I took a paper roses making class at the Scrapbook Expo last week and thought I would give it a go with some Diemond Dies<\/a><\/span> that I already had in my stash. I am so glad I took the time (and yes, it does take some time) and effort to make these beauties!<\/p>\n

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I used the Diemond Dies Sugar Plum Flower Die Set<\/a><\/span>, the Natures Flourish Die<\/a><\/span>, and the Medley of Leaves Die<\/a><\/span> to create a flower cluster for a feminine shabby chic style card. The process of how I stamped, inked\/colored, and shaped the roses are in the video linked below, so I’ll just list the products I used and then describe the rest of the card. NOTE: My readers can get 10% off and free worldwide shipping on all orders of $35 or more at Diemond Dies<\/a><\/span> by using the code “thankskristina” at check out.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I started by stamping plain white Georgia Pacific Premium card stock<\/a><\/span> with Versafine Black Ink and an old (from 2013) Heidi Swapp Script Background Stamp<\/a><\/span>. Then I used the flower dies to cut out various sizes of flowers. I inked them with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick and then shaped them using a Spellbinders Tool ‘n One<\/a><\/span> with the Embossing Stylus Tips<\/a><\/span> on top of 2 stacked mouse pads (they have the perfect amount of give and resistance). To add that all-important shimmer and sparkle I sketched on Art Glitter Glue with a fine tip nozzle<\/a><\/span> and sprinkled extra fine iridescent glitter. Then I sketched on another layer of Art Glitter Glue and sprinkled on Diamond Dust<\/a><\/span> (which is actually super thin shards of real glass).<\/p>\n

<\/a>To add some interest and fullness, I also cut out the flourish and leaves dies from white card stock and inked them with Tim Holtz Twisted Citron and an old American Crafts ink in green. I clustered the flourishes, leaves and roses together in the center of a card base from a Michaels Hot Buy card base and envelopes package called “Uptown Chic” (60 cards and envelopes for $5 – now that’s a deal!).<\/p>\n

To give a more finished look to the card, I also die cut a couple of Memory Box Chrysanthemum Corner Dies<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and glued them onto the upper left and lower right corners of the card front. I used an Authentique “Sweetness” collection sprinkles patterned paper scrap to the inside of the card as a card liner and added a couple more of the chrysanthemum corner dies as accents.<\/p>\n

The following is a process video of how to make these paper roses:<\/p>\n