Today’s card was a bit of an experiment – I wanted to see if I could create a Poinsettia using Stampin’ Up!’s Island Floral die.  After a bit of experimentation, I finally ended up with a result I like. Here’s how I made the card:

1. Take a 5 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of textured Cherry Cobbler CS and fold it in half using a bone folder to create a 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ card.
2. Cut a 5″ x 5″ piece of Crumb Cake CS and sponge the edges with Soft Suede Classic ink and a wedge of a stamping sponge.
3. Center and stick a 3″ x 4 3/4″ piece of Deck the Halls DP (the Cherry Cobbler color with the script pattern) along the left edge of the Crumb Cake CS, leaving an even border at the top, left and bottom.
4. Center and stick a 2″ x 4 3/4″ piece of Deck the Halls DP (the holly pattern) along the right edge of the Crumb Cake CS, leaving an even border at the top, right and bottom.
5. Lay a 5 1/2″ piece of Cherry Cobbler seam binding across the seam between the two piece of DP. Bring the ends of the seam binding around to the back of the CS and stick them down with SNAIL adhsive.
6. Center and stick the Crumb Cake CS piece to the card front with SNAIL adhesive.
7. Using your Circle Scissors Plus and glass mat, cut a 3 1/4″ circle out of Crumb Cake CS. Sponge the edges with Soft Suede Classic ink.  Cut a second circle out of Deck the Halls Chocolate Chip colored DP that is 3″ in diameter, again using the Circle Scissors Plus.
8. Center and stick the Chocolate Chip DP circle to the Crumb Cake CS circle with SNAIL adhesive. Set aside for a moment.
9. Die cut four sets of the three petal flower from the Island Floral die out of Cherry Cobbler CS using your Big Shot.
10.  Sponge each of the flowers with Soft Suede Classic ink. 
11. Cut each of the petals in half, but not straight across, you want to cut each half on a rounded inward angle.
12. Spritz the flowers with water one at a time using a mini mister, and gently scrunch them.  Once all flowers are scrunched and then opened up, lay them inside the Color Catcher and spritz them with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz.
13. Die cut three leaves out of Always Artichoke CS. Spritz them with water and scrunch them to give them a distressed look.  Open the leaves back up.  Spritz them with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz if desired (I didn’t).
14. Layer and stick the flowers one on top of the other, to the center of the DP circle using Tombow liquid adhesive.  Make sure you offset the petals.  Tuck the leaves underneath the flower and stick them down with mini glue dots. 
15. Use some yellow peel and stick rhinestones to create the center of the poinsettia (I just used rhinestones from the dollar store).
16. Cut a 3/4″ x 4″ piece of Crumb Cake CS. Stamp the Peace on Earth greeting onto it in Early Espresso Classic ink.  Cut a fishtail at both ends using your paper snips.  Sponge around the edges with Soft Suede Classic ink.
17. Use the edge of your paper snips to gently round the greeting flag.  Stick it to the card front with mini glue dots.  Place a small yellow rhinestone on either side of the greeting.
18. Stick the DP circle with the Poinsettia to the card front – centered over the seam binding and just above the greeting, using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  You’re done!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card. 

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Stamps: Four the Holidays
Ink: Early Espresso Classic ink, Soft Suede Classic ink
Paper: Crumb Cake CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Always Artichoke CS, Deck the Halls DP
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals, mini glue dots, Tombow Multi-Liquid Glue, Big Shot, Island Floral Bigz die, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, paper snips, Circle Scissors Plus, Glass mat; Non-Stampin’ Up: yellow peel and stick rhinestones from the dollar store

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With Christmas creeping up you may be looking for more project ideas beyond what we’re offering through the 12 weeks of Christmas event.  Here are the latest tutorials that we have added to the store.

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With three different designs to choose from, these tutorials are a steal at $4.95 each…OR…purchase the entire bundle of 3 for only $12.95.  Each tutorial includes a written pdf handout and a video on how to make the project.  You can purchase the tutorials from HERE. The bundle option can be found at the bottom of each of the ornament purchase pages.

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