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Monday 7 November 2011

Pocket Silhouettes Wreath


Red and Orange Huh?  I can honestly say Orange is not really my colour and I have the proof.  When looking at the latest challenge from LESS IS MORE which is to use red and orange, I realised that I only have one orange in my ink collection but 3 reds.  I know that these two colours can produce stunning cards.  Check out the fantastic entries over at Less is More to see what I mean, but it's not a combo I would normally use.  I think I need to rectify this.

So onto my card.  I've made an autumnal wreath with my Real Red and Pumpkin Pie combo and i rather like it.  The wreath was created by punching out a circle and using it as a mask.  I then stamped Pocket Silhouettes round the circle, using another post it to mask off the ends of the flowers.  I first stamped the flower in Real Red then rolled the ends in Pumpkin Pie.  The little leaf is from Vintage Vogue and this was also stamped in Real Red and rolled in Pumpkin Pie.

There are four lovely flower/grasses stamps in the Pocket Silhouettes set.  I wonder what they would look like?    Must try another day.

My card stock is Very Vanilla to keep the warm feel and it's mounted onto Real Red.  My sentiment is from Season of Joy and stamped in Real Red.

I dressed up my wreath with little berries.  Did you spot them?  They are the smallest of the Basic Rhinestones and I coloured them red with a permanent marker.  I think my marker was running out so they are not overly red but luckily match the stamped image beautifully.


Here's a close up of the sparkle.

I'm off for my walk in the frosty sunshine.  Have a good day. x 

Supplies Used
All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated

Card - Very Vanilla, Real Red
Ink - Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
Stamps - Pocket Silhouettes, Vintage Vogue, Season of Joy
Other - Basic Rhinestones, Permanent Marker from my stash

28 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Very pretty card, the colours look perfect together! Valerie

Jenni's Jems said...

Aileen this is simply beautiful and very clever how you did it - must give it a try !x

Anne said...

Hi Aileen what a lovely wreath you made from your stamps and the rhinestone berries are so effective
Anne
x

Vicky Hayes said...

I do love a wreath Aileen and your orange and red one is a beauty! Love your rhinestone berries! Vx

Carol said...

The wreath looks fabulous in this colourway Aileen, love it. Carol x

Chrissie said...

This is fabulous Aileen, what a terrific idea... the stamps look wonderful making up this wreath!
Quite a triumph!
Thanks so much!
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Diane said...

Gorgeous use of the colors!!!

Sally H said...

Wow! That is stunning Aileen! Love the wreath idea.

Suzilou said...

What a fab wreath and it looks great in red & orange and love your little berries :)

Lynne said...

Fabulous wreath and a gorgeous card.
Lynne xxx

Anonymous said...

Fabulous Aileen; the wreath is stunning!
xx

Mynn xx said...

Oh...my...gosh! Um, I'm CASEing this--it's too fabulous not too!!!!!

Kim S said...

This is amazing! I love that set but it would never have occurred to me that it could make a beautiful wreath!

Jose said...

Aileen what a lovely wreath you made and the gems for the berries made a nice finish to the card

Kathyk said...

May I say how well this colour combo works on your card - you should definitely use it again

Kathyk

Julie said...

Love the way you created your wreath.
Thanks for the comments on my new blog!

Jenny said...

Oh wow you've stamped the silhouette stalks out perfectly into a wreath! Fabulous card :)
Jenny x

Bonnie said...

A beautiful wreath with one of my favorite sets!

Anonymous said...

Such a pretty card, love the colours
Lindsay xx

Keep It Sweet and Simple said...

This looks really beautiful. I am in awe of how you made that wreath - I wouldn't know where to begin.
Caroline xxx

Margaret said...

This is gorgeous Aileen
Margaret x

GinaA said...

Great christmas card, must start mine!!

Sue said...

Fab use of the pocket sillouetts stamp set must give this a try Luv Sue x

Becky said...

Really love the berries - they are so cute! Bx

Canonbury creations said...

Very creative use of the stamps and so effective! Colours look great too:)
Val x

Sue said...

This is lovely Aileen. I have the Pocket Silhouette stamps and just haven't figured out what to do with them yet. You may have given me some inspiration. Sue.x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Gorgeous

Amanda Burditt said...

Oh I Love this one! Change up the colours and you have a card template you can use year round! Very pretty! x

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