For the Love of Hybrid - Advanced Flower Tutorial

[scrappycath]

The roses in my sample were made using digital papers in the kit Sugar Blossom (http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/Sugar-Blossom-Paper-Pack.html) by Quirky Twerp. You want a medium weight paper to print your digi papers. Too thin and the roses will crush, too thick and it will be difficult to manipulate.


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You'll need to cut 3 6-petal flowers for each rose that you are making. The Sizzix Flower Layer #5 die works great for this. It includes a large and small flower die so you can make 2 different sized roses.


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Once you have your flower parts cut, ink the edges.


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You can also ink the backs. I also decided to bling up my flowers, so I spritzed the papers with some Glimmer Mist. Allow it to dry before continuing.


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You will need to make a small snip between each petal to allow for curling the petals into shape. You will also need to cut the first flower one time, straight between 2 petals all the way to the center.


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The second flower you will cut on either side of one petal into the center and separate that petal. Save it, you will be using it.


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With the third flower, you will cut to the center on either side of 2 petals and separate the double petal. Save this too, you'll be using it.


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You should have as pictured above, the 3 flowers cut as described.


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With the first flower (slit cut to center), place some Glossy Accents glue on one petal at the slit that was cut to the center. Manipulate the petal on the other side of the slit to cover over the glued petal, creating a cone shape with the flower as you do this. Use a paper clip to hold this in place to allow the glue to dry.


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Repeat this process with the remaining 2 flowers, creating a cone shape and gluing the overlapping petals. Secure with paper clips while you wait for the glue to dry.


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Take the single petal that was cut from flower #2, lay it face down on your work surface. Curl each side of the petal in towards the center as shown above.


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Take the double petal cut from flower #3 and lay it face down on your work surface. Curl the petal to the left toward the back of the flower piece.


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Flip the entire thing over and carefully curl the flat side in toward the curled petal. Curl it tightly creating a center petal for the rose. Pinch it together with your fingers and glue. Hold it together to allow the glue to set momentarily.


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Curl the petals back on each of the cone shaped flower pieces. I like to use the handle of a small paint brush to do this. For the larger petals I can use the thicker part of the handle, and for the smaller petals, I can use the thinner part. You can also snip a small piece from the tip of each cone (see the hole in the picture above). You may need to snip slightly more on the 2 smaller cone pieces to help them set into the rose as you assemble it.

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After you've curled your petals, begin to assemble the rose. Start with the largest cone piece and then insert the medium one inside it. I turn it so that the petals are a bit offset. Place some Glossy Accents into the center of the cone to glue in place. Repeat with the third cone piece nesting it inside the rose and gluing in place. Then take your 2 center petal pieces and set as the center of your rose. I have no magic suggestions here, I play with it until I like the way it looks. Sometimes I have to snip a bit more off the bottom of these pieces in order for them to sit down in the rose the way I want them. You could instead use pearls or gems, feathers or other material as the center of your rose if you desire.


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I added some chunky glitter along the petals of this rose to add some extra bling...... and to cover up a "boo-boo". As we say in crafting, "there are no mistakes, only opportunities for embellishment!" Well in the process of manipulating my rose, I got some glue on my finger tips and smudged one of the petals. It left a slight wear mark on the paper. So I painted a bit of Glossy Accents over it and sprinkled it with glitter!


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So there you have it, some beautiful paper roses! I made the one in the foreground using the smaller die. So you can see how you can make various sized roses.

While this seems like a long process, it really isn't. You could get an assembly-line going and make up bouquets of these flowers in an afternoon. Have fun!

[scrappycath]

Come on people - don't be timid. This is really fun to do and the flowers are so pretty! Can't wait to see some creations!!

[heathert]

I wish I had either HUGE punches, or a die cutter. It gets so tiresome cutting these things by hand!! =) Lovely project!

[wendya78]

I love making these! I did 30 of them for a friend's wedding favors - all cut by hand! yikes! I have that same sizzix die now though, so I'll try to get another one together tonight :)

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[sinead]

So pretty, Wendy! Great job!

[juliesouthern]

I made some of these a while ago, but I used really heavy paper and they turned out kinda nasty, LOL. I need to try it again with lighter paper, but I'm like Heather, I really hate cutting. Last time I did it all free hand, too. Which may have contributed to the "nasty," now that I think about it...

[scrappycath]

My first time making these I also cute them all by hand. It was for a swap and I had to make a gazillion of them. That;s what made me decide to put the money out for the die! :yeshuh:

[wendya78]

ugh and I realized that I don't have the same die, I have the 5 petal flower, which doesn't really work for these. I need to get my Cricut out and let it cut some for me! :)

[kelleighr]

LOVE these!! I made one of these once using some cardstock, and although it was tough to bend, it turned out gorgeous! By the way, Cathy, your tutorial is WAY better than the one I used! LOL! I adore your examples!

And Wendy, the wedding favors were gorgeous!! Your friend is blessed!!