This is definitely not a card project but I wanted to share it with you anyway! I'm posting pictures of three different angles of the bouquet (right before I finished the project) so you can see the different colors of the roses.
Date: Saturday, September 3, 2011 GMT Views: 716
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Registered: February 12, 2011 Location: beautiful Colorado Posts: 693
Sat, Sep 03, 2011 @ 7:23 AM
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed making this - and yes, a labor of love for my beautiful daughter and granddaughter! They are definitely worth every minute of it!
Registered: February 12, 2011 Location: beautiful Colorado Posts: 693
Mon, Sep 12, 2011 @ 7:19 PM
Okay, ladies, here are the instructions for the paper roses: I used a 1-3/8" round punch to make the five petals on the flower. I used scraps of scrapbook paper in assorted colors and patterns using Christina's instructions on card-making-magic.com (she's awesome, by the way). Look for the paper roses tutorial.
I purchased two bunches of silk roses (eight flowers on each bunch) at a local craft store, carefully removed the silk roses, and glued on my paper roses.
Then I filled the vase with clear flat stones to hide the stems, and tied a bow on the outside of the vase. The result was awesome!
Just as an added note - you can use any size punch you'd like. I have also made myself a template using a 1" punch which makes a smaller rose to use on cards.