My girlfriend turned 90 and I wanted to make a rosette for her to wear at the celebration luncheon we have planned for her.

To make the rosette, I took decorated papers out of a magazine called Stamps by Me that were a little over 11″ long. I should have cut my paper to 11″ before scoring but didn’t. It should measure 11″ long x 1 3/4″ tall (you’ll need two pieces using these measurements) and using my Martha Stewart score board, I scored the paper on the 11″ length every 1/2″ and then accordion folded the paper making a mountain fold first then a valley, mountain, valley, etc .. You’ll want to use a lighter weight paper so the rosette is easy to work with and so it doesn’t weigh a lot. Since you’re using a lighter weight paper, try not to press too hard when scoring. I made my first folds a mountain fold, so on the last fold, you’ll put tear tape on the back of this piece then lay it on the area before the first fold of your second sheet of paper to attach them together. I put tear tape on the front of the first piece of paper I used before the first fold and then attached the end of the second sheet to it to make a circle. You’ll want your folds to be well burnished in order for them to hold their shape. I fold as much of the circle into the center as possible, then push the center down so it is flat on the table. You should squeeze the circle to make it so the center is a very small opening and then while holding the circle in place, add a 2 1/2″ paper punched circle to the back with either hot glue or tear tape and wet glue (I used Tombow Mono Aqua glue) all over the backside of the circle. You’ll want to use heavier weight paper or line your paper with cardstock so it holds its shape. I used another circle for the front of the rosette then added 90 in 2 1/4″ die cut numbers that I layered three on top of each other for dimension and attached them with Tombow Mono Aqua Glue. If you don’t have any number dies, you can print numbers using your computer by doing a google search for “free printable numbers”, then printing them on cardstock in your printer.

I added colored diamonds that I got from Temu link: https://tinyurl.com/rn2m9umz to the front of the 90. Off camera, I added a jewelry pin link: https://tinyurl.com/5n9yxpea to the back of the rosette on the circle I glued there, near the top of the circle so the rosette will lay flat on her top…Otherwise, the rosette will be top heavy and will pull away from her shirt.

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