the masterpiece of nature

Hello! Ashley here today and I'm sharing a card using the Build a Wreath stamp set and a sentiment from Kind Words.

I used many of the stamps from the Build a Wreath stamp set to 'build' my wreath. I inked the stamps with Versamark and heat embossed them to make my wreath. Then I used the sentiment: A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. I felt like playing on the nature theme.

Here you can see a close up of the wreath. I tied on some twine at the bottom to add a finishing 'nature' touch. :)

Thanks for looking!

two (more) Halloween cards

Are ya'll tired of Halloween projects yet?! It's Ashley here today have two final Halloween cards to share. The first one is using one of the new release stamp sets, Build a Wreath.

I stamped my wreath from the Build a Wreath stamp set and die cut it with one of my circle dies that was a close match. Then I started stamping some of the Halloween images from the Little Halloween and the Fall Add Ons stamp sets. I colored the ghosts, the bat, the pumpkins, and the headstone and fussy cut them. I heat embossed the feather with black embossing powder right onto the wreath. I stamped the leaves with VersaMark ink, heat embossed them, and fussy cut them. The sentiment came from the Little Halloween stamp set and I just curved it slightly on my acrylic block so that it would fit nicely in the banner. The sentiment is also heat embossed with black detail embossing powder.

My second card is using the new stamp set, Winter Wonderland. 

First I used distress inks to color my background and then I die cut the grass from patterned paper. Next I stamped the branch and the bird onto my background. Lastly, I used a sentiment from Little Halloween and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by today! Now, onto Thanksgiving and Christmas projects for me!

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