Frosted Paper Flowers — March 13, 2025

Simple Paper Ranunculus

Frosted Paper Flowers — March 13, 2025

Simple Paper Ranunculus

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60min

Today is the first day of spring! It is so predictable that here in Portland it has rained all day. To add a pop of sunshine into all of our lives I made these cheery yellow paper ranunculus flowers today.

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Members can download the printable PDF and step-by-step photo tutorial below. The yellow ranunculus has both a back and front watercolor print and these flowers work best when printed on a letter weight white printer paper. I am also including the pink paper ranunculus PDF that is shown here in my tutorial. The pink version has only one side to print as I left the other white. You can find all of the tools and materials needed listed on the right hand side at the top of this post – including links to our top-match paper picks from our shop for this project.

Give these little blooms of sunshine a try. They are perfect to top a gift, wear in your hair or to decorate a Spring table setting. Remember to share the love by liking my Facebook page, and following me on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Happy Spring! ~ Lia

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Materials

Yellow Ranunculus – Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper – Citrus Pack Color: #2 & #3
Pink Ranunculus – Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper – Melon Pack Color: #2, Succulent Pack Color: #1

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63 Comments

Sarah January 25, 2021 at 5:41pm

Hi Lia!
I LOVE these! Is there a SVG file for these? Thank you for all you do!!!

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1. Lia January 25, 2021 at 6:17pm
  
  @Sarah
  
  This is an older flower that has a printed pattern. We do have an SVG for that flower in this post though: https://liagriffith.com/paper-ranunculus-flowers/
  
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Jennifer May 20, 2017 at 8:55pm

Love these bouquets! And thank you for the tutorials! I can’t find anything abou,t how to attach floral wire to flowers.

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1. Lia May 22, 2017 at 12:16pm
  
  @Jennifer
  
  Thanks Jennifer! Check out the video on this post with a newer flower pattern that shows adding a wire: https://liagriffith.com/countdown-to-spring-ranunculus/. (The updated flower & leaves can be found here: https://liagriffith.com/paper-ranunculus-flowers/)
  
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Daniela March 13, 2016 at 2:56pm

Big thanks from Chile, truly beautiful work 🙂

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1. Lia March 14, 2016 at 1:49pm
  
  @Daniela
  
  Your sweet comment brightened up a very rainy day here in Portland:-)
  
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JaneEllen May 27, 2015 at 7:37pm

Just wanted you to know, have been singing your praises to whomever is interested about your blog. Was at Hobby Lobby in Grand Junction today, came out of restroom which is right by bridal things, asked 4 girls if they’d ever heard of you and what kinds of projects you make. Gave them your blog name. Also told another lady I talked to in fabric dept. Seems I’m always telling clerks at Michaels about you also. For all the superior projects you’ve shared with us want to spread the word about you. Hope my enthusiasm carries over when I tell people about you.
Have been making some of your exquisite paper flowers, first are camellias and then will be apple blossoms, then I think the ranunculas and who knows what else after that. Am having such a great time making paper flowers. Instead of using cardstock thought would try plain white text weight paper.
Guess had better get busy, can’t make anything on pc. Happy week and weekend

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1. Lia May 28, 2015 at 8:35am
  
  @JaneEllen
  
  You are just awesome! I should send you a stack of business cards. 🙂
  
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Emma May 25, 2015 at 3:46am

These are beautiful

I was wondering if you have an SVG link for these like you have for hydrangeas? They are also beautiful!! 🙂

Thanks

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1. Lia May 26, 2015 at 11:08am
  
  @Emma
  
  I don’t. It is one of the ones I made before I had my personal cutting machine. I will definitely make one soon, it is such a pretty flower.
  
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  1. Judith February 26, 2016 at 9:08am
    
    @Lia
    
    Is there an SVG link yet? (She asked, wistfully.)
    
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    1. Lia March 10, 2016 at 8:44am
      
      @Judith
      
      No, but we will definitely add that to our list to post soon:-)
      
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Rachel May 9, 2015 at 8:50pm

I’ve been following you for years, and always crossing fingers that you’d do a ranunculus! They’re definitely among my favorite ‘tattered’ fluffy blooms, and like peonies, I can never manage to get the live version to stay fluffy long enough for a project. These paper lovies are the cure for my floral ills! Thanks so much for creating my faves, and I’m sure I’ll be using these patterns for decades to come. HUGE congrats on your cricut win and successes! Can’t think of another crafter more deserving of epic notice!

