Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Papertrey September Blog Hop Challenge

Hello again friends.  My second post of the day and playing along with Papertrey's September Blog Hop Challenge.  The challenge was to use a wreath, and one of my all time favorite PTI stamp sets is "Wreath for All Seasons".  I do have to say that I did think for a minute about using the wreath in PTI's "Birds and Blooms" set, which is also a favorite, but in the end I went back to the "Wreath for All Seasons" set.  I just love the simplicity of the grapevine wreath in this set, and it's so easy to decorate it any way you wish!  Of course, with Fall on us now, I did have to make my wreath a FAll themed one! :0)  Take a look:


I used mostly kraft cardstock for this card, and a little piece of Really Rust (SU! - retired) to layer the wreath on.  I stamped the actual wreath in Crumb Cake, and then used Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Marigold Morning, and Old Olive for the leaves.  I used PTI's Chevron Plate for my background and also sponged it with Crumb Cake ink to make it "pop" a little more.  My sentiment is from PTI's "Mums the Word" stamp set and I used PTI's stamp and die from "Boutique Borders: Sympathy to stamp my sentiment on.  I finished with some seam binding ribbon that I colored with a Copic marker to match the deep brownish red I used in the wreath and sentiment.  Really happy with the way this card turned out! :0)

Thanks so much for stopping by again today, and be sure to check out all the other amazing entries over at Nicole's blog.  http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/

10 comments:

Connie MacFarlane said...

Very pretty. Love the fall colours of your leaves and the ribbon is perfect.

Shay said...

Very elegant and pretty card, Marcia. Love your use of the coverplate and stamps!

Jacquie Southas said...

Gorgeous colors on your wreath - beautiful card!

Leigh Penner said...

Lovely card! I love your multicoloured wreath!

Helen F. said...

Marcia your card is stunning! :Love the colors, the background and that beautiful ribbon bow running through the label :)

Kathy said...

Your wreath color combination is so beautiful!

tonyamaries said...

Love that wreath! Great job!

Jill Norwood said...

Your card is lovely! Wreath for all seasons is one of my all time favorite PTI sets! I love the wreath you made with it! It is just gorgeous!!

Amy Papale said...

Simply STUNNING!

nancy said...

This is a lovely card. You definitely captured the essence of autumn.