Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Merry Monday #74

This week at Merry Monday, Lesley has given us another gorgeous inspiration photo to go on:

Here is my card:

I went with a much darker green than in the inspiration pic, but I still like it.  I used my Spellbinders Poinsettia die, but I wanted a fuller look this time, so I cut a few more layers.  Kept it all white, except for a bit of sponging on the leaves, and the gold Stickles in the middle.  Used my Fiskars texture plate (for the first time!) for the woodgrain part of the challenge, and inked it first to enhance the embossing.  A bit of raffia ribbon ties it up nicely!  White embossed sentiment...I really must remember not to use this sentiment when using embossing powder...it is so hard to read!

Well, I wanna get this linked up, so have a good night everybody!

~Marie~

ETA:  I would also like to add this to the current Holly Jolly challenge:  Au Natural, and to Crafty Hazelnut Anything Goes Christmas challenge for September.

13 comments:

  1. Very pretty...love the poinsettia! :0)

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  2. Love all the white against the dark green - very stylish. Thanks for sharing for my CHNC challenge extra for September. You could also share this lovely card for The Glory of Christmas challenge 15: 'anything goes' - I'd love to see it there too, Hazel, Glory of Christmas DT. Hope to see you again soon. x

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  3. A beautiful poinsettia, Marie! Very elegant! Thanks for sharing it with us at Merry Monday!

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  4. Such a pretty poinsettia, and a fun woodgrain !

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  5. Very pretty card, your poinsettia is beautiful. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

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  6. Very pretty white poinsettia and lovely card. Thank you for joining us at Holly Jolly this week. Judy

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  7. Such a fantastic woodgrain effect and the poinsettia is beautiful!

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  8. What a lovely card! I love the woodgrain paper with the rounded edges and that flower is stunning!

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  9. Your beautiful white poinsettia really pops against the lovely dark green background!

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  10. What a pretty card, Marie! I love your poinsettia!

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  11. Simply lovely! Stunning poinsettia with all the layers. It really pops against the deep rich green. Thanks for joining us this week at Holly Jolly!

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  12. I really love the white poinsettia - such a change from the red ones. I love how you inked the texture plate - such a great effect.

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