Floral Wreath Builder Card

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Something I've been meaning to revisit for a while now is wreath builder style cards.  For this card I've also combined stamping with brushos for the oval topper.  I used a charity shop bargain 50p foam stamp spritzed with water & stamped onto watercolour card sprinkled with brushos first – any paint crystals not activated by the water can be brushed off when dry … added die cut dots to the flower centres and a rub-on butterfly.  I used the current layout from Freshly Made Sketches #395 ... rotating the design and used an oval instead of a circle.



The background stamping was more involved than normal as I wanted the elements to fan out from the sides of the oval topper.  Most were stamped & then rotated 90 degrees on the four corners to duplicate whilst the orange flowers were stamped twice turning 180 degrees.

No room for a sentiment on the front though ... I'll make up for that on the inside.

Here's a picture taken on my stamping platform before adding the gingham ribbon and mounting on blue cardstock and inset is the bargain foam stamp.

I've used - 13.5 cm sq white card blank
docrafts Folk Floral & Trad Floral stamp sets
Papermania pigment ink pads
Rubber Stampede foam stamp
Orange & Yellow Brushos
Creative stitched & pierced nesting oval die set
Royal & Langnickel rub-on butterflies
Anita's sticky ribbon


Linking up with Freshly Made Sketches #395



Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. Jen BrumFriday, 05 July, 2019

    Beautiful card! I just love the background you've created! Those flowers are so pretty! Love that sweet little butterfly as well! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  2. Jacquie SouthasSunday, 07 July, 2019

    Love the way you built the floral frame! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  3. Linda CallahanMonday, 08 July, 2019

    Wow I love all of your flowers! Makes a beautiful floral frame! Thanks for joining us at FMS!

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  4. EmmaTThursday, 18 July, 2019

    Pretty floral card, brilliant tip with the brusho's for the topper thank you and love your background. Emmax

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