Fusion Challenge ~ Silver Star Wreath

When I saw the lovely inspiration photo at today's Fusion Card Challenge, I knew I wanted to make a holiday wreath.

I've made several over the years (here & here), but never a silver one … and I think this one is my favorite.  I punched my Martha Stewart Medium Branch multiple times from a piece of silver glitter designer paper.  Make sure you punch from both the front & the back of the paper, so you have the branch going both directions.

Next, I die cut a 3" circle from scrap paper to be the frame for my wreath (I remove it after I have the basic architecture of the circle complete).  I attach each branch with a tiny glue dot toward the top of the branch (so the bottom of the branches curl with dimension).  

Once the first layer is complete, I remove the circle template and add a second layer to fill out the design.  Rather than use a red bow like in the picture, I decided to add some Jolee Silver Vintage Stars and decorate my wreath with red & silver sequins.

I finished with a Hero Arts Lowercase Christmas Sentiment stamped in Hero Arts Punch Chalk Ink.  I attached the sentiment strip with foam tape (framed by a strip of the silver designer paper) for dimension.

I love the clean yet elegant design … it reminds me of the small silver Christmas Tree my Gran always had decorated in her formal living room.

Remember, if you love Hero Arts products as much as I do, you can use my discount code STEPH15 at the a2z Scrapbooking store (on a purchase of $25 before tax & shipping) and you'll receive 15% off your order.  And the a2z November Challenge is Anything Goes … all you have to do is use at least one Hero Arts product.