Today's card features part of a prize that I won recently over at the Allsorts Challenge...a lovely sentiment die by Tonic Studios. I started by stamping my 'Poinsettia Panel' stamp (from Stamps by Chloe) onto some black card using Versamark ink, then heat embossed it using metallic gold embossing powder from WOW, then watercoloured it using Cosmic Shimmers mica pigments mixed with a little water. I cut the sentiment from a snippet of gold mirror card, then layered it over the stamped and coloured panel. I matted it all onto some more gold mirror card before adding it to a white card blank.
- Allsorts - Anything Goes
- As You Like It - Gold, Silver or Glitter (I love using gold on Christmas cards (especially on a dark background) to give a really luxurious feel)
- Flower Challenge - Christmas Florals
- Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Use Dies
- Sparkles Forum Christmas - Poinsettia
- We Love Stamping - Red & Green
A perfect card for our new theme at We Love Stamping challenge and that certainly is a lovely sentiment die, lovely to see it used. Thanks so much for joining us at both Allsorts and WLS.
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Stunning card Helen, such a striking design. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge.
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Helen, I adore the subtle shimmer of your lovely Poinsettias! I really love the drama and elegance of the metallic embossing on the black card!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge!
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It's so beautiful against the black card. Thanks for taking part at We Love Stamping.
ReplyDeleteA lovely sparkly poinsettia card - thanks for sharing it with us for the Allsorts challenge
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous. I love all the gold and black, so classy. Thanks for sharing it with us at we love stamping this month xx
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