Assembly
Once all the parts are cut out stack the paper from largest to smallest. Then bend the petals up from the center circle to give the flower some dimension. Foam tape can add to this effect although the example picture above was glued with a tape runner.
Take the stamen and curl the spines in with your fingers. Glue them in the center of the flower. Finally, you can add the leaves if you want. I have included them in this file.
And your Dahlia Paper Flower is done!
I have made a page with all the links to the paper flower tutorials. The tutorials for the other paper flowers can be found here.
Below is a picture of the wreath I made from all the Flower Week paper flowers.