Tuesday, 26 August 2014

stampendous poinsettia and kraft card

Hello my crafty friends. Today's offering was a bit of an experiment. And i think it worked. See what you think. I was quite pleased with the result. (Sorry for the rubbish photo). 


I started with a piece of kraft card which i painted with gesso. Once dry I stamped the stampendous poinsettia in versamark and embossed in black. I repeated this process twice more so I could have layers.



Then i painted the flower with distress paints. I used barn door, forest moss, mustard seed. I added brushed corduroy to red to darken it slightly and another bit with black soot for the darker contrast. Then i cut the layers out and shaped the petals. I then ripped the base sheet for a more shabby look and went round it with renaissance gold gilding wax. Then I added the extra layers to give more dimension to image.


I matted on white linen card which i had gilded all around edges. 
The base card is 8x8 kraft card. The poinsettia came with a lovely flourish which i used to stamp around the borders and in the corners just using versamark.


So I think that my experiment worked. What do you say? Theresa xx

i would like to enter the card in the following challenges:

Simon says stamp Monday challenge - witch kraft (kraft card)
Sunday stamper - deeply dippy
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - anything goes
Through the craft room door - anything goes
Winter wonderland - anything goes for Christmas

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25 comments:

  1. Wendy27 August 2014 at 06:46

    I say that's very pretty Theresa! Love the kraft card with the white gesso and the lovely red poinsettia, great colours and very effective! :) xxx

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  2. Zoe27 August 2014 at 07:17

    Ooooo! Love this, the Gesso on Kraft card works beautifully with that gorgeous poinsettia xx Zoe xx

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  3. Bernie Simmons27 August 2014 at 07:48

    Really Lovely Theresa ....Like this poinsettia it just looks so classy xxx

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  4. Hels Sheridan27 August 2014 at 10:19

    Gorgeous card Theresa, loving those layers and the colours are delish... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  5. Naomi27 August 2014 at 11:30

    Great card Theresa, clever use of the gesso.

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  6. Linda Simpson27 August 2014 at 19:33

    Fabulous, love the poinsettia and all the gorgeous layers.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  7. Stampendous27 August 2014 at 21:21

    This is just lovely and very vintage looking! Great job! Thanks so much for sharing your project!!

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  8. susiestacey27 August 2014 at 21:30

    Lovely card - pretty poinsettia.
    Thank you for sharing with Winter Wonderlands 'Anything Goes' challenge and good luck x Susan x

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  9. Jane27 August 2014 at 21:35

    That's beautiful Theresa! I think poinsettia are always a fabulous Christmas card! x

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  10. Sandi27 August 2014 at 22:01

    The flower on this card is fabulous Teresa!
    Thanks for sharing this with us at Through The Craft Room Door. Please come play along with us again!
    Huggs
    Sandi

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  11. Emma Williams31 August 2014 at 10:31

    I love poinsettias so this was always a winner for me, Theresa! I love your decoupaged flower and your use of gesso! Fabulous, as always and thank you so much for sharing this and for joining us over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! Hugs xxx

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  12. Linda Page2 September 2014 at 08:58

    wow what a fantastic card - that poinsettia is gorgeous - I would say your experiment went exceedingly well xx

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  13. Cara3 September 2014 at 04:30

    Absolutely Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this with us at Through The Craft Room Door. Please come play along with us again! (Hugs) Cara

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