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Beautiful Shapes For A Modern Wreath

January 22, 2022 Leave a Comment

With Christmas nearly a month ago you’d think that wreath designs were a thing of the past (at least for a while). Well to be honest so did I. For today’s card project I intended to create something spring-like with flowers and leaves, and I did. However when I pulled out the Beautiful Shapes Dies things took on a life of their own. By the time I was finished my card still had the planned flowers and leaves, but the die-cut hexagon shapes had morphed them into a modern-style wreath.

Create this card with "that was so sweet of you" sentiment using the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set, Strawberry Builder Punch and Beautiful Shapes Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

SWEET STRAWBERRY IMAGES

So my project started out simply enough. From the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set I took the small 5-petal flower and single leaf images. Then I stamped them onto a strip of Thick Very Vanilla Card, using Magenta Madness ink for the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves.

Next I decided to add a little colour to the images with the help of a Blender Pen. To do this I touched the tip of the pen to the edge of the ink pad. Then I wiped the pen on some scrap paper to remove a little of the ink before gently colouring in the image. After finishing with one colour, I cleaned the tip of the pen by scribbling onto scrap paper until no more colour could be seen. Then I repeated the colouring process with the second colour.

Once all the images were done I just needed to cut them out. For this I turned to the coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch. Then I set flowers and leaves aside while I worked on the rest of the card.

Using my Paper Trimmer I cut and scored some Thick Very Vanilla Card. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder. I also cut a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla Card ready to add to the inside of the card base.

First though I wanted to add a coordinating feature, and I settled on that simple flower image. Using Magenta Madness ink once again I stamped the flower in the centre of the flap on a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope. After reinking the stamp I added the flower to the Very Vanilla Card layer, in the middle near the top. Then I coloured both flowers as before using the Blender Pen.

After that I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to fix the layer inside the card. That just left the card front to do.

BEAUTIFUL SHAPES

It was only now that I started looking for something to anchor the flowers and leaves within my design. The Beautiful Shapes Dies is a fairly recent addition to my collection and I wondered if there was something in there I could use.

I was drawn to the four nesting hexagon shapes in the set. I thought they’d make a nice change from the usual circle or square layers. So without any real purpose I placed all four dies together onto some Basic Black Card and ran them through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

I wasn’t sure about the black so decided to try the same thing with Copper Foil Sheet. That would give me another option to consider.

It was only when I looked at the pile of hexagonal frames on my desk that an idea popped into my head. Picking up the largest of the copper and black frames I kind of tucked one inside the other. Suddenly the shapes made sense and I knew exactly how to finish off the card.

Create this card with "that was so sweet of you" sentiment using the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set, Strawberry Builder Punch and Beautiful Shapes Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

From the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set I chose the “That was so sweet of you” sentiment, and stamped it in the centre of the card front with Tuxedo Black ink.

Then using liquid glue I attached the intertwined pieces to the card front around the sentiment. Next I glued on the leaves and all but one of the flowers onto the left side of the hexagons. Finally, using a single Mini Stampin’ Dimensional I added the remaining flower to the arrangement.

Without meaning to I’d discovered a way to make a modern wreath and I love it. For me, that’s the fun of papercrafting, I can never be sure where my projects will end up. What do you think?

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set and coordinating Strawberry Builder Punch using a single ‘bundle’ item number. This meant I saved 10% off the cost of buying the two items separately. Also available as part of a discounted bundle is the Beautiful Shapes Dies. Although I didn’t use the coordinating Hello Beautiful Stamp Set today I’ve also included a link to the bundle in case you want to explore this option.

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Copper Foil Sheets
Copper Foil Sheets
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad
Sweet Strawberry Bundle (English)
Sweet Strawberry Bundle (English)
Sweet Strawberry Photopolymer Stamp Set
Sweet Strawberry Photopolymer Stamp Set
Strawberry Builder Punch
Strawberry Builder Punch
Beautiful Shapes Dies
Beautiful Shapes Dies
Hello Beautiful Bundle (English)
Hello Beautiful Bundle (English)
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Blender Pens
Blender Pens
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous), Thank You Cards Tagged With: Beautiful Shapes Dies, Blender Pen, foil, markers, simple, Strawberry Builder Punch, Sweet Strawberry

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