20
Jan
Freebie Friday: DIY Paper Rose Templates
64 comments -
Leave a comment
Paper roses are one of my favorite paper crafts. I use them on gifts, wear them in my hair and make them to compliment a Papier Couture dress I create for the runway. Since my typical paper rose is made on the fly, this last week I noodled over how to make a template for you that is simple to recreate and beautiful. I think this is it! I love this rose and am quite giddy about sharing paper rose inspirations for weddings, gifts and decor in the coming weeks. Give it a try! ~Lia
{for a printable PDF version of these instructions, click here}
We announce a new freebie every Friday on our facebook page. Be sure to like us on facebook and be the first to know when new freebies are added!
64 comments -
Leave a comment
Just curious: What type of paper did you use for these? What other types would you suggest? Gorgeous! Thanks!
I printed the templates on simple copy paper. Of course you can use the template and make them from almost any paper, though I am thinking a heavier paper or card stock wouldn’t work so well. I think I will try making this from an old dictionary pages I have in my stash.
Love, Love, Love your paper roses. I am especially hooked on the idea of make this with the pages of old dictionaries (I am a word geek). Thank you for your sharing.
U could use sheet music for the music lover in your life or any scrap booking paper
Yes! You can use almost any kind of paper. Love the sheet music idea.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas and printables with the world! :) Much appreciated!
Oh absolutely fabulous! I heart paper flowers, thank you so much for sharing!
These roses are gorgeous! Thank you!
Thanks for the amazing templates! so glad to have known this site from facebook! I am now printing the paper rose template out hoping i can successfully make one to decorate my desk! :D
Let me know how it works for you!
Really lovely! What brand of paper did you use that has such a beautiful sheen? Thanks for the tutorial. I’ll be linking to it on my site.
I used a laser copy paper with a Xerox laser print. Those machines tend to give saturated color that sheen. You can find laser printers at FedEx Office and other office stores that offer printing.
Thanks Lia!
Can’t wait to try this! Thank you.
This paper flower is gorgeous. Thank you so much for the step-by-step tutorial and fabulous photos. I am going to try to make one and want to link you on my blog. May be a day or two :) Thanks again for sharing.
~Molly
Thanks!
Your roses are gorgeous! Much more lifelike than mine. I made all the flowers for my (November 2011) wedding. Much like your template, I used a Cricut to make the flower petals. The bouquets, pew bows, and cake toppers (for 24 centerpiece cakes) were all burgundy roses, white anemones, stephanotis, and silver thistle with pearl spray accents.
Post a photo on our FB page! We would love to see it.
Gorgeous! Thank you for making the template available- can’t wait to try making some for gift toppers.
Such grand roses!! Thank you for sharing these!!
Very beautifullll, Thank you for your tutorial
Love the size of these roses, thanks for sharing the template!
Simly Amazing!!!!!
Made a few of these today and they turned out GORGEOUS! Thank you so much! We’ll be using them to decorate for my daughter’s first birthday!
Thank You for this beautiful pattern
What is the link to the downloadable templates? I can’t find it!…
Under the instructions there is a gray bar with a button that says “click here to download and print”. You can also to click the green “fabulous freebies” button in the right hand column of the blog. That will take you to the same page.
Have never tried to make paper flowers, always used fabric, but I really want to try to make these. Thank you for sharing, they are just beautiful.
how do we print it out??
To print the rose template, go to our fabulous freebie page and click a paper rose icon. Once clicked, the template will download as PDF which you can print right at home.
Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing!
Super, merci beaucoup
Is there a way to print out the instuctions for the paper roses? I have done the templates, but want to file the instructions with them..PLEASE… They are absolutly gorgeous !
Sure. I will post a printable version on Monday.
I have made several of these in the last few days and they turned out beautiful. I used card stock for several and it worked fine. the first ones are a little more difficult but it looked just as nice as the paper ones when finished. Thanks you for the template and instructions.
Wow. Ok, that is good to know that card stock is an option. I will have to give it another try. Post a photo on FB and tag us…would love to be inspired by your card stock rose.
love these roses, I am also looking for a download-able instruction sheet it would be so helpfull.I have tried several times to download the inst. but couldn’t get them to work can you help? Thank you so much Sharon
Thanks for reminding me Sharon. A printable version is a great idea and I will post one for you shortly. Here is the link: http://www.ellinee.com/printable-instructions-for-paper-rose/
These are beautiful paper roses! Thanks so much for sharing the template and instructions!
I have been a crafter for more years than I care to count but love the Pinterest site. I used to surf the web if I wanted ideas to create a new project now with pinterest I can find great ideas so much easier. Love the roses. They are great.
thanks
Beautiful! I cannot wait to try these!!! Thank you so much for posting
thank you for your great demonstration over there…..
I have some question would like to ask about:
Since I don’t have a nice printer @ my house and I want the flower show color both on the front and back, so I want to use color paper to print the template outline.
What paper you would suggest me to use? like the type, weight of paper, gloss/ non-gloss/ semi-gloss? (cause I saw the page that you used is kind of gloss)
Yes! You can use other paper and for this template. The white version will only print an outline. The paper I used was not a glossy, but just a common printer paper. We have a laser printer in our office so it tends to look glossy if it has an overall print. I prefer a non card stock, a letter weight paper because I find the edges to curl smoother, but some of our readers tried card stock and love that look too. So my suggestion is to play! Try a few options and see what works best for you. I would love to see your finished roses, so feel free to post them on our FB page when you are done.
Thank you for the beautiful shared printables and tutorials. Your designs are fantastic.
Beautiful, but template download will not open.
We need to adjust the button at the end of the post to say “go to download page”. It will take you to the fab freebies page and you will find the buttons for the rose variations down the page just a bit. We are working to fix this so it is not confusing. Thanks for your patience. :-)
thank’s you very much.
Thanks for this wonderful tutorial and template. I am in the process of making a bunch of these gorgeous flowers, I just love them, they look so pretty.
Thanks again for sharing with us.