I made this for fun this afternoon. I wanted to play with my new Memroy Box Grapevine wreath die. I cut the wreath twice with kraft paper and sponged both with Vintage Photo ink and light adhered together. I rotated the top wreath over the bottom one to make it look like a larger thicker wreath. I started making tiny little flowers with my mini flower punches. I modified the flowers by cutting out one petal and glueing back together. I know that sounds stange but I was trying to make flowers small enough and that would not look flat. I distressed the flowers and glued them together and pushed tightly down with my stylus into the mouse pad to push the petals up to create more dimension. The lavender flowers are double layered and the pink ones are only single layers. I used my 1/8" circle punch to create tiny little flowerettes to arrange around in the foliage to soften the arrangement. I adhered the wreath to the white punched layer with Glossy accents. I didn't have ribbon to match the Lavender Lace paper so I cut a thin strip of cardstock and pulled across my bone folder to soften the paper and created the loops and tails of the bow and glued into the wreath. The all white punched background looked so plain so I cut a square frame to fit inside the punched border and popped it up on mounting tape. It was the perfect addition to highlight the wreath. Check out my tutorial if you would like to know how I make my floral sprays. http://kittiekraft.typepad.com/kitti...-tutoiral.html
Paper: White, Lavender Lace, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Memory Box Grapevine Wreath, EK Success Daisy and Petunia Mini Punch Set and Medium Rock Fern Punch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch and Flower PATP Punch Set, 1/8" Circle PUnch, Square Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, Stylus, Mat, Mounting Tape
Date: Sunday, January 8, 2012 GMT Views: 3836
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Registered: March 20, 2009 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 657
Sun, Jan 08, 2012 @ 6:10 PM
I want to be just like you when I grow up.
You just keep on doing it. Never know what your going to come up with next. Just when I thought I seen it all.
You do it to me again and blow me away with a more Beautiful & Amazing cards. I want this one too. I aways want your cards when I see them on here.
Registered: December 18, 2005 Location: Posts: 2338
Mon, Jan 09, 2012 @ 6:10 AM
Oh my gosh Kittie, this is an awesome card! Your flower arrangement is beautiful, and then to boot it's on a wreath! I can't tell you how many tools I've purchased because of what I've seen you do with them. Love what you do and share with all of us! Big THANKS!!!
Registered: May 6, 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 379
Mon, Jan 09, 2012 @ 9:32 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! When I first looked at it I thought that was an actual mini grapevine wreath on it, it's so lifelike. Again, you are so talented!!!