Filekutz Test Rose

Good Morning Everyone! FileKutz is releasing a new file called "Flower Petal Blossoms".  LisaJane asked me to do a tutorial and this is one of the flowers I made for her.  Hope on over to the shop and purchase your file here

You will need 12 large pears cut at 1 x 1.375

and 10 small pears cut at .7 x 1

a snowflake 2 x 1.7

and two leaves 2.25 x 2.45

Ink all the edges front and back

the snowflake doesn't matter too

 much since you will not see it

cut the largest petal from the leaves off

I used the round top from my exacto knife to 

manipulate the petals and soften the paper.

Rub the paper in a circular motion

use your paper piercer to fold around in the middle

and then fold each side backwards

gives you this

Use your exacto knife again to manipulate the paper

of the snowflake also in a circular motion

You will end up with a cup of sort

again, manipulate the leaves

I use my embossing roller to create stems

and veins 

I use hot glue (my preference) but you can use

any quick dry glue to attach the petals to 

the snowflake cup

add to each of the 6 points of the snowflake

in a layered pattern

1st layer completed

now start with the 2nd layer and offset the 

petals using the rest of the 6 large pear petals

finished 2nd layer

now start with the next 8 small pears and layer

them on top of the larger pears

keep going around until they are all used up

you should have 2 small pears left

wrap them around your paper piercer

pretty tightly

gives you this

insert one petal into the other one

snip a bit off the end depending how deep you

want your middle to be...

hot glue into the center of the flower

squish...don't be shy, the hot glue holds

it together firmly, but you need to manipulate

the flower to your liking

I squished from both sides

then cup the flower in your hand

and squish again until you like

the fullness

add a bit of hot glue to the stem of the leaves

and here is your 3d rose

side view

top side

Now head on over to the Filekutz Designs blog and you can see more tutorials on how some of these flowers were made.  I just love being on this DT.