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Make a layered paper bloom from four petal layers, two leaves and a center disk. Turn it into a gift note or a flat desk display with a short message on ordinary blank card. Choose your paper below, then follow the illustrated note-making guide.
Why the small circles stay intact. They mark the centers of the four flower layers, so you can line them up before turning alternate layers to show the petals below. They are guides, not holes. The separate 24 mm center disk covers them; the two loose leaves let you choose the final arrangement. Try the pieces without glue before joining them. About the studio
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Choose sunflower for an open-ended paper decoration or a short note. The same outline sheet supplies four flower layers, two leaves and a center disk.
US Letter · complete 1-page PDF · A4 · complete 1-page PDF. Choose the paper in your printer. Use ordinary paper, scissors, a metric ruler and paper adhesive. Keep the printed outlines or add your own colors.
For a flat decoration, assemble the seven pieces and choose the leaf placement. For a gift note, use the same bloom on a piece of ordinary blank card and add a short message. The backing is your own material; no additional printable is needed. Try the arrangement before attaching it.
Next: Assemble the bloom with the illustrated guide below. Stop after the front check for a decoration, or follow the final note step for a message. Choose a larger backing if the leaves or message need more room.
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Layered sunflower pattern / LETTER
The illustrated guide below takes you from the seven cut pieces to a flat gift note or decoration.
Make one trial on ordinary paper before using special stock or preparing a batch. No physical test result is claimed.
Make one layered bloom, then place it above a short message on ordinary blank card. Give the note with a gift or display it flat. The digital flower above shows the existing seven pieces; your colors, leaf placement and message make the arrangement your own.
Choose the paper loaded in your printer: US Letter — complete 1-page PDF or A4 — complete 1-page PDF. Both provide four descending flower layers, two leaves and one separate center disk. Print single-sided at 100% / Actual size with Fit to page off, and measure the 50 mm bar. Cut from that PDF sheet: the screen arrangement and assembly diagrams below are reduced guides, not cutting templates.
You need ordinary paper, a printer, suitable scissors, a metric ruler, paper adhesive and a pen. Coloring pencils or crayons and a piece of blank backing card are optional. Keep the printed outlines or color the face you want to show before joining; yellow petals, a brown center and green leaves are one suggested palette, not colors supplied in the PDF. Ask an adult to help with cutting when needed.
Mark key: solid outer contour = cut; small solid circles inside flowers = center guides, keep intact; curved dashed leaf line = optional light shaping guide; teal marks in these diagrams = adhesive on hidden joining areas. Keep the chosen decorated face outward and the adhesive behind it.
Use the actual-size cutting sheet in your Letter or A4 PDF. The four flower layers run large to small: top left, top right, middle left, middle right. The two leaves are at the bottom left; the separate circular center is at the bottom right.
Color the face you want to show before assembly. Cut the outer edge of all seven pieces. Keep the small circles inside the four flowers intact: they locate the centers, not holes. The curved dashed marks on the leaves are optional light shaping guides. Try a gentle bend on scrap paper first; no mandatory straight crease or petal cut is needed.
Dry-stack the four flowers largest to smallest, with your chosen colored or printed face toward you. Align their circular centers, then turn alternate layers slightly so the petal tips show between those below. Lift one layer at a time and use a small dot of paper adhesive on its back at the center. Keep the petal edges free.
Place the 24 mm disk over the aligned centers with its chosen face outward. Apply adhesive to the back of the disk near its middle, then press it gently onto the top flower. The small guide circles disappear underneath it. The diagram colors suggest decoration; they are not colors printed in the PDF.
Turn the flower over. Position one pointed end of each leaf behind the largest layer, with about 8 mm overlapping the lower edge. Dry-place them so the other ends show below the flower, then glue just those hidden overlaps. Leaf placement is your choice; it changes the overall height and width.
Turn the flower face outward again and check that the descending layers, circular center and both leaves are visible. Let the adhesive dry according to its directions. Use it as a lightweight flat paper decoration; try your intended paper and attachment before making a batch.
Dry-place the flower in the upper half of ordinary blank card, leaving room for a message. A hand-cut 120 × 160 mm rectangle is a suggested start, not a supplied template or tested fit. Keep the pieces inside its edges, or use a larger backing or fewer leaves. There is no fixed finished size with leaves.
Write before attaching: try “A little sunshine for your day” or “One good thing today: ______.” The blank backing has no printed writing box. Attach the flower by a small central area on the back of the largest layer, keeping petal edges free. Let the adhesive set according to its directions. Give the note with a gift or display it flat.
If a layer hides the petals below, rotate it while the pieces are still loose. If the flower leaves too little writing room, move it or choose a larger backing. Avoid cutting center guides, gluing petal edges or forcing a sculpted shape. This is a decorative paper bloom, not an exact botanical model.
Drawing-derived size: the largest flat flower outline is about 73.1 × 71.4 mm. The other flat layers are about 55.9 × 54.6, 47.3 × 46.2 and 38.7 × 37.8 mm; the center disk is 24 mm across. Each leaf outline is about 18.8 × 29.0 mm. With centers aligned, the flat flower head stays within the largest layer's approximate bounding dimensions for the illustrated offset. Shaping paper can alter the final extents. Overall size with leaves depends on where you place them; thickness depends on paper and adhesive. These drawing measurements are not a tested finished diameter or fit claim.
No physical printing or assembly trial has been performed for this guide. Make a plain-paper trial before special stock, a batch or a chosen display attachment.
