Monday, November 21, 2016

A Pink Poinsettia for Merry Monday

Good Merry Monday morning.


Debbie chose a color challenge for us this week.

I used a piece of Inka Gold Smooshed with water for the background.
I love the shine and variation in color you can get with this technique!

This was a first pull through it and has such vibrant colors.
The more water you spritz and the more times you pull a piece of cardstock 
or watercolor paper through it, the lighter the color gets.

I die cut and embossed the poinsettia then sponged the edges of the petals and shaped them.

I'm going to add it to the
This challenge ends on Thursday.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!




Card Recipe
Stamps:  French Foliage (retired SU), Holiday Sayings (Inky Antics)
Ink:   Marina Mist, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink (SU)
Paper:   Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Pink Pirouette, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)
Other:  Inka Gold (Steel Blue, Platinum), Layered Poinsettia Die (Spellbinders), Stitched Squares (LI), Madera Corner (MB)


20 comments:

Notes by Nina said...

Beautiful card Bonnie, your poinsettia is stunning against your watercolour background.

Pat said...

I love that gorgeous blue background with the pretty script Bonnie and then that delightful pink poinsettia and silver flourish...just perfect! x

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card. Love the pink poinsettia. The blue background piece is striking. Love it.

Loll said...

LOVE that vibrant blue background. And you soft pink poinsettia is gorgeous! Great design Bonnie! xx

MaryH said...

That is some gorgeous blue smooshing. Love the addition of the soft white text and this has to be one of the prettiest, lush-ist (is that a word?!) pink poinsettias I've ever seen. The blue really sparks the pink so beautifully. Love it! TFS & Happy Monday.

Mac Mable said...

Such an amazing colour-way....Beautiful background and that gorgeous poinsettia is so very pretty...Do so love your card today x Back from my holidays and looking forward to getting my deleted blog up and running...Thank you so much for your kind e mail x

Linda said...

Bonnie, this is so beautiful. Love the Inka Gold blue background. Have a great week and wonderful Thanksgiving.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love your vibrant blue panel, Bonnie! So perfect for the soft pink poinsettia!!

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous color combo Bonnie. I love your bright blue text background with your beautiful pink poinsettia. TFS my friend. Hugs, Nancy

JosieD said...

What a perfect pink poinsettia! Delicate, soft and classy. Set off so nice with the blue b'grd and glimmer die piece.

Susan said...

Beautiful Inka Gold background - it makes a great strong contrast to the pink poinsettia and MB corner die!

Princess Judy Palmer said...

I really like that faded to pink poinsettia on your card. Great way to use the color combo for this challenge.

Nstiz said...

Your background on this one is spectacular! Wow, gorgeous colors! Your pink poinsettia is so beautifully done. Love this color combination!

Brenda said...

Oh my, this is a stunning card Bonnie! I love your smooshed background and that poinsettia is simply gorgeous. Love the color combo too! Hugs, Brenda

Barb Ghig said...

Beautiful placement of the text, and I love your Poinsettia, Bonnie! LOVE all the sparkle on your flourishes, too! Another really gorgeous Christmas card!

Marcia Hill said...

Absolutely GORGEOUS card Bonnie! That beautiful pink Poinsettia looks fabulous against the bright blue background...love it!! Hope you and your family have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!! :0)

Sandy said...

Yummy!! You and Loll - what a pair! Thanks for telling us about the tutorial, I need all the help I can get!
As always Bonnie - beautifully created and made!
Sandy xx

Lori Turner said...

Oh Bonnie, this is absolutely GORGEOUS! Love that pink poinsettia! xoxoxo

Debbie Henderson Debbie's Designs said...

Your poinsettia is elegant, fabulous, pretty and wow!

3treescreations@gmail.com said...

This turned out quite lovely BOnnie!