I made this for the Inspiration Challenge (IC714) & also for Joanne's Dare to Get Dirty Challenge.For all the details go to the Dare to Get Dirty Forum ..but you'll need to be a Fan Club member. Click the blue link to find out how. For the IC, my inspiration was THIS.
This wreath took me quite a while to make. If I had used paper for the leaves, it would have been easier but if you always take the easy route, you probably miss all the good scenery. Anyway, that's my story & I'm sticking to it.
So what did I use for the leaves? Some aluminum soda type cans! (There's a before/after pic on my blog.) These were sparkling water cans & I'm here to tell you, they don't make these cans like they used to. They are much thinner & very easy to cut & also to die cut. I turned over the can pieces & used the aluminum colored side. After die cutting, I was going to coat them w/ paint first, but I forgot. So I used alcohol inks to colors them. They're really bright & shiny (but also sharp!). I used a woodgrain image on the backgrounds & added a sheer copper bow to finish it.
thanks so much for looking. Closeups & product links are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Friday, August 9, 2019 GMT Views: 1230
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Fri, Aug 09, 2019 @ 8:05 PM
Oh my goodness, this is a beautiful wreath and the alcohol inks look great on your cans. Your pretty bow finished off your wreath in a fabulous way. Great way to welcome Autumn.
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Wow! This is amazing! I love how full your wreath is! Soda cans, I would have never guessed. I saw several beautiful wreaths on the site so it's fun to see a paper one!
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Sat, Aug 10, 2019 @ 12:19 AM
So worth the effort, though, Julie! This is even more wonderful than your inspiration. I've used soda cans before for leaves and you're right about the ease of cutting them and how SHARP they are. Gorgeous mixed media card!
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