Crepe Paper Flowers — February 9, 2023

Crepe Paper Iris Blooms

Crepe Paper Flowers — February 9, 2023

Crepe Paper Iris Blooms

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Iris Bliss

Crepe paper paradise! Fall head over heels for these gorgeous crepe paper irises, as seen in our Rocky Mountain bouquet for Cricut. You won’t believe how easy these are to create with the help of the all-new Cricut Maker cutting machine. This new machine has finally made it possible for us to flawlessly cut crepe paper and we couldn’t be happier!

You can use any type of crepe you’d like to for this project – heavy, extra fine, double-sided or otherwise. (Heavy crepe paper is great for beginners!) Get creative and pick out any color combination that tickles your fancy. Go crazy for crepe with this beautiful floral project today!

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Tools & Materials

Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
Wire Cutters/Needle Nose Pliers
Scissors or Cricut Maker
Heavy Crepe Paper – English Garden, Gold Satin and Spearmint
White Fabric Covered Wire (24-gauge)
Green Floral Wire (18-gauge)
Floral Tape
Pan Pastels (Violet 470.5, Light Gold 910.5, Bronze 930.5)

Steps

Gather tools and materials.
Cut all of the crepe paper pieces according to pattern’s instructions.
Glue 24-26 gauge wire between 2 halves of petals. You will have 6 complete petals per bloom.
Use pan pastels to create color gradient on one side, at base of each petal.

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29 Comments

Maryann April 24, 2023 at 2:12pm

Thank you! When I clicked on the above SVG file, I only saw leaves. Now I see that when I click on the downloaded file everything is there. Lesson learned!

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1. Lia April 24, 2023 at 3:46pm
  
  @Maryann
  
  Oh good!
  
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Maryann April 20, 2023 at 12:07pm

Am I doing something wrong–I can’t seem to find the SVG for the Iris petals. All I see is one for the leaves. Thank you!
Mary Ann

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1. Lia April 20, 2023 at 2:05pm
  
  @Maryann
  
  I just downloaded and add the SVG to my Cricut Design Space, and I see all of the petals. I am not sure what you are seeing.
  
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Joyce February 9, 2023 at 3:56pm

Hi Lia,

Please let me know the colour codes for the pan pastels. Thanks!

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1. Lia February 9, 2023 at 4:33pm
  
  @Joyce
  
  Updated the list. 😉
  
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Marilyn October 19, 2019 at 1:53pm

I’m new to this machine and can’t download SVG files. I picked my project, but couldn’t get it to download. I scrolled to the bottom like the instructions said, but didn’t find it. I’m very discouraged.

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1. Lia October 21, 2019 at 2:03pm
  
  @Marilyn
  
  Hi Marilyn,
  
  Each project has a list of downloads at the bottom of the post. We have a great video on how to use our SVG file, it may answer many of your questions! https://liagriffith.com/how-to-use-svg-files-for-cricut/
  
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Barbara April 17, 2019 at 5:43am

I just got my Cricut maker – having a little trouble cutting the heavy crepe paper. Do you have any hints? Do I need to change the settings?

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1. Lia April 17, 2019 at 1:46pm
  
  @Barbara
  
  How fun! Yes, use a very sticky pink fabric mat if you can, and test the settings. We usually have success with the crepe paper, cotton or denim settings. Watch our video for tips & tricks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IyqbcFQzk
  
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Patea April 16, 2019 at 12:27am

Hello Lia, can i use the italian floristic crepe paper for this flower?

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1. Lia April 16, 2019 at 8:10am
  
  @Patea
  
  Of course! Use what you have on hand.
  
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  1. Patea April 17, 2019 at 5:36am
    
    @Lia
    
    Thx you verry much.
    
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Alice March 16, 2019 at 12:49pm

#MadeWithLia I cannot express how excited I am for the videos of the Irises! I felt so special, as if you went above and beyond to make the video. You have a lot on your plate and I want you to know how fabulous it is of you to go to such awesome lengths to do this. I have had that flu bug too and missed the live show but have watched it a couple times as I am eagerly ready to start crafting with Lia! Thank you so very much!!!! <3

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1. Lia March 18, 2019 at 7:26am
  
  @Alice
  
  You’re welcome, Alice!!
  
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Lauren August 30, 2018 at 8:21pm

Hello! This flower is beautiful and I am hoping to make it soon. However, when I download the svg cut file for my Cricut Maker, I am unable to ungroup the petals so they will print on two mats. As the file exists now, they are set to print on a 12×12 or lager paper, and the crepe roll is only 10 inches long. Please let me know if there is a way to ungroup the petals.

Thank you!

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1. Lia August 31, 2018 at 9:53am
  
  @Lauren
  
  Thank you for letting us know! The file has been fixed.
  
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Jane April 16, 2018 at 11:37am

I am a little confused regarding the leaves. Is the 18 g wire glued to the stem?

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1. Lia April 16, 2018 at 12:09pm
  
  @Jane
  
  You want to wrap the wire with floral tape. This tutorial shows it at a different angle: https://liagriffith.com/crepe-paper-iris-flowers/
  
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Carla November 27, 2017 at 9:18am

Sooo beautiful! I love the gold on the petals. These will be my first project after setting up and unpacking the never ending pile of boxes in my craft room;)Thank you for the instructions and inspiration.

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1. Lia November 27, 2017 at 11:59am
  
  @Carla
  
  Yay! So happy to hear it 🙂
  
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Donna October 7, 2017 at 8:41am

Where is it you got these beautiful and unusual colors of crepe paper? I checked paper-paper and they don’t the colors like you used here. And everywhere else I find it – it only comes in really bright colors.

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1. Lia October 9, 2017 at 9:17am
  
  @Donna
  
  Hi Donna! Paper Papers only sells cardstock and text weight paper, not crepe. If we aren’t using our own line of crepe paper, we’ll order from Carte Fini. However, we are adding more colors to our line of crepe that will be available in January– we can’t wait!!
  
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Elise September 16, 2017 at 9:58pm

I’m so excited! Ordered a bunch of your crepe paper and this was the first flower I created! I’m SO happy at how REAL looking it turned out! 🙂 I didn’t have any of the colors shown here, but wanted it to look somewhat real, so I had my hubby google iris colors. Out of the colors I had, we chose to make a light pink one! Thank you so much for such wonderful instructions and great SVG files! I can NOT wait to create MORE! Thank you Lia and Team!

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1. Lia September 18, 2017 at 10:45am
  
  @Elise
  
  Yay Elise, I’m so happy to hear this! A light pink iris sounds gorgeous, great choice. Thanks for the comment, it made my day 🙂
  
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Laura September 8, 2017 at 6:02am

Could you please post the colours you used. In the instructions it says white fine crepe paper and yellow paint. Thank you

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1. Lia September 8, 2017 at 12:28pm
  
  @Laura
  
  Thanks for the heads up Laura! The correct instructions have been uploaded.
  
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janet September 7, 2017 at 5:44pm

so pretty 🙂

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1. Lia September 8, 2017 at 12:30pm
  
  @janet
  
  Thank you Janet 🙂
  
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