Snowflake Wreath

Hi everyone.  Another week has gone by (time is passing so quickly these days!) ... and it's time for the next Merry Monday challenge (#79).  This week it's a theme and color challenge combined.  Take a look ...

I love all the sections of the inspiration photo above ... and I hope you are inspired to join us for the challenge!

I started by cutting an Island Indigo card base ... I know, it's way outside my norm :)  I just love this shade of blue and I thought it would make a wonderful background for a snowflake wreath.

My friend Susan posted this card in her gallery on SCS a couple of months ago with a snowflake wreath and I just loved it ... so I made one for myself today - thanks for the inspiration Susan!  First I created a white ring of card stock for my base (cut with two sizes of circle nesties).  I die-cut several small and medium sized snowflakes and then layered them onto the ring with a little glue.  To add a little shine to the wreath, I scattered silver glimmer stars randomly on the snowflakes.  I splattered white ink onto my card front and cut out a square so that my wreath could be recessed.  I embossed the sentiment in white.

Here's a close-up:

It's hard to see the stars on the wreath, so I took another photo from a different angle.  I think you can see them better below.

Stamps:  Christmas Greetings (SU!)
Paper:  White (Neenah); Island Indigo (SU!)
Ink:  Whisper White, Versamark (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Small Snowflakes (Impression Obsession), Circle and Square  Nesties (Spellbinders), Holiday shapes die (Simon Says), toothbrush, glue, adhesives, and dimensionals

I hope you'll join us for the latest Merry Monday challenge.  Pop by Lesley's blog (Always Playing with Paper) for the details and to see the gorgeous cards made by the rest of the Design Team.