![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2020-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Schemes of this crafts, found on the Internet, are so complex and incomprehensible that not only a child, but also an adult will have difficulty understanding them. But using these photos it’s very easy to make a carnation! Don't be intimidated by the large number of photographs - there are many repetitive steps in the craft, and they are illustrated. To work, you will need two square sheets of double-sided paper of different colors. It is better if you take thin paper, because you will have to fold two sheets at the same time.
Sequence of work. Take two sheets and place one on top of the other. Trim the edges and fold in half horizontally.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2021-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2022-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Unfold, rotate 90 degrees in either direction, and fold in half again.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2023-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Expand the square.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2024-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Now fold both sheets diagonally.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2025-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Unfold again and fold again, but along a different diagonal.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2026-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
You will get a square with these markings. Now grab the top corner and connect it to the bottom corner, simultaneously connecting the side corners to it, hiding the sides of the resulting triangle inside the workpiece.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2027-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2028-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
You will get a square like this.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2029-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Turn it open side up. Now the center of the craft is at the bottom.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2030-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Fold the top sheet on the right side of the square in half, starting from the bottom.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2031-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Unfold it. There will be a pocket on top (the arrow points to it).
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2032-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Pull apart the sides of the pocket, making a little bag, and move its fold to the center of the craft.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2033-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Iron the edges of the resulting two-color diamond.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2034-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Fold the diamond in half, joining the sides together (from right to left).
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2035-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
You will get something like this.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2036-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Fold the right side of the craft in half again.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2037-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Open it and align the fold in the center of the bag with the middle line of the craft.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2038-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2039-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Turn the workpiece over to the other side. Fold the right side in half again.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2040-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Repeat steps in photos 14-16.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2041-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2042-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Fold the right side in half one last time.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2043-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Repeat steps in photos 19-20.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2044-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Connect the right side of the two-color diamond to the left side.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2045-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
A solid red diamond will open. There are four such diamonds in this blank.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2046-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Fold the top red corner down and iron the fold. Bend the yellow corner down too, but inside the craft.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2047-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2048-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Like this.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2049-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Find three more solid diamonds in the workpiece and bend the red and yellow corners in the same way as the first diamond.
You will get a figure like this.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2050-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2051-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Fold the figure in half. Bend the bottom corner along the dotted line.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2052-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2053-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Expand the figure. There were two folds inside. Lift the right side of the craft exactly to the folds (the edges of the folds will protrude from the table side of the craft).
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2054-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
And fold the left side of the craft along the dotted line, making an outward fold.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2055-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Squeezing the pointed part of the craft on the left with your fingers, open the right part of the craft. The result was a flower with eight double petals.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2056-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Now bend each yellow petal inward, trying not to iron the fold.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2057-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
You will get a flower like this.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2058-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
To prevent the red petals from folding, bend their tips slightly outward. This maneuver will allow the flower not to close.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2059-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
You will get a carnation like this.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2060-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)
Cut a strip of green paper and roll it into a tube. Cut out two or three leaves. Attach a stem to the flower.
The flower is ready.
![colored paper carnation](https://i.washerhouse.com/images/9/2061-gvozdika-iz-cvetnoy-bumagi.jpg)