Hi everyone. I needed a quick birthday card for a family member and I used this Chocolate Baroque set called Trees a Crowd which has a lovely selection of tree images to choose from and which I am using for the first time. I do love a wreath shape and so I got out my Gina K Wreath builder used with my Misti stamping tool to give me the positioning for the eight repeats, and I stamped with Versafine Deep Lagoon ink and used the same ink for the sentiment which I placed in the middle, and which I also heat embossed with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder. I did stamp several times to get a good dark image and I have to say the blue has come out very dark, so that it looks more black than blue.
I decided to also stamp the trees again in the middle so the trunks butted up give the look of a reflection and for this I used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for a softer look. Obviously they all overlapped and it just makes a pattern in the middle. I also used a Lavinia stencil called Laurel, and I also added some blended ink around the edges with this same blue ink.
Thank you for joining me here today and I will see you again soon.
I am entering the following challenges:
Happy Little Stampers November Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes.
Happy Little Stampers November Stencil Challenge - Anything Goes.
AAA Birthday Challenge - No. 43 Monochrome.
Allsorts Challenge - Week 702 Anything Goes/Add Numbers.
NBUS Challenge - No. 44 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.
Lovely and unique wreath builder card! Thank you for sharing at Allsorts this week.
ReplyDeleteA great way to use these lovely tree stamps and create a fab card design, thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts this week.
ReplyDeleteLorraine
What a beautiful card and so well designed! Love those trees! Thanks so much for joining us at Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge!
ReplyDeletethat's such a beautiful wreath design with the tree. Reminds me to pull out my wreath builder mat ♥
ReplyDeleteHi Pat, I hope you've been well. I love your card. The reflection stamping is brilliant touch, so pretty and unique. Was wonderful to hear from you at my blog and hope we keep visiting each other! Have a good week, xoxo
ReplyDeleteA most effective way to use the tree stamps Pat, thanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteB x
Perfect placement of the beautiful trees - a lovely card and what a good idea to use trees as a wreath
ReplyDeleteA fabulous card Pat - I love your circle of trees.
ReplyDeleteKath x
I always find them so difficult to build, but you have a wreath builder, I'm going to look that on up! The card with the pretty trees is beautiful, perfectly stamped and I love the shadow idea in the middle!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great and unique way to use the tree stamp, love how this turned out! Thank you so much for joining us at Allsorts challenge!
ReplyDeleteEllie
Ellibelle's Corner
Such a clever design idea and how carefully stamped and placed. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!
ReplyDeleteSuch a unique design Pat! Love it, your stamping is perfect, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful and effective card Pat, I love the reflection you added, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
Beautiful wreath! I've never thought to use trees to make a wreath. Great idea! Thanks for sharing with us at NBUS. Hope you continue to share your creations. Bonnie GDT
ReplyDeleteStunning card Pat, a beautiful design. xx
ReplyDeleteA smashing idea to use a small image "in the round" - fab make
ReplyDeleteKathyk
Such a great idea to create the circle of trees like that, a fab masculine card too. Thanks for linking up at HLS Birthday. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a really special card. Well designed. I love the background you made for this card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining our challenge at HLS Birthday.
Bozena DT HLS Birthday
Clever use of small images..
ReplyDeleteThank you so much joining us at HLS water colour challenge..
Swapna