Jolly Old Elf Handmade Paper Rosette
I love making rosettes and this time of year I always seem to make as many as I can. This rosette is extra special because it's made using handmade paper. The image is one of my favorites that I've had for a while now. It came from one of the collage sheets from Altered Pages. I've been in a vintage creating mood lately so chose to make this rosette have a vintage look to it. For the rosette, I made 2 sheets of paper using the Papermill Pro Envelope & Stationary Kit . I used some scraps of white paper that I had been collecting and followed the basic instructions for making paper. When I added the water according to the directions, I added a 1:1 ratio of water to tea to dye the paper. I laid the paper flat and allowed it to dry for a day. Here's a little hint, if you don't want to use an iron or heat gun to dry it quickly, you can lay it a little ways away from a heat vent and as the furnace turns on and off it helps to dry...