Rosette Tutorial

I have been asked by several people to show how I made the Rosettes for my Magic Box's. I hope you will find the following tutorial clear enough to follow.

Step one:

You will need a ScorPal or other scoring devise, a circle punch (here I used 1 14/"), a MS edge punch, ScorTape, strong liquid glue, double sided designer paper, matching cardstock.

Step two:

Cut your designer paper to 1 1/2" x 12". Place the long side into the MS punch and punch your design through the entire length on one long side.

Step 3:

Lay the long side of your designer paper up against the top of your ScorPal. Using the scoring tool, begin to score the paper beginning with the 1/2 " mark, then 1" mark, 1 1/2" mark etc. all the way across to the end.

Flip the paper over and align one end at the 1/4" score grid. Again score the piece at the 1/2", 1" etc line all the way across to the end.

When you arrive at the end you must move your paper over a little and line up the final score line with a line on the ScorPal. Then score your final line 1/4" from that line. Here I lined up with the 5" score line, it doesn't matter where you line it up, just line it up so that you can score 1/4" away from it.

Step 4:

Your designer paper will now have mountain and valley score lines every 1/4". Begin to pleat these with the mountains coming toward you and the valleys going away from you.

Work your way completely along to the end, pressing the folds together as you go.

Secure one end of the strip with a piece of score tape and then adhere it to the other end of the strip. Now you will have a wonky looking circle that will need to be worked flat in the center.

Here is what it should look like...

Take one of the circle of cardstock that you punched and add some glue to it. Place the circle in the middle of your rosette and hold in place until the glue starts to take hold, but you can still move the circle a little. I found this important because you want to be able to maneuver your circle back to the center when you're applying the circle on the other side.

Turn your Rosette over and holding the center together place the other circle with added glue to this side. Now you want to pick it up and be sure that the circles are fairly centered.

If you would to make a smaller Rosette to fit on the top, you repeat the same steps as above with a narrower piece of designer paper. When finished, glue the smaller one to the top of the larger one.

Here is the Rosette all put together and ready for a sentiment or a small image in the center.

I added a digital sentiment from the Cutting Cafe to the center of mine. It is how ready to be used on a card, or a box lid or whatever you need to put a Rosette on.

I hope you have found this tutorial helpful .