Tuesday Tip – How to make a paper rose

by Alison

“How to make a paper rose”


Materials: Tea at Elsies paper collection, 6×6 paper pad, Paper flowers – baby blue & white, Sandstone, rose and Vintage blue inks, cream cardstock.

Step 1 : Cut three different size flower shapes from you paper (I’ve used Tea at Elsies ” “) – they don’t have to be perfect or uniform – and one 1cm strip. Ink the edges (or sand them if using a dark colour).


Step 2: Scrunch each one up in a ball. Fold the strip in half, lengthways. Ink them again over the rough bits.

Step 3: Twist the long strip of paper into a tight spiral, let it loosen slightly, glue the end and add to the centre of your rose.

Step 4: Unfold and nest them into each other using glue or 3D foam to secure them. Add leaves if you wish.

And here’s the end result…

Gorgeous, thanks Nerrida!! :)

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20 comments

1 Kerryn { 08.24.10 at 2:14 pm }

These are beautiful Nerrida!

2 Rozina johnsen { 08.24.10 at 2:14 pm }

Thanks for sharing…! Really nice ! Must try..!

3 Karen { 08.24.10 at 3:37 pm }

very very clever nerrida, and sooo easy. I am certainly going to lift this idea :) thanks for sharing

4 Trudi { 08.24.10 at 3:43 pm }

These are soooo sweet!!

5 Toni { 08.24.10 at 4:26 pm }

Can’t believe these are that easy. Going to try them

6 Phillippa { 08.24.10 at 4:32 pm }

how clever and easy are these, thanks for sharing, just what I needed to finish off some projects, well done!!

7 Monika { 08.25.10 at 4:49 am }

Thanks Nerrida! It looks so easy, and so beautiful!

8 Judith { 08.25.10 at 6:49 am }

Beautiful and so easy to make. Will be having a go at these for sure.

9 LesleyC { 08.25.10 at 5:46 pm }

Very cool and they look easy to make too.

10 Nerrida { 08.26.10 at 8:42 am }

Thankyou for your awesome comments – they are easy to make but I notice one step has been left out – the one about twirling the long piece of folded paper around your finger to make the centre piece (but I think everyone has worked it out ok?) LOL.

11 Lynette Wilke { 09.03.10 at 4:37 pm }

These are without doubt just beautiful and easy to make

12 Denise { 09.04.10 at 5:06 pm }

these are beautiful and I love the finished cards and the colour combinations.

13 Sylvia H { 09.05.10 at 10:18 am }

What a clever idea! And the end result so stunning (and simple).My family will definitely be receiving ‘rose-cards’ this month – and i’m certain these birthday cards will become keepsakes. Thanx for sharing your idea Nerrida!!

14 Dianne { 09.05.10 at 10:51 am }

They are beautiful hope mine look half as good.

15 Judy H { 09.05.10 at 6:09 pm }

Simple things look so beautiful,looks so easy can not wait to get started, thanks for sharing.

16 Lin from NC { 09.05.10 at 9:58 pm }

These are beautiful and simple.. I just hope they are as beautiful and simple when I go to do them!

17 Lisa { 09.06.10 at 3:16 am }

Those look so elegant and quite simple. Thanks for the great tut! Can’t wait to give them a try.

:)

18 bunnyc { 09.07.10 at 9:59 pm }

Love these flowers and your completed cards are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

19 Mary { 09.09.10 at 10:04 pm }

Would like to see more ideas i love card making

20 Toni { 09.11.10 at 1:08 pm }

Fantastic and simple idea, thanks

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