I love Birch Press products & can't resist a good sale with free shipping! I also broke my "no more poinsettias" rule, but I'm not sorry!😊The top layers were brushed with Distress Oxides aged mahogany & pumice stone and were brushed with a shimmer pen. 
You can see the gorgeous shimmer in my IG post. Kelly Lunceford inspires me with cards that have lots of elements without looking cluttered. That's what made me add the CN9 branches die cut from vellum. Amazing what a difference it made! The stamen was colored dark gray, covered with Nuvo Glaze & topped with a silver dot. 
Everything was glued only in the middle for a lot of dimension. Birch Press Handwritten Christmas & Outline was die cut from vellum & silver metallic cardstock. The PTI Smokey Shadow mat was die cut with AJVD rectangle. I'm entering Color Hues, SSS Wednesday, Snippets Playground (vellum scraps used) & Time Out.
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I love both cards, Greta, and was so happy to see you in the Color Hues gallery with that stunning poinsettia! It was definitely worth breaking your "no more poinsettias" rule. The coloring you did is gorgeous and the vellum branches are a wonderful addition. Every little detail adds up to one delightful card! Thanks for sharing with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteTwo more cards that are both beautiful, Greta! I like the elegance the gray backgrounds add. I think that pretty poinsettia was worth breaking the rules for!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards Greta - I came to see your card chain creation - what a gorgeous embossing folder you used on the background and such a lovely softly colored floral image in the purples! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Greta. The poinsettia is simply stunning. And your other card is just as pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour CCC is so soft & pretty in those colors! The poinsettia is stunning!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done cards. Both are soft and fitting for the occasion.
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Greta, I can see why you had to add one more poinsettia to your stash. This could not be any prettier! I love the vellum shadow on the sentiment too. Your other card is pretty as well with the dark background! Thanks for playing at Color Hues and Happy Holidays to you.
ReplyDeleteTwo stunning cards Greta. Love the design of each but the gorgeous poinsettia has stolen my heart!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you in the treehouse for refreshments later xxx
Your poinsettia is gorgeous, Greta, and I never would have thought to use Aged Mahogany. You must have a light touch when inking. The vellum sprigs look great with it. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Time Out.
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards, as eve, but I particularly like your CCC card. That stencilled bouquet looks amazing on the dark embossed background xx
ReplyDeleteTwo lovely cards Greta, very pretty CCC card
ReplyDeleteThe embossing on the 1st card is really eye catching along with the purple flowers and the poinsettia card is just gorgeous too! NJ on both!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are fabulous Greta - the snippets poinsettia is breathtaking. So, so pretty - being a love of anything pink it called to me immediately. What a super idea to use the vellum for the foliage - one to remember here! And it's so lovely to see you in the Snippets Playground - you've been missed!
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Di xx
Lovely cards, especially the pink poinsettia one. TFS
ReplyDeleteGreta, both cards are so beautiful, with their dark backgrounds really accentuating the florals, but I have to say the poinsettia card is the one that made me swoon! The dimension and added sprigs really made a beautiful design. Thank you so much for joining us at Color Hues for the final 2023 challenge!
ReplyDeleteboth cards are beautiful, but i have to say that i'm a bit more partial to the second card. it is just gorgeous, my friend!
ReplyDeleteWow! That poinsettia shine brilliantly in pink and all the elements just sing beautifully in our challenge colors! Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous stenciling in the CCC colors, Greta, and I love your poinsettia!! I decided I had too many poinsettias too but Arlene sent me a few cuts from that die!!
ReplyDeleteI'm extremely late to this one Greta, we spent most of last week without internet and I never caught up properly. The lilac flowers look pretty against the grey and the sofly coloured Poinsettia loovely.
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