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My Favorite Valentine

This picture of my grandaughter, Angie and me, was taken Valentines Day 2009. Most of the flowers I used in this layout are regular silk flowers. I scrapbook because I like the art of scrapbooking. My main concern is not to preserve my pictures, that is why I sometimes use regular silk flowers. All of the pictures I scrapbook are digitally saved, so I don't worry about acid free materials. However, if this concerns you, there are sprays that neutralize the acid and are specifically formulated for scrapbooking. Hobby Lobby Carries it. I hope you enjoy this new layout.

6 Petal Rose Tutorial

TO MAKE THESE ROSES YOU WILL NEED: ~ A 6 petal punch (any size, the size of your rose will vary by the size of the punch you use, ....for this rose I used a punch that has a punched image about the size of a quarter) ~ Scissors ~ Glue ~ Ink ~ Cardstock ~ toothpick or wooden skewer

Cut each of the punched blooms as shown below. You will put a slit in one of the blooms, cut 2 petals out of the second and 1 petal out of the third. Giving you 5 pieces to work with......

Punch 3 six petal blooms and ink the edges with a complimentary ink.....

Glue the petals of each of the larger pieces as shown below. Bring right petal over glued petal to make 3 cones (One cone will have 5 petals, one will have 4 petals and the other 3 petals)....

Below is a picture of one of the glued flower cones. Using your toothpick or skewer curl each of the petals back.....

For the single petal piece just curl both edges inward, pop a little glue at the bottom and stick it inside the swirl of the 2 petal piece. I snip a tiny bit off the bottom of this piece, add glue and put in the center of the bloom.

In order for my cones to fit inside each other, I snip the bottoms. How much you snip depends on how tight you have rolled the last 2 cones. You will have to make a sample rose and see how it works best for you.

Layer the cones inside each other, glueing them in place....

To finish my rose I spray them with Glimmer Mist or any other shine or glitter that you like.

For the single petal piece just curl both edges inward, pop a little glue at the bottom and stick it inside the swirl of the 2 petal piece. I snip a tiny bit off the bottom of this piece, add glue and put in the center of the bloom. Picture #4 is of the finished bloom. Once you get the hang of it, it only takes a couple of minutes to make these cute rose blooms!

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Flower Tutorial using Glimmer Mist

Lady In Red

My camera is giving me problems, sorry for the glare!

Lady In Red