Easy Spring Tulip Card Craft ⋆ Fun Thrifty Mom

There’s something special about a handmade card. It tells the receiver that they where worth the time and effort to lovingly craft a gift to express love and affection.

It’s so much more meaningful (and affordable) than store bought cards. This paper flower tutorial will help you and your kids create a lovely card perfect for Mother’s day, Easter, or just because it’s spring time!

Let’s begin crafting this unique card!

Table of Contents

Tulip Paper Flower Card

Step 1. Prepare All the Materials Needed Paper Flower Tutorial

♥ Several pieces of colored cardboard (yellow, green, light green and brown)
♥ A black pen
♥ ½ centimeter wide satin ribbon
♥ A pair of scissors
♥ Hot glue gun + glue

Step 2: Cut A Rectangle

Cut a rectangle from the yellow cardboard. The dimensions should be at least 15 centimeters by 12 centimeters. This will be used as the flower part of the tulip card.

Step 3: Fold

Fold the right side of the yellow board towards the center. Make room for the left part of the board.

Step 4: Fold Again

Fold the left part of the board towards the center, over the right folded one.

Step 5: Unfold

It should look like this when unfolded. Refold before next step.

Step 6: Create The Tulip Tips

Cut several small triangles on one side of the folded yellow cardboard.

Step 7: Should Look Like This

It should look like this once done. Take note that the cardboard must be folded to achieve the result.

Step 8: Make The Curve Of Bottom Of The Flower

Cut a curve on the opposite side of the folded yellow cardboard.

Step 9: Unfold

The tulip should look like this when unfolded.

Step 10: Make The Stem

Cut a short strip of brown board. This will serve as the stem of the tulip.

Step 11: Make the leaves

Cut two pieces of leaves from the green cardboard.

Step 12: Making The Leaves

Hot glue the leaves on a lighter shade of green cardboard.

Step 13: Cut out The Leaves Again

Cut the light green board in reference to the shape of the green leaves. Make sure to leave a small clearance on the sides to create a 3D-ish, floating effect.