Garlands Galore

Goodness what happened to the last fortnight that has just whizzed by. I hope you are all staying safe and well in these worrying times which is now Global.
Lorraine has picked the theme of Garlands or Wreaths for our next cards in the Christmas Card Club where we try to make cards in advance of the usual mad rush at the end of the year.  Sorting through my Christmas stash I found 5 stamps that were wreath or garland themed so I used them all to make the following cards.

First card.
I have used ‘Merry Garland ‘by Julie Hickey and a sentiment by Woodware. The stamp set comes with a separate poinsettia flower and a sprig of holly so I stamped out extras at the same time as the garland itself. All coloured using my Graph’it marker pens and then edged with a silver gel pen. I fussy cut the extra stamps and then die cut the garland using  a Card Deco Essentials Stitch Round. Added the extra flowers and holly using 3D pads for definition and adhered the circle onto a card base made from green cardstock to match.

Second card.
For this one I have used ‘Loopy Wreath’ by Woodware and the sentiment came in the same set. Coloured with my Graph’it marker pens and then edged with a bronze sparkle pen which shows up most on the ribbon bow. Backed onto matching card stock  and  dark green cardstock to make the base card. Pearls were from my stash.

Third card.
Uses a small silhouette stamp by Nellie Snellen called ‘Christmas Wreath’. I stamped first with a black ink pad and then over the top with a Versamark ink pad and embossed using black embossing powder. The sentiment by Julie Hickey which  I stamped several times in black ink to make it very dark and then embossed with Ultra clear embossing powder. I did try with the black embossing powder but it made the sentiment in distinct . The black spots were stickers in my stash and I just mounted onto black card and then white cardstock to make the base card. Simple but effective.

Fourth card.
Not strictly either a garland or a wreath but I am including it in this selection.  The stamp is by Creative Expressions called ‘Danielle’s Partridge’ and I have stamped out using a ‘Forest Green’ Distress ink pad . Using four Graph’it marker pens to just colour in the Pears, Partridge and one side of each leaf. Mounted onto dark green card and then caramel cardstock to make the card base. Raised up on 3D pads for definition. The sentiment was cut out using my SU labels punch. I like the resulting  card.

Last card .
Using another Woodware stamp set called simply ‘Garland’. Stamped using Distress ink in ‘Forest Green’ and whilst still wet I smooshed a flat paint brush loaded up with a bit more of the ink around the stamped garland to spread the colour a bit . The sentiment was in the same set which I went over using a gold gel pen and also a few of the spots around the design. Gives just a subtle sheen as you turn the card under the light. Die cut using my Sizzix scalloped circle dies. The pearls and the gold edging ( which is stickers)  were from my stash. Raised up on 3D pads and added to card base made from red card stock.

Hope you like my little collection Lorraine.

Now to leave you with the Doc’s latest escapade.  Has the panic buying of Toilet rolls  in the shops  left you short?  Just follow his lead and buy underpants instead! Seventeen pairs to be precise.  His local clothing store have now introduced PPP (a Panic Pants Policy) restricting all customers purchases to one pair of pants per head.

Enjoy  the rest of your day.  I now need to execute a mad dash for the back door  as I have been sat in the summer house writing this on my I-pad. It is now teeming down with rain and I need to upload photos of the cards on my main PC.