Merriest Moments for Casually Crafting Blog Hop - November 2022 | Color Challenge

Merriest Moments for a Color Challenge!

 

Hello and welcome to my blog!  Today I am hopping with the Casually Crafting Design Team!  

This month's theme is a Colour Challenge so there are sure to be quite a few inspirations to get your mojo going with some creativity.  

There are several of us hopping today - you will find the list to follow along towards the bottom of my blog post - so sit back and enjoy your favorite coffee, tea, water or smoothie as we share some handmade projects with you!

Evening Evergreen | Soft Succulent | Gold

Today's Project

Christmas decorations are not complete unless there are poinsettias somewhere in our home; however, with having pets, we always opt for the silk ones to keep everyone from harm.  

Creating cards for sending to dear friends and family therefore isn't complete either without a poinsettia card or two. 

Sara selected an amazing picture and colors to inspire me for today's project.  

The Merriest Moments Stamp Set has some amazing images that were just calling my name for this card!  So get your heat tool and paper snips ready for some fun!

Project Details

Both Merriest Moments poinsettia images were stamped with VersaMark ink onto Basic White cardstock three times each.  

Sprinkled with some Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, the images were heated with the Heat Tool on the low setting to melt the powder.  

Once cool to the touch, the images were lovingly fussy cut.

The large fir image was stamped with Soft Succulent ink along the edge of Basic White card layer.  The image was turned in opposite directions each time to create a garland look.

The large poinsettia image was stamped with Evening Evergreen ink along the left side of the stamped card layer to create the dark green dentate leaves.

The fussy-cut, heat embossed leaves (aka colored bracts) were adhered together - small leaves on top of large leaves - and adhered over the stamped leaves.

Soft Succulent Festive Pearls created the cyathia in the center of the embossed leaves.

The brush tip of a Light Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Marker was used to create some splatters between the poinsettia foliage and the fir garland.

The Hope & Peace sentiment was stamped with Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White cardstock, fussy cut and adhered to the card front.  

You may wish to not fussy cut the sentiment and stamp it directly onto the Basic White card layer.

The assembled layer was adhered to a Soft Succulent layer and Evening Evergreen card base.

The inside was layered and stamped to compliment the card front.  

The Mistletoe Magic sentiment was the perfect match for the front greeting!

And don't forget to stamp the envelope front and flap to compliment the card front to give the recipient a glimpse of what's inside!

More Inspiration

I hope you have been inspired by my project and the colors.  

Now it's time to continue along the blog hop - you're currently with me, Angie McKenzie, at #5 - to get more inspiration from the others... so look at the list below and continue along.  

You definitely don't want to miss any.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world!

Have a blessed day!  

You Can Make This Card!

Here's What You'll Need to Get Started...

BASICS

• Clear Blocks B, C, D; Stamparatus; Small Grid Paper; Paper Trimmer; Heat Tool; Paper Snips;  Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive

STAMPS

• Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set; Hope & Peace Cling Stamp Set; Mistletoe Magic Cling Stamp Set

INK

• Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pads; VersaMark Pad

PAPER

• Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen and Basic White Cardstocks; Basic White Medium Envelopes

OTHER

• Metallics Embossing Powders; Festive Pearls

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You can purchase any of these supplies from my online store if you live in the USA and do not already have a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator.

Time to Use Your Paper Trimmer!

        PAPER CUTS

• Basic White - 3-3/4" x 5-1/2" (x2); approx 1/4 sheet for stamping and heat embossing 
• Soft Succulent - 3-7/8" x 5-1/2" (x2)   
• Evening Evergreen - 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" (card base)