Hi there friends,
I will be trying to get more posts out there that are beyond the design team work but you know...life makes the rules.
This card is inspired by the return of Sparkleberry Ink! The small American business came into my life back when All Things Silhouette Conferences were in-person. Once owned by Mandy, her business was all about patterned heat transfer and adhesive vinyls. She had a monthly project subscription box with weekly videos. It progressed over time to include paper and sublimation prints. Eventually Mandy got a corporate job and put Sparkleberry on hold. Then very recently her bestie Megan bought it and is bringing it back to life with the subscription box too. Here is a referral link if you're interested in it: Referral Code Here
This card is pretty simple to make. I used a Tim Holtz die (see links below for supply list) to construct the rosette but you can get an SVG. The Silhouette Design Store has design #141299 (<== that's a link) that I think is the most like what I used. I will use it soon as I have a project on the schedule for it.
For the die, I cut out 4 of the pieces to make a circle. I made sure to line of the stripes of the paper so they would make sense as a circle. I used this paper by Sparkleberry Ink: Ombre - SparkleBerry Vacay
You can use any striped paper to get this look. I was in the mood for some bright summer colors. Fold each segment as shown so make the pleats.
Once all pieces are cut out, glue the end tabs together. I secure mine with clothespins and let the glue set real good before going on to the next step.
Then you want to complete the circle and apply glue. Again let it set good.
Once dry, lay it flat and play with it a little to see how big you want it. I wanted it to fit on an A2 size card so I put the rosette in tight so that the center hole closed as much as it could. It is best to use hot glue to secure as the glue easily gets in all the folds and sets very well and sturdy.
The back of the rosette and you can see the glue has nicely filled the hole.
Traditionally, for a rosette you would cut and place a small medallion on the center in the front. I think the purpose is to help with the glue for the center and also hides it and dresses it up. I originally did do this but when I moved along in the design I tore it off because I didn't want it to show behind the sentiment I chose.
Next I used this cute sentiment die and thought it would look perfect on the medallion itself. I cut one layer in pink glitter cardstock and the bottom layer in the same yellow as the background. I added some matching sequins too. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out!
~Paula
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