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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Wednesday 13 February 2019

Poinsettia on Corrugated Card


The Sparkles Christmas Challenge is asking for Poinsettias - one of my favourite themes for my Christmas cards.

I used part of a corrugated coffee cup sleeve for a background panel. The holly is cut out of regular green cs and the poinsettia and sentiment out of dark red shimmer cs.

I taped the top and bottom of the holly die cut under the corrugated cardboard so that it looks entwined around it.

I shaped the poinsettia a bit with a stylus and put little rolls of tape behind some of the petals to pop them up a bit more. I added large gold gemstones to the centre. And small dark red ones to the holly.

We're having a lot of snow here in Vancouver so I'm definitely in the mood to make Christmas cards!





Supplies:
Paper - dark red shimmer, green, and white cs, corrugated coffee cup sleeve
Size - A2
Accessories - Tim Holtz joy and poinsettia dies, Memory Box holly die, large gold and small red gemstones



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9 comments:

  1. Trina P.13 February 2019 at 10:07

    Gorgeous, Susan. Awesome upcycling of the corrugated sleeve. Gives wonderful texture and is the perfect for featuring the beautiful poinsettia. xx

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  2. Mac Mable13 February 2019 at 11:09

    Love the texture and the re-cycling on your beautiful Christmas card. Stay warm and make more cards! x

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  3. Brenda in IN13 February 2019 at 11:58

    A great way to re-use a product and it makes a great background for that sparkling poinsettia. Wonderful Christmas card.

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  4. Bonnie13 February 2019 at 14:21

    Love this beautifully shaped poinsettia, Susan! The cardboard gives it a rustic look and the holly twining around it gives even more interest and dimension!

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  5. Christine Alexander13 February 2019 at 19:08

    beautiful up-cycling Susan, the red poinsettia is perfectly shaped and love those little red gem stones as berries :)

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  6. Loll13 February 2019 at 22:20

    This is so pretty Susan! Love the corrugated coffee sleeve as your background. Your poinsettia is gorgeous cut from the red shimmer paper. Great design! xx

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  7. Marcia Hill14 February 2019 at 17:59

    Beautiful, beautiful card Susan!! I'm loving that corrugated background and the holly entwined around it! And the Poinsettia is just GORGEOUS with all it's shimmer and shine! :0)

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  8. Helen27 February 2019 at 05:25

    A great card - thanks for sharing it with us at the Sparkles Christmas Challenge.

    Helen x

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  9. Helen27 February 2019 at 05:25

    A great card - thanks for sharing it with us at the Sparkles Christmas Challenge.

    Helen x

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