Autumn Theme Week- Day 6

Good morning! It’s Lindsey here today, and I’m delighted to be celebrating Autumn Theme Week with you.  I adore this time of year and my project today was inspired by a wreath I look forward to hanging in our home during the autumn season every year.  

Because the stems are pretty delicate, it helps if you start with a base for your wreath.  Nearly all of the base will be covered up, so you can use any of the wreath coordinating dies, but the Autumn Wreath coordinating dies are a great choice.  Once I cut my wreath form, I blended on vintage photo distress oxide ink.  (This ensures that any parts that do remain uncovered don’t stand out.)  The bulk of my wreath is made up of just two of the Fall Foliage Dies.  I used the long narrow leaf stem (pictured in the upper left corner of the above photo) and one of the berry stems. 

To create the wreath, I die cut the narrow leaf stem 9 times, blending 4 stems with peeled paint distress oxide ink and 5 stems with vintage photo distress oxide ink.  I also blended dried marigold distress oxide ink onto 3 berry stems.  

I assembled the wreath in layers.  First, I put down the green stems, overlapping them slightly and curving them to fit the circular form.  Next, I added the brown stems.  Because I had more brown stems, I overlapped them more as I was gluing them down.  By using just a little adhesive at the base of each stem, I was able to fluff the stems to make the wreath look more full.  The final layer was the three berry sprigs, which I just tucked in between the leaves.  After I had everything the way I liked it, I flicked on some brown paint splatters.  

Now the fun part!  I stamped and embossed two sizes of pumpkins from Fall Corners and the little pinecone in Cozy Fall Critters. I blended vintage photo distress oxide ink and walnut stain distress ink on the pinecones and added just the tiniest bit of vintage photo ink onto the pumpkins. (I wanted them to appear white, but without a bit of color they were a little too white.) After fussy cutting them out, I tucked them here and there throughout my wreath.  I adhered the pinecones with glue and the pumpkins with dimensional foam since they would be bulkier in real life.  The final touch was a sprinkling of espresso pearls. 

To finish off my card, I popped the wreath up on a piece of barnwood patterned paper and embossed a sentiment from Woodland Thanks right in the center.   

Thanks so much for joining me today! Make sure to come back tomorrow for more autumn inspiration and don’t forget to pick up some of your fall favorites while they are on sale this week!