It's beautiful weather here at the moment - perfect for gardening. Fortunately for my Christmas card quota, I can no longer garden all day like I could when younger (or my back protests very painfully) so I'm forced to do other things during the day. Today I got a couple of cards made.
For The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up "Vintage" and the Christmas Kickstart "Positively Poinsettia" challenges:
With the stamp in my MISTI, I stamped it first in Antique Linen, then inked up the poinsettia with red and green TH crayons, misting lightly, and going back and forth until I was happy with the results. Trimmed it, bordered it with dark gold, added the sentiment, a dark gold border, and some champagne-coloured pearls in the centre of the flower.
Then for Sparkles Christmas Challenge "Christmas Foliage" and Christmas All Year Round (be inspired by a line from Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - I went with "Deck the halls with boughs of holly"):
I stamped the holly stamp twice with an old Kaleidacolor pad to get the lovely colour variation, added the sentiment, trimmed with a stitched rectangle and popped it up on fun foam, added red Stickles to the berries and a little red bow.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - TH poinsettia postcard, Mama Elephant sentiment
Ink - Distress Antique Linen, Versafine Clair Nocturne
Paper - off white and dark gold cs
Size - A2
Accessories - TH crayons, champagne pearls
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Penny Black
Ink - Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea
Paper - off white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Lil Inker stitched rectangle die, red Stickles, red cord, fun foam
Two beautiful cards Susan. LOVE your first one with the gorgeous vintage poinsettia. And your second is so fun and bright with the multicoloured leaves. The weather is great and I'm enjoying the bright day which lifts the spirits. xx
ReplyDeleteYou definitely achieved a vintage look with that gorgeous poinsettia card, Susan. Thanks for sharing it with Jo and me at Christmas Kickstart.
ReplyDeleteTwo fun cards. I like the blue leaves on the holly, that's a fresh take on holly and looks great.
ReplyDeleteI love your pretty poinsettia on the postcard background and finished perfectly with the dark gold mat and lovely pearls in the centre and sentiment strip, and then the wonderful holly stamped with the tri-tone ink pad which gives such a terrific variation of colour on the leaves..two great cards Susan. x
ReplyDeleteYour Holly card is especially lovely! Great colors choice, I love it.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful poinsettia cards Susan, I especially love the first ♥
ReplyDeleteTwo lovely cards, Susan. I love your poinsettia card - so elegant. Thanks for joining Bobby and me at Christmas Kickstart again! Jo x
ReplyDeleteThese are both so beautifully done. Thanks for joining my theme at Sparkles Christmas Challenge. Love Dawn x
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