Saturday 3 March 2018

Christmas Poinsettia

I just love this little poinsettia stamp from Recollections.  It comes with the die so that's a bonus and the die cuts really close.  For this card I didn't use the die but I did use the sentiment and border stamp

 I stamped the image is Pink Pirouette and watercoloured the image,  Once I finished the watercolouring I used Ancient Page (Flamingo) waterproof to re-stamp the outline.  I used perfect pearls for the stamens at the centre.  The whole image was layered on black with a thin outline for the border,


I am entering this for the following challenges
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge 279
The Merry Christmas Challenge #9 Anything goes
Christmas Card Challenge all year round
Watercooler Wednesday challenge #159 all about Christmas


Card Recipe
Stamps: Recolections
Paper: 140 lb Hot press Watercolour paper, 110 LB cream card stock. Black
Ink: Ranger archival,  Ancient Page Waterproof ink (flamingo)
Accessories: Watercolours, Gold Viva Decor pearl pen, Penny Black die Holly and Berry Branch 51-404
Techniques: Watercolouring

23 comments:

Bonnie said...

What a beautiful poinsettia, Christine! Such a beautiful color! Love the black accents too!

JoAnn said...

Beautiful. Love how you colored the poinsettia. The black mat and accents make it pop. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful image. I really like how the poinsettia isn't "face on" but is a little canted. Gorgeous coloring and really clever to use the perfect pearls for the stamens!

Thanks for sharing with us at The Merry Christmas Challenge Blog!

Evelyn

Marcia Hill said...

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL Christine!! LOVE the pink and black color theme...SOOOO pretty!! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Merry Monday!! :0)

Janis Lewis said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us at The Merry Christmas Challenge.

Anet's Crafting said...

Beautiful CAS Christmas card Christine. Fabulous colouring. Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round. We would love to see you again ... Anet DTx

Loll said...

This poinsettia is so pretty Christine! I can see why you love it. Wonderful no-line watercolouring ... the shades of pink are beautiful. Great idea to stamp over the top at the end to bring back come of the finer details. Love the pink paired with black and white ... very elegant and classy. xx

Trina P. said...

Beautiful, Christine. Love the non-red pink colour 😉 and the stamens. So creative. I can’t believe the stamp is Recollections. Great buy.

Rosemary said...

so very pretty!!

Helen said...

Such a pretty card, Christine! Your poinsettia is just beautiful and makes a really elegant card. I can understand why you love it so much! Thanks so much for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week!

Susan said...

Beautiful little poinsettia! Love the striped edge and the black border - they set off the poinsettia perfectly.

Heidi Weaver said...

Wow, Christine, you are a master of watercolouring! That Poinsettia looks as if one could reach out and touch it. Wonderful shading and colouring! This is a lovely combination of elegance and art. Love it! Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

Deanne Saunders said...

Beautiful card!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR ‘ROUND challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!
Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

Nstiz said...

OUtstanding job painting that poinsettia. Those leaves look so velvety and love the shading on the leaves too.

Penny Hanuszak said...

Everything about your pointsettia card is wonderful. Your watercolouring blend is perfect and I really like that you re-stamped the image with the waterproof as it brings it to life. Great sentiment too! Thanks for sharing at the Watercooler Wednesday All About Christmas Challenge this week.

Created by Kath said...

I love your poinsettia! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges!

Viv said...

Gorgeous card!

Karen Dunbrook said...

what a lovely cas card mf...the black strip on the side really adds great visual impact and goes so well with the colour on your flower.
xx Karen

Diane said...

Wow what a gorgeous poinsettia and card design.

Hugs Diane

MaryH said...

Gorgeous shade of pink for this lovely poinsettia and the excellent watercoloring. Love the black stripe border, as it makes the card just pop! TFS

Gio said...

This card is so lovely...and in that gorgeous pink and with a different sentiment can be used all year around :-)

Marie Bingaman said...

I have this set too, and I love what you’ve done with it! Thanks for joining us for the March “flowers” challenge at CCAYR! 😀

~Marie B -DT

BożenA said...

An amazing card! I love all the shadows, they perfectly reflect the extra dimension to the card. At first I thought you used several layers of flower :-) Great coloring and beautiful elegant design.
Hugs,
BożenA