Saturday 3 March 2018

Poinsettia Christmas card


Inspired by the  Merry Monday photo.

I heat embossed in platinum, watercoloured and added gloss to the berries. It was the first day of Spring here in UK a couple of days ago, but with the 'Beast from the East' and Storm Emma etc it seems more like Christmas!

Also joining in at (four):

Watercooler Wednesday - All About Christmas

  

    

18 comments:

Brenda in IN said...

Oh wow, this is so beautiful. I love the shine of the embossing powder and the shaded water coloring. The little flower die cut border is lovely. Storms seem to be the norm right now. We have one on the east coast and one on the west coast.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Stunning pair of poinsettias with mistletoe & greens, Sue! Just love your coloring & all the dimension! So glad you could join us at Merry Monday!!

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card and beautiful coloring of those pretty poinsettias. Love the platinum embossing, so pretty. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday.

Bobby said...

This is gorgeous, Sue. The heat embossing adds an elegant feel and the die cut border is so unexpected yet a perfect addition. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.

Linda said...

Your watercolored embossed poinsettia is so pretty. Lovely card. Thanks for joining us this week at Merry Monday.

cotnob said...

A beautiful card Sue, gorgeous poinsettias - such an elegant design.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Heidi Weaver said...

Wow, Sue! Where do I begin? Every detail of your card is so well chosen and beautifully completed that words almost fail. I love your watercolouring of the heat embossed Poinsettia and the branches. Placing the cut pieces over that lovely die-cut background adds to the overall elegance. Love the gloss on the berries and the embellishments in the centres of the flowers. Simply beautiful. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

Papercraft Boutique said...

What a pretty poinsettia card, Sue! I love your watercoloring with the platinum heat-embossed outlines. The die-cut border is such a fresh idea and a nice touch! Hideko xx

Cindy C. said...

How lovely!!

Loll said...

Beautiful watercolouring of your poinsettias and leaves, Sue. Your die-cut border adds lots of texture and design and compliments your flowers. Such a gorgeous design! xx

Notes by Nina said...

Beautiful card, Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

cm said...

WOW! Your poinsettia arrangement is absolutely gorgeous! Eye-catching in every way! Thank you for sharing your creativity in the Addicted to Stamps and More gallery.
~carol

Penny Hanuszak said...

Sue what a stunning job you've done with this sketch challenge. Nice job with the water colouring on the poinsettia flower and leaves and I like the placement and colouring of the mistletoe berries. Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful card at the Watercooler Wednesday All about Christmas Challenge this week.

Robyn Oliver said...

Gorgeous card Sue, love the flowers and beautifully coloured and set off with the die cut border...really nice

Lady Joyful said...

Really beautiful card! The watercolouring is lovely. Thank you for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT

Helen said...

A beautiful, very elegant card.

Thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge.

Helen x

BożenA said...

Beautiful work with watercolors. A great card. I admire your project in every detail.
Thank you for joining our challenge at HLS Watercolor.
BożenA DT HLS

Tanja said...

such a beautiful bouquet - thanks for sharing your Project at the Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge