Spring Flowers and Grapevine Times Two - Wreath and Wreath Card

Are you ready for spring?  In my part of the world, spring hasn't fully arrived and, so, I'm missing the spring flowers that have yet to bloom.  What's a paper crafter to do when feeling melancholy over the lack of flowers - why, create her own of course.  First the wreath:

For this wreath, I used several layers (well about 18) of the  six-petal (heart-shaped) flower cut from Cricut's Flower Shoppe cartridge.  For the center flower, the largest (bottom) layer was cut at 5 inches and the smallest (top) at 1 inch and the layers in between getting progressively smaller from bottom to top.  I dipped each layer in water (try not to get them too wet), crumpled the wet paper into a wad, uncrumpled them while still damp and then stacked them using a brad to hold the layers together. 

After shaping the centers to hide the brad, I let the flowers dry overnight and then used a dry brush and Inka Gold Metallic Rub to gild the edges of the petals .  

Next the card:

For the flowers on the card, I used a rolled flower from the Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut cartridge cut at 0.9 inches.  Using a quilling tool with  the outer end of the paper inserted into the eye hole, I tightly rolled up the cut until I  reached the center of the flower. Next, I pulled out the quilling tool to release the paper, added quick dry glue to the end piece of the cut that is the bottom of the flower and hold it until the glue dries.

Both these project were created as "sample" inspirations for a challenge I'm leading for the Circleville National Scrapbooking Weekend on the Cricut Circle Message Board. 

Supplies Used - Wreath

Cricut Expression  2 & Cricut CraftRoom Application

Cricut  Flower Shoppe Cartridge (Flowers )

Cricut ZooBalloo Cartridge (Welcome) 

Grapevine Wreath

Dollar Store Pick (taken apart for the plastic leaves)  

Posterboard

Inka Gold Metallic Rub

Brads

Hot Glue Gun and Glue

Supplies Used - Card

Cricut Expression  2 & Cricut CraftRoom Application

Cricut  Close to My Heart - Artiste  Cartridge (Flower)

Cricut  Close to My Heart - Art Philosophy Cartridge (Leaves)

Cuttlebug Machine
Cuttlebug Anna Giffrin Poppy Embossing Folder
Cuttlebug Coolio Companion Embossing Folder

Memory Box Grapevine Wreath Die

Spellbinders Page Maps  Die - Tags & Flags

Stampin' Up Teen Tiny Wishes Stamp (sentiment)

Stampin' Up Word Window Punch

Martha Stewart Edge Punch  (Double Loops)

Recollections Card Base 

Recollections Glimmer Cardstock

Recollections Cardstock
Momento Dye Ink (Angel Pink) for Edges

Craft Smart Embossing Pad
Zing Embossing Powder (Neon Pink)
Dollar Store Pearl Stickers

Self-adhesive foam mounts

Glue

Thanks for checking out my post today.  If you like to check out some of the other bloggers who are hosting challenges on the Cricut Circle Message Board, here are some links:

A Day in the Life of Horsebunny - http://www.horsebunny.blogspot.com/

All Scrapped Out - http://allscrappedout.com/

MultiCrafter Amy - http://multicrafter-amy.blogspot.com/

Paper, Craft, & Scissors - http://papercraftscissors.com/

Sara Andrews- http://sarawandrews.com/

Scrappingfor More Fun - http://scrappingformorefun.blogspot.com/

WithGlittering Eyes - http://www.withglitteringeyes.blogspot.com/

 Di & Co - http://creatingislikebreathing.blogspot.ca/

Col's Creative Corner - www.scrappycol.blogspot.com/

 The Singing Shell - www.singingshell.blogspot.com/