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Tuesday 3 December 2013

Popped up poinsettias with Joyful Christmas

While I was making yesterday's cards with Stampin' Up's Joyful Christmas, I had an idea. Come an have a look:


I stamped my sentiment onto a square of Whisper White card stock and pierced a frame round the edge before mounting it onto a Cherry Cobbler card base.  Then the poinsettias were stamped on a separate piece of card stock, coloured with ink and an aquapainter and cut out out so that I could pop them up.


It's easier to see the nice bit of dimension it gives in this photo. The large poinsettia was decorated with rhinestones that I'd coloured with a permanent marker.


This is a fabulous sentiment isn't it?! I love how the word Christmas looks like a ribbon!

I'll be linking my card up with Make My Monday which has a Christmas Flowers and Foliage theme, and 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown, which is inviting us to Pick a Previous Theme (I've chosen number 1, Christmas flowers.)

Here's what you'll need to make this project
Stamps: Joyful Christmas
Ink: Real Red
Card stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Other: Markers, aquapainter, Essentials piercing template, mat and tool, Basic rhinestones, paper snips, stamp-a-majig

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I haven't yet succumbed to getting the Christmas tree but I have put up the advent calendar. I had a bright idea this year and instead of wall-to-wall sugar, some of the compartments contain jokes! You may think that my children would complain bitterly about this but they haven't at all. I searched the internet for the jokes that I thought would go down well - like this:
Q: How do you catch a rabbit
A: Hide behind a bush and make noises like a carrot
And yes, they did laugh like plastic bags!

See you tomorrow,

12 comments:

  1. Well NATURALLY . . . who wouldn't laugh like a plastic bag at that joke? It's hilarious!

    PS: love your card too!

    Hugs
    Sarn xxx

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  2. You are definitely my favourite :) Fab *joke*, fab lesson *never heard of laughing like a plastic bag before* and delightful card :)
    Hugs xx

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  3. Hi Vicky
    Fabulous card.... Love the joke....
    Hugs Sylvie xxx

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  4. Love the colour of this, I've seen hybrids this colour, so pretty.

    Love the plastic laugh LOL.

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  5. well thats a new one on me , laughing like plastic bags !!!!!!! that could only happen in your house. Gorgeous card Vicky the beautifully colored and cut out poinsettia is a joy.

    Marie

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  6. Vicky, this is amazing! LOVE this concept and I will definitely be Pinning this one! ;) Thanks for joining us at 52CCT! HUGS and have a great rest of the week! Mynn xx

    PS: We're having a blog hop/dt call at House of Cards until the 15th! We've got 5 sponsors and so I hope you can join in the fun! :)

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  7. Clean, simple and just gorgeous! Love the sparkle in the poinsettia! Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT this week!

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  8. I love all the dimension on this fabulous card. You did a wonderful job coloring the poinsettias. The piercing is a great finishing touch! I'm glad you shared this with us at 52{C}CT! :)

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  9. Love this poinsettia flower, beautifully stamped and coloured and it has such an impact with that extra dimension.Love the gems in the centre too!Fantastic card for our Pick A Previous Theme challenge,I'd forgotten Christmas Flowers- before my time I think, thanks for playing at 52 CCT this week

    Louise xx

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  10. This is just stunning, Vicky, thank you for sharing with us at Make My Monday
    Rosie x

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  11. Hi Vicky thank you for joining us at MMM with this truly "joyful" card...so lovely.
    Suzi B xx

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  12. Beautifully elegant card Vicky and lovely to have you joining us again at Make My Monday.
    Fliss xx

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