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My favorite Christmas flower is the poinsettia.
I know that the red "petal" are the leaves of this beautiful plant and
the flowers are those tiny little blooms in the center.
This little poinsettia has been cut from a piece of Inka Gold smoosh in my stash
and added to a ring of leaves that were part of my win at last month's
Birthday Bash at the Flower Challenge.
It was so much fun shopping at The Ton and you haven't seen the last of
this sweet circle of leaves.
The photo doesn't do this justice. We all know that our cameras don't
like to show shine.
Speaking of shine...
This poinsettia started out as foiling with a Glimmer plate on mixed media paper
and watercolored with Distress inks.
The frames and sentiment have been foiled too.
Then I added some leaves cut from gold foil cardstock.
In case you want to see the shine of the leaves, take a look...
Now I'd better slip over to this month's Flower Challenge with one of these.
I'm still undecided which it will be.
Challenges:
The Flower Challenge #62 - Add leaves
Card Recipe (card 1)
Stamps:
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Neenah Natural White, Gold Foil
Other: Round Foliage Window Layering Die (The Ton), Layered Poinsettia Die (Splbnd), Inka Gold, Gold EP, Subtle EF (SU)
Card Recipe (card 2)
Stamps: Merry Christmas Messages (HA)
Ink: Encore Gold, Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Peeled Paint (DI)
Paper: Mixed Media (poinsettia), Neenah
Other: Glimmer Poinsettias, Starburst Foil, Gilded Nested Rectangles Glimmer Plate & Dies (Spellbinders), Gold EP
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Two brilliant, shiny cards using my favorite Christmas bloom, Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful that you won a prize during our 5th birthday celebration! Crafty prizes just keep on giving don't they?
Thanks for sending your leaves our way!
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This is pretty times two, Bonnie! Your dainty golden leaves add wonderful pizazz!
ReplyDeleteAll glimmer and eye catching and absolutely beautiful, both of them Bonnie x. Many congratulations with the win....the circle of leaves die is a stunner x.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great win the ring of leaves is. The gold on both cards is beautiful and the frame are stunning. Two beautiful cards featuring poinsettias.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. Love the poinsettias. The circle of gold leaves on the first card is very pretty and show off the poinsettia. Love all the gold foiling on the 2nd card. Thanks for sharing these beauties.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Both of these cards are absolutely BEAUTIFUL Bonnie and you used my favorite Christmas flower too! Don't you just LOVE foiling?!! I am so hooked on it too and it looks so pretty on all the leaves and frames on both cards! Lovely, lovely cards my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful poinsettia cards Bonnie, and I love the pretty circle of leaves with the Inca Gold smooshed piece you used for the poinsettia, and the foiling on the second looks sensational and the double frame is so elegant and pretty, with lots of gold on the flowers and the added gold die cut leaves. x
ReplyDeleteTwo absolutely beautiful cards Bonnie, love the CAS designs and the sparkle. Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge and we hope to see you there again soon. Aileen DesignTeam
ReplyDeletePoinsettia is a wonderful flower. Both of your cards with poinsettia are wonderful too. I like the design and the shine. Both cards are very elegant.
ReplyDeleteSonja
Fabulous cards, Bonnie. I especially love the faux wreath on the first one.
ReplyDeleteThere are both totally GORGEOUS, Bonnie. I'd hate to decide which one to use. Love the added gold leaves on the first one and just love that foiled frame on the second one! Both are so well done. And Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Inka Gold poinsettia on the first card - and I love that circle of leaves! Wonderful foiling on the second card!
ReplyDeleteYou have really showcased your Poinsettias and gold foiling beautifully, Bonnie...your cards are absolutely GORGEOUS! xx
ReplyDeleteSTUNNING! Look at all that shine - glorious, Bonnie! I think they're both winners
ReplyDeletegorgeous Poinsettias Bonnie, now there's another foiling set on my list :) The gold on the leaves look amazing ♥
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous poinsettia cards, Bonnie! The shine of the foil (both glimmer foiling and foil cardstock) and gold heat-embossing is amazing! And I love the pretty shimmer of the Inka Gold smooshed poinsettia. The circle of the leaves is so unique and beautiful. You did a great job of frame foiling! I know the nested rectangle frames are not always easy to get great results because of the thin lines.
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
Fabulous poinsettia cards. The first is so cute. Love the foiling.
ReplyDeleteI love both cards. Your poinsettia looks amazing on both cards, though they are so different. The gilding on the cards looks stunning! And you found a way to show all the brilliance :-)
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Two more Gorgeous Christmas cards, Bonnie. I love how you used the foil on both cards and your die cut poinsettias and backgrounds. TFS my friend. Happy Holidays...Love and Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteOh they're beautiful and what amazing designs to show off those pointsettia
ReplyDeleteWow, Bonnie, this is full of shine and just amazing! I am loving the gold from the glimmer machine, it is so elegant looking and perfect for Christmas cards!!
ReplyDeleteLove your two beautiful shiny poinsettia Christmas cards, Bonnie. TFS dear friend. Love and Hugs and Happy Holidays..Nancy
ReplyDeletePoinsettias are amazing how they'll produce these colorful leaf clusters on a plant that also has green leaves, and so many variations these days. Your cards are absolutely beautiful with the gold. Really love the leafy circle on the first card.
ReplyDeleteI do love foiling and yours looks fabulous, great use of gold foil card too xx
ReplyDeleteRed and gold are such a rich holiday combination, Bonnie, and both poinsettias are so beautiful with their red leaves and gold accents. I'm so glad you made these inspired by The Flower Challenge. Thanks for entering.
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous poinsettia cards, Bonnie. Red and gold is always so elegant and both of your cards are STUNNING! xx
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow! These cards are stunning Bonnie! I love that beautiful circle of leaves, so sweet, so elegant as is that poinsettia. Yep, I know too that the poinsettia parts are the leaves and the berries are the flowers, but it me the leaves are the flowers. lol Your second card is amazing, I don't know what the glimmer plate is, but I am sure loving this elegant and gorgeous card! The frames are so pretty, the poinsettia is so stunning-all the shimmer and shine....goodness, perfect for Christmas! Both of these cards just have my jaw on the floor! lol Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful - I really love the first one. So simple but yet it is not simple at all - just clean design work. Not to fussy and over decorated.
ReplyDeleteOMG - what perfect framing you did on the second card - you have mastered this technique for sure!!
Sandy Claus xx