Wreath with Peaceful Boughs - Joy to the World

 I'm really enjoying making Christmas cards this year.  I'm almost finished.  Today I pulled out the Peaceful Bough stamp set and decided to use one of the stamps I hadn't used much before - the single pine branch - and decided to make a wreath using a template and the stamparatus.

A 4 3/4" square piece of Whisper white card was inserted into the template and the wreath created by stamping images in a circle.  The branches were stamped with Old Olive; the pine cones with Soft Suede. the berries with Real Red.         

 Circle punches were used to create the center of the wreath.- a 2" one in Whisper White; a 2 1/4" one in Old Olive . After the sentiments from the Peace and Hope stamp were added the top Whisper White circle,  the two circles were adhered together and then added to the center of the wreath with dimensionals. Three red embellishments were added above the word and glitter added to the berries.

To finish the wreath, a double bow made with the Real Red Organza ribbon was added to the lower right.

This Whisper White art piece was matted with Old Olive before being adhered to Thick Whisper White card stock.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Peaceful Boughs, Peace and Hope

Inks:  Old Olive, Soft Suede, Real Red

Papers: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Old Olive

Accessories;  2 and 2 1/4" circle punches, 1/4" Real Red Organza ribbon, dimensionals

Sparkly Wreath - Hand Stamped Sentiments #328

Challenge #328 at Hand Stamped Sentiments is an Inspirational Challenge.  I always love doing these but they're not always easy.  There is a wide variety of interpretations and it took me a while to settle in on one of them. I settled on the wreath, but I wanted to incorporate elements from the other parts of the picture as well.

• An 8 1/2 by 5  1/2" Call Me Glover base card is folded at the 4 1/4" score line  to form an A2 card.  
• Emboss a piece of Whisper White with the Many Petal s Embossing folder.

• Three trees are punched from the Wrapped in Plaid DSP using the Pine Tree punch and adhered along the one of the long edge of the embossed Whisper White piece, one on top of the other.

• Fussy cut along the shape of the trees ,
• Adhere a 1" strip of DSP along the edge of the card base, and adhere the Whisper White layer to the card base.with the cut trees on top of the adhered DSP
• Adhere a strip of Wrapped in Plaid DSP notched at one end with the triple layer punch.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White stamp a wreath (stamp from Frog's Whiskers) using Call Me Clover ink. Using a dot stamp from         stamp randomly around wreath with Versa Mark and emboss with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder (retired)

• Fussy cut around wreath
• Add wreath to adhesive sheet and apply dazzling diamonds.
• Sponge edges with Call Me Clover ink and adhere to card front using dimensionals. and add a 1/8" satin Real Red Ribbon to base of wreath.
• Add red glitter randomly around the wreath and on the trees along the edge of the card.
  
• Finish by adding red rhinestones randomly to front.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Wreath (Frog's Whiskers", Itty Bitty Christmas
Inks:  Call me Clover, Red Red Stampin Blend, Versa mark
Papers:  Call Me Clover, Whisper White, Wrapped in Plaid DSP
Accessories:  Triple tag punch, 1/8' Real Red satin ribbon, Red glitter (retired), Cherry Cobbler embossing powder (retired), Dazzling diamonds, Burst Petals Embossing folder, Adhesive sheets, Red Rhinestones, Pine Tree Punch

Another Wreath

The flowers of this wreath were made using various scallop circle and different sizes of flower punches.  I wanted them to look like carnations, as they are a popular flower at Christmas.

Poinsettia Wreath

This is a wreath I made for my craft sale this weekend.  I had found this wreath in a thrift store a while a go, and I was just waiting for the right moment to make something with it.  Today was the day.

I love making flowers- and using punches to make them.

Some time ago I bought this wreath in a thrift store, and the pine cones on a walk by the canal. Today I made some poinsettias using the festive flower builder punch, and attached them to the wreath using a hot glue gun. Some pine branches, added among the flowers, were die cut with the Pretty Pines thinlet dies.  They added some texture and interest to the wreath.

I'm pleased with the way it turned out, so I will be putting it on my craft table this weekend.

