Pine and Poinsettias

Pine and poinsettias both are traditionally used for Christmas decorating.  Each holiday season my mother filled her flower shop to overflowing with poinsettias and pine wreaths, swags and garlands. I have fond memories of working with her in her shop during my holiday breaks from school.  I have a pine and a poinsettia project to share with you today. 

I created this card by stamping and masking several pine images on the base layer of the card with a pine branch stamp from Rubbernecker.  I stamped several individual images to cut out and pop up over the base layer.  I colored the images with a brush, reinker and water. I layered the individual branches over the base with rolled up glue dots to give dimension to the card.  I love the simple sentiment for this traditional card.

I stamped the poinsettia image on watercolor paper for the base and again on scrap watercolor paper with versa and embossed with gold powder.  I painted the both images with brushes, reinker and water and cut leaves from the second image to pop up over the base image to create dimension.  I wanted the frame base to be gold to match the flower so I applied versa on all four sides of the frame and embossed with gold powder.  I thought the metallic gold ribbon was the perfect embellishment for this project.

Check out my multi loop bow tutorial if you would like to see how I make my bows.

I hope you have a wonderful week.

Project 1

Rubbernecker Winter Holiday2-Pine Branch 394-08, SU Season’s Greetings-retired
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Confetti Cream
Ink: Black Versafine, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain
Accessories: Clear EP, Grosgrain, Nestabilities, Glue Dots, Brushes, Snips

Project 2

Stamps: Rubbernecker Poinsettia 394-05
Paper: Red, Watercolor
Ink: Scattered Straw, Fired Brick
Accessories: Gold EP, Versa, Brushes, Metallic Gold Ribbon, Score Pal