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How to Make a Quilled Rose Card

My delicate quilled rose card craft is perfect for sending Valentine’s Love, Mother’s Day appreciation or Birthday greetings! It is so simple for kids to make and personalize with their own message. Learn how to make this easy homemade Valentines Day card below. 

How to Make a Quilled Rose Card

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Easy Rose Card Craft for Kids

Roses are one of the most beautiful flowers you can get!! They are a great way to show someone you love them!! Little kids love pretty roses in all colors, especially red! 

Instead of giving someone a bunch of red roses why not make them a greeting card with some roses on the front. You could always learn how to draw roses and do your own realistic rose picture or you could learn how to quill roses!

My pretty DIY Rose card below features quilled roses? Don’t they look oh so pretty! This is such a great Mother’s Day flower craft or alternatively a Valentine’s Day craft!

How to Make a Rose Quilled Card – Handmade Valentines Day Cards for Kids to Make

You do not need many materials for this paper quilling craft but you do need some quilling tools.

  1. Quilling Papers.
  2. Quilling Tools.
  3. Ruler.
  4. Quilling Scales.
  5. Glue.
  6. Cardstock Paper.

Step by Step Quilled Roses Process

Step 1:

Select a color for your flower then cut out 4 strips to make each flower. Will you go for traditional red?

The strips should be 5-6 inches long. Also, fetch your quilling tool. 

quill roses process

Step 2:

Start rolling the strips using the quilling tool. 

quill roses quilling tool

Step 3:

Use the quilling scale to measure the size for each petal. Keep this noted you will need it for the next steps. 

quilling scale

Step 4:

Apply glue on the end of the quilled coil to secure the roll. 

quilled rose craft instructions

Step 5:

Use your finger to press down one side of the quilled piece. This will make two pointy edges on the two sides. 

paper quilling rose tutorial

Step 6:

Then use your fingers to press the bottom part and make a triangular shape. 

quilled rose flower step by step

Step 7:

Similarly, make 11 more quilled pieces to make the flower craft. 

You’ll need 4 pieces to make each flower.

Step 8:

Select your cardstock paper and start gluing the petals. First glue one petal on the card. 

I recommend you place the pieces on the card before gluing and then measure everything (where you want to glue the flowers).  

Step 9:

Glue the rest of the 3 petals around the first petal to make your first quilled flower.  

how to quill paper roses

Step 10:

Glue the other two flowers quilled petals on the card paper. 

Step 11:

Make a coil using green quilling paper.

Step 12:

Glue the end to secure the roll. 

Step 13:

Press one side of the circular shape to make a teardrop shape. 

quilling roses tutorial

Step 14:

Make 3 more teardrop shapes and glue them under the flowers.

quilled roses step by step

Step 15:

Take 3 green quilled paper strips.  Glue one strip on the green teardrop shape, make a curvy line, and glue it on the cardstock. 

quilled roses Mothers Day card

 

Step 16:

Glue the other two green paper strips with the flowers as the stems for the flower. 

Step 17:

Cut out 3 small green quilling strips (3-4 inches), and make swirls on one end using the quilling tool.

diy rose card for kids

Step 18:

Glue the swirly pieces on the stems. 

Step 19:

Make petals like we did at the beginning and glue them between the two swirly patterns. 

diy mothers day rose card for kids

Step 20:

Similarly, glue a few more small petals.

Step 21:

Make a marquis shape green quilled pattern (5-6 inches strip). 

diy rose cards for kids

Step 22:

And glue them on the stems as the leaves for the flowers. 

This is one of my favorite Mother’s Day cards to make as my Mom loves Roses!!

Don’t like red roses? Why not change them to pink roses and turn your greeting card into a Birthday card instead? 

Want more Roses fun, then why not try some of my rose coloring pages

If you love fun paper crafts for kids why not try and make quilled fish or quilled squirrel

Printable Quilled Rose Card Instructions

Want to make a beautiful DIY Rose flower card in the future? Then print these free instructions for later use.

How to Make a Quilled Rose Card

How to Make a Quilled Rose Card

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My delicate quilled rose card craft is perfect for sending Valentine's Love, Mother's Day appreciation or Birthday greetings! It is so simple for kids to make and personalize with their own message. 

Materials

  • Quilling Papers.
  • Quilling Tools.
  • Ruler.
  • Quilling Scales.
  • Glue.
  • Cardstock Paper.

Instructions

Step 1:

Select a color for your flower then cut out 4 strips to make each flower.

The strips should be 5-6 inches long. Also, fetch your quilling tool. 

Step 2:

Start rolling the strips using the quilling tool. 

Step 3:

Use the quilling scale to measure the size for each petal. Keep this noted you will need it for the next steps. 

Step 4:

Apply glue on the end of the quilled coil to secure the roll. 

Step 5:

Use your finger to press down one side of the quilled piece. This will make two pointy edges on the two sides. 

Step 6:

Then use your fingers to press the bottom part and make a triangular shape. 

Step 7:

Similarly, make 11 more quilled pieces to make the flower craft. 

You'll need 4 pieces to make each flower.

Step 8:

Select your cardstock paper and start gluing the petals. First glue one petal on the card. 

I recommend you place the pieces on the card before gluing and then measure everything (where you want to glue the flowers).  

Step 9:

Glue the rest is the 3 petals around the first petal to make your first quilled flower.  

Step 10:

Glue the other two flowers quilled petals on the card paper. 

Step 11:

Make a coil using green quilling paper.

Step 12:

Glue the end to secure the roll. 

Step 13:

Press one side of the circular shape to make a teardrop shape. 

Step 14:

Make 3 more teardrop shapes and glue them under the flowers.

Step 15:

Take 3 green quilled paper strips.  Glue one strip on the green teardrop shape, make a curvy line, and glue it on the cardstock. 

Step 16:

Glue the other two green paper strips with the flowers as the stems for the flower. 

Step 17:

Cut out 3 small green quilling strips (3-4 inches), and make swirls on one end using the quilling tool.

Step 18:

Glue the swirly pieces on the stems. 

Step 19:

Make petals like we did at the beginning and glue them between the two swirly patterns. 

Step 20:

Similarly, glue a few more small petals.

Step 21:

Make a marquis shape green quilled pattern (5-6 inches strip). 

Step 22:

And glue them on the stems as the leaves for the flowers. 

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