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.
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Stamp the wreath:

• Place the template in the Stamparatus and hold in place with a magnet.
• Lay the die cut square in the template.
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• Line up one of the stamps with the square, then stamp.
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• Move the square around to the next point, and stamp again. (I used darker ink in this example so you could see it better.)
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• 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.
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• Be sure to keep the template for future use.

Here are today’s colors:

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Here’s what I used:

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