Roses Tutorial

ROSES TUTORIAL

Members of The Gathering, below is the tutorial for making the rose on the card above. I no longer own the punches used for making the white rose on this card, but below is a photo of the punches and how many are required to make one white rose. The punches are all by Stampin' Up! and are available in the current catalogue which retires on 31st May, 2016. I am not a Stampin' Up! representative, merely offering this as general information.

The punches are, from largest to smallest....the Fun Flower punch, the Pansy punch and the Petite Petal punch. Other punches may be substituted, or you could draw your own and fussy-cut them, if necessary. Here is a photo of what they look like, and how many you need, to make one white flower. I used cardstock, 210 gsm.

The method of making the white rose is identical to the original blog post below, which was for the pink, scalloped roses. So, punch out the ones in the photo above, then use the method for the pink scalloped circle roses, below. These flowers are super easy and just a little bit addictive!

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PINK ROSES USING SCALLOP CIRCLE PUNCHES

 The roses above are so very easy to make and every person who has come to card classes has asked how they are made...so here is a brief tutorial. I'm not sure where online this idea came from, but if the original creator reads this, know your work has been admired and duplicated, many times!

All you need is cardstock, around 210 gsm is good, for these it can be a little heavier, up to 250 gsm.. and scallop circle punches, mini brads and a saucer of water. A punch for making the leaves is handy, but you can simply draw them and fussy-cut if you don't have a suitable punch. The one used here is the Fun Flower punch.

The size of your Scallop punch isn't all that important...it will simply determine the eventual size of your flower. I like to do one scallop circle that is smaller than the others, for the centre, but it isn't critical. Work with what you have!

Above, you can see the cardstock punched and ready to go. You need five scallop circles, and a smaller one for the centre, if you wish. Also one punch of green cardstock, for the leaves.

Take each circle and dip into the saucer of water, holding it in there for as long as it takes to say "CARDSTOCK IN WATER".

Lay out on a teatowel, and do the same with the other circles. When they have all been dunked, pile them on top of each other, no need to match the scallops, they look more natural if they are offset a little.

Take your paper piercer and make a hole through the piled up, soggy scallops, but only just big enough to poke your brad through securely. It doesn't matter what colour your brad is, as it will be hidden.

Now, take your uppermost circle, and lifting it up from the edges, scrunch it up into the centre, quite firmly,  as in the photo below. Do this with each circle, one at a time, and making sure you lift it right up from the centre. When you have scrunched all the circles firmly, they will then start to relax, and this is the time to poke and prod to manipulate them into the shape that is most pleasing to you. Then let them dry, and when they have done so, they will keep their shape.

Now, add your leaves. If you are using the Fun Flower punch, then it will depend on the size of your scallop circle, how many leaves you need. The largest scallop circle punch flower will take a full punch-out of the Fun Flower, just adhere it to the bottom of your flower, after pinching the ends of the 'leaves' to make them look more natural.

Smaller scallop circle flowers will only require one or two leaves. It is easier to adhere your flower, if you first cut your Fun Flower punch-out in half, then remove the 'middle leaf'. This gives you a firmer platform on which to adhere your flower.

These little roses are tremendous fun, and quite addictive! They make excellent decorations for treat bags, boxes, and also cards that are being given with a gift. You could post one of these cards, by packing it in a little box- or a wood-mount stamp case.  Enjoy!!!!