Winter Poinsettia with Stamp Simply

Hello crafty friends!

Today I am on the Stamp Simply blog sharing this Winter Poinsettia from the Floral Cluster Stamp and Die series. I absolutely love these stamps - there are four stamp sets in the series and ONE DIE cuts them all. Brilliant!

In the world of holiday greetings, the traditional red and green colors often take center stage. But every so often, it's fun to break the mold, offering a fresh take on festive elegance. I chose blues and greens for my main colors, along with some blue vintage paper, for my card this week.

Poinsettias are a staple of holiday decor, and while those with red leaves are the most common associated with Christmas, other colors have come into the fold over the years - including white, blue, purple, pink and multi colored/spotted! Do you have a favorite? 

To color my image, I first stamped in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink (my favorite black), and then embossed with clear embossing powder so I could color with alcohol markers. This card was colored with Ohuhu markers. I then splattered with white paint (Spellbinders) and then cut the die out with the coordinating die. I cut a second out of vellum for a nice airy "shadow." The sentiment is also stamped in the same ink and embossed.

You can find out more about the products I used on the Stamp Simply Blog today!

Stamp Simply Supplies:

Floral Cluster - Winter Poinsettia

Floral Cluster & Sprigs Dies

Christmas Blessings - sentiment

Craft Consortium Baroque 6x6

Luxury Pearlescent Metallic White Cardstock

Kaisercraft Pearls (Mine are Ice Green, but any!)

VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Other Supplies:

Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities

white, sage cardstock

white splatter paint

vellum

clear embossing powder

alcohol markers

Freshly Made Sketches #661

Hello everyone! 

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! This one is from the very talented Jacquie and here is mine!

I had a ton of fun making this. Dies are my favorite to work with! I used several different companies' projects on my card today:

Impression Obsession - Primitive Snowman die
Memory Box - evergreen trees
Paper Smooches - sentiment
Simon Says Stamp - snowflake cover palte
Papertrey Ink - snowflake die

Our challenge is open until Monday, November 10, at 3 PM EST. We hope that you will join us! Check out my amazing teamies' cards on the FMS Blog!

Freshly Made Sketches #660

Hello everyone! Today it is my pleasure to host this week’s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! 

I decided on a classic oval with some “grounding” fruh frah on the bottom. My original idea was to use a new mushroom set with greenery. But as you know, things can take a sharp turn, and I suddenly remembered that tomorrow was Halloween. I have this adorable set from Papertrey Ink that. I hadn’t yet inked up so this little ghostie got her day today over the mushrooms.  Maybe next week!

I wanted to keep it sweet and simple for my grandkids. I love anything stitched and was so happy I snagged this set on the second restock (In Stitches: Halloween). My papers are non-traditional Halloween colors from Honey Bee’s Hugs & Kisses 6x6. 

Our challenge is open until November 4 at 3 PM EST. I hope you will play along! My phone is giving me fits about adding the sketch, so until I can get to my laptop at work, please check it out on our Freshly Made Sketches blog! 

Happy Crafting! 

Christmas Peace with Stamp Simply

Good morning, everyone and Happy Sunday!

This past week I was in Arizona, where I grew up, with my husband's extended family and my immediate family. We celebrated the life of his precious mom, and had a really wonderful time being with family we hadn't seen in years. So it's been a bit since I have posted.

Today I am sharing a Christmas card using products from Stamp Simply:

O Christmas Tree Bundle

Peace & Joy Word Dies

Luxury Pearlescent CS - Quartz White

VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

I decided to go with a deep purple sky - those Arizona night skies are on a whole different color scheme! I used Wilted Violet DOX for the background, with a few water splatters. I stamped the trees in VersaFine Clair Nocturne, then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. I added snow (I'm from Northern Arizona - and they actually got snow yesterday!) with a white gel pen. The tree in the foreground is cut out with the die to give a little dimension. I used the beautiful Pearlescent White Quartz Cardstock for the Peace Word Die. Finally, I added some "stars" with Blush Glitter Gems from Pinkfresh.

You can see more about the products I used over on the Stamp Simply Blog! And white you are there, check out all the fall products on SALE (including Tim Holtz)!!