Frosted Paper Flowers — October 5, 2023

Paper Peonies in Plum

Tags Paper Flowers for Beginners, svg paper

Frosted Paper Flowers — October 5, 2023

Paper Peonies in Plum

Beginner

60min

Tags Paper Flowers for Beginners, svg paper

What could be more gorgeous than a lush peony and just how lovely are they in deep rich tones. After a summer of pale pastels and bright blooms, these plum and ruby paper flowers are hitting the spot for me. I have designed and shared a few different versions of peonies in the past, using crepe paper, a printed watercolor paper version and even cupcake wrapper peonies. This is a fresh new peony pattern using my favorite of all favorite papers. . . text weight frosted metallic paper.

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For the mars paper I laser printed a plum watercolor wash on both sides before cutting the petals. This gave the bloom even more dimension. You can find the download for this below. Remember, print on the metallic paper with a laser printer. You can go to your local office supply store for this service. I cut my pattern with my cutting machine, making assembly quite quick and easy. You can find the SVG cut file below or if you would like to make these completely by hand you will also see the PDF template below as well. Something for everyone, right? You will find the step-by-step tutorial at the end of the post so give these simple yet lush blooms a try. They make such a beautiful bouquet, gift topper or wreath. Stay tuned for more brand new paper flowers coming this fall. Cheers! ~ Lia

Tools

Cricut Cutting Machine or Silhouette Cutting Machine
Needle-Nose Pliers/Wire Cutters
Curling Tool
High-Temp Hot Glue Gun
Needle-Nose Tweezers (optional)
Craft Scissors
Detail Scissors (optional)

Materials

Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper –Metallic Golds Pack, Berry Pack and Succulent Pack
18-Gauge Green Paper Covered Wire

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Paper Peony Template SVG

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70 Comments

Carla January 19, 2021 at 2:55pm

I downloaded your cut file #M22777745 and cut all pieces with my Cricut. However, I am totally lost because there are no assembly instructions for this flower. Can you please tell me where the instructions are for this?
Thank you…Carla

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1. Lia January 20, 2021 at 6:49am
  
  @Carla
  
  Hi Carla! Please email us at hello@liagriffith.com with the name of the flower and/or a receipt so we can help you. I’m not finding anything for the cut file number you mentioned here.
  
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Jo June 5, 2018 at 4:55am

Hello,
Can I ask what camera do you use for your photos? They are stunning!

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1. Lia June 5, 2018 at 1:09pm
  
  @Jo
  
  Thank you! I use a Canon 5D Mark III and a 50mm fast prime lens.
  
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Erica July 30, 2017 at 9:09pm

Hi there I’m trying to download the SVG file but when I click to download the SVG just bunch of numbers and letters come up – why –

thanks

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1. Lia August 1, 2017 at 1:03pm
  
  @Erica
  
  What browser are you using? we just tried it on both a PC and a mac and it worked. Please email us at hello@liagriffith.com and we will be happy to help you troubleshot
  
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Victoria February 19, 2017 at 11:47am

Hi! First time making paper flowers. Can I do these on cardstock and still get the same effect? I’m making lots for my wedding so any budget friendly material suggestions would be much appreciated!

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1. Lia February 20, 2017 at 12:54pm
  
  @Victoria
  
  Yay! I highly recommend text weight paper– cardstock just doesn’t curl and keep shape the same way. Text weight is generally less expensive anyway 🙂
  
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Edith July 22, 2016 at 6:21am

I love this flower. This has motivated me to subscribe and become a member. I cant wait to make the flower. Do you know where i can find the gold paper you used to make the center? Thanks so much and cheers to more paper flowers …btw I am a new cricut machine owner.

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1. Lia August 3, 2016 at 10:07am
  
  @Edith
  
  Welcome Edith! The gold paper is available here 🙂
  
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Martha May 31, 2016 at 5:24pm

Hi Lia! I’m really happy making all these beautiful flowers! I’m from Colombia and my favorites are the roses, camellias and gerveras. However, I’m having trouble with the florist wire. Can you please recomend which one should we buy? Which gauge is the best to work with? I’m using 18 gauge wire but it seem really difficult to curl, and in my local store Ican find 22 and 24 gauge, but I’m afraid it could be weak to hold the flowers.

