I had these stamped pink poinsettias, from WPlus9's "Poinsettia Builder" set, on my desk since last year, & thought they would be perfect for this challenge. So I die cut them to put them to use.
I had to think for a bit what to do with these poinsettias. I found the perfect pot in the "WC Ornate Container Set" for my flowers to live in. I stamped it onto a scrap piece of photo paper that I'd done ink smooshing with Distress Oxides on. I liked the color variation in my technique piece, & had also sprayed the finished piece with Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine mist. Because of the glossy photo paper, I made sure to stamp the pot with Ranger's Archival ink. That ink, if heat set, is permanent on glossy surfaces. Because there are no coordinating dies with that stamp set, I fussy cut the pot.
I cut a piece of purple cardstock to 2x4-1/4". I heat embossed snowflakes on that. I adhered a panel of white striped paper to act as "wallpaper" for my little scene. I added my heat-embossed "tablecloth" to the bottom of my card base. I glued my pot on, then glued the poinsettias over the top edge of the pot.
For the greeting, I used the Season's Greetings from "Holiday Greetings Mix 1." I thought it had the look of a wooden sign, so I decided it would look great "hanging" on the "wall" on my card. I heat embossed it in gold on a light purple cardstock, & cut it out with my scissors, leaving a 1/16" border on all sides. I cut 3 more strips of cardstock to layer behind it, to give my sign some dimension. Because of where I placed the poinsettias on the card, I didn't have enough room to add a string for a hanger for my sign, so I just glued it directly to the card. I imagine it has a sawtooth hanger or a keyhole groove cut in the back, and hangs on an unseen nail. I really like how this card came out!
Date: Friday, August 19, 2022 GMT Views: 140
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