I thought I could live without the designer rosette die, until a friend of mine showed me a project similar to this, she made. Of course, like many other dies, I had to have it! :) I'm not sure you can see the empty brad container behind the rosette. I used the crop-a -dile to punch a hole on the side of the container for the sucker stick. You'll have to use some hot glue to hold it securely. I wrapped cellophane around my completed project, so it would look like a sucker. I'll have to come up with more projects using the designer rosette, so I won't feel so guilty for buying it. ;)