Today I’m finally getting around to posting a card with a Stamparatus wreath. I used two images from the Peaceful Reflections stamp set. The one I used as a flower is actually a butterfly, but when you stamp it around in a circle like this, you can make a wreath out of just about any image.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Pineapple Punch card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
- Optional: Whisper White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card. Not needed because the Pineapple Punch card base is light enough to write on.
Die cut using the Layering Squares Framelits:
- a piece of Whisper White CS using the largest plain square die
- the same piece a second time, cutting it diagonally across the first cut
- This created the template for the wreath.
Die cut using the Foliage Frame Framelits:
- leafy frame from a scrap of Granny Apple Green CS
Stamped with the Peaceful Reflections stamp set:
- sentiment in Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White CS
- butterfly/flower in Pineapple Punch ink onto the Whisper White CS die cut square, in a circle on the Stamparatus
- leaf in Granny Apple Green ink onto the Whisper White CS die cut square, in a circle on the Stamparatus
- NOTE: See the Stamparatus wreath technique below.
Die cut using the Layering Circles Framelits:
- one scalloped circle from a scrap of Granny Apple Green CS
- one slightly larger scalloped circle from a scrap of Whisper White CS
- stamped wreath using a plain circle die
Cut using the Classic Label Punch:
- sentiment
Cut using the 1″ Circle Punch:
- center cut from the stamped circle
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- stamped wreath glued onto the leafy frame
- leafy frame glued onto the Granny Apple Green scalloped circle
- Granny Apple Green scalloped circle glued onto the Whisper White scalloped circle
- sentiment glued onto a scrap of Pineapple Punch CS, then trimmed around the edges with Paper Snips to create the mat
- sentiment adhered over the stamped wreath using Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Whisper White Tulle Ribbon adhered to the front of the card base using Tear & Tape, or Snail, just in the center
- Whisper White scalloped circle glued over the ribbon, onto the front of the card base
Here’s the Stamparatus Wreath Technique:
Create the template:
- Die cut a square from a piece of card stock.
- Turn the die 45 degrees and cut again, to make an 8 pointed star.
Stamp the wreath:
- Place the template in the Stamparatus and hold in place with a magnet.
- Lay the die cut square in the template.
- Line up one of the stamps with the square, then stamp.
- Move the square around to the next point, and stamp again. (I used darker ink in this example so you could see it better.)
- Continue all around until you’ve stamped it 8 times, once at each point.
- At this point you can line up another stamp, or move the stamp you were using to another spot on the square. Then stamp another 8 times. You can keep adding layers like this as long as you want.
- Be sure to keep the template for future use.
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What a cool technique and gorgeous card!
Thank you, Brian!
I’m not very confident! What size square die did you use to make your template? I’m really NOT sure I know what you mean about stamping around the square. I really love my Stamparatus and want to do more with it. I’m afraid!