Pals Blog Hop – Home for the Holidays with Poinsettia Petals

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Home for the Holidays”. We really hope that you enjoy and are inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

I love poinsettias and their abundance during the holiday season.   I love coloring poinsettia images even more.   A Water Painter paired with Classic Ink helped bring my poinsettia’s to life.  Since they are a somewhat large image, I decided on a slimline card as my canvas and filled it with three beautiful clusters of poinsettia leaves.

Begin with an 8″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock.  Score and fold at 4″.

Cut two pieces of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper to the following sizes: 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 and 3 3/4 x 6.  Adhere together with Tear & Tape.

Cover the edges of the Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper with tape (I use Holbein Soft Tape) and use the largest Water Painter to apply a Soft Suede watercolor wash.  Allow to dry and remove the tape.  Adhere to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (making sure the seam is on the top end of the card base).

Use a Mini or Standard Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to crop three sprigs (Poinsettia Dies) of Basic Black Cardstock.

Use a Stamparatus to stamp the images (large & small leaves x 3, all 3 poinsettia petals x 3) in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.  Color with a Water Painter and Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, and Crushed Curry Classic Inks.

Once dry, crop with the coordinating Poinsettia Dies and a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

Adhere all pieces together and to the card as shown with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots.

Stamp the sentiment in Versamark Ink onto a 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 piece of Basic Black Cardstock.  Cover with White Basics Embossing Powder.  Tap to remove the excess.  Set with a Heat Tool.   Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Embellish with Pearl Basic Jewels and Subtle Shimmer Sequins.

What is your favorite color of poinsettia?  Traditional red? Pink, white, yellow, purple, salmon, multi-colors?  I’m personally a sucker for anything salmon!

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on December 8th. Our theme will be “My Favorite Things” with our design team showcasing some of their favorite products from any catalog they choose.

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Line-Up:

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
3. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
4. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
5. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
6. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
7. Annette Elliott at AESTAMPS A LATTE
8. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
9. Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda
10. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
11. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
12. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps, INK
13. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
14. Megan Cooper at Lazy Daze Stampin’
15. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!  <<<YOU ARE HERE>>>
16. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
17. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
18. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
19. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
20. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
21. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
22. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
23. Lori Webb at Clever Copies
24. Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping

Have a Hoot-a-Riffic Day!

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