An Anniversary Wreath

It took the Club Scrap Technique Challenge to push me into giving this trend a try, but I now admit that it is kind of fun to take an “ordinary” stamp image and make a wreath out of it.   I turned my hibiscus wreath into an anniversary card:

The wreath is made up of two different hibiscus stamps from the Club Scrap Beaches kit.  I colored the stamps with Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon and Shabby Shutters Distress Markers, “huffed” on them and stamped.  My MISTI really came in handy to help with the placing of the stamps, as well as being able to color and stamp each image multiple times for a better image.

The heart in the middle is a chipboard piece that I picked up at Michaels a long time ago (I think it is the Recollections brand).  To color it I mixed some Pearl Adirondack paint (no longer available) with some Ripe Persimmon Distress re-inker and just kind of slathered it on the heart with my finger.

Other supplies I used are:

**Paper from Club Scrap.

**The sentiment stamp is from Club Scrap (Vogue), stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed using the Earthtone Paprika Powder from WOW.

**Background is stamped with Tangerine Club Scrap Hybrid Ink using a stamp from Club Scrap (Short Sleeve Pants).

** The wreath panel’s edges are inked with Ripe Persimmon Distress ink, the background panel’s edges are inked with Tangerine Club Scrap Hybrid Ink.

**The Ribbons is upcycled, altered with the Ripe Persimmon Distress Marker.

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A Stencil + Embossing Powders = A Rainbow

I love stencils and I am always looking for fun new ways to use them.  After seeing Jennifer McGuire’s Layered Heat Embossing technique, I knew it would be fun to pair it with this month’s challenge on Stamp TV – Rainbow Stenciling. Here are the two cards I made:

I started by covering two pieces of card stock with Gold Zing embossing powder and heat setting.  I then placed the Water Droplets stencil from Gina K. Design onto one of the pieces and covered it with my Emboss It Dabber ink.  Once I was satisfied with the coverage, I carefully flipped the stencil over onto the other piece, covered it with a scrap of paper and brayered it to transfer the ink.

Then it was just a matter of sprinkling the different colors of embossing powder onto each piece.  I used Fiddlehead Fern Green, Venus Violet Blue, Hyacinth Blue Jade and Candy Cane Red Gold powders from Lindy’s Stamp Gang. Check out Jennifer’s video for more detailed instructions on this cool technique.

Other supplies I used are:

**Paper from Gina K Designs and Club Scrap.

**The ornament stamp is from an old Gina K. Designs “Merry & Bright” set (which is different than the current set with the same name), stamped with Distress Embossing ink and embossed using the Gold Zing Powder.

**The ovals were cut using dies from the “Nesting Ovals” die set from We R Memory Keepers.

**Both ribbons came from Club Scrap – the green from the Garden Shed kit and the burgundy from the Hot Chicks kit.

**The flowers are from Prima, altered with Cranberry and Bottle Alcohol ink.

**The “gem” is from my stash.

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