Poinsettia Christmas Card

 I was inspired by the wonderful Nichol Spohr for this card. The finished card is 4.5inches by 6.5 inches.

Using Hero Arts paper layering poinsettia die set, I cut 6 of the medium petals and 3 of the smallest from dark red cardstock. I only wanted small flowers so didn't use the largest die. 

I applied versamark ink using a versamarker pen to the tips of the larger petals and all over the smaller die cut. I did not bother with anti static powder because I wanted a distressed look. I then coated them with gold embossing powder and heated. They all looked different and I love how they look when assembled.

Each flower is 2 larger die cuts adhered in the centre and offset. The third layer was then adhered to the top.

The background is Hero Arts liquid watercolour in the colours of pine and moss. I kept layering the colour until I was happy with it and then painted Hero Arts iridescent water colour ink over top for sparkle.

When the background was completely dry, I embossed it with a starburst embossing folder because I thought it fit the Christmas theme.

The leaves are from Paper Rose studio as is the Merry Christmas. 

I adhered the poinsettias only by the bottom layer so the other layers can fold up slightly for dimension. 

I matted the green panel on red and adhered it to a cardbase.

I finished with gold glitter nuvo drops on the flower centres. They don't stand out as much as I would like but it is what it is. 

Thanks for stopping by, 

Helen xo

Christmas Card

 

I'm so excited to be guest designer on The Flower Challenge. Thanks so much for asking me, Viv. The theme is add embellishments and what better time than Christmas is there for adding embellishments.

The stamp set I've used is Holiday Bouquet by Avery Elle. The main image was stamped in momento tuxedo black and coloured with copic markers.

Flowers are R24, R37 and R89. Flower centres are Y17.

Berries are R37 and R89.

Leaves are G09 and G28.

The image was cut with the co ordinating die. On a piece of cardstock smaller than my card base, I determined where the flowers would go and then added in greenery behind. 

The pine needles are stamped using LDRS creative four leaf hybrid ink doing first, second and third generation stamping. 

Before adhering the flowers on foam tape, I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set.

I added the panel to a green mat ( made by inking the edges with the same green ink) and adhered this to my card base.

Now for the fun part. Adding embellishments!

Nuvo shimmer pen on the flowers. ( difficult to see in photos)

Nuvo gold glitter drops for the flower centres. I start with 3 or 4 drops with enough  space between so they remain distinct drops. Once they're dry, I put more drops in the gaps. This gives dimension rather than one big blob.

Glossy accents on the berries.

And finished with some iridescent clear sequins.

Thanks for stopping by,

Helen xo

 

U Fold Christmas Card

 

I was inspired by the wonderful Kelly Bates for this card. You can find her card Here and  I used her measurements. 

The cardbase is Neenah 110lb, 4.25 by 8 inches. Score lines are 1.25, 2.5, 5.5 and 6.75 inches.

I didn't have suitable Christmas paper so I stamped each end using images from My Monthly Hero Nov18. The snow flakes are golden glitz Delicata ink and the candy canes are red ruby from Hero Arts.

The tree die cut is My Monthly Hero Oct18 and I cut it from Lawn Fawn Knit Picky paper for some texture.

I inked around the edges of the tree with dark green ink and adhered the two pieces together. I then added a garland and baubles using red stickles and Nuvo glitter drops in honey gold and emerald city.

After waiting 24 hours for everything to dry, I adhered the tree to a panel I'd inked the edges with antique linen distress ink and then adhered this to the centre panel on the card.

The gifts under the tree are from a small Lawn Fawn birthday set and are coloured with copic markers with white gel pen details.

The bridge is 2 layers of Neenah 110lb, edges inked in antique linen and stamped as per card.

The Merry Christmas sentiment is Memory Box and cut from gold mirror cardstock. 

The bridge was cut to .75 by 5.5 inches. This was slightly too long due the bulk on the inside of the card. 

So I adhered the left side only, folded the card flat and then adhered the right hand side. I was then able to trim off the tiny amount off excess. 

I finished with more red stickles and gold Nuvo drops on the left and right sides.

Thanks for stopping by,

Helen xo