Slide the wire topped with the flower's center through the cup. From the light yellow paper, cut a 1-inch by 3.5-inch piece and trim it into six equal-sized pieces. Fold each piece in half ...

which were affordable portraits in the 18th century — inspired the style of the 2-D paper-cut ornaments that Ms. Scott-Hansen began creating in 2014. (The flowers came along soon afterward.) ...

To get started, cut out the pink square ... Looking at the darker side of the paper, refold the flower so the middle line of each petal is creased upward. Push the center of the flower inward ...