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Sunday, 9 October 2011

Autumn Floral Wreath

Hello everyone, hope you're all having a good weekend in spite of the cold weather that has suddenly appeared after the mini heatwave.
It's time for the next challenge over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges and this fortnight we want to see a lovely parade of Anything But A Card.
I have to confess I slightly struggled with this as I couldn't quite decide what to do until a good trawl through my treasured collection of Somerset Studio gallery magazines which always help the creative juices return.
I decided on a little wall hanging decoration in more of those glowing Autumn shades I can't get enough of at the moment. There's a photo of the finished decoration and underneath you'll find a few pics to hopefully show how the wreath came about, so here we go:




Both of the above papers were brayered with stripes of Distress inks going from light to dark. They were then stamped with the same inks and the Viva Decor My Paper World Letters and Embellishments clear stamp set.



I then used various punches (Woodware and Papermania) to punch out the flower parts and layered them up with foam tape - a little inking with darker Distress inks brought out the petal edges.


I made the leaves with a Woodware punch and scraps of inked and stamped decorated papers from my bits box. The flowers and leaves were then attached with foam tape to a ring card shape cut out with my trusty Creative Memories circle cutting set.
As you can see, it really isn't that difficult so I'm hoping you're all ready to strut your stuff!

I'm entering my wreath in the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy - Fall or Halloween
Glitter Geeks - Flower Power
Stampin For The Weekend - Colours of Autumn
Stamping With The Dragon - Fall Colours
Moving Along With The Times - Autumn Leaves
Scrapalicious - Hang It Up!
Paper Play - Autumnal Colours
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Have a great day,
Fliss xx
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43 comments:

  1. Terry9 October 2011 at 01:49

    A totally stunning floral wreath! Love the Autumn colors and so cool to see a tutorial on how you designed this beauty! Have a great weekend!

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  2. Miria9 October 2011 at 06:24

    Fliss, it's amazing! You made a great job with colour and punches, thank you sharing your wonderful creation and the know how. Have a nice Sunday, Miriax

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  3. Daniele9 October 2011 at 08:02

    gorgeous wreath Fliss, love the stamping on the background paper adds another dimension
    hugs

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  4. CraftyC9 October 2011 at 08:26

    Its gorgeous Fliss, love the rich colours
    Clairex

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  5. cheryl9 October 2011 at 09:29

    oh fliss hun this is simply brilliant just love,the flowers,and the colors are beautiful hugs cherylx

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  6. Irene9 October 2011 at 09:57

    This is gorgeous Fliss, love the colours.
    Have good day.
    Irene xx

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  7. Fiona9 October 2011 at 09:59

    Wonderful wreath Fliss, gorgeous autumnal colours and I love the background stamping.

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  8. Silvia(Barnie)9 October 2011 at 10:06

    Fantastic hanging, love the wonderful autumn feeling.

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  9. Valerie-Jael9 October 2011 at 10:06

    Love the wreath, it is very pretty! Valerie

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  10. Brenda Brown9 October 2011 at 10:27

    This is just one stunning hanging Fliss, such fabulous colours and the flowers and leaves are beautiful. Thanks for showing us how you made it, I always like to get inspiration from the make as well as the final product.
    Have a happy Sunday.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  11. s4rah9 October 2011 at 11:18

    Great idea & I love the colours you've used, autumn colours are so beautiful aren't they. Thanks for joining us at Glitter Geeks this week!

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  12. downrightcrafty9 October 2011 at 11:23

    gorgeous creation thank you for sharing with us at Stampin with the Dragon
    Hugs Kate xx
    ps I have some new candy if you are interested :)

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  13. Anonymous9 October 2011 at 11:34

    Gorgeous project Fliss ! I love how you've made the master sheets first before punching out your shapes. Sue C x

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  14. Lisa Jane9 October 2011 at 12:06

    oh wow this is absolutely gorgeous
    I love the beautiful flowers and colours
    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT this week for my Autumn leaves challenge
    Lisa x

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  15. Anonymous9 October 2011 at 12:09

    Hi Fliss
    I love the idea behind this and the colours. This would look gorgeous in any room of any home.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  16. Paula9 October 2011 at 17:07

    Stunning, gorgeous colours and fabulous idea! Thanks for joining us at Glitter Geeks this week, Paula :)

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  17. Sandra9 October 2011 at 17:37

    Stunning project Fliss,love the colours,thanks for sharing this with us x

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  18. jacirascrap9 October 2011 at 20:16

    Sua guirlanda é linda!!

