Valentine's Rose

As I was clipping coupons this morning, I came across several ads for Valentine's roses. For laughs, I logged onto one of the national flower websites and discovered a dozen roses will set you back at least $100 or more. Even just three roses cost around $40. Why spend so much money on something that will die in 7 to 14 days? I decided to just make my own eternal paper rose card instead!

The entire flower is made with the Blossoms builder punch, except for the stem, which I cut by hand. I'm not sure how well it shows up in the picture, but all of the flower petals, stem, and leaves are sponged around the edges for some extra dimension. To create the rose, I cut three of the biggest petals, spiraled one to be the center, and glued the other three around it. Then I gently curled down the front two petals using my fingers to "open" the rose. I used the smaller two petals to create the green leaves around the bud. I used two of the larger small petals to wrap around the base of the rose, then bent the tips down, and used the skinnier petal to cover the seam in front. The leaves were actually scraps that the blossom punch cut out as I was cutting the other pieces. Neither is a whole piece, but they fit just right under the bends of the stem!

Everything in this card is scraps, even the card base, which was leftover when I made another card earlier this week. All these pieces were laying on my desk, and I just mixed them up to make the finished card. Lesson? Don't toss your scraps! :-)

Supply List

Stamps: Pennant Parade (Love sentiment)

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Garden Green

Ink: Rose Red, Garden Green

Accessories: Blossoms builder punch, Modern Label punch, Square punch (use the corners to cut the triangle pieces out of the banner), Sticky Strip (SNAIL won't be strong enough to hold the rose together), sponges