Nature’s Wonder Wreath by Paula Cheney
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! If you’re anything like you mean you gasped when you saw this stunning make by Paula Cheney! Such a gorgeous make with a beautiful sentiment in the center! Read on to learn all the details and enjoy!
Paint the outside and lip edge of a idea-ology Display Panel with Scorched Timber Distress Paint. Let paint dry completely, then sand the painted edges. Wipe away the dust and add a layer of Collage Medium over the painted portion for a finished look.
Cut multiple neutral idea-ology Backdrop papers to cover the inside of the Display Panel. Adhere the paper with Collage Medium. Once secure, add a layer of Collage Medium over the surface of the paper.
Once the paper surface is dry and sealed with Collage Medium, scribble Walnut Stain Distress Crayon on Glass Studio Mat. Use a damp paint brush to pick up the crayon and add to the edges of the paper to give it an aged look. Use as many layers of Crayon as you wish. If you get too much, just lightly pounce with a wet wipe to remove. Set aside to dry.
Gather supplies for the next step: Distress Mixed Media Heavystock, Stampers Anonymous Nature’s Wonder Stamp set, and the Simon Says Stamp Nature’s Wonder matching wafer die.
Cut two sheets of Distress Heavystock in half (5.5 x 8.5”). Use a stamping tool to stamp all nine leaves at the same time. I chose to ink the leaves with Oxide Mini’s. Because they are small, it’s easy to add multiple colors to the stamps. I used Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire, Peeled Paint and Villainous Potion, but many colors combinations will work. TIP: I always start with the lightest colors and work my way to the dark one’s. If any of the ink transfers to the pad, I just wipe off the pad with a wet wipe when I’m done.
Lightly spritz the stamps with water from a Distress Sprayer, then stamp the Heavystock and dry with a Heat It Tool. I repeated this step three times so I had three sheets of images to work with.
Use a die cut machine and the new SSS Nature’s Wonder Wafer Dies to cut out the leaves. So simple and easy to cut a huge pile of leaves in just three passes! Look at the result!
Place all the leaves close together on a paper towel. Shake up Distress Spritz Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo till the the mixture its liquified. Spray from above so the Spritz falls onto the leaves. Dry with a Heat It Tool till the Spritz starts to shine. Dab off any excess.
The shine of Distress Spritz is hard to capture in photos, but as soon as the light hits you can clearly see it.
Cut off a 10” piece of idea-ology Mummy Cloth. Spray with Distress Spray Stain in both Gathered Twigs and Scorched Timber, followed by water from the Distress Sprayer to make the ink wick. Dry with a Heat It Tool, then shred into pieces.
Using a embroidery hoop as the foundation (approximately 5.5”), begin glueing the first layer of leaves and pieces of Mummy Cloth to the hoop. You can use Collage Medium or a hot glue gun.
For layer two: add Thin Foam Squares to the back of the leaves and arrange them on top of layer one, filling in some of the blank spaces. I found is best to add Thin Foam squares (to create depth) but still use hot glue to adhere them to the surface.
For layer three: add standard 3D Foam Squares for even more depth using the same method. I also added a bit more of the Mummy Cloth in between the layers of the leaves with Collage Medium.
Once the wreath was complete, I added a few Pawsitively Dazzling Gems in Butter (Simon Says Stamp). So easy to add them with Collage Medium and they add to the shine of the Spritz!
Add Collage Medium to the back of the embroidery hoop and place in the center of the Display Panel. I prefer using collage medium over hot glue, because the medium gives you more open time to get the wreath into the correct position.
Choose an idea-ology Quote Chip Label to add to a Label Frame for the center of the wreath. Add two double stacks of 3D Foam Squares to the back.
Add the quote to the center of the wreath with the 3D Foam Squares.
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Happy World Card Making Day from Simon Says Stamp!
Happy World Card Making Day from Simon Says Stamp—It’s a holiday created just for all of us!
The best thing about World Card Making Day is not only making cards, but the idea that there are people all over the WORLD making cards, too. These people share our passion for creativity and happy mail. In the spirit of this connective nature and to celebrate our favorite holiday, we’ve compiled a video showing card makers like you sharing their love of creating with others!
World Card Making Day was created in 2006, and the original purpose was to kick-start the holiday card making season. Chances are you make lots of cards for Christmas, but we all know that those beautiful cards don’t come together in one night. So grab your scissors and adhesives and cardstock and stamps and make some cards today! Your family can fend for themselves, right? You deserve to celebrate.
And of course you are looking for inspiration to get those Christmas cards started, so here are some beautiful projects for the holidays and Halloween and birthday, too, created by seven talented makers from seven different countries across the globe.
