4. Metallic Gold & Champagne Luxe Floral Crest
Introduction
A glamorous wall crest featuring paper blooms crafted from metallic gold, shimmer champagne, and bronze cardstock, making a statement above entryway consoles or dining room buffets.
What This Idea Means
This concept brings metallic shimmer and architectural luxury to paper craft. Reflected light catches the metallic cardstock folds, producing dynamic highlights and rich metallic tones that complement gold mirrors, crystal chandeliers, and brass fixtures.
How to Make It
- Material Prep: Cut petal templates out of 105lb metallic shimmer cardstock in Antique Gold, Champagne Silk, and Metallic Bronze.
- Petal Creasing: Use a bone folder or dull butter knife to score vertical structural crease lines down the center of each metallic petal, giving them crisp geometric facets.
- Sculpting Blooms: Glue 5 outer creased petals onto a pentagon cardstock base. Layer 4 smaller inner petal tiers offset from each other, ending with a rolled metallic spiral stamen core.
- Crest Backplate: Cut a large oval or crest-shaped backplate out of thick foam board, painting it in matching champagne gold acrylic paint.
- Assembly: Arrange 5 to 7 large metallic blooms densely in the center of the foam board backplate, framing them with laser-cut metallic tropical palm fronds. Mount the entire crest panel as a single unit using wall hanging brackets.
Tips and Variations
- Tip: Use high-heat hot glue when working with metallic coated papers; low-temp glue may peel off slick metallic finishes over time.
- Variation: Incorporate acrylic crystal bead strands cascading down from the bottom of the metallic floral crest.
What You Need to Make It
- 105lb Metallic Shimmer Cardstock (Gold, Champagne, Bronze)
- 1/2-inch Heavy-Duty Foam Core Board
- Champagne Gold Acrylic Paint & Paint Brush
- Bone Folder Tool
- High-Temp Hot Glue Gun & Wall Hanging Hardware