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1. Lia May 11, 2015 at 9:34am
  
  @Rachel
  
  Thank you so much for your kind comment, it put a huge smile on my face. I LOVE ranunculus!!!
  
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Carole April 9, 2015 at 2:12pm

thanks so much for your fab flower tutorials

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1. Lia April 10, 2015 at 9:07am
  
  @Carole
  
  You are welcome:) Happy crafting!
  
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Abbie January 16, 2015 at 7:16am

I love your paper flowers, and the templates are so helpful! I’m making paper flower bouquets for my wedding in November and I’ve been using your flowers and even tracing the templates on book pages for some beautiful accents.

Do you have any tips for how to attach the ranunculus to floral wire to include in my bouquet?

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1. Lia January 16, 2015 at 9:06am
  
  @Abbie
  
  Congraulations on your upcoming wedding! It warms my heart to know that you will be using paper flowers. Do a spiral of the wire and glue it on to the bottom of the flower and cover with green floral tape.
  
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Jett October 10, 2014 at 9:55pm

These are lovely. Thank you for the template!

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1. Lia October 13, 2014 at 9:33am
  
  @Jett
  
  You are welcome! Aren’t they lovely:) One of my favorites, feel like I always say that but I keep finding new favorites:)
  
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Stephanie October 1, 2014 at 8:10pm

Hi Lia! Will you be doing these in an outline (black and white) version? Color ink can get so pricey especially since I’ll be doing them for my wedding. Sorry I haven’t shared a photo of my “M” from Mother’s Day last year! My mom really loved it! 🙂

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1. Lia November 26, 2014 at 1:36pm
  
  @Stephanie
  
  Great to hear about your mom! I should be able to share the outline. I will put it on my list, but feel free to remind me. You can email at hello at lia griffith dot com.
  
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Tiffany August 4, 2014 at 3:56pm

These are GORGEOUS and SO EASY to make! Do you have any other colors or just the yellow & the purple/green? I’m using them for my sister’s wedding & would love additional soft colors if you have them!

Your site is a serious money saver for us! We’re using the roses and feathers, too! Thank you SO MUCH!

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Jennifer May 19, 2014 at 5:48pm

I made one just now and I just love these flowers!!!!! Thank u soo much for the pattern..I made mine out of my own yellow paper and inked the edges. Just wanted u to know cause u inspired me cause of ur pattern. I can’t thank u enough!!!!!! I can’t purchase any right now so this gives me a BIG smile!!!

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1. Lia May 20, 2014 at 10:13pm
  
  @Jennifer
  
  That is so good to hear Jennifer! So happy these flowers are making your day. 😉
  
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Dawn May 19, 2014 at 1:35pm

Thank you very much for sharing the templates of flowers. On Guam, we are very limited to what resources we have. I print out the templates and have my friend trace them onto a hard plastic and cut them out so I can reuse them over and over again. We don’t have Michaels, Joannes, etc. here, just Ben Franklin and they don’t carry too much and is very, very expensive because they know there is no competition. Please, please continue sending templates of flowers, and other things to make my arts and crafts easier for me to do. Once again, thank you very much. From far away Guam, Dawn

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1. Lia May 20, 2014 at 10:14pm
  
  @Dawn
  
  You are so welcome Dawn. It makes me smile to know that my work is being used all over the globe. The plastic template idea is brilliant. 🙂
  
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Cris February 28, 2014 at 11:59am

Hi, Lia.
I heard about your blog recently, through Amber from Damask Love. I love everything in your blog, such creativity and gorgeousness!!! And you even share all these templates… I’m in love with your flowers, they are so very beautiful. A million thanks :).

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1. Lia March 3, 2014 at 6:11pm
  
  @Cris
  
  So happy you are here! I LOVE Damask Love. She is a talented girl. I have more flowers coming so stay tuned!!
  
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Kelli February 13, 2014 at 9:59am

Hi! Your flowers are lovely! Could you possibly create a pattern for lotus flowers, magnolias and dogwoods? Those are some of my favorite flowers! Thanks!

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1. Lia February 14, 2014 at 9:10am
  
  @Kelli
  
  That may happen. . . stay tuned!
  
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Amy January 8, 2014 at 5:39pm

Hello,
I would like to do the pink ranunculus, and I noticed there was not a second page to do the back. Is there suppose to be?

Thanks

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1. Lia January 12, 2014 at 8:46am
  
  @Amy
  
  For those I only printed the one side. I tried it with two but it looks dirty, and the white on the inside gives it a glow.
  
