Hello, Crafty Makers!
I really like Poinsettia plants. Last night, it occurred to me that I had not created a single Poinsettial themed card for the holiday season. 
I only own one Poinsettia Die Set and it does not have a matching stamp. After I die-cut my petals, I realized that the flower would be very boring unless I added in a bit of contrast. I was able to accomplish this by simply distressing the edges with Vintage Photo ink. I also lightly brushed a bit of the ink over the embossed veins of each petal. I did not use the leaves or stamens that came with the set. Instead, I used the largest petals as leaves and created my flower using the smaller petals.
I played around with a few background plates and stencils for my focal and finally settled on a fun stencil that I have not had a chance to use.
I first tried using Kraft Card but I did not like how the flower looked against that dark background. So, I went rummaging through my ink drawer and found an awesome "Curry" ink pad from Color Box
I inked the stencil and then applied a thin layer of matte gel. I dusted the circle cut with glitter. I found yellow stamens in my stash and added them to the center of my flower. Finally, I put a small amount of gold Stickles around the stamens. I am so glad that I can now put in check in my Poinsettia Card box!
Challenges Entered:
Color My Heart Color Dare: #423-Traditional Christmas Colors
Creative Fingers Challenge #198: Anything Goes
Cut It Up Challenge #214: Christmas Challenge
Winter Wonderland: Anything Goes Christmas Challenge
Hugz,
Chana Malkah
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