Christmas and Friendship

I don't try to color very often, but I did pull out 2 pink & 2 green alcohol markers to use on GKD Festive Flowers poinsettias which I black heat embossed.  

I cut the green one apart to use for leaves & added yellow Stickles to the flower center.  I masked the sentiment from the set so I could stamp 2 of the 3 words using Versafine Clair Nocturne.  The beautiful image from GKD Holiday Tapestry was stamped in Versamark & heat embossed with a very old satin powder.  It's truly stunning in person--so elegant!  

I also embossed the card edges in that powder & mounted the panel with a black mat.  I posted the card on IG without embellishments, but the next day decided I liked the look with 3 black enamel dots.  I'm entering Gina K Monthly Mix.

One of my favorite designers, Martina, inspired me to get a set of Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals.  I made a panel with each color to see what they looked like.  I've already die cut flowers from the purple & the pink, but this one of Sassy Sapphire has been sitting on my table.  Decided to use it for my Memory Box May challenge entry.  

Didn't make much difference, but the little darker blue dots were done with SSS Falling Snow Stencil & Delicata Sapphire Blue ink.  The black frame is Poppystamps Double Stitch Scalloped Rectangle Frames, the flowers are Memory Box Arianna Sprig & the sentiment is Poppystamps Scribble Hello.  

I brushed the flowers with a shimmer pen & added gloss to the sentiment.  Finished by tying on white crochet thread & attaching an iridescent gem.  Wish you could see the sparkle & shimmer in person!

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