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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Poinsettia Christmas Card

Created this Poinsettia Christmas card using:
1. white cardstock as base & for all pieces of the Poinsettia
2. embossed white cardstock with Sizzix Sugar embossing folder & a new item I got recently, Tim Holtz Embossing Diffuser embossing folder, to leave the unembossed white area for stamped sentiment
3. Sizzix Shape Layered Poinsettia dies
4. Stamp n Plus chalk to color the Poinsettia pieces - Red, Lime Green & Sunshine Yellow
5. Stamped the Hero Arts Holiday Stamps sentiment - "Merry Christmas"
6. Added ribbon
























chalk: Stamp n Plus - Red, Lime Green & Sunshine Yellow
embossing:
Sizzix Sugar embossing folder
Tim Holtz Embossing Diffuser 
ink: Memento Lady Bug - red
paper:
all white cardstock
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Base white cardstock
ribbon: Berry Christmas
Spellbinders: Shape Layered Poinsettias

Entering this into the following challenges: 

Anything Goes Ch74 Make Your Own Background lim5 3rd 8/21-9/3
Card Makin Mamas Try Something New lim2 2nd my new technique is using the Tim Holtz Embosoing Diffuser 8/17-30
Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe Ch16 Flowers 8/12-24 
Crafty Sentiments Flowers lim3 2nd 8/21-27 

Craft Your Days Away Ch52 Anything Goes unlim 8/18-31
Crazy Ch127 Anything Goes lim4 4th 8/20-9/2 

Divas by Design Ch49 Anything Goes lim2 2nd 8/22-28
DLART Happy Birthday Linky Party Anything Goes unlim 8/2-31 
DLART Thankful Thurs Use Flower 8/23-9/8 
Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR59 Limited Layers Tech unlim 8/18-24
Hooked On Crafts Ch23 Let's Celebrate unlim 7/30-8/25
Just Keep on Creating Christmas unlim 8/8-12/1
Ribbon Carousel RCC67 Bump It Up - Embossing 8/21-27
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch No Rules Anything Goes unlim 8/20-26
Wags & Whiskers Ch86 Fav Color Combo unlim my fav color combo are Christmas red/green 8/17-30

11 comments:

  1. I love your flower and what a sweet Christmas card
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART HAPPY BIRTHDAY Linky party and My DL.AT Thankful Thursday challlenge FLOWER
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  2. Very cute card!! Thanks for joining us at HIMCR!!
    Angela DT

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  3. Fab card! Thanks for joining us at Divas. Laura x

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  4. Beautiful card Melissa. Thanks for playing at Chalk ah lot cafe.

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  5. Gorgeous Christmas card with fabulous embossed background Melissa.

    Thanks for joining in at Anything Goes - Good luck and hope to see you again soon!

    Hugs
    Christine x

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  6. oh this is brilliant just love the background you have created bless you for playing at anything goes,this week hugs Cherylxxxxx

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  7. Lovely, I like the background! Thanks for playing with us at the Ribbon Carousel!

    Tracy Valure

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  8. Cheery card. So merry.

    Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Days Away.

    Marioi

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  9. Wonderful card. Love your details and background.
    Thanks for joining The Crazy Challenge.
    Hugs Berit

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  10. this is such a lovely Christmas card. I love the simple design the overall theme.

    Thanks so much for sharing your card at Christmas is just around the corner at Just keep on creating, I hope you will continue to play along :)

    Melissa, you are one of the featured artists in my last Anything goes challenge, come by to claim your badge when you get the chance :) :)

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  11. So pretty--the red flower really pops against the white, and the embossing looks great!!

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