Freshly Made Sketches #714

One more Christmas card based on Cecile's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  Mine are already in the mail but it's good to get a head start on next year's cards.

The Honey Bee Poinsettia was cut in white and colored with GinaK Carnation inks.  Two different embossing folders add to the theme, the white one from Tim Holtz and the green from Altenew.  The sentiment is from Penny Black. 

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Christmas Kickstart #97 - Reminder

I'm back with another card to inspire you to join us for this month's Christmas Kickstart - Positively Poinsettias.

We're asking  you to use your poinsettias to make cards for this challenge.  This card is an entirely different style from my first one.

The dies are from Tim Holtz, called Festive Bouquet.  Everything was cut from watercolor paper and colored with Distress Inks.  I thought I'd give them a rustic look with black splatter.  Not sure that was a wise choice but I'm going with it.  The images are arranged on a panel embossed with Altenew's Poinsettia Cluster, popping up some of the leaves with foam tape.  The sentiment is another one from Pinkfresh Studio's Basic Banners Christmas, heat embossed in black. 

If you haven't joined us yet there is still time.  Don't miss this chance to get a kickstart on your Christmas cards.  I'd love to see your poinsettias.

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The Flower Challenge #98

We'd like you to add sparkle to your The Flower Challenge cards this month.

There are many ways to add sparkle.  For my card I chose sparkly cardstock.

The ancient pieces of red and green were just begging me to use them so I cut Honey Bee's poinsettia and added it to a panel embossed with Altenew's Poinsettia Cluster folder.  This close-up shows the sparkle a little more. 

The Design Team has some sparkly cards for you to see.  We hope they inspire you to make a card for our gallery this month.

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