Poinsettia

CCMCWINTER13-03 Joyful Christmas Holly

November 9, 2013 By Connie | 4 Comments

It's the end of Week 3 already over on Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection 2013! We've had some FABULOUS projects this week, perfect for your holiday classes or gift giving over the holidays! AND, it's not too late to join! Sign up today and you'll be one of the first to see our Week 4 projects and you can refer back to the projects we've already done for up to a year after the edition ends!

Today, the Design Team has a fun sketch challenge for you to try!

Can you see that I used the poinsettia leaves from Joyful Christmas to make my holly leaves? I thought that was pretty clever of me! lol! I LOVE the patterns and colors in the Season of Style Designer Paper this year…very traditional which I appreciate! I think the polka dot pattern is my favorite!

Here are the details:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Cherry Cobbler, folded in half.
I cut the Season of Style Designer Paper polka dot pattern to 2 3/4 x 4 and layered it on 3 x 4 1/4 piece of Old Olive cardstock and placed on the front. Then added a 1 x 5 1/2 strip of Cherry Cobbler print in the same package.
I used the Circle Framelits to cut the 2 3/4" Crumb Cake and 1 1/2" Cherry Cobbler Circles and placed on the front.
I made the holly with three of the Joyful Christmas leaves, stamped with Always Artichoke on Old Olive cardstock, then sponged with Old Olive Ink. I added three 1/2" circles of Red Glimmer Paper for the berries.
I used the Christmas Wishes greeting in That's the Ticket stamp set and punched with the Ticket Duo punch to layer over the bottom of the circles.
Finally, I added a couple pearls along the right edge for some extra bling!

Make sure to check out what the Design Team did over on Create with Connie and Mary…lots of inspiration for you using this fun sketch! Come play along!

Joyful Christmas

September 10, 2013 By Connie | 2 Comments

Hi everyone! I had a wonderful time at our stamping retreat over the weekend! I had two girlfriends come in from out of state, and we had lots of fun catching up with all the news! Plus, I did get LOTS of cards made, so I am VERY happy! They left last evening…but I do hope to see them again soon!

This is one of the stamp sets that I used a lot this weekend. After I started playing with it, I had SO much fun! I needed a card for the new SUO Challenge this week…SUO78 Use your Favorite Technique. I love watercoloring, so I did a twist on it with markers. For this, I used Natural White cardstock, outlined the image with markers, then used my AquaPainter to move the color. I did need to add a little more marker color in the center area by scribbling the marker on the plastic stamp case and picking up the color with my AquaPainter. My most favorite way to color!

Here are the details:

The 4 1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake is folded in half to make the base card.
I added a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock on top.
On the 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Whisper White, I added strips of polka dot and striped designer paper from Seasons of Style DSP package. Then added the Silver 1/8 Ribbon and a strip of Old Olive cardstock on the diagonal, too.
The greeting was stamped with Old Olive ink in the upper left corner.
I stamped the poinsettia and leaves with Black Stazon, then used my AquaPainter and Cherry Cobber, So Saffron and Old Olive markers as I mentioned above. They were cut out and layered together with Stampin' Dimensionals and adhered on front.

I love it and it is so easy to color with markers! Hope you try it! Make sure to check out the rest of the SUO Challenge Design Team to see their favorite techniques! I can't wait to see them!

Watercolor Winter – Part 2

September 25, 2012 By Connie | 7 Comments

I am on a roll using this Watercolor Winter stamp set. I just mounted it last week and think I have used it almost exclusively since then! Here's my latest one. I used almost all the same elements as the one yesterday.

The base on this one is Lucky Limeade.

On the background, I stamped the pine needles image a couple times in Lucky Limeade Ink above and below where I would be placing the DSP.
I added a strip of Candlelight Christmas Designer Paper, and wrapped the 1/4 Real Red Stitched Ribbon around to the back and adhered.
I cut the Label Collection Framelit from Very Vanilla and stamped the pine needles on it in Lucky Limeade a couple times, then cut off the left edge so it lined up on my card.
I stamped Noel from Greetings of the Season stamp set in Early Espresso Ink in the bottom right corner.
I stamped the Poinsettia twice, cut out a full one, then just the center of the second one and placed it on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added tiny Pearls in the center.
I stamped off with the first step of the Pinecone and Early Espresso, then full strength of Early Espresso for the outline on top. I cut them out and placed them under the Poinsettia.

I'm having a hard time deciding which one I like better…yesterday's or today's! Which one do you like better?

Don't forget, this is one of the sets we are using this week over on Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition. You still have time to sign up for over 30 step-by-step PHOTO tutorials! At a price of $29.95 US, that is less than $1 each! See some sample tutorials over on Create with Connie and Mary so you have a feel for what we do!

Watercolor Winter

September 24, 2012 By Connie | 4 Comments

I think Watercolor Winter is such a pretty set! Easy two-step stamping! It is one of the stamp sets we are featuring in our projects this week on Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition 2012! It's not too late to join. You'll get over 30 step-by-step PHOTO tutorials when you purchase a subscription. At a price of $29.95 US, that's less than $1 per tutorial! And…don't forget…we have merchandise PRIZES we will be drawing for subscribers…and chances to earn a FREE subscription to our upcoming Occasions Edition 2013!

