Perfect Flowers

These are a few bits and bobs that may inspire you, as they did me.
These templates are designed to be snowflakes, but I think they're a great way to make asymetrical flowers. I don't own a cuttle bug machine, or whatever they're called, or anything like it, my husband won't let me buy one because if he did nothing would ever get done around the house and I would never want to leave for work, ever. So I have to make flowers the prehistoric way, with scissors, and somehow they just never look professional enough, even after careful, precise cutting on the dotted lines. These templates, once you've got the hang of them, make gorgeous flower shapes, and after a bit of practice you can even make your own designs. Even if you 'snip' in the wrong place, you can't go wrong, because all the sides end up looking the same!

Cut out the shape, square or circle, fold in half, and then in half again, and then in half again, obviously keeping the printed shaded pattern on top, then cut out the shaded areas, open up and voila! The templates can be resized to make a whole host of different sized and layered displays!
Click on the images, then right click and 'save as' on your computer.

The following ones are a little more intricate, they are called 6 sided, but brilliant once you get the hang!

Instructions for 6 sided:

6 sided patterns:

Some leaf templates: