Simple Stories Spring Farmhouse Floral Wreath Card

Hello, Friends! I have another sweet Springtime card using the Simple Stories Spring Farmhouse collection kit today. This floral wreath card is easy to make, but oh, so pretty!

Like most of my cards, this is a 5″ x 7″ top fold. I created lots of layers by matting the designer papers on the Spring Farmhouse Basics papers. This plain, cardstock is perfectly matched to the collection color palette, so everything harmonizes beautifully. It’s also lightweight, so you can mat your layers without making a 2 pound card…something I am famous for!

Simple Stories Spring Farmhouse Floral Wreath Card: Creating the Wreath Element

To create the wreath for this card, follow these simple steps:

First, die cut a Spellbinder’s Fall Harvest Wreath from the peach paper in the Simple Stories Basics Collection.
Next, die cut a second wreath from the green paper in the Simple Stories Basics collection.
Now, layer the two wreaths with the green wreath on top. Adhere them slightly off center so that the peach wreath peeks through, adding a sort of shadow effect.
Then place small pop dots on the back side of the leaves. Center and adhere over the 3″ x 4″ focal image.

I dug through my stash of Prima Flowers, and found these Georgia Blues flowers were a great color match. To add a little more texture, I found some retired Petaloo Hydrangea blossoms in my stash that worked great. A Champagne Wrinkled Ribbon bow adds the perfect shabby chic vibe.

Simple Stories Spring Farmhouse Floral Wreath Card: A Peek inside

The inside is finished with more designer papers, and a blank panel to add a little personal greeting. If you’d like to purchase this sweet card, it was still available in my Etsy shop at the time I wrote this post.

If you’d like to see more cards made with this charming collection, click HERE.

I hope I’ve shared some tips, tricks and ideas you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Prima Spring Farmhouse Valentine for the RRR Hop

Hello, Ribbon Lovers! Welcome to the January Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop! You should be coming here from Karen’s lovely blog. Today I have a Prima Spring Farmhouse Valentine to share with you.

The January Ribbon Club Assortment is filled with all sorts of delicious pink ribbons. I chose to add this soft and dreamy 5/8″ Light Pink Sheer Organza with Satin Center ribbon from the club assortment.

First, I tied a triple loop bow using my Bow-it-All Tool. Then I topped that bow with a loopy Pink Burlap String bow.

A smaller bow cluster in the upper left hand corner helps to frame the sentiment panel.

Prima Spring Farmhouse Valentine: A Peek Inside

I kept the inside of this Prima Spring Farmhouse Valentine pretty simple. Just a sentiment panel on the top, and a simple pocket with insert on the bottom.

Create the insert with one of the 4″ x 6 Spring Farmhouse Journal Cards and some extra pieces of brown cardstock.

Tuck a tea bag, a honey stick and an individually wrapped chocolate inside for a sweet Valentine greeting. There’s plenty of room to write a personal greeting inside this little gift wallet, too.

On With the Hop

From here, you will hop over and see what lovely inspiration my teamie Linsey has in store for you. You can find a complete blog hop list on the RRR Blog. Visit all the blogs in the hop, leave a lovely comment behind then finish up on the RRR blog to be entered into the drawing for your very own January Ribbon Club Assortment.

If you haven’t subscribed to the RRR Ribbon Club yet, now is a great time to join. Build your ribbon stash each month with a beautifully color coordinated assortment. You can find out how HERE.

Thanks for hopping!