roll. You’ll see the tab then overlaps the other side.
Glue! Do this for both sets of petals and the leaf.
You’ll notice that there are two parts to the leaves, one that is 3D (that you glued) and one that is flat.
Stack and glue. Sometimes I offset them, and sometimes I stack them straight on — if I’m making several, I try and mix it up a bit.
For anything that looks like the pistil/stamen, roll it. I generally use a wooden dowel or pencil to get an even roll. Glue that too.
To assemble, nestle one set of petals in the other. Glue. I like to roll the petals a little around a pen to help them spread out.
Nestle the pistil/stamem inside the petals, and glue. I usually set it upright in a roll of washi tape to allow it to dry straight. Then glue the leaves to the bottom.
Yay! A tiger lily!
Poppy #MA3E13
Let’s do the poppy next. There are no tabs on the petals for the poppy, so they stay flat. I roll the edges up a little using a pen, to give them a bit of a 3D feel. Offset the two petal pieces, and glue.
The pistil/stamen piece may leave you scratching your head, but it’s easy. Fold the taller part in half and then roll starting from that side.
Then glue it to the middle of your poppy.
Make the leaves like you did the tiger lily, and glue below the petals.
Super easy, right? Let’s try the daffodil.
Daffodil
The daffodil has similar petals to the tiger lily, but it also has that extra piece in the center. Glue all the tabs, including the big tab on the center piece. You’ll notice that two small tabs fold under the center piece — this allows you to glue it to the petals.
Offset the petals, and glue.
Then nestle the center piece in the petals, and the pistil/stamen roll inside that. This is another one where setting it upright to dry is a good idea.
Assemble the leaves and glue to the bottom. You can also slightly roll the petals to make them a little more 3D.
So cute! I’d love to see these on an Easter table in the spring.
Peony
The peony is the most complicated of these four Cricut flowers, but with the knowledge from above you should be able to do it.
The two tiny pistil/stamen pieces aren’t rolled, but are instead just fluffed a bit (can we just talk about what an amazing machine the Cricut Explore is? It cut these perfectly!)
The outer three-petal petals have one tab and are glued like in the daffodil.
The two layers above that have ten petals, which are just curled along the edges a bit to make them 3D. Note that one is slightly bigger than the other — make sure the bigger one is below the smaller one.
Then there are these crazy guys. They actually have six tiny tabs that get glued like this:
A little hard to get the hang of, but once dry and flipped over, you can see how it creates a really nice 3D effect.
Stack all of the petals: the big 3-petal pieces, the 10-petal pieces, then the two smaller pieces in the above photo. You can also put the leaves together as in the flowers above.
Add the pistil/stamen piece and you’ve made a cute peony!
I hope that was helpful for you when you’re building your own Cricut cardstock flowers!
HOW TO MAKE 3D CRICUT CARDSTOCK FLOWERS
Equipment
- Cricut Maker or
Supplies
Instructions
- NOTE: The designs for the following flowers are available in Cricut Design Space individually.Tiger Lily #MA3E15Let's start with the tiger lily. This is a good one to start with because it has a couple features that you'll see over and over in the Cricut flowers. It has three parts — the petals, the pistil/stamen and the leaves.
- You'll see on the petals and the leaves a few small tabs. These tabs are meant to be glued. They will help guide you as you assemble the flower. Many of the cardstock flowers have these tabs, and once you figure out how they work, making flowers becomes a lot easier!Fold the petals of the flowers into sort of a roll. You'll see the tab then overlaps the other side.
- Glue! Do this for both sets of petals and the leaf.
- You'll notice that there are two parts to the leaves, one that is 3D (that you glued) and one that is flat.
- Stack and glue. Sometimes they are made by offsetting them, and sometimes stacked straight on — if making several, try and mix it up a bit.
- For anything that looks like the pistil/stamen, roll it. Use a wooden dowel or pencil to get an even roll. Glue that too.
- To assemble, nestle one set of petals in the other. Glue. Roll the petals a little around a pen to help them spread out.
- Nestle the pistil/stamem inside the petals, and glue. Set it upright in a roll of washi tape to allow it to dry straight. Then glue the leaves to the bottom.Yay! A tiger lily!
- Poppy #MA3E13Let's do the poppy next. There are no tabs on the petals for the poppy, so they stay flat. Roll the edges up a little using a pen, to give them a bit of a 3D feel. Offset the two petal pieces, and glue.
