creating a wreath with masking...

April 10, 2018

creating a wreath with masking...

Hello my fabulous friends!

I don't know about where you live, but the weather around my house hasn't exactly been very warm and spring like... It's been cold, windy, and wet... But I guess that's spring for here! LOL! I've been wanting some sunshine, and flowers...

If I can't get that outside, I guess I'll have to make some bright happy spring cards instead!

Paper: Neenah Classic Crest; Paper Studio Glam Glitter

Stamps: Polkadoodles Blooming Bugs; Penny Black Flower Garden

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;

Copic V09, V06, V12, V000, RV10, RV23, RV25, RV29, Y22, Y19, Y15, Y11, YG11, YG23, YG17, YG67, E39, E18, Y19, multiliner

Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Trails

Other: LDRS Creative Stamping Mask Paper

I love this stitch line die!!! It gives just the right finishing touch!

Creating your own spring wreath (or any seasonal wreath for that matter) is easy! It just requires a bit of masking...

Step 1: Stamp your image onto masking paper... You can do as many as you want, but you only really need 2 masks IF all your flowers are going to be the same.

My wreath was made using only one flower stamp, and one leaf stamp, so I just needed two flower masks.

I'm using LDRS Creative Stamping mask paper for my masks.

Step 2: Cut out your masks... You'll want to cut just inside the stamped line to avoid any halos.

Step 3: You can free hand a circle if you want, but I chose to trace a circle die. I also divided that circle into quarters. I used pen in the photo just to show you. On my actual project, I used very light pencil lines that can be erased BEFORE coloring.

Step 4: Stamp some flowers around the circle... To make things evenly spaced, I stamped one flower on each quadrant line. If you have smaller images, how you arrange them to be spaced evenly might differ..