These flower cupcake toppers are cute and easy to make! They are great for birthdays, holidays, wedding, and baby showers. If you are already into paper crafting, you may already have all the supplies you need at home.
Supplies
- Card stock
- Paper punch 1-2" in diameter
- Tooth picks
- Craft glue (Aleene's tacky glue)
- Embellishments (glitter, gems, buttons, etc)
I like to start by scavenging through my paper/card stock scraps. I usually have a lot of let over odd pieces from card making or scrap booking. You can use plain card stock, printed, stamped, etc... For the punch, I selected a 1 inch flower from Martha Stewart. You will need to 2 punched flowers to make each topper.
I made as many flowers as I could from the paper scraps. For this bunch of toppers, I planned to mix and match the colors.
Because I used plain card stock for this bunch, I used acrylic stamps and ink to make a center for each flower. I used a small heart and swirl stamp. I prefer clear acrylic stamps, but rubber stamps work just as well.
To add some bling to the center of each flower, I used a dab of glitter glue and allow them to dry for an hour. You can use anything for this step. For the flowers featured above, I used gems and a small star punch.
To assemble the topper, you will need 2 flowers, a tooth pick, and glue. Place one flower face down and add a pea sized dab of glue in the center of the flower. Place the top of the tooth pick in the center of the gob of glue and push down.
Add the top flower, sandwiching the glue and toothpick in the center. Make sure the glue is touching both the top and bottom flower. Allow to dry for an hour. Do not pick them up until they have finished drying.
Once dry, store in a zip lock bag for later use, or place them in iced cake or cupcakes.
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