Paper Ikebana

Are you familiar with Ikebana?  It's the art of Japanese flowering arranging.  To me, it is a simplistic form of arranging flowers using the minimalist of supplies.  It's an artform which can make a plain white wall the focal point of the room.  Here's a sample:

Here I've tried a 2D Ikebana arrangment on the Cross Box template.   The concept is for a more modern wedding favor.  What do you think? 

Here's a close-up. 

Aren't these flowers darling?  They're super easy to make.  I've snapped a few photos for you to see how I've created them.

Start out with a flower punch, like the old reliable boho punch.

Punch several of the smallest flowers in white cardstock.  Using a foam mat, push down on the center of the flower using a pencil eraser.

This next step is optional.  To cup the flower more, use a Q-tip and form the edges around the soft tip.  The circumfernce of the Q-tip is smaller than the eraser so it allows you to give the flower more shape.

Lastly, sponge some pink ink on the inner petals.  My sample uses a very subtle soft pink, I was going for a softer look.

Last step is to simply attach them to your Cross Box.  The seed beads were added with some old realiable white glue.  Give it a try and be sure to send the link so I can check out your sample.