I finally had a free evening and was puttering around, trying to decide what to work on. I was testing out dies and using the beautiful Watercolor Floral papers to do so. As I was looking at the leftover paper, I got curious to see what the wreath image would look fussy cut out, and then I placed it on the leftover pink patterned paper and thought it looked really good. I was curious to see if a Planner Essentials page would be big enough for the image I had just cut out, and it was the perfect size, so this became the starting point of this page. I looked through my printed pictures for something small enough to put in the center of the wreath and found this picture of my two nieces, taken a couple of years ago when my sister was taking a picture every month of her second daughter's first year to chronicle her growth. I'll have to double-check with her what month that was, but it was towards the end.
I've purchased the ephemera pack and the puffy stickers that go with this Prima collection, so those embellishments helped me get a design going. I pulled the Bunting Banners dies from Lawn Fawn to fill space the the top, and I decided to add stenciling at the bottom for added interest. I picked the Bricked stencil from Tim Holtz and used the Shimmery White embossing powder from Stampin' Up! It was my first time using it and I am really pleased with the texture and look! Unfortunately, I found the silver one to be runny, but this one stayed within the openings of this fine-detailed stencil. Because it is named "shimmery", I was wondering if it would have a sparkly or pearlescent finish. It's actually sparkly, with micro glitter in there. And it says white, but it's not really opaque, as you can see the pink of the patterned paper shining through. I'm very pleased with this product.
Because I wanted the newspaper print on the opposite side of the wreath, I turned the paper around before die-cutting. Unfortunately, the pattern on the back of the page wound up upside down, so I decided to use the Wave Pocket to hide it. This also gave me a chance to work in additional patterned paper from this beautiful collection. This is totally different from my usual style, as I don't do a lot of floral, a lot of vintage and a lot of purple, but I was liking the overall look of this collection and the gorgeous rose gold foil details sold me on it. My store was carrying the 12 x 12" paper pad, so I will have enough for a few more projects.
Supplies
Stamps: Till We Meet Again (P13)
Cardstock: Blue Obsidian Mirror, Burnished Rose Mirror (Tonic); Buckaroo Blue (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers, Ephemera, Puffy Stickers: Watercolor Floral (Prima)
Ink: Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Planner Essentials 10, 30, Reinforcement Variety Pack (Elizabeth Craft Designs);
Bunting Borders (Lawn Fawn); Ticket Booth (Tim Holtz for Sizzix)
Accessories: Bricked Stencil (Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous);
White Gold Metallic Wax (Finnabair); Shimmery White Embossing Paste,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Pastel Pearls, Resin Heart Embellishments,
Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon,
Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon (Stampin' Up!)
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