Leafy Wreath Thank You Card by Autumn Clark

In this tutorial Autumn Clark shares how she uses a Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stamp, Stencil and Die Set to create a layered wreath design. Combine Wendy Vecchi Blendable Dye Inks, Archival Ink and Embossing Powders to create a shabby chic thank you card.

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Instructions

Wendy Vecchi Leafy Wreath THank you Card Step 1

Step 1: Place the 9"x9" Wendy Vecchi Craft Sheet to Wendy Vecchi MAKE ART Stay-tion.  Tap Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad in Tea Rose onto Craft Sheet and spritz with water.  Dip two separate pieces of Tim Holtz Distress® Specialty Stamping Paper into the puddled ink.  Dry with the Ranger Heat It Craft Tool.  Tap Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad in Thistle onto Craft Sheet and spritz with water.  Redip the two Tea Rose stained panels in the puddle of Thistle ink.  Dry with the Ranger Heat It™ Craft Tool. 

 

Wendy Vecchi Leafy Wreath THank you Card Step 2

Step 2: Stamp leaf image from the Wendy Vecchi Stamp, Die &Stencil Set - Flowers Say It All repeatedly in Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink™ Pad Thistle on the bottom half of one of the inked panels. 

Wendy Vecchi Leafy Wreath THank you Card Step 3

Step 3: Using the inner circle from Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Stencils for Art: Circle Frame Stencil-It Mask-It, trace circle with Letter It™ Medium Pen and emboss in Princess Gold. Replace the circle to use as a mask, then over stamp Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Background Stamp: Register on the top half of the card in Wendy Vecchi Make Art Blendable Dye Ink Pad Tea Rose.

Wendy Vecchi Leafy Wreath THank you Card Step 4

Step 4: Stamp leaf image in Ranger Emboss It™ Ink Pad Clear ten times and emboss with Princess Gold.  Use the Tim Holtz® Waterbrush Detailer Tip to watercolor the leaves.  Dry completely and cut out the leaves.  Stamp rose from the Wendy Vecchi Stamp, Die & Stencil Set - Flowers Say It All two times in Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink™ Pad Thistle.  Use the Tim Holtz® Waterbrush Detailer Tip to watercolor the roses.  Dry completely and cut the roses out, fussy cutting a smaller portion of the rose and mounting above the larger for added dimension. 

 Wendy Vecchi Leafy Wreath THank you Card Step 5

Step 5: Stamp “thanks” from Letter It™ Clear Stamp Set - Thank You in Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink™ Pad Thistle and emboss with Clear Embossing Powder.  Cut out as shown.

Wendy Vecchi Leafy Wreath THank you Card Step 6

Step 6: Adhere leaves along the bottom of embossed circle with Wendy Vecchi Perfect Card Adhesive. Use foam tape to secure dimensional rose and “thanks”. Glue loopy gold bow beneath rose. Draw “splatter dots” with Letter It™ Medium Pen randomly around design and emboss with Princess Gold.Mount completed panel to card base.

 

Autumn Clark

Hello, I’m Autumn Clark, a mixed media artist whose passion for stamping has spun the last two decades.  Creativity is my outlet and driving force.  I define my style as grunge meets elegance.  Though I tend to distress everything, I like to balance my work with a touch of pretty and neat.  In addition to stamping, I love to draw, sew and paint and have found mixed media allows me to blend these skills to create artwork filled with depth and texture. Visit my website at http://sewpaperpaint.blogspot.com/.

 

 

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