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Post by midmiscrapper on Feb 14, 2012 8:40:32 GMT -5
exactly HOW do you make the LC roses die (DC0078) into roses AND adhere them to your project? Mine don't seem to turn out....  Is it easier using felt (I haven't tried that yet)?? Is a particular kind of paper easier to work with? Please share your tips! Pam |
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Post by AnnaMatrix on Feb 14, 2012 9:40:21 GMT -5
Hi, Pam! The roses work great for me out of either cardstock weight paper or felt. I haven't tried heavy cardstock like Bazzill, so can't speak to that. The trick is to roll from the outside of the spiral in - in other words, the outside becomes the center of the rose. I often use a bamboo skewer to get the rolling started, or there are tools out there for rolled flowers if you want to spend the $! Roll it up tightly as you go, as you can adjust the petals later. Once it's tightly rolled, let it go, and it will maintain a loose rolled shape. Put adhesive on the round "tab" in the center of the spiral (this is the base of the rose) - I've used glue dots, but TH uses hot glue, which I think would work better, since it gives a little time for adjustment before it dries!! Then arrange your rose, and push the coil into the adhesive. I sometimes roll the edges of the petals over a skewer to give a more realistic look, but mostly leave them as is. HTH. Let me know if this doesn't make sense, or if you have other questions!  Gail |
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Post by midmiscrapper on Feb 14, 2012 10:31:37 GMT -5
Ahhhh....that's the trick!! Rolling from the outside in! That's where it's not working well for me, I've always started at the center and used the center as the center. I've also been using Bazzill weight textured cardstock...maybe not the best choice. OK...thanks so much Gail!! I'll give it a whirl!!  Pam |
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Post by Basketlady on Feb 14, 2012 11:44:17 GMT -5
I did a tutorial for these last March for the blog. I'll find the link and put it here. There was a long discussion on the MB about it, too.
Gail's right. Start on the outside and roll in. Tighter is better, you can go back and loosen it up a bit if you want the flower more spread out. If you are going for a shabbier look, crumple the paper, mist them, ink the edges, etc.
They work out of copy paper, CS, PP, felt, etc. I haven't found anything that really didn't work. The QK die makes a flower that is tall and has a small base. I think they look better clustered rather than standing on it's own. I used a Sizzix die cut for those
300 roses I made in December. I got really, really fast!
If you don't have a quilling tool, you can use tweezers to roll them. I use tweezers when I'm making felt roses. I really like the kind that you squeeze to RELEASE--that way I don't have to squeeze as I roll.
And I use the Imaginisce cordless glue gun to adhere them. I'm way too impatient to wait for glue to dry!
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Post by Basketlady on Feb 14, 2012 11:47:22 GMT -5
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Post by Basketlady on Feb 14, 2012 11:50:51 GMT -5
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