Full Bloom Christmas
3 hours ago
Saturday, 7 December 2019
Hello bloggers!
Just a quick couple of Poinsettia cards to show you.
I'm still gradually unmounting a lot of my older stamps and this Hero Arts poinsettia is one of them - as is the Happy Christmas text behind it.
For some strange reason, I've gone all glittery and shiny this Christmas, for some reason - not my usual style at all, but I'm enjoying it. The multilingual Christmas text on this is embossed with Judikins Egyptian gold, which is slightly sparkly and a gorgeous shade of gold. I'm trying to find some from somewhere - this is running out and my beautiful, no longer with us, friend sent me what I'm now using. I had a bit of a problem with the Oxide inkpad - it exploded when I inked up the stamp! I haven't reinked it, but it was kind of 'leaking' and put way too much ink on the stamp! So this is a second or third generation stamping. It's (roughly) edged in Delicata Gold Shimmer, my favourite gold inkpad.
You can see the EP a bit better here... the glittery bits are Brusho Sprinkle it Pearl.
This one is similar, but I stamped holly down one side of the Kraft card.
If you could see better, you'd see that I managed to stamp the words upside down - duh! I used Delicata to stamp everything but the Poinsettia.
I thought I'd taken a photo but no, I haven't...sorry. It looks much clearer in real life. I don't have time for that now, sorry, because my brother and his 'other half' are coming over today, taking me out and staying the night.
Simon Says Stamp Mondays have a Let's Sparkle challenge, so I'm linking to them and to
Simon Says Stamp Wednesdays, Traditional Christmas.
Thanks for calling in
Back soon
Cath
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6 very kind comments from lovely people:
Enjoy your day and night away!
Two lovely cards, I do like poinsettia's on cards, have tried to keep the real ones but managed for a few months at the most.
I am guessing the source of your Egyptian Gold was someone whose name began with "M". Funnily enough I was addressing envelopes for cards, had taken a pile of them from where I keep them and suddenly one turned up with her name and address on. It sort of hurt to throw it away.
Hugs, Neet xx
That's a beautiful poinsettia. I like the background, too, even if it is upside down. Besides, you can't get too much bling at Christmas. Christmas brings out the sparkle in all of us.
I thought I recognized that stamp. I have it too. Nice cards; that delicate shimmer really adds some super detail. Hugs-Erika
Really love these ones Cath. Beautiful how the gold pushes through the inks. Poinsettia's are a well loved choice for Christmas cards. Interesting about the ink as I had a black soot oxide that caused me no end of problems. I ended up leaving the lid off it to try and dry it out a little as I rarely use that one, I save it for messy days.
Hope you had a good evening and enjoyed spending time with family.
Hugs Tracey xx
Cath I agree with Tracey. Your art is always so lovely.
These are a beautiful pair of cards Cath. You can't beat a poinsettia! xxx
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