I don't often play along with challenges more than once, but this is another card for this week's Muse: ChristmasVisions challenge where Chriss has provided this inspiration:
Yesterday, we had a 'stamping day'. Tracey, Emily, Natasha and I try to get together every few weeks to catch up, have lunch and get creative. We're becoming very efficient and yesterday there was a lot of die cutting and stamping done as we 'borrowed' each other's supplies.
For instance, I borrowed Essentials by Ellen's Mondo Poinsettia (and matching dies) from Emily, and stamped and cut a whole bunch of them to use later. When I came home last night I started colouring one of them and thought how pretty it would be for this challenge. But I hadn't stamped or die cut any leaves. So I just used another poinsettia, coloured green, underneath the red one. I coloured both with Copics and a coating of Wink of Stella (completely invisible in this photo) and put it on a black square for pop and then onto a brushed gold card base.
Still lots of time to join us at MCV this week - the deadline is Wednesday at 8 am EDT. At that time you can vote for your 3 favourites until 8 am Thursday morning. Voting results will be posted on Thursday at noon. Hope to see you there!
Very elegant, classic Christmas design. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat? No white on your card Ardyth? Are you sure this is yours? Just kidding! This is lovely, I totally see how you used the inspiration photo to get this beauty.
ReplyDeleteYou ladies are so lucky to live close enough to get together! Awesome poinsettia - love how you shaded the petals! Great "petal" leaves as well :)
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you can meet and share,card makers are low on the ground around where I stay....and wow that pionsetta just pops off that black ! X
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Ardyth ... fabulously coloured poinsettia ... it really is the star of the show ... and stunning against the black! Hugs & bisous, Anita :)
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ReplyDeleteFabulous coloring! Love this card Ardyth...and so wish I lived close for your get togethers!
ReplyDeleteAnother poinsettia beauty, Ardyth!!! And how clever to create the leaves with another one of the flowers!!!! The flowers looks stunning against the black and the gold base!!! Very striking card!!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous and elegant and beautiful! Love :)))
ReplyDeleteI also love that you gals get together to craft! Great pic !
Ardyth, your poinsettias are stunners!
ReplyDeleteI love that you made do for the pretty green leaves. This is beautiful! How fun your get togethers must be, cute photo!!
ReplyDeleteThose green leaves are fabulous behind the red and then the black behind them. Wowsers!
ReplyDeleteLove this giant (mondo!) poinsettia.
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