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  19. Sid9 October 2011 at 21:20

    Fab wreath and tute !!

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  20. Meggymay9 October 2011 at 21:47

    Stunning, love the vibrant colours, your flowers are gorgeous. Yvonne x

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  21. Kim Dellow9 October 2011 at 22:17

    Oh wow, totally gorgeous. Thanks for the share. Kim

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  22. Mrs.B9 October 2011 at 23:53

    Gorgeous rich colours for the flowers, and I enjoyed the picture show of how it was made. A beautiful hanging.
    Avril xx

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  23. Yvonne Garner10 October 2011 at 03:12

    Fliss, This is a masterpiece! So creative. Best, Yvonne

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  24. Scrappin Crafter10 October 2011 at 05:15

    OMG! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE This! I am hooked and will now have to go try it! :-) Thank you for sharing it with us at the Scrapalicious USA Challenge Blog!

    Jenni

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  25. Louise10 October 2011 at 06:48

    Wow absolutely gorgeous
    Hugs louise xx

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  26. Anonymous10 October 2011 at 09:22

    Just LOVE it!!! Just gorgeous.Thank you for playing along in the challenge this week @ Paperplay Challenges.

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  27. Gio10 October 2011 at 10:44

    This garland is amazing! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

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  28. Tracey10 October 2011 at 17:09

    Fabulous Autumnal decoration Fliss - I love it!
    Thanks for joining us at SFTW & Good Luck :)
    Hugs
    Tracey
    x

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  29. Liz's creative corner10 October 2011 at 18:27

    Wow fab hanger, love the design and fab tutorial, thanks so much for sharing with us at paper play, hugs Liz xx

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  30. Sheryl10 October 2011 at 20:28

    Hi Felicity, This is such a beautiful Fall Wreath! I enjoyed seeing your tutorial too. It certainly looks like a lot of work!
    Take a bow!
    Thank you for joining us at Fussy and Fancy for our, "Fall or Halloween" Challenge!
    Hugs, Sheryl

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  31. Nelly10 October 2011 at 21:13

    well worth all the hard work, its a fabulous wall decoration ,thank you for joining us at this week glitter geek's flower power challenge, come back soon and good luck...x

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  32. Kassidy11 October 2011 at 15:52

    FABULOUS project! Thanks for playing with us at ScrapaliciousUSA:) Hugs, Kassidy

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  33. Abby11 October 2011 at 17:13

    WOW this is just BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Thanks for entering the ScrapaliciousUSA challenge!!

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  34. Helen Anderson11 October 2011 at 22:58

    Wow Fliss, this is gorgeous! It makes a lovely change from a card, too.

    Thanks for joining us at Glitter Geeks and good luck :).

    Helen xx

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  35. Caroline12 October 2011 at 07:17

    what a great project
    thanks for taking part in our challenge @ Stamping With The Dragon x

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  36. Anne Temple12 October 2011 at 14:13

    Wow! Fantastic job - love the colors! So glad you joined us for the Fall Colors challenge at Stamping with the Dragon this week.

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  37. Hazel (Didos)12 October 2011 at 16:49

    WOW this is stunning what a great creation, I adore it. Thanks for playing on MAWTT this week Hazelxo

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  38. Unknown12 October 2011 at 17:33

    I am a wreath type of person. Whenever someone goes out and makes their own wreath I applaud the effort. Your wreath is beautiful! I love your creativity. Great job! Thank you for joining us this week at Glitter Geeks. I hope that you join us again on our next challenge.

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  39. ladyjanet_5613 October 2011 at 23:01

    What a beautiful wreath love the colour combo, thanks for joining us at OSCC. Janet

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  40. Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries16 October 2011 at 10:04

    So well done! Very creative..

    greetings, Alie :-)

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  41. Shirl16 October 2011 at 10:11

    Very very artistic Fliss and well worth the effort of making it a wonderful piece of art.

    Hugs Shirley x x

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  42. Asia King (aka Joanna K)19 October 2011 at 22:55

    Fliss, I love, love, love your wreath and the gorgeous autumnal colours!!! Hugs, Joanna xx

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  43. Caroline29 October 2011 at 11:01

    This is lovely Felicity and thank you for the little tutorial

    Thanks for joining us @ Stamping with the dragon xx

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Fliss xx