A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Sunday, 11 June 2017

A Poinsettia and Sequins

Here's the new challenge over at the Christmas Card Throwdown:


I went with sequins.  Here's my card:


I stamped and heat embossed the poinsettia in white and watercoloured it with my Zigs, being a bit radical (for me) in my choice of colours - I'd usually use red and green, not pink and lime!

I stamped the sentiment in grey and heat embossed it, and then put a bit of the same grey ink on my craft sheet, watered it down, and did a light splatter on the background.

For the challenge, I embellished with sequins that matched the colours in the poinsettia.

Then bordered it with a pierced frame for a final touch.

I'm also taking it over to the Flower Challenge, where "anything goes" this month.


And the Merry Christmas Challenge is also "anything goes".




Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black Sparkler, Make an Impression sentiment
Ink - ColorBox white, Versafine Smokey Grey
Paper - white and green cs, watercolour paper
Size - A2
Accessories - white and clear embossing powder, MFT pierced frame die, Zig markers, sequins



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15 comments:

  1. Bonnie11 June 2017 at 14:07

    I LOVE the pink and green! Fun colors and a gorgeous card!

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  2. Nstiz11 June 2017 at 14:51

    Nothing catches my attention quicker than nontraditional Christmas colors! Love this idea and your poinsettia turned out beautiful! The light splatter and sequins are the perfect, final touch!

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  3. Lucinda11 June 2017 at 16:16

    I love your vibrant poinsettia, it's so eye catching, and the touches in the background, with your sequins, give it a really individual look. Thanks for sharing with us at the Christmas Card Throwdown.

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  4. Loll11 June 2017 at 19:01

    Beautiful and bright colours for your watercoloured poinsettia, Susan. Always fun to change it up from the traditional. x

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  5. Christine Alexander11 June 2017 at 20:30

    The colours are awesome, I love the vibrant pinks and lime green they really make the poinsettia pop :)

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  6. nancy littrell11 June 2017 at 20:31

    Gorgeous watercolouring with your Zigs, Susan. Poinsettias come in so many different colours anymore..I love your choice of colours my friend. TFS Hugs..

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  7. Mac Mable12 June 2017 at 03:32

    Loving the pink and lime...so eye catching. Great water colouring and the grey splats finish your card off beautifully x

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  8. Janis Lewis12 June 2017 at 07:39

    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing at The Merry Christmas Challenge.
    ~Owner/DT Janis

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  9. Karen L K12 June 2017 at 08:44

    Very nice! It is so pretty with those colors!

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  10. AlisonC13 June 2017 at 12:20

    Oh, I love this. Your colouring is beautiful and the card is so bright and fresh. The green frame is just right.
    Thanks for playing along at Christmas Card Throwdown.

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  11. sweet art designs18 June 2017 at 19:25

    Lovely colouring. Thank you for sharing with us at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - Myrna DT

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  12. Deborah Frings19 June 2017 at 11:54

    I do like this poinsettia - very clean and crisp. Beautiful colouring and just the right amount of sparkle with the sequins. Thanks so much for playing along with our stash challenge at Christmas Card Throwdown. Deborah, DT.

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  13. Shona Chambers23 June 2017 at 16:42

    Well done using different colours, I think they look fantastic and really caught my eye in the Gallery!! Love the simple design having the flower as the star and the green frame stamp finishes it off perfectly. So glad you joined us at The Flower Challenge!!

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  14. Mac Mable1 July 2017 at 08:55

    Congratulations on the win...This is one stand out card and love the contemporary colours x

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  15. nancy littrell5 July 2017 at 07:09

    Congratulations Susan, I see that your gorgeous poinsettia with sequins card was a winner at Christmas Card Throwdown:-) I certainly see why. Your card is a beauty my friend. Hugs..

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