I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted when I saw the challenge. I have been waiting for a time to use gold embossing powder on vellum because the effect is so pretty.
I don't have a large poinsettia stamp, which would have made this card much easier, but I do have good 'ol Pick A Petal. I used this stamp set before to make a poinsettia flower and it's a decent representation. Twelve petals to stamp, emboss and cut out. The background? Strips of paper in the challenge colors. Again, having glittered paper would have made this easier. Instead, I used Scor-tape on strips to adhered the glitter. It was labor intensive, let me tell you! Very pretty, but labor intensive! For that reason alone, I only made two or these cards.
Exquisite! That woven background is just fabulous, and the embossed vellum petals. This is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flower and I love the sparkle. You rocked the insp. photo and challenge :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth the extra work - this card is divine!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card. Love your flower and the background you created, well worth the effort.
ReplyDeleteI think this was worth all the extra effort! The gold embossed vellum poinsettia is gorgeous! Love that background too! Thanks for sharing this with us at Merry Monday!
ReplyDeleteStunning card Shelly, your vellum poinsettia is gorgeous. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card! I love the sparkly, woven background and the gold on vellum embossing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love how you embossed on vellum, I can not get it to work to save my life. :)
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