This card came together SO easily…less than a few minutes, really! It certainly took me longer to cut out the two poinsettias than it did to put the whole thing together.

I took my inspiration for the colors from the Candlelight Christmas Designer Paper.

The base card is Real Red cardstock.
I layered on the green pattern from Candlelight Christmas DSP.
I stamped the greeting from Greetings of the Season in Early Espresso Ink.
I added the pine branch, inked with Lucky Limeade and Early Espresso marker to the left side of the Very Vanilla strip.
I stamped the Poinsettias in Real Red and Early Espresso outline on Very Vanilla, then cut them out. They were placed on top with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Finally, I added some Pearls in the centers of the Poinsettias for a little bling.

No ribbon on this, so it would mail nice and flat for your holiday card!

Hope you enjoy it!

CCMC175 Poinsettia

November 17, 2011 By Connie | 8 Comments

It's Thursday! Time for another Create with Connie and Mary Challenge! We have a really FUN sketch for you to try this week! I think you'll like it! I know it is going in my stash of "saves".

And, I finally had the chance to use the Fall Foliage Poinsettia again this year! It was a hit with my customers last year…I think I showed it in all my classes! I love this set for fall, but I REALLY love it for Christmas! I think it updated nicely from last year!

I started with a base of Cherry Cobbler and layered on Garden Green that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Houndstooth Impressions Folder. I followed the sketch and cut three different patterns from Frostwood Lodge Designer Paper…love that kind of rustic look! I wrapped around my Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon and tied a knot.

I stamped one of the leaves in Fall Foliage with Bravo Burgundy Classic Ink on Cherry Cobbler cardstock and another type with Garden Green on Garden Green cardstock. I alternated them around in a circle and then added pearls in the center. Everything is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. Finally, I stamped Merry Christmas from Petite Pairs in Early Espresso on Whisper White, then punched with the Curly Label Punch and slipped it under the ribbon (I had to cut it slightly).

That's it!!! I think I'll be making more of these to give away! Make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did today over on Create with Connie and Mary! Again, the variety amazes me!

French Foliage Poinsettia again!

November 3, 2010 By Connie | 6 Comments

I showed the stepped up version of a French Foliage Poinsettia card on my Saturday post HERE. I want to thank everyone for their nice comments…I enjoyed reading them! Now, I wanted to show you one that my Club members made last week. I showed how this could be their Christmas Card, even though it did require a little more cutting. It would be easily mailed since it doesn't have the bow and economical because I substituted home-made glitter paper for the pearls in case you need to make a LOT of them! Very demonstratable for demos…I've sold a lot of French Foliage stamp sets because of this card! I love using a predominantly fall stamp set to make a Christmas card!

I used many of the same elements. The base is Cherry Cobbler. I added a full layer of Jolly Holiday Designer Paper which would save time from cutting the panels like on the other version. I cut the Top Note from Old Olive and stamped Merry & Bright from the Bright Christmas stamp set in Basic Black.

I stamped 11 leaves from French Foliage with Cherry Cobbler on Real Red cardtock, then cut them out. I stamped two of the larger leaves in Old Olive on Old Olive cardstock and cut them out. (Great TV time activity for me!) I made the poinsettia by punching a 1 1/4 circle out of scrap paper and then adhering the leaf "petals" to it. Instead of the pearls for the centers, I made some glitter paper by inking up Daffodil Delight piece of cardstock with Versamark, then sprinkling on Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and heat set it. Then I used a 1/4 circle punch to cut them out…it adds a little bling without the bulk! Or use the center of the Daisy die to make a bunch of circles at once!

I know I'll be making a few of these this Christmas! How about you?

Stamping 411 – French Foliage Poinsettia

October 29, 2010 By Connie | 33 Comments

It is time for another Stamping 411 sketch challenge! This one I decided to mix up the background a little bit and use 4 different patterns in the Jolly Holiday Designer Paper Pack to represent the background of the sketch.

I started with a base of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. On it, I layered Very Vanilla cardstock. Then I cut the four patterns from Jolly Holiday into 1" wide stripes and placed them on the Very Vanilla. I cut a Top Note from Old Olive cardstock and stamped Merry & Bright from Bright Christmas in Basic Black in the corner. I wrapped the Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon around the back and made a bow for the front.

For the Poinsettia, I stamped the leaf from Stampin' Up!'s French Foliage 11 times with Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink on Real Red cardstock and cut them out. I used the larger leaf and stamped it twice with Old Olive Classic Ink on Old Olive cardstock. I punched a 1 1/4 circle from scrap paper and began adhering the petals to the circle…back row along the edge and then filling in closer to the middle of the circle on top. I added Pearls to the center for some extra bling…and three graduated sizes along the top of the Top Note diecut. I used Stampin' Dimensionals behind the circle for the Poinsettia and also popped up the Old Olive leaves.

I love how this turned out! Let me know what you think! Make sure to check out what the rest of the Design Operators did on Stamping 411 this week with the sketch!

Have a great weekend…I get to go with my future daughter-in-law to shop for the dress! Woohoo!