Representing Malaysia—Inderjeet Kaur
Inderjeet’s festive design is a die cut dream using the following Simon Says Stamp exclusive wafer dies: Winter Cardinal, Hanging Leaf Ring, Berry Stems, and Merry Christmas dies. We love the pretty and snowy acetate window she created with our Simon brand Clear Acetate Cards A2!
Representing Singapore—Cez Tolentino
Cez used the beautiful products from our incredible Tim Holtz STAMPtember® Festive Technique Workshop last Sunday, September 28, 2025. Find tons of inspiration and education from Tim Holtz himself in this amazing FREE YouTube class with nearly 4 hours of time with Tim and Heidi, too! Soak in more inspiration in our gallery, too.
Representing Italy—Alberto Gava
Alberto was in the mood for a little spooky Halloween coloring, and he made these super fun shaped cards using the Halloween Treats stamp set from Simon Says Stamp!
Representing Switzerland—Adriana Arminio
Adriana’s pretty card shimmers in blues. She used two Simon Says Stamp exclusive products to make this festive card: the Grand Pixie Snowflake die and the Christmas Star stamp. She added a Swiss German Merry Christmas sentiment to make her card uniquely Swiss!
Representing United Arab Emirates—Hannelie Bester
Hannelie brings the glitz with a pair of elegant and sophisticated holiday cards! She used the following Simon Says Stamp exclusive products: Large Joy die, Christmas Words stamp, and Spun Glass embossing folder. The sentiment on the left card is from the Vintage Holiday Swag stamp set.
Representing Argentina—Celes Gonzalo
This design by Celes is bursting with birthday happiness! We love the sweet gathering of pastel balloons she created using our Simon brand Balloon Assortment die and a simple sentiment from our Festive Balloons stamp set.
Representing the United States of America—Rosemary Dennis
Rosemary revisited the super sweet Holiday Ornaments stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. While the snowflake embossing folder she used is no longer available, you’ll find a wide array of pretty Simon Says Stamp snowflake embossing folders HERE!
What would World Card Making Day be without prizes? Show us what you’re making today for World Card Making Day! Upload your cards at the InLinkz below by 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 11th, and we will choose 1 random winner to receive a $100 gift card from Simon Says Stamp!
Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad, щасливого Різдва, Wesołych Świąt, 메리 크리스마스, Vrolijk Kerstfeest, καλά Χριστούγεννα, Fröhliche Weihnachten, 聖誕節快樂, and Geseënde Kersfees to you all!
Have an awesome World Card Making Day, and we can’t wait to see what you’re making!
Stenciled Fall Pumpkins featuring our October 2025 Card Kit!
Hello everyone! Heather Hoffman here today, and I’m feeling all the fun fall feelings with the newest and appropriately named October 2025 Card Kit: Fall Vibes! Keep reading to learn more about how I created this card:
I started this card off with the stunning Pumpkin Patch layering stencil set. The possibilities and color combos are endless with this one, and one of my favorite things about cardmaking, is that you can create things in any color your heart desires! I blended these with two color tones for each pumpkin stencil layer, using the lightest shade for all over color with a large brush, and the deeper shade with a smaller brush to add some depth to the centers of each pumpkin. I used Artichoke and Kale, Fairy and Plum, Zest and Honey, then Woodsy for the stems. I trimmed the panel down to a perfect A2 size using A2 Rectangles dies, then added some blending around the edges with Latte ink to create a more vintage feel. I also added some gold splatters using a Zig Starry Colors watercolor palette, a bit of water, and a paint brush, then set that aside to dry thoroughly.
Next up, I chose a sentiment from the A2 Grid Basics stamp set, and heat embossed it on a strip of vellum using Antique Gold embossing powder – that color did a good job of keeping with the vintage feel and theme! I also die cut a white circle using one of the small Basic Circles dies to tuck behind the sentiment to help it pop from the busy background, but without covering too much of those lovely pumpkins! Before I added that to my card however, I used a white gel pen to add some details and accents to the pumpkins. I added a little line accent to each stem, and then went a little crazy with the dots – I love the whimsical feel it added to the design!
Once the white gel pen details were finished, I wrapped the vellum around the panel and adhered it in the back, tucking the white circle in place directly behind the sentiment. I then adhered that entire panel to my white cardbase, and adhered one of the Tim Holtz photo frames in the kit around the sentiment to make it pop! A few Gold Dazzling Gems, and a loopy bow created with Vivant Rose Gold cord finish this card off!
What colors would you love to stencils these gorgeous pumpkins in? Typical fall colors? Soft and romantic tones? Bold and bright? Leave a comment below letting me know either what you’d love to use, or an inspiring combo you’ve already seen!
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