<img src="https://picsum.photos/id/152/400/400" alt="flowers">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/id/940/400/400" class="alt" alt="flowers">

$n: 12; /* the number of circles/petals */

img {
  width: 300px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  --r: calc(50%/(1 + 1/sin(180deg/#{$n})));
  $m: (); /* empty variable */
  @for $i from 1 through ($n) { /* loop through the number of circles*/
    $m: append($m, 
      radial-gradient(50% 50%,#000 98%,#0000) no-repeat
      calc(50% + 50%*cos(360deg*#{$i/$n})) 
      calc(50% + 50%*sin(360deg*#{$i/$n}))
     / calc(2*var(--r)) calc(2*var(--r)), 
    comma);
  }
  mask: radial-gradient(100% 100%,#000 calc(var(--r)/tan(180deg/#{$n})),#0000 calc(var(--r)/tan(180deg/#{$n}) + 1px)) #{'var(--alt,)'},#{$m};
  background: linear-gradient(60deg,#2d576d,#e0236f);
}
.alt {
  width: 380px;
  margin: -20px;
  --alt: subtract;
}


body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: grid;
  place-content: center;
  place-items: center;
  grid-auto-flow: column;
  gap: 30px;
  background: #E08E79;
}