Spring Wreath

Hello my friends and welcome to this month's i {heart} papers Design Team challenge! This month we are hopping along with the Paper Craft Planet Girls to showcase some of the new products and ideas that were unveiled at CHA in January. Of course, not everyone can attend CHA. We were quite sorely missing some of our team mates (that would be me!)...and the general public is not eligible to attend. Thankfully, those of you who couldn't be there can live vicariously through the next best thing: photos! Check out these in this post from Susanna, and several posts from MoxieFab! New product is arriving almost daily in the i {heart} papers store so be sure to check out the NEW ITEMS page frequently! Okay on with my project. 

One of the prominent themes at CHA was the use of banners. I took some Paper Heart DP by Crate Paper and cut some small banner shapes with my Big Shot. I then used my Olivia alphabet for my cuttlebug and cut out the word "spring" from more of the Paper Heart DP. I used i {stick} papers red line tape to adhere the banners to the twisted hemp rope. I decorated the end banners with punched flowers and rhinestones for a little sparkle :) I then embellished the rest of the wreath with some flower picks and mushroom birds (why are they called mushroom birds?!) that I bought at Michael's. I couldn't call it complete without  a ribbon bow! Here is a close up picture of the banner.

Even though it is only February, our weather here in Minneapolis has been absolutely gorgeous (for us anyways!). We don't have any snow on the ground and we have enjoyed many days in the 40s with lots of sunshine. I think I may just leave my spring wreath hanging up in the foyer until it actually snows again! Thanks so much for stopping by and please check out the rest of the team!

• Carolyn


• Deb


• Loretta


• Lori


• Lynn


• Tracy


• Kate
and our guests from PCP:

• Adela Rossol


• Lisa Somerville


• Lyn Bernatovich


• Susanna Boyd


• Taylor Usry


• Wendy Price

stamps: none

ink: none

paper: Paper Heart DP (Crate Paper); not quite navy, bashful blue, riding hood red, calypso coral (SU!)

accessories: Mix & Match Banners Die-namics (MFT); Olivia alphabet for Cuttlebug (Provo Craft); Twisted Hemp Rope Natural (Canvas Corp); flower daisy #2 Bigz die (Sizzix); flower punch (Family Treasures); light pink and ice blue rhinestones (Kaiser Craft); red silk ribbon (Creative Impressions); flower picks, mushroom birds, nest (Michael's)