Wooded Peace

Hi friends! Welcome to a brand new week.  Today I'm over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog sharing this card I made with two of their new December releases. I just love these sweet little doves from the Doves of Peace set and decided to stamp them in wreath formation with the help of the Gina K. wreath builder template. I just got mine during their Thanksgiving sale and couldn't wait to give it a try!

I stamped the dove image in Gina K. amalgam ink eight times using the template, then placed the branch image and repeated the process, coloring everything with Copic markers when I was finished. The stamped and colored panel is cut with a circle die and matted with black cardstock. Next I embossed the peace sentiment in white on black cardstock and hand trimmed as a banner to place over the center of my wreath.  I stamped one additional dove image and fussy cut it to pop out over the banner on the right hand side.

The background is done using the Wood Backgrounds set which is the December Stamp of the Month. I stamped the wood panel stamp three times in fallen leaves versafine clair ink and then sponged with vintage photo distress oxide ink for a nice seamless wood panel look. Love the realistic look this color combination gave! I slightly distressed the edges and attached this to an A2 card base that I embossed with the Sizzix 3D Lumber Texture Fade. I finished with a bit of glitter Nuvo drops for a sparkle and a linen thread bow around the bottom section of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous start to your week!

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