

Here’s the framed flower on the desk of reader Kelly Stevens, who graciously shared this photo with us: Today we’re releasing the beautiful flower 3D layered paper cut art design - this one is 14 layers! We’ve designed four different FREE 3D layered paper cut patterns for you to try, and they’re all very easy! We’ll be releasing these designs out over the next month, one each weekend.

If you don’t have a frame, you could use spray adhesive on the back of each layer to keep it all attached … but I really love the look of this artwork framed! You don’t need to use any spacers between the layers, but I do recommend you use foam core on the bottom layer to keep the cardstock in place inside your frame. To make a 3D layered paper cut art flower, all you need is a bunch of basic 12″ x 12″ white cardstock and a way to keep your layers together, like a frame. It turned out wonderful, and we want to share our 3D layered paper cut art design with you! We knew we could do this with our Cricut cutting machine (we’d made a few similar 3D layered paper art and 3D layered letters before) and for much less … including the frame! All it took was a little design know-how, a lot of white paper cardstock, and a pretty square frame.

After the sticker shock wore off, we realized it was a “mixed-media artwork” made of many layers of white paper stacked on top of itself in highly dimensional, geometric-inspired layers. While browsing one day, we spotted a gorgeous “Paper Cut Shadowbox” they had “on sale” for the low low price of $1237.50. My daughter loves to cook and her favorite place to shop is Williams Sonoma, which is a rather pricey kitchen and home goods store. This striking monochrome multilayered design is mesmerizing and SO easy to make! Learn how to make gorgeous 3D layered paper cut art worthy of framing.