Regards

Martha

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1. Lia June 1, 2016 at 11:00am
  
  @Martha
  
  Hi Martha! We use jewelry needle nose pliers to curl the end of our 18 gauge wire. You could try using 22, but it just won’t be as sturdy.
  
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Monica March 31, 2016 at 3:33pm

Hi Lia,

I would like to say that I am truly enjoying your website. I just got done with doing the Spider Mum Bouquet. So pretty…

Right now, I have downloaded the Paper Peony, although I am having some difficulty with the Water Color Wash Prints, You had mentioned earlier that they download as a Zip file. Mine downloaded as a JPEG image. What is even stranger, is that I am unable to open them.

Do you have any suggestions?

Monica

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1. Lia April 4, 2016 at 9:56am
  
  @Monica
  
  I’m so glad you’re enjoying the site! But that is strange you’re unable to open the Jpegs! I double-checked my downloads and was able to open them without a problem. Perhaps you could try using a different web browser?
  
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nora February 28, 2016 at 4:42pm

These are more beautiful than WORDS!! (too excited as I type). I so want to make them, but a laser printer is not in my future. Can I assume I can just make them with the metallic paper without the color wash printed on them? thank you!

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1. Lia March 9, 2016 at 4:54pm
  
  @nora
  
  Yes! You can make them from a colored paper, but, use a text weight not card stock. Softer petals. 😉 We always suggest that people can go to FedEx Office or someplace similar for laser prints.
  
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Leslie February 28, 2016 at 4:34pm

I am having a hard time making these. I am generally pretty crafty…but feel like I am missing pieces or missing some important step.
The SVG only has 2 petal types/sizes. One is the dual petal (there is 3) and the other is the 5 petal (there are 3 there too….)
Your tutorial says 3 of each petal. So that means to cut 1 time, via the SVG file, yes? For once, in my craft cricut life, I am lost! 🙁 Help!!
These flowers are stunning.

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1. Lia March 9, 2016 at 4:59pm
  
  @Leslie
  
  That is odd. I just opened the SVG and the petals are all there. Can you zoom out and see if there are more petals off the screen. Sometime the import really big which is a glitch that usually gets fixed fairly quick over at Cricut HQ.
  
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Kimberly February 13, 2016 at 6:47pm

Hi, I just found your website. Im a very crafty person. I love making crafts for others to help cheer them up. Its a gift from God. Im excited to try some of your flowers! They are just gorgeous! Kimberly Heller

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1. Lia February 21, 2016 at 7:13pm
  
  @Kimberly
  
  I am so happy you found us! We have the same feeling that it is our job to share with others. . . hugs. Lia
  
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n February 4, 2016 at 8:12pm

hi lia! I just found your website and I cant wait to make these flowers!! I don’t understand how the cricut explore air machine will help me in making this flower, can u explain?? howdoes the machine work?? hoping for a response asap!!!!!!

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1. n February 4, 2016 at 8:22pm
  
  @n
  
  what did u write abt laser printing on the mars a plum watercolor wash?? I cant open the download. can u explain?
  
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  1. Lia February 11, 2016 at 2:56pm
    
    @n
    
    The watercolor washes are zip files that you can download and save to your computer. You can then print the washes onto your colored papers and it adds some nice visual texture that mimics real flowers 🙂
    
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2. Lia February 10, 2016 at 4:25pm
  
  @n
  
  You simply have to download and save the SVG cut file onto your computer, and then upload it into your Cricut Design Space so that your Cricut cutting machine can cut the designs out for you perfectly!
  
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Ashley February 2, 2016 at 12:19pm

How long does the paper generally last before it starts to uncurl? I’m just trying to decide whether I should wait until closer to the wedding date to curl them, or if I could go ahead and complete them.

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1. Lia February 2, 2016 at 1:15pm
  
  @Ashley
  
  The paper should last without uncurling. Of course you could give it a bit of a touch up just before the date, but they should be fine if you work on them now 🙂 Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!! I hope you feel inspired by some of the wedding designs that I have on the site!
  
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Nadia December 13, 2015 at 2:49pm

How do you think I can make this look more unbloomed?

