Poinsettia Christmas

Just had to share this wonderful challenge from Splitcoaststampers.com with you today.  The petals for this poinsettia are made with the small and large Stampin' Up! punches.  Not my idea (too bad!) but a very clever idea - here's the link for the directions: Tag Punch Starburst.  The petals are also embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Template.  One more little point - rather than using the gluing method in the directs I ran all the cut tags through the xyrox before assembling.

    I made three layers and curled the edges with a pencil.  The center Prima flower was cut down a little (on an angle) and then cut up to the edges of the gem.

Two of the layers are embossed with the Cuttlebug Embossing Templates - they are listed below.  The "merry Christmas" is embossed with embossing powder.

This is an extremely easy technique if you have the right tools and oh so fun!!

Side view - close-up:

Stamps: Studio 6

Paper: Misc. Burgundy, Eggplant, Orange

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Claret Embossing Powder, Stampin' Up! Tag Punches, Stampin' Up! Wine Organdy Ribbon, Craft Narrows Gold Ribbon, Cuttlebug - Birds and Swirls & Swiss Dots, Prima Flower, Close To My Heart Brads , Bohemia Bling, Stampin' Up! Ticket Corner Punch

Techniques: Starburst   NEED TO MAKE 20 CARDS IN A HURRY THEN YOU JUST GOTTA CHECK OUT THIS HOW-TO-VIDEO - you can watch the video, then read the directions complete with  measurements and supply list.  After you've completed your 20 cards email me a pic so I can post it to my blog!!

Comments

[Barb Lupca]

Hi Linda,

I enlarged this card so I could see a close up. Very detailed and the colors you used really make this card pop.