Supplies Used:
.Festive Flower Builder Punch
.Pretty Pines thinlet dies
.Real Red Cardstock
.Daffodil Delight cardstock
.Garden Green cardstock
.Always Artichoke cardstock
.Cherry Cobbler ink
.2 1/2" wire ribbon (non SU)
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Wreath made using Bouquet Die

I found another vine wreath and couldn't resist making another floral and butterfly wreath for my craft show.
I used the Bigz Bouquet Die as well as the Flower Frenzy die which are both now retired - pity.

The flowers were made with Whisper White cardstock the centers of which were sponged with Watermelon Wonder ink.  The centers of the larger flowers were made using Basic Black cardstock; the smaller flowers with Daffodil Delight.  Old Olive was used for the leaves.

The butterflies were die cut using the Butterflies framelits with Whisper White cardstock which was again sponged with the same color ink.  A small wire was hot glued to the back of the butterfly and then attached to the wreath with hot glue.

The ribbon used is the 1 1/4" Watermelon Wonder ribbon looped multiple times.

The hanging tie is Watercolor Wonder thick Baker's twine.

A Christmas Wreath

I bought a wreath covered with artificial leaves & berries (awful looking really), but they were attached to a very nice vine wreath.  So, I removed these leaves and berries until  I was down to the bare wreath.  Then I built it up, using leaves I die cut and coloured, and poinsettia flowers I made using the new Festive Build a Flower punch.

Close up showing poinsettia and leaves

Close up of poinsettia

• I used a hot glue gun to attach everything to the base wreath, and I also used the hot glue gun to build the poinsettia.  I tried using dimensionals, but they did not stick
• Before building the flower, all the edges were sponged with Soft Suede and the petals folded in half to make a crease in the middle of the flower.
• To finish the wreath, I made a double bow with the 3/8" white glitter ribbon and attached it to the top.

Winter Wishes Wreath

Here's another card I made using the "Winter Wishes" stamp set.  I love seeing how versatile a stamp set can be.
This time I used the branch stamp to make a wreath hanging on a fence.  The fence was made using the background stamp: "Hardwood"

• The base card is Old Olive, layered with Whisper White and then Merry Moments DSP
• Use the background stamp "Hardwood" & Crumb Cake ink to make a woodgrain background.  Then with the SU cutter, cut this into pieces of wood at the seam lines.  Cut the tops with a 1" square punch and sponge all edges with Soft Suede ink.
• Cut the pieces of boards into the desired length and glue them to the DSP to create the fence.  Cut one of the boards to adhere to the bottom.
• To make the wreath, take a piece of Whisper White cardstock, and using a circle framelet as your template lightly draw a circle on the cardstock.
• Stamp the image of the Evergreen bough, using Old Olive ink, along the edge of the circle to form a wreath.
• Stamp the image of the Pine Cone (with Soft Suede ink) randonly on the wreath.  Fill in areas of the pine cones with Soft Suede ink and a blender pen.
• Using a blender pen and Real Red ink, fill in the tiny berries on the wreath.
• Apply glue and dazzling diamonds to the cones.
• Stamp the word "Peace" - from "Happy Scenes" in the middle of the wreath.
• Cut the wreath out.
• At the top, of the wreath, punch a small hole and insert some gold cording trim through it.  Fasten behind the Whisper White layer. Adhere the wreath to the top of the fence using dimensionals.

• Using the 1/4" Real Red Ribbon make a bow and adhere to the top of the wreath with  a glue dot.  Add a Winter Wonderland embellishment on the top of the bow.
• At the bottom of the fence, tear a piece of dazzling diamond glimmer paper, and apply a little bit of Soft Sky colour to the edges.  Glue with tombo to the card bottom.

I thought I would show you what I did with the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:

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Fall Wreath - Friday Mashup #26

The challenge:  to make a fall-themed project.

Since I am a vendor at a 3 day craft show this coming weekend, I made 2 rosette wreaths to sell.
This is one of them

I hung this wreath on my back door to take this picture - just to check how sturdy it was, as it is made entirely out of paper - with the exception of the embellishments.

Stamp: Autumn Spendor
Paper: Autumn Spice, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Garden Green
Inks: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Versa mark
Accessories: 1 1/4" striped chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, Victoria Crochet ribbon, Spice cake designer buttons, Regal buttons, antique brads, basic glitter brads, Boho blossom punch, Scallop circle punch, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Stampin up Scoring Tool, clear embossing powder, smooch

The leaves & acorns were made by stamping them with the ink colors noted, then clear embossing the images, and then cutting them out.