A Home Decor Piece With The Gathering Together Suite!

I’ve been knocking projects off my list getting ready for next week’s in person Bingo, while also trying to get a head start on classes for October. I’m all for “work smarter, not harder” by getting double duty out of cards and projects for stamping events and posts combined. My October Stamp ‘n Sip project will be displayed at bingo, while I am also putting together cards that will work for a Fall Card Class next month. Today’s post was also my project from our group’s FB Live last night AND will be part of the Bingo display as well. Seem what I mean – double duty????

I love creating papercrafting projects to use for seasonal displays and gifts as well. Today’s project starts with a 5×5 frame. For my background I turned to one of the Basic Beige patterns in the Gathering Together DSP as a starting point. To add texture I used the Gathering Leaves embossing folder which is part of the Gathering Together Suite as well.

I wanted to create a soft wreath using the leaves stamps and dies in the Gathering Moments stamp set, but I wanted it to be an even circle, so I used a Basic Beige circle cut with the Spotlight On Nature dies as the base. I stamped multiple leaves with the color combo of Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Early Espresso then simply played laying out the dies to create the wreath.

The picture doesn’t show it, but to make the wreath appear more full I used a bone folder to curl each leaf before placing.

This photo gives a close up view to the embossed DSP as well as the curved dies. I attached each die with a glue dot on the stem so I was able to tuck in the Early Espresso berries at the end.

If you missed the FB LIVE or are not part of our private craft group and would like to be, simply click on the link below and request to join! We’ve been going strong since 2020 when we started the group with about 35 of our crafting friends. It was a perfect way to keep connected during the Covid shut down and here we are 5 years later with over 550 friends throughout the United States, Canada, as well as other countries such as Australia. If you want perfection with fancy editing, you won’t get that here! lol!! What you do get is fun, crafting on the fly, support and friendship even with the miles separating us.

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One Week Remaining Of The Two Toned Card Stock Paper Share!!!

We are down to our last week of the Two Toned Card Stock paper share, so if you are still planning to register October 2 is the final day. Two Toned Card Stock adds variety and interest to your paper crafting by being able to sand, tear, and crumple layers for your creations. Each share will include 53 pieces – each measuring 6 x 12 inches – of all of the colors found in our Color Collection for $30. Be sure to add $10 if the share is to be mailed. Click on the link below for the full details and to register:

https://lolarist.com/event/two-toned-card-stock-shares/

We are quickly wrapping up our Gathering Together projects, with one remaining framed piece AND one remaining project using the notecards. Next on the list is moving to the October class events, starting with Halloween and also Online Speed Bingo! I’ll be back tomorrow to share one more project, but until then, have a great day crafting, creating, and God Bless!

Gathering Together Suite Collection (English) [165987] $101.50	Gathering Together 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165969] $16.50	Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder [165983] $10.50	Gathering Moments Bundle (English) [165980] $56.50
Gathering Moments Dies [165979] $37.00	Gathering Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [165970] $26.00	Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread Pack [165986] $9.00