Christmas poinsettias

  I have eyed the Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia for awhile and on a recent sale ordered both the stamp and die sets. These two cards use the set in different orientations and colors along with help from a variety of paper crafting companies. 

            



               Card #1






  I cut two Altenew Cozy Flannel Cover dies from white 110 lb. card stock and backed them with a dotted pattern paper from MME Christmas (very old stash) which was directly glued to an A2 white card. The poinsettias were stamped with DI inks, centers dotted with gold stickles and added to the card fronts. 
  Card #1 with a horizontal profile has one poinsettia which was accidentally gold embossed before the previous layer dried thus covering almost the entire surface with gold instead of only the veins of the leaves. So it was tucked under the pinkish red bloom on the left side of the card and the tiny "peace" and "joy" words from PTI's Winter Fox were stamped vertically on the white plaid squares. 
  Card #2 uses a vertical orientation with one bloom and its leaves smudged with Nuvo Gold Expanding Mousse. A PTI "joy" die was cut from gold paper and added at the bottom of the card.

Linking Card #2 to Time Out Challenge #124

Card #2

  

My mother's oldest sister turned 91 today. Many of my aunt and uncles celebrate birthdays this month so I'm always looking for new ideas. The HA Color Layering Poinsettia was used again in soft red and pink inks and gold embossing on the sentiment.  I stamped two blooms with red inks and fussy cut only the center leaves on one to add an extra layer to the other. Again gold stickles were used for the flower centers. Concord & 9th's Tree Ring was stamped on a white SSS stitched rectangle panel providing a base for the blooms. The panel was added to a pale pink card front. The birthday card linked to SSS Monday Challenge "B is for ?" - birthday in this case. 

Card #3

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