Spring Wreath

Morning blog friends!  As I sit in the green room working on my posts for the week, I thought let's do another cheerful spring like card since it is absolutely chucking it down with rain as I write this!  This is another truly simple card to recreate.  I have embossed the white background with the Flora Embossibility folder for texture and interest.  I have cut out seven of the rose from the Floral Tag set.  You can cut them with two pieces of card at a time to speed it up a bit though.  I inked them up while in the die, some with tattered rose, some with mustard seed, some with dried marigold distress inks.  I used shabby shutters to ink the "leaf" on each of them.  I added a piece of mounting foam to the back of each of them and arranged them in a wreath, slightly overlapping  each other.  Underneath my wreath, I placed a strip of redline tape.  Using some white American seam binding, I ruched it across and tucked the ends to the back.  I added a large double bow tied out of the satin edged white organza.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with the coordinating rose tag from the set.  I inked it with Tattered rose for interest.  I threaded a piece of the pink Bakers Twine from the pastel set through my tag and attached it to my bow.  I pierced the edges to frame and finish the card.  Now, maybe this will help the rain go away!  All for now, Sue x