Blue Christmas

Hello! Ever since I first saw this December Poinsettia I wanted to do one in Blue. I Love looking at them in the stores and seeing all the different colors they alter them into now. They sometimes even sprinkle them with pretty glitter! I added sparkle to mine with a Sakura clear glitter pen, then I added silver pearls to finish it off. The Poinsettia is available as a digi or as a stamp set!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!! Only 9 more days till Christmas!!

Poinsettias and Polk Dots

The poinsettia images are colored with Prismacolor pencils. After cutting out the image the edge of the cardstock is colored with a black marker to define the image; it is attached to the panel with tacky glue. This image is perfect for cutting and arranging.

Glitter was applied to the flower centers and in areas around the images.

The frame is designed to cut the rectangle out of the center but by rolling the die into the machine just far enough to cut the edges and rolling back out again will keep it as one piece which is easier to work with as a full card.
Dry emboss the entire panel.
Sponge the dots before removing the cardstock from the die.
Mask off the rectangle with sticky notes and ink distress the edges.

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To form the card - cut a second frame with the same procedure but don’t emboss. Score ½” from the top, fold, apply adhesive above the score line and attach to the front panel

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The envelope is embossed with the long edge of frame die and sponged with ink.

Stamps: Sweet n’ Sassy Stamps – December Poinsettia

Paper: white cardstock
Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Ranger distress ink – spun sugar
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, baby oil, Art Glitter adhesive, Expressions glitter, Diamond Glaze, Pearls, Aleene’s tacky glue, Marvy black marker
Tools: cutting scissors, paper stumps, Frameabilities, Cuttlebug, stamp positioner, sponge, sticky notes
Techniques: Prismacolor, dry embossing, sponging, ink distressing

Victorian Poinsettias

Happy Tuesday to everyone, today I’m showing you the December Poinsettia image with some rich Victorian colors.

Card size: 4.25"

-Prismacolor pencils, baby oil and paper stumps were used to color the image using the Gamsol technique. Baby oil replaces the Gamsol/mineral spirits.

-The pearls are attached with Diamond Glaze (any lacquer product will work).
-Art Glitter adhesive was used to apply glitter to the yellow berries.

-Ink distressing was done on all Kraft layers.

-An A2 sized envelope with an insert is perfect to mail square cards. For the insert; punch a shape in the very center for ease of removing.

Apply a line of glue 1/4 to 3/8” from the side edges and insert with glue to the front of the envelope. Place the card between the insert and envelope front so it doesn’t shift around.  Perfect fit and saves on postage.

Stamps: Sweet n’ Sassy Stamps – December Poinsettia

Paper: white, The Paper Company – Kraft, K&Company designer paper

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo black, Ranger: tea dye distress ink
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, baby oil, Art Glitter adhesive, Expressions glitter, Diamond Glaze, Pearls, Aleene’s tacky glue, Marvy black marker

Tools: cutting scissors, paper stumps

Techniques: Prismacolor, dry embossing, sponging, ink distressing

Happy Thanksgiving and don’t eat too much!

Poinsettia tags...

Good Morning! It's Monika, back again, but this time as one of the Divas and not just a guest! I am so excited to be here again, working with Sweet n' Sassy Stamps.

I decided to make couple of tags, since they are so in these days. Everywhere I look, I see them popping up. I used December Poinsettia clear stamp set to make my tags (the flower is also available in digi format).

The base tags were die cut with a Sizzix die that I got from my local craft store. The images were colored with Copic Markers. As you can see, I only used a partial image, picked one flower that fit nicely on the circle piece.

On my first tag, I also used Spellbinders Lacey Circle and Circle dies and a Martha Stewart border punch... to embellish my tag, I used rhinestones, ribbon, and the oh so popular Baker's Twine... and to add 'texture' to the tag, I did some paper-piercing and die cut the lacey circle out of felt...

My second tag was made using scrap pieces. It was really fast and easy to put this one together. Again, I just used a partial image, cut it out and colored it with markers... and combined it with fern leaves. The base of the tag was dry embossed to add some texture.

Hope you get on the tag wagon and make some.

Thanks for stopping by!

Monika

Don't forget to come back tomorrow to celebrate SNSS 3rd birthday with us! You won't want to miss the fabulous blog hops and great prizes!

Poinsettias in Pink

Hello everyone.
Thank you for stopping by today. I am honored to be a Sweet' N Sassy Stamps design team member and today I want to share yet another BEAUTIFUL flower image by Leah Cornelius. I just love her work. Leah's flowers lend themselves so well to coloring with any medium. My favorite medium is Copic Markers. I used RV000, Rv00, R81, R83, R85, R89, G21, G24, G40, G94 G99, Y 15, Y17, O, W0, W1. I then sponged around the image with Distressed Ink Antique Linen and sprayed it with Vanilla Smooch Spritz. The sentiment is from Fancy Flexible Phrases by Stampin Up. I used Wild Wasibi and Rose Red card stock and layered with My Mind's Eye and Making Memories designer paper. The punch is a Martha Stewart border punch and of course I had to add bling with my Swarovski Crystals and a touch of Rose ribbon finishes it off. The sketch is from Splitcoast. SCS301 sketch challenge.

Please stop by Sweet' N Sassy Stamps to see all of the wonderful images Korin and the girls have for you.

Thank you again for stopping by and have a lovely day.

God Bless,
Deb

December Poinsettias

Happy Wednesday!

For today's card I used a fantastic newly released Digi image called December Poinsettia.
I printed the image twice, colored them with Copic Markers then cut one set out to layer for some great dimension. I added some yellow glitter to the centers.

The papers are from Close to my Heart. The half pearls are from CTMH also but some were colored with Copic Markers to match.

The hand stitching was done with matching Embroidery Floss.

You might want to pick this beauty up for yourself. After all, there's only 73 days until Christmas. *Ü*