Bouquet Letter

A letter on half a sheet with the bottom corners folded into a cone, and on top a bouquet of drawn and cut-out flowers. A paper bow covers the stems and the tips of the corners.

• Medium
• 7 flowers
• 1 sheet for flowers
• 1 sheet for the letter
• 1 bow

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 1192

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Ruler — 8–12 in
• Empty pen — to score the folds
• Sheet for the letter — same size: cream, kraft or white
• Pen — for writing the letter
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Red flower: outline. Trace the solid line — the edge of the “Red flower” piece. You'll cut along it.
2. Red flower: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.
3. Lily: outline. Trace the solid line — the edge of the “Lily” piece. You'll cut along it.
4. Lily: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.
5. Sunflower: outline. Trace the solid line — the edge of the “Sunflower” piece. You'll cut along it.
6. Sunflower: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.
7. Light blue and pink: outlines. Trace the solid line around 2 pieces: light blue flower, pink flower. You'll cut along these lines.
8. Light blue and pink: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.
9. Violets and bow: outlines. Trace the solid line around 2 pieces: violets, bow. You'll cut along these lines.
10. Violets and bow: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.

Color

11. Color: red flower. Big petals — red, with a second layer near the base. Small petals between them — red, one layer; center — yellow; leaves — light green.
12. Color: lily. Petals — pink; go over the base a second time to make it darker. Stamens — brown; stem and leaf — green.
13. Color: sunflower. Petals — yellow, orange near the base. Center — brown; stem and leaves — green.
14. Color: light blue and pink. Light blue flower — light blue, with blue near the center; leave the center white. Pink flower — pink with a yellow center; stems and leaves — green.
15. Color: violets and bow. Violets — purple and lilac, centers — yellow, stems — green. Bow — red; the knot — red in two layers.

Cut

16. Cut out: red flower. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.
17. Cut out: lily. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.
18. Cut out: sunflower. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.
19. Cut out: light blue and pink — 2 pcs. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.
20. Cut out: violets and bow — 2 pcs. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.

Letter

21. Half sheet. Fold the sheet for the letter in half, short edge to short edge, crease the fold and cut along it. You need one half — 5½ × 8½ in.
22. Write the letter. Lay the half sheet vertically and write your letter with a pen. Put the main words in the top third: the flaps and the bouquet will cover the bottom.
23. Mark the flaps. On the bottom edge, mark two points — 2⅜ in from each corner; on the side edges, mark points 3⅛ in above the bottom corners. Connect each pair with a thin line, using a ruler.
24. Fold the flaps. Score the lines with an empty pen. Apply glue to the corner tip on the front side and fold along the line: left one first, then the right — its tip will lie over the left one.

Assemble

25. Arrange the bouquet. Without glue, lay the flowers on top of the flaps and bring the stems together at one point — where the flap edges meet. Lily, violets and pink go to the left; light blue and sunflower go to the right; red goes in the middle, above the rest.
26. Glue the flowers. Lift the flowers one at a time, starting with the bottom one, and apply glue under the stem and under the center of the flower. Don't glue the petals — let them lift up a little.
27. Glue the bow. Apply glue to the back of the bow and stick it over the stems, onto the flap tips: it will cover the spot where they meet. Press for 10 seconds.

Done. Your bouquet letter is done. Let the glue dry for about ten minutes, and it's ready to give.

Make it with your phone camera

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