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Dear Fellow Stampers and Friends~
Welcome to the September Blog Hop of The Gentlemen Crafters Design Team. Each month we come together from across the globe to share some of our designs and hopefully inspire you to re-create them for yourself.  Recently I have been working to design frameable pieces.  The hobby stores seem to be filled with an abundance of little framed sayings and popular phrases.  I picked up three smaller inexpensive square frames that I thought would work well for a makeover!   This month my entry for the blog hop is a trio of wreaths.  I hope you will enjoy and I'd love to hear your thoughts on the project.  Thank you and Happy Stamping!
Best-Tony - New Bern, North Carolina, USA


Supplies:

Arrange A Wreath Stamp Set #152587
Wreath Builder Dies #152722
Three 5" x 5" wooden frames (insert is 4.5 x 4.5)

Frame 1:
Subtles 6 x 6 DSP - Mint Macaron cut to 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" (note: check to see if the paper will fit snugly into frame before assembling and trim if needed.)

Stamp wreath design into center - Pretty Peacock stamp pad

Cut small and larger flowers from  Plaid Tidings DSP using dies and stampin' cut

Stamp and cut sentiment onto 1 1/2" circle of Mint Macaron DSP, attach to center of wreath with dimensionals

Arrange and glue cut out flowers around wreath and glue with adhesive of choice.

Add Glue or adhesive of choice to the inside of the frame and using a bone folder if needed, carefully place
the piece into the frame.  

Embellish flower centers with rhinestones or other chosen elements.

Frame 2:
CS Early Espresso cut to 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Using Wreath Die and Plaid Tidings DSP cut out wreath of your choice.

You may cut flowers using the dies as in previous wreath.  I chose to stamp flowers using "Forever Blossoms" stamp set #151457 and use the small bloom punch #152316 to cut them out. 

I cut flowers out using the Plaid DSP and also from Rich Razzleberry Card stock, shaped with bone folder and overlapped and glued in place, centers are Holiday colored rhinestones.

Center circle is cut out of Cherry Cobbler card stock and adhered using dimensionals.

Bow is die cut using Cherry Cobbler card stock.

Frame 3:
CS Cajun Craze cut to 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Using Wreath Die and Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP of choice (I used a very vanilla piece with metalic elements)
die cut the wreath.

Using the Bow die, and Metallic paper, cut out the bow and attach to wreath with dimensional

Stamp sentiment of choice, and cut out with 1 1/2" punch or die, edge in Cajun Craze with sponge dauber and attach to center of wreath with dimensionals.

We appreciate you taking time to visit all the truly talented crafters in this Blog-hop.  Click a name below:

Barry and Jay
Bruno Bertucci
Daniel Nickeson
Jason Loucks
Kevin Estey
Martin Stone is on vacation be back next month!
Rene Guenther
Tony Embrey


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