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1. Lia December 14, 2015 at 12:04pm
  
  @Nadia
  
  I would say to glue the petals tighter or maybe even leave a few out. Best of luck!!
  
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Crystal November 26, 2015 at 6:25pm

Why does it have to be laser printer? I can’t imagine going to fedex to get these printed..

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1. Lia November 28, 2015 at 12:09pm
  
  @Crystal
  
  You can try your inkjet printer. I am not sure the metallic paper will hold ink unless it is laser, but you can use a regular colored paper too.
  
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  1. Leanne January 28, 2016 at 1:15pm
    
    @Lia
    
    I’ve been using an inkjet printer all along, just got a laser printer today (yay!)
    I will say that the Inkjet worked fine with the metallic paper. If it’s projects that require a lot of fiddling, you’ll notice the ink start to come off on your fingers. I think it doesn’t quite adhere as well as the laser would. But it’s never been an issue or noticeable.
    
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    1. Lia January 28, 2016 at 2:15pm
      
      @Leanne
      
      Congrats on your new printer!!
      
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Alison October 2, 2015 at 6:53pm

I can’t wait to make these! In the pictures it looks like there is a watercolor wash on the leaves as well? Do you have a download for that? Thanks for all the awesome ideas!

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1. Lia October 5, 2015 at 11:51am
  
  @Alison
  
  I just added it for you. 😉
  
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Terri August 24, 2015 at 9:17am

These are beautiful! I made your paper roses & they were gorgeous! Can’t wait to make these for fall!

What color paper did you use for the yellow in the middle of the flowers?

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1. Lia August 26, 2015 at 9:21am
  
  @Terri
  
  I used gold paper:-)
  
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  1. Tamara October 12, 2015 at 6:44pm
    
    @Lia
    
    Is that gold from paper-papers? What weight?
    
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    1. Lia October 13, 2015 at 10:11am
      
      @Tamara
      
      Yes, we used text weight:-)
      
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Marily August 22, 2015 at 11:27am

These are absolutely stunning. I don’t have a laser printer (I’m imagining some workarounds) but ……I do have a lovely new Explore Air and that is mostly because I had so admired your gorgeous flowers on Pinterest etc. ‘You made me do it, Lia’! And I’m so happy you did! Thankyou for your inspiration and generous shares.

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1. Lia August 25, 2015 at 10:38am
  
  @Marily
  
  Thank you so much, the possibilities are truly endless now:-)
  
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Susan August 20, 2015 at 3:59pm

Oh–one more thing. When you print these from Cricut (which I did) did you use 12×12 paper or 8.5×11??? I know you usually use 8.5.11–or at least I do for roses.
xoxo
Susan

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1. Lia August 21, 2015 at 10:33am
  
  @Susan
  
  I used 8.5×11″ paper.
  
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Susan August 20, 2015 at 3:45pm

Hi Lia–
You KNOW I CAN”T WAIT to make these flowers. I actually made a “prototype” from some too heavy cardstock to give it a try. I went to Paper-papers and couldn’t locate the colors. They have Violet, but not Plum. Do you know the exact colors for the red as well? I have to say, I’ve been printing my own papers for my roses on the office color laser printer —SHHHHH!!! don’t tell!!! They come out perfect every time, but I can’t really do a metallic on the the printer.
Thanks again and I can’t wait for more!
xoxo
Susan

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1. Lia August 21, 2015 at 10:41am
  
  @Susan
  
  I listed all the colors in the post with direct links to them on Paper-Papers to make it really easy:-) We used ruby, mars and botanic. On the mars paper we printed the plum watercolor to give the flower more dimension. Yes, the cardstock is a bit to heavy:-)
  
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Terri August 17, 2015 at 11:28am

Thank you for sharing your patterns. Where do you get your paper from?

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1. Lia August 17, 2015 at 12:40pm
  
  @Terri
  
  I get my paper from Paper-Papers.com 🙂
  
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Susan August 15, 2015 at 11:35am

Oh Lia!
I can’t wait to try these!! I think I’ll add them to my Thanksgiving arrangement. Beautiful!!!
Xoxo
Susan

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1. Lia August 17, 2015 at 12:44pm
  
  @Susan
  
  They would look gorgeous for Thanksgiving, I am just in love with that plum color:-)
  
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Diana August 14, 2015 at 3:29am

Hi Lia,
what a wonderful tutorial for a wonderful flower (by the way, my favorite flower)!!! I love the colors! Great!

