Wondrous Wreath

CCMC333 Wondrous Wreath

December 11, 2014 By Connie | 8 Comments

We have a FUN sketch challenge for you to try this week over on Create with Connie and Mary! Just wait until you see what the Challenge Team did with it! And,w e can’t wait to see what you can do with it! Some angled lines makes it interesting!

And here is my take on it using Stampin’ Up!’s Wondrous Wreath set…mostly because I already had the wreath done and sitting on my desk! lol!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Soft Sky, folded in half.
I added a 1/2″ strip of the striped pattern in All is Calm DSP across the front.
Next I cut the angled piece from the snow flurry pattern in All is Calm, then laid it on top of the Lost Lagoon and cut piece slightly larger. I put the two together on the front of the card.
I stamped Be Joyful from Project Life Holiday Cheer stamp set with Blackberry Bliss ink on Whisper White, then colored the BE with Soft Sky Marker. I punched it with the 1 3/4″ circle and adhered to the front of the card.
The wreath background was stamped with Smoky Slate, then the Lost Lagoon on top, and Blackberry Bliss for the berries, the cut with the Wreath Framelits. I LOVE that combination for winter! To finish it off, I cut the bow from Silver Glimmer Paper and added a Lost Lagoon 1/4″ circle in the center of the bow. I added it over the Be Joyful circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

OK…make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team designs over on Create with Connie and Mary! Then grab your stamps and play along!

Wondrous Wreath is Tickled Pink

November 19, 2014 By Connie | 3 Comments

How do you like that title? What are you thinking right now? I made this Wondrous Wreath card last month for a friend going thru chemo again for breast cancer. But, I didn’t want to make a serious card. I knew she’d love the bling of the Silver Glimmer Paper and shiny Silver Vellum and the bright pink colors on the wreath. Plus I added the fun greeting from the stamp set, Flamingo Tango. I must admit, one of the BIG reasons in getting that set (other than the donation Stampin’ Up! makes to the Ronald McDonald House Charities), was this greeting.

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Smoky Slate.
I cut a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White and one from Silver Vellum Paper. I adhered the Silver Vellum Paper to the Whisper White by placing Mini Glue dots behind a few of the silver dots in the corners. They are hidden that way!
I cut a 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 piece of Silver Glimmer and cut a flag end, then added it to the front of the base card.
The wreath from Stampin’ Up!’s Wondrous Wreath was stamped with Pink Pirouette, then the Strawberry Slush and finally with Silver Ink Berries, then cut out with the matching Wreath framelits.
I popped it up on the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Flamingo Lingo was stamped with Strawberry Slush, then cut out with the Bitty Banner frametlits and added to the front with a dimensional.
I tied a bow in the Strawberry Slush Thick Twine and added it with a Mini Glue Dot!

Do you love it? I do! I think this would be so fun to receive in the mail! I think it would make a great non-traditional Christmas Card with a different greeting, too!

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SUOC109 Fall Wondrous Wreath

November 4, 2014 By Connie | 2 Comments

Our theme this time over on SUO Challenges is “Thanks for Anything”. That is certainly a broad subject, but based on the fact that our American Thanksgiving will be here in a couple weeks, I went with a fall theme of gratitude using the beautiful Wondrous Wreath stamp set! I love these colors together and the wreath tabs make this an easy stamp set to use!

As you can use, I only used the stamps…not the framelits. I think it is just as pretty stamped on solid cardstock as it is cut out! Here are the details:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Cajun Craze, folded in half.
The 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Crushed Curry was embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder.
On the 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 Whisper White, the wreath was stamped first with Crushed Curry. The second stamp was inked with Cajun Craze and the berries were stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink.
This was layered on a 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 layer of Rich Razzleberry cardstock.
On a scrap piece of Whisper White, the bow was stamped with Rich Razzleberry. I did use the bow framelit, but you could easily cut this out by hand. In the center of the bow is a Cajun Craze Candy Dot and I popped it up with a Stampin’ Dimensional to place on the wreath.
I used scraps of Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry Patterned Designer Paper for little banners along the right side.
The word Gratitude from Project Life’s Holiday Cheer stamp set was stamped with Cajun Craze on Whisper White and cut out. I popped it up on front with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

So…grab your stamps and play along with the SUO Challenge! Make sure to check out the rest of the Design Team cards over on SUO Challenges!

SUOC106 Wondrous Wreath

September 23, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s time for another challenge over on SUO Challenges…the theme this time is Fall Colors! A little early in central Ohio for fall colors, but I’ve heard of some leaves are already changing in northern Ohio! Won’t be too long!

I love bittersweet and have been looking for an affordable bittersweet wreath for several years. I keep saying that I’ll make one! lol! But, I thought the one berry image in Wondrous Wreath would make a good bittersweet wreath if I stamped it several times…what do you think?

I looked and looked for designer paper in my stash that had orange and purple (maybe a little more Halloween than Fall?), so decided to use my Blendabilities and make my own! This was one of the techniques I taught in my Blendabilities class last week and it was a hit! Here are the rest of the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Pumpkin Pie cardstock folded in half.
On the 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White, I used the berry image in Wondrous Wreath stamp set and stamped it several times with Pumpkin Pie ink towards the top.
I stamped the bow with Rich Razzleberry and cut it with the matching Wonderful Wreath Framelits. I colored a Rhinestone Jewel with Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities and added it to the knot of the bow and then added it to the front of the wreath with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I cut a 1 1/2 x 4 piece of Back to Black Designer Paper and colored it with the Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities, then added it to the bottom of the Whisper White panel.
To hide the seam of the DSP, I added the 1/4″ Pumpkin Pie Cotton Ribbon and adhered in the back, then added the Whisper White to the front of the card.

Tip: Want to step-it-up? Cut out the bittersweet wreath with the matching Wonderful Wreath Framelits and pop it up on the front of the card. Add a couple more colored Rhinestones around the wreath!

Make sure to check out what the rest of the SUO Challenge Design Team did this week over on SUO Challenges!