Sunday 11 November 2018

Flowers and Berries

While scanning through my Christmas stamps, I cam across this lovely poinsettia flower from Magenta which hasn't seen ink for quite some time. And then it all came together step by step...

  • stamped, embossed and watercolored with distress inks
  • wanted a gold border
  • decided that the kraft brown looked lovely with the watercolour
  • needed to add a red border to make the gold one stand out
  • embossed the kraft to give some texture
  • wanted to add some beads to give the idea of berries



My entry for ...

... Fusion Challenge : Wine O'clock I went with the sketch, and a little of the photo (natural colours with a touch of red, some berries)



... CAS Watercolour Challenge : Christmas Florals and/or Greenery



... Addicted to CAS : Make your Mark



... CAS Mix Up : Embossing folder + stamping + your choice


20 comments:

  1. Very elegant and festive card! Love how your embossed panel turned out!

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  2. Oh my gosh ... this is GORGEOUS, Janet!! LOVE that beautiful Magenta poinsettia stamp (off to see if I can buy it!). Gorgeous watercolouring which looks amazing with the brown dry embossing. The strips of red and gold beautifully frame your poinsettia piece. The gold twine and beads is jewelry for your card --- awesome! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up and CAS Watercolour!

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  3. Such a beautiful card and love how you've stamped and coloured those pretty poinsettias. The embossing folder looks fabulous and adds great texture. Fun idea to use the beads for berries. Stunning and beautiful card and thank you for joining in the CAS mix up challenge X

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  4. Gorgeous take on the sketch and color palette, Janet! Your embossed panel is so pretty and your Poinsettia's are very striking...Love this card!
    Thanks so much for playing along with us at Fusion!

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  5. Stunning, and I don't use that term lightly. The combination of the gold with the watercolour and the kraft is just beautiful. The beads are the perfect finishing touch. x

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  6. Truly beautiful! Love the watercoloured poinsettias with the gold heat embossing and the brown wash around them! The red and gold strips with the gold cord and beads finish it off perfectly. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Watercolour!

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  7. Absolutely Gorgeous card, Janet. Your kraft dry embossed texture is a beautiful contrast to your Stunning poinsettia border in gold and reds. Thank you so much for joining us at CAS Mix Up. Hugs..Nancy

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  8. Lovely work, Thank you for joining at Addicted to Stamps and More and waiting to see next time.

    Hugs
    Meena DT

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  9. Oh, my, Janet! This is one gorgeous card! I love the color choices and the soft coloring of the poinsettias that brings out the soft brown! The gold, ribbon and beads adds wonderful elegance! Very unique and stunning! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at CAS Mix Up and CAS Watercolour!

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  10. Wow, this is gorgeous and I love reading how this came together. Magenta have some absolutely beautiful stamps and you've reminded me I should dig mine out and use them. Thanks so much for joining us at Fusion.

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  11. Congrats on your Fusion win, Janet. So well deserved as your card is gorgeous.

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  12. Your card is absolutely gorgeous. I love the simplicity and elegance of the design. Great Job♥

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  13. CONGRATS on your well-deserved win at CAS Watercolor, Janet...your card is absolutely gorgeous!!!

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  14. Gorgeous card Janet, love your colours and the beautifully coloured flowers, congrats on the CAS win too

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  15. I noticed this card had won one of the CAS challenges and just had to come say how much I love the design. Amazing!

    Cath x

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    1. You said just what I was planning to say!

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  16. Janet could you please tell me the name of this pointsettia stamp and where I might purchase it please. Beautifull card. Maxine

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    1. I've had this one for years so I'm not sure it's still around. But Magenta have plenty more ... and a few similar ones ... HERE

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