- The pistil/stamen piece may leave you scratching your head, but it's easy. Fold the taller part in half and then roll starting from that side.
- Then glue it to the middle of your poppy.
- Make the leaves like you did the tiger lily, and glue below the petals.
- DaffodilThe daffodil has similar petals to the tiger lily, but it also has that extra piece in the center. Glue all the tabs, including the big tab on the center piece. You'll notice that two small tabs fold under the center piece — this allows you to glue it to the petals.
- Offset the petals, and glue.
- Then nestle the center piece in the petals, and the pistil/stamen roll inside that. This is another one where setting it upright to dry is a good idea.Assemble the leaves and glue to the bottom. You can also slightly roll the petals to make them a little more 3D.
- PeonyThe peony is the most complicated of these four Cricut flowers, but with the knowledge from above you should be able to do it.The two tiny pistil/stamen pieces aren't rolled, but are instead just fluffed a bit.
- The outer three-petal petals have one tab and are glued like in the daffodil.The two layers above that have ten petals, which are just curled along the edges a bit to make them 3D. Note that one is slightly bigger than the other — make sure the bigger one is below the smaller one.Then there are these crazy guys. They actually have six tiny tabs that get glued like this:
- A little hard to get the hang of, but once dry and flipped over, you can see how it creates a really nice 3D effect.Stack all of the petals: the big 3-petal pieces, the 10-petal pieces, then the two smaller pieces in the above photo. You can also put the leaves together as in the flowers above.
- Add the pistil/stamen piece and you've made a cute peony!
Comments & Reviews
Dianne Sy says
Thanks for sharing this. I’m very happy I found details about making a 3D flower. The details and instructions on how to make a 3D flower are very helpful. Great post!
Cori George says
I’m so glad you found it helpful!
Susan says
This is a great post. I actually use a Silhouette Cameo, but it’s the same idea – the patterns for the flowers are there and they cut just fine, but then I’m left with a bunch of pieces and no real idea on how to assemble them.
Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks!
Meghann says
I am new to this and am asking my husband for a cricut for Xmas. I have no idea where to start. For now I like the little one, cuddlebug or something. What all do I need to be able to make words, flowers and butterflies. TIA
Cori George says
I only have experience with the Cricut Explore. It can do anything you need it to do!
Meghan says
These are fantastic! Have you done the Mum from this cartridge? I can not for the life of me figure it out and would love some help!
Kathleen says
I am looking for the same information. Has anyone responded to your request?
Tami Reed says
See my reply above. Happy crafting
Tami Reed says
Finally figured it out. Take the strange looking oblong shaped piece with all the slits in it and glue it in half lengthwise and then roll it lengthwise with a quill tool and the flower emerges. Then take those smaller leaf shaped pieces and glue the end pieces together to form a 3d leaf shape and glue to the bottom of your mum. Make sure you use plenty of glue on the bottom of the mum to keep it rolled up nicely. I hope this helps. Happy Crafting. Crafts and Cats Designs
Debra says
I am trying to make the bouquet on the front of the box for the 3D floral home décor box. I went to the Cricut Design space where it is a free project to make on the Explorer. Well…..the instructions were not detailed enough to help me with the assembling part. All I have to say is….I am so glad I found your website that gives step by step instructions! I made my first flower and am so encouraged to keep making them for a beautiful centerpiece. Thank you for sharing your talents for anyone that needs help to accomplish what you have. I am now one of your followers. God bless.
Valerie says
THANK YOU! When making the Peony I could just not figure out how to glue “these crazy guys”. Your instructions were easy to follow.
PJ says
Your flowers are lovely and I now understand how to make them… THANK YOU !
Now… can you help me with the type of paper to use ??? Card stock is tpo thick… construction paper is too thick… regular paper tears when I try and pull the little pieces off the sticky cutting pads… ??? Please help ???
Nancy says
Me too! What kind of paper? The card stock I have seems too thick.
Cori George says
Light cardstock is best, or even thicker scrapbook paper. Specialty papers (metallics, for example), might work too!
Stephanie says
This was so helpful! Thank you!
Sarah says
Great instructions! The flowers look great. The digital handbook for the cartridge is also helpful for assembling the flowers.
http://content.provocraft.com/b/pdfs/res/handbooks/3dfloralhomedecorhandbook.pdf
Dina Burns says
Hi Cori – I met you at the class last night. Love your blog! I am going to try these flowers this weekend.
Cori George says
It was nice to meet you too! :)