In creating items for my hallway gallery, I looked for ideas that were manageable fairly expensive, and unique. I found inspiration from Mondo Cherry and made this piece of art work below!
The petals are made from little paper hearts. I used an extra large punch and a medium punch (the only sizes I currently own). I am looking to try again in the future using different colors and more variety in size.
Once all the hearts were punched out, I folded all of them in half. I tried using both regular card stock and textured card stock. You might have different results, but I found that the textured card stock folded oddly – fraying a bit at the seam. Therefore, I decided to use plain card stock for the petals.
Once they were all folded, I mocked the design to get an idea of how many flowers I wanted and what the layout should be. I found this to make the next step easier because there was less guesswork.
I then used a small paint brush to apply a little bit of Mod Podge to one side of the petal. Then, stuck it to the paper. For the background, I used a pearlized and textured white piece of card stock.
I absolutely love the texture that this piece brings with the 3D effect, so I used a shadow bow in order to preserve that effect. The last thing I wanted to do was smash the flowers.
This project has been featured on Dio Home Improvements, Things To Do Yourself, and Setting for Four!
I link up to the following parties, including Serenity Now, Shabby Nest, Whipperberry, Homecoming, Homestories A to Z, Finding Silver Pennies, Organizing Junkie and the Monthly Pinterest Challenge.
Audrey Chu says
Hi Maggie,
I was Googling for 3D paper artwork for some inspiration for my photography and your 3D paper hearts really got my attention. I will make this for my living room, it’s too beautiful not to make one for myself!
Thank you for sharing!!!
Cheers Audrey
Allie says
This is so cool! I’m gonna pin this for future inspiration, thanks for sharing! 🙂
LaVonne Long says
This is so cute and easy. My daughter would love to do this together. Thanks for sharing!
Setting for Four says
Love the name of your blog and this DIY Art project!! So adorable! Thanks so much for sharing at Project Inspired linky party – I pinned this to our group party pinboard! Tx! Heather xo
Danielle Driscoll says
This is adorable! I love they are made out of paper hearts! Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays!
Angela says
So gorgeous and simple!
Carrie-My Favorite Finds H says
Thanks for sharing this at the Pinterest Challenge. I really want to make something similar to these for my daughter’s room. Have a great day!
Dria @ DioHomeImprovements.com says
This is beautiful I love it!
thelovenerds says
Thanks, Dria! To be honest, I was shocked by how much I love the final product. It is amazing what a little paper can turn in to.
emily says
beautiful! I love this! So fresh and bright :o) Thanks for linking up to Tasteful Tuesdays at Nap-Time Creations.
thelovenerds says
Thanks, Emily! I can’t wait to try a different version with brighter colors. The red worked perfectly with my hallway, but I want to try bright sprint and summer colors.
Sian Slade says
What a great idea & it looks lovely framed too!
thelovenerds says
Thank you so much!
Krista Low says
I absolutely love this idea! I just pinned it and cannot wait to make one for my office/craft room!! Wohoo. Thanks for a great post!
thelovenerds says
Thanks, Krista! I hope you will share your final product with me. I am curious how different the project can look with different colors and textures. I am even thinking about making one again in the summer with brighter colors just for fun.
Anastasia Anezinis says
I love it!
thelovenerds says
Thank you so much, Anastasia! I am happy you stopped by.
Snezana-Nena says
Oh, it is amazing, hearts for the flowers!
I like this.
thelovenerds says
Thank you! I was shocked by how it turned out. I hope you will give it a try and share it with me!