Floral Christmas cards...

I love my big Darice poinsettia die set, and have used it to make a few of my Christmas cards this year. Here are two that feature it:

My first card has a nice rich red poinsettia on it, and I used an unbranded die which cuts an open grid for added interest. The poinsettia die was cut and dry-embossed to reveal the veins on each petal and leaf. The "merriest wishes" sentiment (unbranded) was heat embossed with some gold embossing powder.

I used some gold micro beads for my flower center, adhering them with glossy accents.

On the inside of my card, I added a sentiment and a little row of poinsettias, stamped and colored with ProMarkers, across the bottom.

For this card, I used a much darker red cardstock for my poinsettia. I also added a ribbon and bow across the top instead of the die-cut open grid and changed the sentiment.

For both my flowers, I shaped the leaves just a little bit to give them more dimension. I'm quite certain they arrived at their destinations pretty flat, though, after going through the mail sorting machines at the Post Office!

I used the same treatment on the inside of this card. The only thing I changed was the color of my poinsettias.

I finished up my gift-wrapping today, and feel really good about that! I had made such a MESS in one of the spare bedrooms with all my gift-wrapping paraphernalia. I'm so glad to get it cleaned up and put away.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh-- a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl