Have you ever taken an image from a winter stamp set and made it look summery? Or made a spring stamp look like it was created for autumn? That’s the beautiful thing about stamps: you can manipulate the images to fit your needs.

Choose different colors, techniques, paper options, etc. and you can change the use for almost any stamp set. You’ve seen it done and you can do it yourself.

Take the Circle of Spring Stamp Set for example. Sure, it’s called the Circle of Spring, but that doesn’t mean you can only create wreaths for spring. Wreaths are good all year long and you can make them for any season.

Instructions for Card:

1. Fold an 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” piece of Sahara Sand Cardstock in half to create the card base.
2.  Adhere a vertical strip of Neutrals Designer Series Paper (2” x 5-1/2”) to the center of the card.
3. Stamp the wreath image in VersaMark ink on a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock (4” x 4”). Pour White Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the image, shake off the excess powder, and heat emboss.
4. Daub Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, and Watermelon Wonder ink over the embossed wreath using Sponge Daubers.
5. Spritz the wreath with water using the Stampin’ Spritzer for a watercolor effect. (Blot the image dry.)
6. Cut the wreath out using the Big Shot and the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies.
7. Place a few small Pearl Basic Jewels on the wreath.
8. Stamp the ribbon image in VersaMark ink. Pour Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the image, shake off the excess powder, and heat emboss. Adhere the ribbon image to the top of the wreath.
9. Stamp the sentiment in Tip Top Taupe ink on a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock (2” x 2”).
10. Adhere the wreath over the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals, then adhere the entire piece to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Product List for Card

Circle Of Spring Photopolymer Stamp Set [138964] $16.00	Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies [135851] $25.00	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043] $7.00	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910] $8.00
Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334] $7.00	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435] $22.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $6.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $6.50
Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325] $6.50	Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] $6.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $7.50	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $5.00	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Big Shot [113439] $110.00

Instructions for Thank You Gift Box:

1. Cut the box from Bermuda Bay Cardstock using the Big Shot and the Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Die. Assemble the box.
2. Stamp the wreath image in VersaMark ink on Shimmery White Cardstock (4” x 4”) (10 x 10 cm). Pour Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the image, shake off any excess powder, and heat emboss.
3. Stamp three flowers in VersaMark ink on Shimmery White Cardstock (3” x 3”) (7.5 x 7.5 cm). Pour Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the images, shake off any excess powder, and heat emboss.
4. Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark ink on Shimmery White Cardstock (2” x 2”) (5 x 5 cm). Pour Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the words, shake off any excess powder, and heat emboss. Cut out the sentiment using the Big Shot and the Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies.
5. Cut out the wreath and flowers using the Big Shot and the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies.
6. Cut the ribbon shape from Silver Glimmer Paper using the Big Shot and the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies.
7. Adhere the flowers and ribbon to the wreath using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
8. Tie the box closed with Whisper White 1/2” (1.3 cm) Seam Binding Ribbon (20”) (50 cm).
9. Place the wreath on the box, under the ribbon.
10. Tie the tag to the ribbon with Silver Metallic Thread.

Product List for Thank You Gift Box

Circle Of Spring Photopolymer Stamp Set [138964] $16.00	Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies [135851] $25.00	Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies [135853] $33.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $7.00
Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $5.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $7.50	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00	Whisper White 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134573] $7.00
Silver Metallic Thread [138402] $3.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Big Shot [113439] $110.00