This week I've used only dies and one stamp for my sentiment! Since I've seen so many beautiful cards using dies, I decided to play with the Peaceful Poinsettia dies. I made a matted circle with a lattice insert and surrounded it with poinsettias (adding seed beads for the centers) and foliage and added my sentiment. Then I layered it over an embossed background with a red border and added some paper piercing. Fairly simple, but it was a challenge to figure out how to place it all - but it was fun for a change. Thanks for taking a closer look, and I hope you like it!
Paper: White (PTI), Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Ruby Red (SU)
Ink: Black (Versamark), Old Olive, Cranberry Crisp (SU)
Accessories: Peaceful Poinsettia dies and Fancy Foliage dies (ODBD), Circle dies, Petite Oval dies, Fancy Lattice die, Grand Labels One dies, Dainty Dots M-Bossabilities reversible embossing folder (Spellbinders), seed beads, Diamond Glaze adhesive, Perfect Layers too
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Tue, Dec 09, 2014 @ 6:50 AM
Cheryl, this is stunning. You have such a great sense of design. Your card has everything in the perfect color, in the ideal place, and with just the right details. The lattice is gorgeous, and the red flowers are wonderfull. You hit a homerun with this beauty, my friend. Right into my favs and pinned.
Registered: April 22, 2005 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 14382
Tue, Dec 09, 2014 @ 9:58 AM
This is beautiful, Cheryl. The poinsettias are gorgeous over that pretty lattice and the dainty dots. Love the cute little beads used in the centers. The Perfect holiday card!!
Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26141
Tue, Dec 09, 2014 @ 10:16 AM
That labels one shape is one of my favourites! I love the way the embossed dots of your background are echoed in the seed bead centres of your poinsettias! This is a beautiful Christmas card! TFS
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Tue, Dec 09, 2014 @ 11:03 AM
Cheryl, this is gorgeous! Those poinsettias are So beautiful and I'd love to know how you pierce so evenly around everything! What a fabulous design! Your rich colors on white give this so much contrast!
Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Tue, Dec 09, 2014 @ 1:14 PM
And, what a great change Cheryl. This is really GORGEOUS. I love the circular lattice with the added poinsettias, embossing and paper piercing. It all came together perfectly.
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Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7372
Tue, Dec 09, 2014 @ 5:40 PM
Another lovely Christmas Card. As Susie said - a real classic Christmas card - with so much attention to the finest detail - from the piercing down to the little bead centres of the poinsettias. As always - Beauuuutiful.
Registered: May 29, 2006 Location: Eminence, Indiana Posts: 29675
Wed, Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:13 AM
Darlin', I just can't get enough of your gorgeous creations!!! Every single project is perfection.......clean designs, perfectly balanced, paper piercing......you are my hero!!! HUGS!!