Okay, I have been decorating for a couple months have tried buttercream roses, fondant roses and gum paste roses. Much to my dismay, I don't like any of them, at least the way they turn out. I need some tips and help. Please help any and all advice would be appreciated. Maybe my teacher just wasn't that helpful, but I am having a tough time. Thanks 
My Wilton Course 3 book is very helpful in making fondant roses. Have you taken Course 3 yet? If not, I would recommend that.
When I took Wilton Class 3, I did not like the way my roses were turning out. I found a different way on the wilton site, petal by petal how to make them. I liked the look of these roses better and made all my roses for my final cake this way. You can see it in my gallery...I look for the link to the instructions on the Wilon site.
Here is that link...
http://www.wilton.com/decorating/basic/fondantrose.cfm
I only made fondant roses once and that was for my Wilton course 3 as well. My teacher taught us both ways but I preferred the petal by petal way. Each flower took forever though but I was really pleased with the results. I actually used a real rose for a model when I was making them.
yeah, i just finished course three. my teacher never really taught us that rose, so I played with it on my own, and maybe that is why it didn't turn out.
thanks for the link, I will try this way next. I can make an awesome playdough rose, but that doesn't count or taste good. ha ha
I just finished course III last night and loved learning the roses. My suggestion would be to be sure you are rolling the fondant out thin enough. You should begin to see the black marking on your matt. Then roll the ball around the outside edges to flair. Also I found that if you make them in stages and not try to build your rose all at once, the fondant can dry and be easier to handle. Don't give up. Practice makes perfect. Pam from Bama
keep in mind that if you have only been doing this for a few months and you have been doing buttercream roses AND gumpaste AND fondant, you haven't had enough time to master one technique much less three. don't be so hard on yourself!
suggestions (for gumpaste, at least):
Work the paste in your hands for a minute or so.
Use gentle but firm pressure.
Make sure you have greased the surface where you are rolling with crisco - it will rip if it is sticking to the surface
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