Hey y’all – it’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop!! Today’s a sketch challenge – and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table! I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!
I decided that it had been a hot minute since I’d played with the Poinsettia Petals bundle – and the flower worked for the sketch – so…out it came! And – more Plaid Tidings DSP – this time for a Christmas card! Take a look-see:
And here’s the sketch that made me think poinsettia!
Yea yea – okay. It didn’t have to be a poinsettia. But mine is. So…there. 😉
I used somewhat non-traditional colors for this Christmas card, thanks to the color challenge at CAS Colors & Sketches.
I started with some Cherry Cobbler plaid from the season-spanning Plaid Tidings DSP that I matted on Mango Melody for the card front.
I cut a piece of Whisper White with a Stitched Rectangle Die (why do I even bother ever putting these away??) then embossed it in the Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it to the card front with Liquid Glue.
For the flower, I cut two of each of the flower petals in the Poinsettia Dies. Here’s a tip I re-learned the other day…thanks, Amy!
On the Poinsettia Dies – each flower size has two dies. One cuts the outline and the other embosses veins in the petals. It’s sort of a puzzle figuring out how the embossing dies go in the cutting dies. So…here’s the tip. Once you figure it out – put a little dot on each piece. I used a Sharpie – you can do that or use a little dot of nail polish. The Sharpie fades – so you’ll need to replenish it!
Second tip: to get a more pronounced embossing – run the dies thru the cutting machine once. Then carefully remove the cutting die – without disturbing the emboss die. Then run it all back thru again. You’ll be happy you did!! 🙂 Oh – don’t try this with the Red Velveteen paper. You’ll be sad that you did if you do! 😳😳😳
I stamped the Poinsettia Petals sentiment in Cinnamon Cider on a strip of Whisper White and cut one end with the Banners Pick a Punch. I edged the banner with the Mango Melody Stampin’ Write Marker.
I stamped the berries from Poinsettia Petals in Cinnamon Cider on Cinnamon Cider cardstock and cut them with their die from the Poinsettia Dies. I also cut a couple of Mango Melody berries and the two little flower centers.
For this one, I laid the card front on my Cinnamon Cider card base to be sure I wasn’t making all my decorations too wide.
I adhered the berries with Liquid Glue.
I looped some Linen Thread around my hand four times, twisted it into a Figure-8 and tied it with another short length of Thread. Then I adhered it with a Glue Dot.
I built the poinsettia with Liquid Glue and adhered it over the “bow” with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I nestled the sentiment in and adhered it with Liquid Glue inside the flower and a few dimensionals on the other end!
I used my Light Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blend to color some small Pearl Basic Jewels – adhered them to the flower center – and here and there on the card front and the card was done!
On the inside, I stamped a second Poinsettia Petals sentiment in Cinnamon Cider on a Whisper White panel. Over top I used the full flower image and stamped it with stamped-off-once Cherry Cobbler.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Mango Melody mat and into my Cinnamon Cider card base, adhered the card front with more Liquid Glue and the card was done!
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got the Poinsettia Petals flower in Cherry Cobbler on the front…
…and a little more of the Plaid Tidings DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! I love this Poinsettia Petals flower – it’s gorgeous in Cherry Cobbler, don’t you think?? The stamp set and bundled Poinsettia Dies are just wonderful.
And – can you even maybe think of any card that would NOT benefit from a piece of Plaid Tidings DSP? Nope – I don’t think you can! It is THAT versatile! 😉
I hope you like!
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Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop thru all our projects today. If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Kristi’s page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!
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Have fun on the Hop!!
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- Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
- Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″
- Coordinating Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Just Jade, Soft Sea Foam
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Cinnamon Cider Card Stock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base – scored, cut and folded at 4 1/4″); Poinsettia Die cut berries
Mango Melody Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner); Poinsettia Die cut flower centers and berries
Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: Poinsettia Die cut flower petals
Whisper White Card Stock: Stitched Rectangle (embossed front panel); (sentiment); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)
Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); envelope flap
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So pretty Mary! Love that poinsettia, perfect with the plaid background! 🙂
Thank you, Amy – appreciate it! 🙂
Another Beauty Mary 🙂 Love the plaid background with the embossed wood panel and your poinsettia is perfect
Thanks, Karen! 🙂
Just gorgeous Mary! All your little details have turned a nice card into a stunning masterpiece!!😊😊
Thanks very much, Akiko! 🙂
Gorgeous poinsettia, and the embossed piece reallly sets it off. Thanks for the tips on the flower. That set is a bit daunting when first opened. Really pretty card. Love that plaid, and yes, it is versatile.
Yep – but with the little dots it’s all pretty easy to use! Thank you so much, Julie! 🙂
Par usual, I love all the layering, colors, design AND that plaid!!
Thanks, Karen – Plaid gets me every time! 🙂
This is a beautiful card! Thank you for sharing it, as well as the helpful tips regarding the dies.
Thanks so much, Karen – and glad to help! 🙂
Great card Mary, when I saw the sketch I made a note next to it to use the poinsettia set but then received Autumn Greeting and used it instead. Love the poinsettia with the DSP.
Thanks so much, Kristi – your card was gorgeous!! 🙂
Very nice and festive card. The sketch was a good one. I like how you used the Poinsettia as the focal point on the side of your card.
Thank you so much, Ida! 🙂
Wow! I love your flower. Yes, cherry cobbler is perfect for a poinsettia. Thanks for the reminder about marking the dies to match. Happy to see the big loopy bow on there! 😄
You’re welcome, Susan – glad to help you use those dies – they’re way too pretty to NOT use! Thanks very much! 🙂
This is a beautiful stamp set, I can’t wait to begin using mine. I love everything about this card….the texture, the pattern, of course the colors. Thanks so much for joining us again this week at CC&S
Thanks so much, Shannon – appreciate your kind words! 🙂
Awesome use of the colors. Thanks for playing along with us at CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creative projects in the future galleries again.
Thanks so much, Wei! Appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
What a great Christmas card here!!!!
I love the background paper and the delicate poinsettia. So beautiful!!
Thank you for playing along with CC&S challenge!
Thank you so much, Kim! Appreciate you stopping by! 🙂