This is one of my samples for TLC824, which you can find HERE.
For this one, after the gesso was dry I used a script stamp and a couple from Timeless Textures. After the acrylics were dry, I used Sweet Dixie Fern Flourish with Little Birdie Sparkle Paste. I added some chunky gold EP, and edged the whole piece with Encore gold and gold EP.
TH Tattered Poinsettia Bigz and embossing folder - I used barn door and fired brick distress inks for the poinsettia, wild honey for the centre, forest moss and mowed lawn for the leaves. The IO pine bough was cut from a bright green scrap and toned down with Pine Needles distress. Everything was rubbed with some Craft-T rub-ons, and there's also some Viva Jade on the base. To finish I added a Memory Box birthday sentiment cut from gold glitter card, and some Liquid Pearl dots - easier to mail than half pearls ;-). One of the attachments in the challenge post includes a close-up, where you can better see the stamping.
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Mon, Dec 07, 2020 @ 6:19 AM
Yum! Gorgeous bg and fab gold surrounding the RED poinsettia!!!
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Mon, Dec 07, 2020 @ 3:39 PM
When I saw this last night in the staging gallery I didn't know what the challenge was but I thought if I could get results any near this beauty I wanted to play along. The texture on this is wonderful and the bg has so many interesting and pretty layers...WOW!!