Tuesday 19 January 2010

Table Centrepiece

Challenges

A Spoonful Of Sugar (87) - Lots of layering
Creative Card Crew (43) - Punch It
ABC - L is for Layering

I made this decoration at our club just before Christmas and thought you might like to see it. I think it fits the above challenges as well.

First I cut two circles from card and then cut out another circle from the middle of each. I then stamped and cut out over 100 leaves (never again!!!) using a Brilliance 'Twighlight' inkpad. These were then attached with staples to one of the card rings making sure they are layered to cover all the ring. Next punch or die-cut the poinsettias from pearl card, layer, attach with foam pads and add a gem to the centres. Next I added some silver ribbon bows. Finally, stick the two circles together with foam pads so that the staples are hidden. I then glued my wreath to a plastic plate so I could move it around more easily. To finish it off I placed a small plant pot holder in the middle and put a candle inside (SAFETY FIRST: DO NOT light the candle unless it is inside a heatproof container first).

Recipe

Leaf Stamp - PSX
Ribbon/Gems - Stash

Thanks for looking.

8 comments:

Pauline C said...

Wow Christine this is really amazing and impressive - it is certainly perfect for the CCC challenge - wonderful punch work! Thanks for joining in the CCC Chalenge this time
Pauline x

Paula said...

This is absolutly beautiful Christine so pretty. Thanks for taking part in the CCC Challenge.
Paula xxxx

Jane (Carroll's Creations) said...

Fantastic

Thanks for joining us on ABC :)

Hugs Jane x

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

Holy moly, I can't imagine how long it took you to hand cut all those leaves, but your project is truly fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and our readers this week at the CCC!

Steph said...

Wow this is gorgeous. How unusual, I so love it!

Linanna DESIGNS said...

Wow this is such a great project, what a lovely gift to give someone. Thank you for joining in with the CCC challenge this week, good luck, Linda x

Sam said...

Gorgeous project. Rather you than me cutting all those leaves! Thanks for playing along at CCC.
Sam x

Tanya S said...

That is very beautiful! I'd have that on my table any day.Very Creative!