Hello all,
Jeanne has two challenges for us today and they work together well. One is to use wood or look like wood and the other is a Holiday card. I did my bg using a stamp from DRS that looks like two wood planks, stamped 3 times to cover front and then colored with Copics.. I have real wood in my wreath. I have things that look just like pine cones but they are just some "things" that grows on a bush (can't remember which bush, I collected them a few years ago!). I brushed glue on them then sprinkled with glitter. I brushed glue on my finished wreath and sprinkled it with glitter too. I used a Martha Stewart punch for my wreath as well as a grapevine wreath die from Cottage Cuts and leave dies from ODBD. I twirled ribbon in among the "pine cones" and made a 4 loop bow for the top. Well shoot, just realized that I forgot the berries...I'll add them later.
Thanks for looking!
Date: Friday, December 16, 2016 GMT Views: 968
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Fri, Dec 16, 2016 @ 4:05 PM
This is SOOOO impressive! If I had not known this was a card I would have thought it was a real wreath! Oh my gosh this is amazing! Those little things you collected look exactly like pine cones. You have no idea how long I studied this to see how you did this. Geez, it's still hard to believe that wreath is not real!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Fri, Dec 16, 2016 @ 4:57 PM
L-o-v-e this! I collect those on my walks! They come from a bush. Beautiful work my friend!
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7293
Fri, Dec 16, 2016 @ 6:05 PM
What a wreath. I was studying your little pinecones and wondering how on earth you made them - then read a little further and found out that they were in fact real!! The wood background is great and I love the way you have twirled the ribbon around the wreath.
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92386
Sat, Dec 17, 2016 @ 2:46 AM
Robin, if I didn't know this was a miniature wreath on a card, I would have thought it was a REAL wreath on someone's door....it is THAT impressive. Love how you artfully wove the ribbon through the pine. Your work is EXQUISITE!!!