Oh, come on now...did you REALLY think this was going to end with me NOT cooking up the most fabulous rose I was capable of making to give to a 99-year-old woman???
Not that you'd be wrong in thinking that I fought starting the whole project tooth and nail. THEN, when it turned out like this, it sat in my studio for 5 days before I sent it! I almost didn't!
To FULLY understand this post, you must read part 1. Oh. You didn't. Didn't have time, huh? Ok. Well, let me recap part 1 for you so you'll be caught up.
Ready?
Miss. Bea
99
Ma's friend's Ma
Ma says make card
What like
Loves roses
I hate roses
made begonias
sent in time
decide try roses
And we're all caught up!
I went digging for rose punches and dies. I stumbled on Susan's Garden Rose Dies by Sizzix that I'd never used.
I'll start by saying that while it's not brain surgery, you do have to build it petal by petal.