Take 3 Flowers.....

I bought a bagful of flowers at a great price, but they are rather plain. I've seen other paper crafters layer them so I gave it a shot. I began with 3 flowers~

Next, I smeared Distress Ink on my craft mat and spritzed it with water. I had fun sliding the flowers around in the inky water...yes, my fingers were orange afterwards! lol

Wheee!!

Ta Da!!

I don't mind if the coverage isn't perfect. If you want the flowers solid (like the bottom blossom) give it another swirl through the ink/water or rub the ink pad directly on it but be careful not to tear off the damp petals. Now, fold one of the flowers in half placing a tiny dot of glue in the middle.

Place another dot of glue (I used Glossy Accents) near the fold and fold the flower into forths.

I sort of scrunched the little point down and glued this bud to a second flower. Smoosh the second flower, with glue on its center, under the folded bud and squeeze. 

It has a bowl-like bottom now. I pressed it flat on the center bottom so I could then glue it to the third flower.

See how 'peaked' it was on the bottom before I made a flat spot? I just smashed it flat a bit on the table.

Here are the finished flowers...I made two of them. I spritzed the right flower with Tsukineko Walnut Ink.

What a difference from just 3 flat flowers, eh?