Positive Inkers Global Design Team - November 2020

Hello there and Happy Sunday! I’m super-excited to be blog hopping for the first time today with the Positive Inkers Global Design Team. We are a team of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the globe who love to share our love of creativity. I’m so happy you stopped by today! 

If this is the fist time you are visiting, please let me introduce myself. My name is Anne Marie Hile and I live in the greatt state of Texas in the United States. Welcome! 

Sandy challenged us with a fun sketch this month for the hop. I LOVE a good sketch challenge to inspire creativity. When I saw this sketch, I immediately got the idea to use the Poinsettia Petals Bundle from the Stampin’ Up!® August-December Mini Catalog. I just love all of the layered detail you can create with the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and coordinating Poinsettia Dies. It’s a fantastic set for holiday cards! 

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post. 

I interpreted the sketch with the poinsettia as the focal image and then accented that with the elements in the sketch design. The “triangles" in the sketch were translated to the leaves on the poinsettia and the leafy sprig in the sketch was translated to the die cut “berries” and additional leaf. I popped the banner sentiment in the center of the layout, but did a single banner end because I felt like it fit better on the layout. I hope you like how it came together. 

Color Combo: 

Crumb Cake

Petal Pink

Soft Sea Foam

Very Vanilla

I kind of wanted a bit of a “shabby-chic” feel to my card and decided to go with non-traditional Christmas colors. I’ve always been a fan of soft pink and green paired with Crumb Cake. I popped in some Champagne Foil and little Vellum for some extra detail. The embossed background really adds an awesome pop of detail and I just love those Beaded Pearls for the flower “centers”. 

It’s a little tough to see in the photo but I added Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to the layered poinsettia and the leaves for some added sparkle. I also wrapped a piece of lace and twine trim around the Very Vanilla layer. The lace kind of got lost but you can see an itty bitty peek of it on the left side of the card. I was originally going to add a lace bow but it took away from the flower a little, so I opted for a Linen Thread bow instead. 

Card Measurements and Details:

• Crumb Cake Card Base: 4 1/4” x 11”, scored at 5 1/2”
• Petal Pink Cardstock: 4” x 5 1/4” 
• Very Vanilla Cardstock: 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”, embossed with Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder
• Vellum Cardstock: die cut one berry sprig from Poinsettia Dies
• Champagne Foil Sheets: die cut two berry sprigs from Poinsettia Dies
• Soft Sea Foam Cardstock: scrap to stamp three leaf images in Soft Sea Foam ink, die cut using Poinsettia Dies and accent with Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush
• Petal Pink Cardstock: scrap to stamp and die cut three poinsettia images in Petal Pink ink, die cut using Poinsettia Dies and accent with Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush
• Very Vanilla Cardstock: 2 1/4” x 5/8”, stamp sentiment in Crumb cake ink and punch right side using Banners Pick a Punch
• Lace Trim, Linen Thread, Champagne Rhinestones (5) and Beaded Pearl (1)
• Very Vanilla Cardstock (inside card): 4” x 5 1/4”, stamp sentiment and berry images in Crumb Cake ink, stamp berry “filler” image in Petal Pink ink

Finally a peek inside the card. I stamped a coordinating sentiment and some berry sprigs as accents. 

I hope you enjoyed my card today! From here you will continue the blog hop to visit Jo Blackman in the UK. Click HERE to head over to her blog. Please stop by to visit everyone on the hop and leave a a comment to say hello. We’d all love to hear from you and so appreciate you stopping by. Hope you enjoy all of the beautiful projects everyone shared today! 

Positive Inkers Global Design Team - November 2020:

Sandy McCullough - Canada

Maheswari Raja-Guru - Australia

Elly Rijnvis - Netherlands

Kate Bolt - UK

Karen Bird-Day - United States

Anne Marie Hile - United States (you are here!) 

Jo Blackman - UK

Thanks for stopping by today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

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Thanks so much for stopping by. 
Have a HAPPY day today! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Poinsettia Petals Bundle (English) [155148]	Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153475]	Poinsettia Dies [153522]	Banners Pick A Punch [153608]	Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder [151474]
Champagne Foil Sheets [144748]	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985]	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim [149593]	Linen Thread [104199]	Beaded Pearls [153534]	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102]	Stampin' Seal [152813]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]