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Easy Flower Tutorial

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This is a very easy flower tutorial.  No need to use dies or punches, so anyone who enjoys scrapbooking can make them! Tools you will need: paper, scissors, glue. 1. The first thing is to cut circles of different sizes.  As you can see in my picture, they don't have to be perfect.  I have a circle cutter, which I used to trace the circles only. I was using mulberry paper, which is really thick and is not cut easily with punches or dies or the cricut. You can use different items to trace the circles, like bottles, bowls, etc. 2.I have some scissors that cut different edge styles.  If you have them, great, but if not, you can cut the waves with your regular scissors. 3.  Now that you have your scalloped circles, you can make small cuts so that you get the shape of a flower.  The way I do it is to cut a triangle shape.  Again, no need for precision here, it gives the flower a genuinely tattered/distress feel.   3.Now that you have your cutouts, spritz them with water.  I have