Tweet wreath
Posted: December 31, 2018 Filed under: tweet wreath | Tags: Catherine Pooler inks, Penny Black creative dies, Penny Black stamps, WOW embossing powders 15 Comments
Appropriately my final card for the year is a thank you card. Thank you readers for dropping in here so regularly. Thank you for leaving me encouragement in the comments or by contacting me privately. Thank you to those who used my affiliate links to the Foiled Fox online store. Thank you to those who recommended my blog to a friend. Thank you to everyone who clicked over to the classes page and signed up for one of my classes in Ottawa or Toronto; creating with you is such a treat. I have made wonderful friends through classes and through this blog.
I will be making thank you card for a few weeks yet. Donations have continued to come in for the Dressember campaign against modern day slavery and my fundraising page stays active until the end of January. I am less than $300 away from my goal!
I used Catherine Pooler inks on the ‘tweet wreath’ from Penny Black. In the stamp positioner I dabbed a green ink on the wreath, spritzed it lightly with water, stamped then dabbed a different green in random places and repeated until the wreath was all green. I dried the watercolour panel and cleaned the stamp before inking the outline leaves and berries with a versamark pen. I stamped again and embossed the versamarked lines with gold embossing powder.
I pressed the CP inks onto my glass mat so I could pick up colour with a paint brush to paint inside the outline leaves and berries. The berries are CP peppermint scrub ink. To finish off the card I added double sided adhesive sheet to the back of some shimmery red cardstock then cut out the PB ‘so many thanks’ die. The large four word die looked too much inside the wreath so I trimmed off the lower half and just used two words. To add some shimmer to the berries I coloured over them with clear wink of stella pen. I matted the panel with the same shimmery red cardstock and, because it needed a little something, I added a gold cord bow.
Happy New Year!
Supplies
Stamps: tweet wreath
Dies:
Inks: eucalyptus, green tea, spruce, peppermint scrub inks (Catherine Pooler), versamarker
Paper: hot pressed watercolour, shimmer red
Also: MISTI, metallic gold rich embossing powder, clear wink of stella pen, glass mat, stick-it adhesive
Heather Telford 
This is gorgeous, Heather! That little bow makes it extra special– great embellishing! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas… happy New Year! HUGS!
Another lovely card to end the year Heather. Just the right amount of bling! Thank you for sharing so generously all year to inspire us.Looking forward to reading your blog in 2019. A very happy new year to you & yours, and well done on your fundraising achievement.
Some would say nowhere near enough bling! Thank you for all the kind conversation we have had here in the comments. I enjoy it very much.
What a wonderful ‘thank you’ card Hrather, and thank you for all the great inspiration you have given us all throught the year with your beautiful cards. Wishing you also a very Happy New Year and looking forward to seeing lots more of your gorgeous work throughout 2019. x
Happy New Year to you too Pat and thank you for all the encouragement you leave for me here in the comments. I appreciate it so much.
The beautiful, varied coloration and textures of these leaves is fabulous. This is a year-round stamp with many uses in store! Excited to see what awaits in 2019.
Happy New Year, Heather, to you and your family!
Happy New Year, Carolyn, I do love to see a year round stamp and this is definitely one I should keep in mind.
What a simple and lovely card.
Thank you Maria, glad you like it.
I did not know you had discovered CP inks! I am a complete convert; have sold all my CTMH inks (keeping the Distress inks for now). I love the softness and elegance of your wreath.
I am enjoying the CP inks but there are still techniques I need to try with them. I’ll be keeping my distress and versafine for sure but the CP are definitely impressive.
What a beautiful wreath, Heather! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us! Happy New Year, my friend!
Thank you, Bonnie, I am looking forward to enjoying all your creativity in the coming year.
Thank you for all the improvement in my own stamping since I started to follow you a few years ago. All the best for the next year to you and yours!
Thank you for leaving me such an encouraging comment; I am so glad you find my blog helpful and inspiring. Happy New Year