I happened to see someone making lilies with the aid of some dies on C & C the other day and decided to try and come up with my own take on it. I roughly drew a petal shape with a little round bit at the end (to assist in sticking them together) I cut six of these, I drew a star shape for the sepals and a round with 8 stamens. I did two slightly different ones, one looks a bit like miniature bulrushes and the other is a bit more like proper lily stamens. All the component parts were cut in white 120 gsm paper and coloured with my trusty promarkers.
I gently shaped the petals with my thumbnail and shaped the sepals and stamens by placing them on a foam mat and using the round top of a pen to push down and bring the sides up. They were easy enough to glue together.
I then designed a couple of lacy mats to place them on and was pleased with the way they looked. I haven't decided how to use the topper yet, it might make a nice wedding card with a suitable sentiment.
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