Starry Christmas Wreath

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

 Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! I am happy to report it finally cooled down some & we actually had some rain. Almost 2" on Tues...which is great because we've been bone dry around here. Poor folks 20 miles away, didn't get a drop but it pretty much poured here for a couple of hours. 

My card today took way longer that I planned on spending but that's how it goes sometimes. I wanted a twig wreath w/ stars on it but I wanted them to be a silver/gold mix & look a little rustic. The stars were pretty easy. I die cut them then covered them w/ a mix of silver ink on the inside & gold ink around the edges then sprinkled on 2 different embossing powders. One is a gilded gold (mostly clear w/ gold flecks) & the other was a stardust powder (mostly clear w/ little sparkles & a hint of silver). I did the same for the grosgrain ribbon die & bow die cut. On the wreath, I die cut it out of brown then used the same gold ep just in places here & there. 

Then part that took too long happened because I thought w/ the open area in the center, why not make it a shaker? But the sequins looked too bright & shiny. So I did the embossing again on a piece of ivory & die cut the sequins using a sequin die. Big trouble! Most the embossing flaked right off. So....I had piece sticker paper w/ most of the stickers gone & just the borders left. I peeled it off & stuck my sequins to the sticky side & embossed them again. That worked. I should have thought of that first! Then I put it all together & stamped half of the greeting on the front w/ Versa Clair nocturne & sprinkle the gilded gold powder on it & embossed it. You can see it in the close up but head on, it just looks black.

Here's the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs -  Beautiful Holiday (inside: Interlocking Stars Bg)

paper:  Staples 110# white, ivory, brown

ink:  Versaclair nocturne,  Encore Ultimate metallic silver & gold pigment inks

accessories: Rubbernecker Rectangle Stitch, Stars, Sm. Star dies,  Ranger gilded gold embossing powder, Stardust embossing powder, IO Twig Wreath die, MB Grosgrain Ribbon dies, ODBD Sm. Bow dies

Beautiful Holiday Greeting 353G	Interlocking Star Bg 819H	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Small Star die 5100-09D	RN Stars die 5127D
IO Twig Wreath DIE023-X	Memory Box Grosgrain Ribbon dies 30077	Sm Bow dies CBD126	Versafine Clair ink	Ultimate Metallic Ink
Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Ranger Embossing Powder	MFT Sequins dies

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