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1. Lia August 14, 2015 at 5:45pm
  
  @Diana
  
  Thank you. I also have a sweet spot for peonies:-) Such pretty flowers, but since they are out of season here I am happy that I have some paper ones to enjoy until next June.
  
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JaneEllen August 13, 2015 at 7:36pm

As always, awesome Lia. These are so striking, rich colors are quite lovely to look at after summer lights. Myself I love jewel tones. Even aqua’s I have in living room are deeper tones. They don’t tend to disappear in the room. Such gorgeous flowers. Will be making these. Working on some others right now, look forward to seeing what you have in store for us talented lady. Thanks for sharing all your genius creations.
I’m considering buying a cricut but hesitating as if I’d have to buy lots of other things to use it just can’t do that. Want to be able to help our grand daughter going to college with some extra money and our grandson who goes to college in Lexington, KY. I Know his Dad sends him money if he needs it and grandson worked with his Dad in Palm Springs this summer to make fun money but we want to help him out also since he is such a great young man and excellent student.
Have great weekend Lia and team

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1. Lia August 14, 2015 at 5:53pm
  
  @JaneEllen
  
  I am a huge believer in supporting our kids to go college so good for you. I love my Cricut, if you are considering getting one definitely get the Cricut Explore. There might be a few tools that you would wants as a scrapper and weeder (mats and blade of course) for iron-on and vinyl but other than that I don’t feel like I have bought any extra accessories. My Cricut Explore in Teal at Michaels come with a mat. Although I do use the light grip (blue one) with paper. Hope you also have a wonderful weekend! And thanks for all your sweet messages:-)
  
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Elisabet August 13, 2015 at 9:40am

Thank you so much Lia!! They are wonderful and I also love the colors.

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 10:13am
  
  @Elisabet
  
  Thank you so much, I am in love with the colors. It has been 90+ in the last month and I am dreaming of Fall. Can you tell;-)
  
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Regina August 13, 2015 at 7:25am

Thank you so much Lia!!!! Your flowers are absolutely amazing!!!
Hugs from Belo Horizonte, Brasil.

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 2:40pm
  
  @Regina
  
  Thank you. I have been really busy in the last couple of weeks making paper flowers so lots more coming on my site:-)
  
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Cathleen August 13, 2015 at 6:39am

Is there a tool you use to shape the petals or do you just use your fingers? I find that’s where the magic…or lack thereof in my case!…really is!

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 10:09am
  
  @Cathleen
  
  I used an edge of a pair scissor, or you could use your Cricut scraper to curl it.
  
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Debbie August 13, 2015 at 4:36am

My oh my, I can’t begin to describe how beautifully stunning these are. To my cricut I go to make me a bunch!!!

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 2:40pm
  
  @Debbie
  
  Yay, thank you! Happy crafting!
  
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Pia August 13, 2015 at 12:51am

Lia – these are works of art!
<3
Pia

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 10:09am
  
  @Pia
  
  Thank you, have to say they have already become a showstopper in my dining room.
  
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Sue August 13, 2015 at 12:28am

Thank you for this one Lia ,it is awesome and looking forward to making it .

Sue x

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 2:41pm
  
  @Sue
  
  Happy crafting! I just love the colors:-)
  
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Clau August 12, 2015 at 6:46pm

Liaa ! These are gorgeous!! Im going to make them ASAP. Can you tell me which color paper you used for the center ?

THANKS! regards from DR! HUGE FAN!

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 3:07pm
  
  @Clau
  
  It is called Super Gold. Happy crafting!
  
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Janese August 12, 2015 at 6:22pm

Wow. This is like a museum piece. Thank you for your amazing gifts.

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 2:43pm
  
  @Janese
  
  Thank you so much! Stay tuned… I have been really busy in the last few weeks making paper flowers you will be seeing the result on the site in the next couple of weeks:-)
  
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