Today I’m sharing how to make a mini wreath and how it changed my snowy scene to a festive Christmas card.  I love creating outdoor scenes with lots of falling snow and touches of red to create more interest  For this card I used the Winter Lamp Post, Park Bench, Greenery #2, Evergreen Trees, Cardinals, Deckle Hills, Tiny Flower Buds and Splatter Background.

Create the Snowy Scene

• Cut all the scene elements to fit on an A2 sized card base.  Note: You can lots of projects here using the Park Bench and Lamp Post.
• Use white pigment ink to stamp all the elements with the Splatter Background, apply white embossing powder and heat.
• Assemble all the die cut elements and attach them to the card base using strips of mounting tape and double stick tape.
• Apply white Nuvo Crystal Drops to the park bench and the top sections of the lamp post to create the appearance of piled up snow.

Make the Wreath

• Cut a few greenery branches and punch out or hand cut a 1/2″ circle.
• Cut the individual sections off the greenery branches.
• Use you snips to cut the center out of the punched circle and attach the two ends back together using glossy accents.

• Begin by attaching the tiny branches all the way around the wreath ring using glossy accents.

• Continue until you have covered the whole wreath base.
• Create the second layer by repeating the steps of adding branches and offset them slightly to fill in the wreath.  I’m sorry that I failed to take a picture of this step.

• Cut some tiny red flowers and form them using a molding pad and tiny tipped stylus.
• Attach the tiny flowers to the wreath using glossy accents.  Note:  I use my reverse tweezers to pick up small pieces and to place them.

• Fill in the wreath with several flowers.  Use as mini or as few as you would like.

Finish the Scene

• Attach the wreath to the lamp post using glossy accents.
• Attach a couple evergreen branches and flowers to the park bench and attach using glossy accents.
• Apply red stickles to the flowers to add a touch of sparkle.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing the steps of how to make a mini wreath.  Tiny embellishments like the wreath and bows on the bench add such a special touch to projects.  Have you made a mini wreath for any season?   All the ties used for this project are included in the Rubbernecker Black Friday Sale.  Be sure to check it out.

5217-05D Winter Lamp Post Die [ RBB ] 5221D Park Bench Die [ RBB ] 5217-04D Greenery#2 Die [ RBB ] 5217-01D Evergreen Tree Die [ RBB ] 5217-02D Cardinals Die [ RBB ] 5173-02D Deckle Hills Die Cut [ RBB ] Tiny Flower Buds Die Cut 5147-10D [ RBB ] 1231 Splatter Background [ RBB ]

Sizzix – Paper Sculpting Kit [ SBC ] Embossing Gun (Wagner), Hero Arts [ ELH ] Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder,… [ ELH ] Unicorn White, Hero Arts Pigment Ink Pad [ ELH ] Embossing Magic Bag, Inkadinkado [ ELH ] Clear Acrylic Block 4.78″ X 6.125″… [ ELH ] Ranger Stickles, Christmas Red [ ELH ] Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Gloss White [ ELH ] COPIC Sketch Marker 100, Black [ ELH ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… [ AMZUS ] ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ] 3mm (1/8″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] 5mm (1/4″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ]

Let me show you how to make a mini wreath.