Fun Spring Wreath

I saw someone make a wreath similar to this on a FaceBook group.  I fell in love with it and had to make myself one.  Then of course my mom, my sister, my daughter-in-law, my daughter, and my niece all needed one lol.  That was a lot and I am hoping my oldest doesn't think she needs one for her birthday because I don't want to make any more.

I started by cutting out the flowers.  I used the Fresh Blossoms Smooth Cardstock pack from Walmart.  Worked perfect for these flowers.  Good weight.  The flower pattern is from the Silhouette Design Store, Design ID #178393.  It took some maneuvering but I was able to get 8 flowers on my mat. 
After getting them all cut out I took my thingy (have no idea what it is called but you can see it in the picture below) and added some dimension to the first 3 petals and the center before rolling them.  It is not necessary but I wanted to make sure the outer petals curved and lay a little better.

The next step is to roll all of them up.  This takes some time.  I used my Cricut Quilling Pen that came in a die set I have.  I have heard others saying they used a bobby pin to roll them or rolled them by hand.  The quilling pen was actually quite easy and fast.

After rolling all of the flowers I used my hot glue gun and applied glue to the center of the flower.  Believe me I burn myself a lot doing this.  Be forewarned!

Hold them in place until the glue cools.

 They are so pretty when you have them all rolled.

Next comes the wreath.  I just used a 12" green foam floral wreath from Walmart. It was just a couple dollars.  I got a big bag of spanish moss.  After making all of these I kinda wish I had tried using sheet moss to see if it would be easier to wrap the wreath.  With this moss I tried to make thick strands then wrapped and glued.  It isn't easy.  This is where the burnt fingers came in.  I used a hot melt glue gun and it made the moss smoke a bit.  I just blew on it and it would quit smoking when cool.

Next came gluing on all the flowers.  I just placed them on however I liked from the center front top to center front bottom.  I just made sure mine didn't have same colors next to each other.  You can put them on however you would like.  The one I made for my daughter is actually rainbow order.  It turned out great.  

Just apply hot glue on the bottom of the finished flower and hold into place until cool.  I pushed pretty good to make sure it held to the wreath and not just the moss.  That way I knew it wasn't coming off.  I offset each flower so they fit together nicely.

To finish it up I used some wide ribbon I got clearance after Christmas.  Works perfect for this.  I just measured how long I wanted it and put a bow in it then hung it up with a command hook.  Love the way it turned out.

Edit:  Here is the link to download the file with all 8 on the mat.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gn2qq4GLbV3nxi59_X1lr4DCLmEDNaFb/view?usp=sharing

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Rainbows & Unicorns

Hi there!  It is birthday time around here.  Today is my awesome daughter in law's birthday.  The 17th is my youngest daughter's birthday then on the 22nd is my brothers.  I know I have a niece and a nephew thrown in there somewhere too!

I am in the process of making my daughter in law's card but here is the card I made for my daughter.

This was my first time using any of the Distress Oxide inks and I have to say " I LOVE THEM!!!" They are so smooth when blending!
I used the Unicorn Inspiration Box from Brutus Monroe.  Many cool things in that kit.  Every month they have some awesome stuff that come in the kits.

Summer Card Camp 2

I love the classes over at onlinecardclasses.com. Very informative and great teachers.

Week 1 Day 1
For the first day they posted colors and sketches to use.

For my first card I had a robot that I purchased from Mo's Digital Pencil, that I wanted to use on my grandson's birthday card.  I used the colors posted above but had to switch the hot pink to red to make it more for a boy.  I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers.  The card stock is from one of my Simon Says Stamp monthly card kits so it is most likely Bazzil.

Enjoy!

You've Got Mail!

So I have been taking a class from Studio Calico called You've Got Mail with Lisa Spangler.  We are in the second week and it is so fun to come up with new cards.  Each week there is a challenge and new tips and tricks.  One of the tips this week is using mists so I have been playing with my Heidi Swapp Color Shine mists.  Love them!

I have just made little 3x3 cards but they are sooooo cute!
I used Studio Calico's Huey's Mask, Heidi Swapp color shine primrose and mustard on Stampin Up white card stock.  The stamp set is one of the little dollar ones from JoAnn's but I am not sure who made it because I don't have the packaging for it anymore.  I am sure it is about 5 yrs old haha. For the tree branch I used Nena craft card stock and stamped the woodgrain pattern with tea dye distress ink and then also used that color to add some darker color to it.  I then just cut it to look like a tree branch.  The twine is limeade Sew Easy fancy floss from We R Memory Keepers.  The card base is Stampin Up So Saffron.

My next card is also a 3x3.  The card base is whisper white card stock from Stampin Up.  I used my little bubble mask from Studio Calico and mustard Heidi Swapp Color Shine.  The washi tape is from Simon Says Stamp's March card kit and is from My Mind's Eye. Enamel dot is from the He said She said collection by Teresa Collins.  Banner is from the Itty Bitty Banners by Stampin Up.  The die is also the same collection.