Tuesday 11th February 2014

This weekend I've taken the plunge and signed up for a subscription to the Craft Stamper and have received the March edition.  Hels Sheridan's 'Happiness Is . . .' article caught my eye and particularly her lovely roses.  I headed over to her blogspot to see if I could catch her tutorial on how to make one of those roses.  Hels - thanks for the instructions - then I needed to check my stash to see what I could use.  The challenge being to use what I have and not just delay because I need to go buy something!

Things I found to use:
 1 x 5 petal flower stamp (a freebie from a magazine I bought sometime ago)
2 x Distress inks (love Tim's stuff and I'm building a nice collection
1 x Perfect Pearls Mis (Blue patina - the only one I have at the moment)
1 x heat gun
1 x scissors
1 x Glossy accents/PVA
5 x pegs
1 x pokey tool
 Here goes!

A quick pic of my desk and the work in progress.  Spy the first rose I did at the back.

Cut, distressed, pearl misted (lovely) - looking good so far.

All pieces cut according to instructions.

The glueing begins!

The finished article

Close up of the very first one I did - I was pleased.

And here's the final bunch of roses and flower that I managed to finish.  Thanks again Hels!