I got the idea for this card from this one I had saved on Pinterest. I liked how the wreath was incomplete & kind of wrapped around the greeting.
I cut my white cardstock panel to 4-3/4" square, to use with the Large Wreath Builder template. Before I started stamping the wreath, I went ahead & heat embossed the greeting in gold. I then placed my panel in the wreath template, which I had taped into the corner of my MISTI. I also taped the 2 smaller guide pieces in place in the template, so they wouldn't shift as I stamped.
I used a combination of images from the "Deck the Halls" & "Holiday Wreath Builder" sets to stamp my wreath. I began with the poinsettia flowers, figuring they were the largest element & so a good place to start. I stamped the one in the lower right, below the greeting, first, then worked my way around until what would have been the next-to-last turn in the template. That took me to just above the greeting on the upper right, so I stopped before making the last turn with my cardstock in the template. I continued stamping images in the same way until I'd filled out the wreath. Finally, I went in with a few extra little stamps, just above & below the greeting, to bring the ends of the wreath closer to the text.
I cut a panel of red cardstock to 4-7/8" square, to give me a 1/16" mat all around my stamped panel. I cut a 5" square of kraft cardstock to mat that, and adhered it to a white card base.
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 GMT Views: 171
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