There are templates that you can purchase to create a wreath style of stamping on a card. I chose to make one as it's a simple process and there are lots of YouTube videos available showing how to create your own. Card fronts are much bigger than ATCs so it can be a little challenging to get your wreath to fit onto the rectangular shape of an atc but it can be done, as shown by my samples below. The good thing is the same size template will also work for cards a it's all about the placement of the stamp on the door of the stamp positioner as to how small your wreath can be. Wreath stamping does not have to be leaves or flowers as is usually used. My samples show that you can use whatever small-sized stamps that you choose to. Yes, I chose bats, skulls and spiders for some of mine. I hope you give it a try, it's such a great technique!
"Excuse me"
(The black border around the edge of this atc is
created using the Distress Oxide re-inker from
my Bleeding Borders class. The gold accent
colour around the edge and on the bat is Golden
Hour Solar Paste swiped onto black. Such a
great effect!)
"Fly away"
(You can see you don't need to colour in the
background of the atc at all with this
technique. There is enough going on
with the wreath stamping and a focal image.)
Here is a closer look at the sparkle on the bee.
"Be you, bravely"
(The bleeding lines around the edge of this atc
is created with the Pilot G-Tec C4 gel pens that
come in colours and can be activated with water.
I love the Banksy sticker that makes the focal
point in the wreath and the little bootprints
were from a Christmas stamp set that I never used any
other parts of, except the boot prints.)
(This background is Supervision Layering
Watercolour paints. It is one colour that granulates
and separates into blue and purple.)
Another close-up to see the sparkle of the WOW
glittery embossing powder on the dragonfly.
"An unfortunate ending"
"Life is good"
(Sometimes clean and simple just works.
I was pretty impressed by how small I got that
wreath on the skull's head!)
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