Poinsettia

I really liked Therese's dry embossed cards made with printed paper.  And more recently, my friend Brenda inspired me with her version.  So, I pulled out some very old BasicGrey paper and chose one called Dasher.  

Thought Altenew's poinsettia folder would look great, which it did.  For some reason, swiping with my white pigent ink pad didn't bring out the detail.  Maybe it isn't juicy enough.  Anyway, I switched to Versafine Clair Nocturne and that was so much better.  I used Brenda's idea of adding some sparkly embossing powder--really beautiful!  Probably not needed, but I did add white splatters.  My panel sat a few days because I couldn't figure out what to do with it.  Finally, I remembered that I have the Altenew poinsettia die, so cut it from more of the Dasher paper.  I brushed the petal edges with white pigment ink and sprinkled with the sparkly embossing powder.  I molded the petals with my fingers and added Christmas Red Stickles to the center. 

Also added the Stickles to the centers of the poinsettias in the background.  You can see some of the sparkle in my IG post.  Really glad I got the Birch Press Confections sentiment set when they last had a sale.  The words were die cut from Memory Box black glossy cardstock and the shadows from red cardstock.  Always a good feeling to end up with a card you like.  I'm entering JUGS Challenge #800!  That's a lot of challenges--congrats to JUGS!   

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