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I was sent a note card from Chloe when I made a purchase from her Etsy shop.  As with all cards I am sent it went on to my magnet board to be admired.  As it was sat there on display an idea began to form...  I fussy cut all the florals from the card - a good job to do whilst the telly is on!  My idea was to put them on top of a wreath, so I got to work with my mixed media supplies...


I used a combination of Inktense pencils (to draw the circle to work around) and Shimmerz (Aqua Huez, Creameez, Vibez and Inklingz for all the other goodness!)


I can't tell you how much I loved the end result!  And I had so much fun doing it, which is the best part.  I tried to colour match the mixed media to the fussy cut embellishments as best I could.


I added a few enamel dots in turquoise to pick out the turquoise in the photograph.  I also added a healthy dose of sequins - Autumn Joy Fall Sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps to be precise.


I then decided I needed a little bit of green too, so found some more enamel dots.


This layout was done with Picture This! challenge in mind, including layers, fussy cutting and one photo.


And here it is all together...


Thanks for stopping by!

Comments

  1. WOW! That wreath is GORGEOUS!!! Beautiful layering under the photo as well. Thanks for joining us at Picture This!

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  2. Hi Laura, That is brilliant. I love it when you can recycle something you like to make something else you like.

    Hope you have a lovely weekend. Sue

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  3. I love your mixed media work for the garland and the cut outs are beautiful.
    Thank you so much for playing with us at Picture This!

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  4. Nice take on thye challenge! Thanks for joining us @PT!

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  5. Beautiful Layout! Love your background and cute flowers.Thank you for playing with us at Picture This!

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  6. Amazing fussy cutting, layering and mixed media work! Great use of cards from others! I keep all the cards people send me and always trying to find good uses for them. Thank you for sharing at Picture This!

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  7. AMAZING fussy cutting!! It looks gorgeous all put together too. Thank you so much for playing along with PT!

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  8. Love the mixed media under your fussy cut wreath! Thank you for joining us at Picture This!

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  9. Absolutely gorgeous! You knocked it out of the park!!! Great take on our challenge, I look forward to seeing more of your work at PT!

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