PTI’s “Create Along With Us” Challenge, August 2018

My favorite card from this month’s PTI release was Lizzie’s using the “Frame It Out: Many Blessings” wreath. I was particularly smitten with the color scheme she used—I have recently discovered a fondness for persimmon, even though I don’t tend to care for oranges in general.

For my entry into the August Create Along with Us challenge, I wove together six dogwood branches from PTI’s “Spring Woods” set to create my own wreath, which ended up being a little more sprayed and star-shaped than rounded. However, I managed to get the circle even, so I’m content with it for a first attempt at a wreath.

Since I don’t have a suitable orange shade of ink, I layered a second-generation impression of Memento’s Love Letter with two first-generation impressions of Memento’s Morocco, with satisfactory results. The brown I incorporated into the branches, but since I don’t have anything resembling PTI’s Ocean Tides (such a lovely color), I opted to leave that out. I did test a branch with leaves in VersaColor Celadon, but I preferred the look of the cream leaves—more subtle, less visually distracting. Since the wreath is already so busy, I forwent a sentiment. I only glued down the center of the wreath, leaving the ends of the branches free and able to be curled up slightly for dimension and visual interest.


Supplies
Stamps & Dies:  Papertrey Ink “Spring Woods”
Ink:  Memento Morocco, Love Letter;  VersaFine Vintage Sepia
Paper:  Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream
Miscellanea:  liquid glue, paintbrush, Press’n Seal

Dimensions
5.5” x 5.5”