Hello Friends!
I’ve been busy in my craft room playing with all of my new “toys” from the holiday mini catalog. Today I wanted to share one of the cards I put together using the Poinsettia Place suite of products.
I love lots of layers and textures on the cards I create and this set of products delivers all of that and more! Take a close look at the Beaded Pearls in the center of the poinsettia; they are soooo PRETTY!
I also used Versamark ink and clear embossing powder to create a watermark effect over the inside sentiment. It looks so pretty, though doesn’t show well in the pictures. Give it a try and see what you think! Just make sure your sentiment ink has dried well before over-stamping with the Versamark!
Also, as you can tell in the picture, my clear embossing powder is quite old and over the years has apparently gotten some little bits of glitter or other colored embossing powder mixed in. This actually prompted another trip to my Stampin’ Up store (darn it!) to buy some fresh embossing powder (and a few other things), as well as a good cleaning of my embossing tray that I use! Dean says the specks just give it a more custom, one-of-a-kind look! He’s right about that! It will be one-of-a-kind, as I’m going to wait for my fresh EP to arrive before making duplicates of this card!
I’m feeling pretty good right now that I’ve gotten a little jumpstart on Christmas cards and I even started my Christmas shopping the other day! Who knows…Maybe for the first time EVER, I actually will get all of my Christmas shopping done by the end of August! Getting it wrapped may be a different story, however!
So, what about you? Have you had a chance to play with any of the new holiday products yet? If you haven’t placed your order yet, I would encourage you to do so in order to get a head start on the holidays yourself!
It feels pretty good to be ahead of the game! I can see myself now… baking, decorating, crafting, leisurely wrapping gifts with Christmas music playing in the background and actually enjoying the holidays rather than hustling to get everything done at the last minute (which is what I’ve done the past few years and is not enjoyable!)
At any rate, I hope you craft today – for the holidays or otherwise. Take some time to slow down and enjoy the process, always remembering the reason for the season!
LET’S GET INKY!
I’ve created a PDF file with all the specific measurements and instructions for making this card which you can download and print if you’d like! Just click below and you’re on your way to an early start on holiday prep!
Poinsettia Petals Color Block Card
If you have questions, please use the “contact” tab at the top of this page and reach out to me. I’m always happy to help you in your crafting endeavors!
And, please let me know in the comments below if you like the downloadable PDF, or prefer all the directions written out on each post!
Until next time, here’s to hoping you get a little INKY!
Janet
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