Getting Ready + Create with TLC Image #7

Next Week-end (Oct. 11 & 12) there is an Heirloom Rubber Stamp and Paper Arts Festival in York, PA.  My friends and CTMH consultants, Joyce and Betty, will be setting up a Close to My Heart booth and I get to go along to teach the Make & Takes.  We're not sure what we are making yet, so I've been playing with ideas and making samples.  Today I made this folded wreath Christmas ornament to see how it would look using the new CTMH Snowhaven Paper.  

No, I do not have my Christmas tree up.  I hung the ornament on one of our front bushes.  Worked for me!

Here's a picture of the back...

This is only a 10 point wreath.  We usually make them 12 points.  But 10 works fine, too.  I inserted a 2 1/4" circle with a stamped snowflake (stamp set from the Frosted Cardmaking Workshop; cranberry ink) into the center before it was totally assembled. 

The banner and overlay are on the CTMH Artiste Cartridge.  Both sentiments are from the Pear and Partridge Cardmaking Workshop.  I curved the stamp onto the acrylic block so it would match the shape of the banner.  Here's a hint for doing that.  When I cut the overlay I saved the center section that was left on the cricut adhesive sheet.  Since that is the size and shape of the opening where I wanted to stamp my sentiments, it was perfect for checking to see if I had the stamp aligned on the block correctly.

I used a few tiny dots of Liquid Glass on the overlay to glue it to the white banner, then stamped.  The banner is hung from the wreath with black waxy flax, which CTMH has retired for some unknown reason.  I haven't seen another product like it.  I also used it for the ornament hanger.  Finally I added a cranberry bow and a blue sparkle on the snowflake.  How do you like it?

Now I'm off to see how an origami tree would look using the same paper.

This project is being entered in the following challenges:

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #143 - Buntings and Banners 

We Do Doobadoo Challenge #16 - Christmas

Anything Goes with a Twist Challenge #1 - Anything Goes/ Twist:Anything Goes

Crafts for Eternity Challenge Recipe 196 - 3 of the same letter (Bling, Bow, Banner) or (Snowflake, String, Sentiment)

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Red and Blue

Charisma Cards Challenge - Anything but a Card

Take Heart Ideas October Challenge - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - t for Tree Ornament

Inky Impressions Challenge #179 - Anything but a Card

Crafty Hazelnut's Challenge Extra for October - Anything Christmas Goes

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While I'm in the Christmas frame of mind,

 here is Card #7 for Create with TLC's

Progressive Freebie Party for 

World Card Making Day...

(I've used My Mind's Eye Papers for this card.)

This card is being entered in these challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Early Holiday Wishes 4 Kids 
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #197 - Something beginning with the letter P (plaid paper)
The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge #18 - I is for Iconic (I'm thinking the fat man is definitely an icon!)
Crafty Hazelnut's October Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes