Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Rosette Bigz XL Die comes in handly this week; a special week that has been since July 4, 1776 when the U.S. declared its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Do you have special plans for celebrating the 4th? I plan to spend the early evening at an outdoor concert and afterwards watch beautiful fireworks.
It can get quite hot here in Florida, so I decided to make a hand fan to use while at the concert, and the Designer Rosette Bigz XL Die will do the job for me. Of course the hand fan had to be patriotic. I think it is so cute, and it is actually quite sturdy.
The steps I followed to make the hand fan are:
- Cut an 11″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Real Red, Whisper White, and Night of Navy Cardstock
- Place each piece onto the Stampin’ Up! Designer Rosette Big XL Die (125594) and run through the Big Shot(113439)
- Cut off the pointed ends of each rossette
- Fold each piece into accordian folds
- Glue the three pieces together
- Add glue to the ends of the rosettes and dip them into Silver Glass Glitter (120995) – let it dry
- Insert a piece of twine into the half-circles along the bottom of the rosettes and tie them together tightly (this will cause the pieces to spread into a fan)
- Cut an 11″ x 1-1/2″ piece of Real Red Cardstock
- Score this piece at the 1/2″ and 1″ marks
- Fold along the two score lines and glue the piece together to form a band for the outer sides of the fan
- Glue the band onto the outer edges of the fan, leaving the very bottom unglued
- Use a glue gun to apply hot wax at the very bottom of the fan to further reinforce and stabilize it
- Decorate as desired
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by Beverly Polen
Have fun creating your fan using the Designer Rosette Bigz XL Die!