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crystal November 15, 2013 at 8:16pm

This are awesome easy and work great.
Here’s what I have been putting together, and testing a pomander (kissing ball)
http://www.pinterest.com/crisaquarius24/paper-flower-ideas/

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1. Lia November 17, 2013 at 10:07am
  
  @crystal
  
  Those are beautiful! Great job Crystal!!
  
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crystal November 12, 2013 at 1:12pm

Do you have an outline version of these? I tried printing on some color paper and they are quite difficult to see the edges..

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1. Lia November 12, 2013 at 2:54pm
  
  @crystal
  
  Print them on white paper then. I may do an outline version when I have time. Right now I am up to my eyeballs in Christmas posts. 🙂
  
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  1. crystal November 13, 2013 at 10:46pm
    
    @Lia
    
    Thanks for the post these are all awesome, What I like is they are not overtly complicated like some other big name in crafts…. Not to knock Martha but If i need to bring out a blender and an oven for a craft, its too much! I can’t wait to see some Christmas/holiday ideas!
    
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    1. Lia November 15, 2013 at 7:37am
      
      @crystal
      
      Thanks Crystal. Lots of Christmas coming next week. . . oh and some today too. 😉
      
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Janette October 31, 2013 at 2:12am

LOVE!!!! your website! Thank you for al the great tutorials and free downloads.

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1. Lia October 31, 2013 at 6:57pm
  
  @Janette
  
  You are so welcome!!
  
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erin June 29, 2013 at 7:38am

Oh these are stunning, is that May Arts silk?

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1. Lia June 30, 2013 at 6:20pm
  
  @erin
  
  Yes it is. I LOVE May Arts ribbon. This silk is my favorite and you will see different colors of it in a lot of my shots.
  
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Monica June 24, 2013 at 11:36am

Thank you very much for this PDF. The ranunculus are so beauty full. I will make them for my cards.

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1. Lia June 24, 2013 at 1:34pm
  
  @Monica
  
  You are so welcome. They would look lovely on a card for sure. 🙂
  
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Patricia May 30, 2013 at 10:42am

I’m getting married in November and I want to make a bouquet out of ranunculus, could you please show me how to make it with the stem (flower wire)? My colors are lilac (or shades of purple) and light teal. Is it possible to get the flowers to be in those colors? I also loved the roses bouquet you did 🙂 This website is wonderful!

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Stephanie May 10, 2013 at 7:50pm

I am making these for Mother’s Day! I am actually decorating a papier mache “M” with them…can’t wait to see how it turns out 🙂 Thanks for all of your amazing work!

P.S. This is also good practice for a diy wedding 🙂

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1. Lia May 10, 2013 at 10:32pm
  
  @Stephanie
  
  Share a photo when you are done. It sounds gorgeous! I was just thinking to make my front door wreath with yellow ranunculus. We are so on the same page. 😉
  
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Chau April 8, 2013 at 10:46am

I love your website. Is there anyway you can make white ranuculous with green center? Thank you.

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1. Lia April 8, 2013 at 8:01pm
  
  @Chau
  
  I will send you an email.
  
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Shellie March 28, 2013 at 1:04pm

This reminds me of how a cabbage grows. 🙂 I recently bought two bouquets of red/yellow ranunculus at JoAnn’s to put in a vase on my dresser in the bedroom. Yours would have been much less expensive and just as pretty!

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1. Lia March 28, 2013 at 5:14pm
  
  @Shellie
  
  And there is something special about the handmade. 😉
  
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Evrim March 22, 2013 at 5:33am

Oh how I love your flovers! 🙂 I’m planning to give them my grandmother, she’ll be so happy.
Thank you.

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1. Lia March 22, 2013 at 6:54am
  
  @Evrim
  
  So sweet. She will love them even more because you made them.
  
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Anna March 21, 2013 at 7:23am

Tens molt bon gust, m’agrada tot el que fas, quines flors més maques!!
Moltes gràcies per deixar-nos totes les explicacions i poder imprimir-les.
Una altra abraçada des de Catalunya.

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1. Lia March 21, 2013 at 9:22am
  
  @Anna
  
  Thank you for the sweet note Anna!
  
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Monika March 21, 2013 at 12:58am

Thanks for this great tutorial!! Another amazing Inspiration.

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1. Lia March 21, 2013 at 9:20am
  
  @Monika
  
  You are welcome Monika!
  
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Emily March 20, 2013 at 8:13pm

I love yellow and kraft together! Beautiful!

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1. Lia March 20, 2013 at 8:28pm
  
  @Emily
  
  I think you inspired me. 😉
  
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