Happy Friday again! Today I have a Christmas card to show you. I have wanted to make cards with Christmas wreaths for a long time and this year I found the perfect (in my opinion, anyway) die set to make a wreath with and so here goes. I made this one very traditional.
I cut a lot of pieces with the Spellbinders die set as I was not really sure what how it was going to work out. I assembled the parts that needed assembly and then cut a circle using my infinity circle dies. I created the wreath by adding the parts to the circle, of course spending an inordinate amount of time in deciding on the arrangement LOL. I cut a bow out of red foil cardstock for the top of the wreath and cut the sentiment from the same red foil cardstock. I adorned the larger flowers with a gem center and the smaller flowers with a gel pen center.
I created the card by adding a panel of ivory cardstock which I had run through a brick embossing folder inked with Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink on the correct side so that the grey went into the mortar spaces on the embossed panel. I used the Honey Bee Stamps woodgrain dies to cut the planks and I applied some Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink. Once I had glued them down, I used a brown colored pencil to add the “rivets” to the corners.
I completed the card by adding the wreath and sentiment. I have cut supplies for some more of these same cards and for some in non-traditional colors. I was so happy with the result.
Supplies Used
 Wood Planks |
 Christmas Blooms |
 Christmas Sentiments |
 Circle Inifinity Dies |
 Pumice Stone |
 Vintage Photo |
 Scrappy 1/8 |
 Bearly Art |
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Monica
This looks so wonderful, Monica. So authentic (like on a door), with real leaves, etc. Beautiful technique. Keep it up 🙂
Beautifully put together Monica, a Gorgeous card.
Faith x
Beautiful card and love all the die-cut pieces you have made the wreath with
Carol x
This is so pretty. It had to have taken a while to put it together and it was worth it. [Bunny]
Beautiful card. What a wonderful wreath.
I love a festive wreath and this looks amazing… the embossed background is perfect companion for your Christmas greenery x
Gorgeous wreath card, so much detail and pretty things to look at, hugs, Lori m
A stunner Monica, love the gorgeous wreath. xx
Wow, I'm glad you wanted to do that, that's alot of work (of course, that's all I see, your recipient will see nothing but awesome!). Cutting teeny tiny die pieces is my idea of torture. I have a lovely MFT quilt die I'm afraid to use because of all the pieces. Sheesh! xoxo
Wow! Beautiful Christmas card. I love how you made this beautiful wreath of flowers and twigs, and the addition of an embossed background beautifully enriches the card.
xx