♥ Haute Couture ♥

Hi there!! How was your weekend? Great, I hope! Just stopping in with a card I made with some of the new Printable papers by Crafty Secrets. Love that cute green Pastel Chenille paper. That set also comes with a really sweet pastel quilt paper that would be perfect for a baby card.

I also used a pink Damask paper from the Classic Damask Pink/Scene Paper Set. I made a little paper ribbon loop from the Pink Rosebuds Paper Set as well. The button card is from the Button Up Digital Stamp Set. And the "Material Girl" is from the Set by the same name.

Don't forget next Monday, August 5th, will be the August Linky Party and DT challenge on the Crafty Secrets Blog! Your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the Crafty Vintage Girl Store! I will also be back here with a fun tutorial using a Tequila Bottle!! ;)

 Have a wonderful day!

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♥ Rose Tutorial ~ Crafty Secrets Style! ♥

♥ Ok. I really need to learn how to make videos and upload them! It would be so much easier for me to show a tutorial! :) Anyone have any pointers or suggestions?? ♥

I wanted to show you a fun and really simple way to make a paper rose. I used some of the new Printable Papers by Crafty Secrets. Let's get started.

I first printed out a double sided paper by printing on 1 side of cardstock and then reloading it into the printer and printing on the other side. For this particular rose I used the Wild Roses Paper Set. Next punch, die cut or hand draw a six petal flower.

Next you will draw a line from each "corner" across to the other on the back of the flower. On a 6 petal flower, there should be 3 lines.

Next, you will cut on 1 line to the center of the flower on only 1 flower. Then on the 2nd flower, you will cut on 2 lines, which will remove 1 of the petals. Then on the 3rd flower, you will cut on 2 lines but leaving a line in the middle uncut, so you will remove 2 petals that will form a heart. Following me? I hope so. Ink the edges with brown ink.

Now you will add some hot glue to 1 petal and you will fold it under the next petal. Repeat for the other 2 flowers. This will form a cone like flower.

Using a little stick, like from a cotton swab, roll the edges of the flower petals over the stick. (In the photos, I did it before I glued the flowers together but it is easier to do afterwards!)

Roll the 2 little pieces loosely around the cotton swab as well. These will be the flower center.

To make the flower assembly easier, cut the "cone shaped" bottoms off all of the pieces.

Now assemble the flower starting with the larger flower. Adhere it with hot glue onto a small punched or die cut circle.

Next adhere the 2nd largest and so on, finishing up with the 2 small pieces, 1 going inside of the other.

And there you have a fun and easy paper rose. It really is! Give it a try!!

For my card, I also used the Embossed Pink and Yellow Paper Set, Embossed Yellow and Green Paper Set (Green), Rose Swirls Paper Set (Blue), and the Ephemera Ad paper is from the Garden Papers Set. Birthday Wishes is from the Garden Girls Digi Stamp Set.

Have a sweet day! I will announce my 2 winners from my GDT post from the Simon Says Stamp and Show Monday Blog shortly!!

hugs...