Poinsettia Square Triad Skinny Cards - freebie sentiment

 Hello, friends! I hope you are doing well, and gearing up with sweetness for the upcoming holidays and festivities.

Many MANY years ago, before unmounted and clear stamps were the norm, and during a mega Stamp Show in Orlando, I purchased this beautiful poinsettia stamp from Mitra at Impression Obsession. It's a virgin, I'm shamed to say. Two cards are embossed in silver EP on dark blue cardstock. Two cards are stamped with VersaFine Clair and heat embossed with clear detail EP. Interestingly, in person, the clear EP cards look more fantastic than the silver EP! But through the camera lens, the Silver looks more majestic! 

After fussy cutting the embossed images, I "painted" with bleach so the colored cardstock would show through. Add extra bleach in the areas you would like highlighted. Be sure to use either very cheap brushes, or nylon brushes for this technique.

The magenta colored card was dry embossed and inked with distress inks.

The silver embossed cards are layered with black squares for extra drama. The turquoise layer is actually colored vellum, with edges folded behind white layers.

Card Interiors:

The digital sentiment is a freebie you can download in two versions.

My gift to you - Arrangements of the same sentiment for use on the inside or outside of your projects. Please do not sell these Sentiments. Use on any of your projects, including projects involving any design teams you might be on.

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Enjoy!

Products: Stamps: Impression Obsession D4261 Poinsettia Square, IO Warmest Thoughts C5394 (interior of card), Colorado Craft Company Pine Cone and Branch BB264 (sentiment Merry Christmas), Silver & Clear EP, Bleach technique, Assorted colors of SU cardstock and TH distress inks, Turquoise and "white" vellum,  silver & turquoise glitter, Craft Essentials Diamond Tiles EF EFOB0013

Thank you for hosting challenges. I'd like to play in:

1. Jingle Belles 11-22-24 "Banner Holiday" inspired by the poinsettias and sparkles in the fun banner Lauren made!) 12/4
2. C.R.A.F.T. #741 Christmas - lovely poinsettias which are placed all over our home, and lots of sparkle for additional joy. (sep post) 11/27
3. Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #23 (poinsettias) 12/12
4. Christmas Bingo Challenges #10 Nov 1 - Using B COLUMN "Hand Colored with Bleaching Technique", "Slimline Cards", "Free" 
   
   
   
5. Merry Little Christmas Challenges #59 12/15

Wishing you beauty!

Serenity and Friends

Hello, sweet blogging friends! My versatile card today really is appropriate for nearly every occasion. A friend brought her Stampin' Up! stamps over, and I created the die cuts (etc) for a framed masterpiece. Together we came up with a beautiful card!

After die cutting SB Grand Decorative Labels One, I cut it in half to achieve two "border" pieces. I also cut a corner piece off to use on the top:

Each layer has distressed edges for a slightly vintage appearance, and added dimension.

Thanks for popping by today!

For new card makers - Directions to make the card:

1. Cut card base for 5x7 card. Score at the 5" mark and fold in half.
2. Place Spellbinders Grand Labels Four centered in a piece of card stock that is at least 5x7 and cut. 
3. Place Spellbinders Grand Dec Labels Four cut side down on top of the "frame" from step 2.
4. Center the frame die so that the aperture is lined up at the four "points".
5. Die Cut, then flip the base cut plate so that the die cut paper is still inside the die. Place the embossing mat on top (it seems like the die will cut through the embossing mat, but it does not). Then use your embossing plate on top of that, and run it through your die machine again. This will dry emboss the decorative die and bring out all the gorgeous details.
6. Cut brown "mat" 3.75" x 5". Set aside.
7. Cut white card for stamping 3.5" x 4.75". 
8. Stamp white piece as desired using favorite inks, leaving room for sentiment. Set aside for ink to dry.
9. Choose a border punch, border die, or a die with decorative edges and just cut the edge of the die (that's what I did, using SB Grand Decorative Labels One).
10. Adhere part of the border to the back of the brown layer so just the pretty part shows. Cut a smaller portion or corner for the center of the top, and adhere to same layer.
11. Stamp sentiment to white panel and apply embossing powder. Heat Set.
12. Distress edge of white stamped card with complementary ink colors, applying the lighter color first, and then the darker color on the very edge. Adhere to brown panel.
13. If desired, die cut or punch some "grass-like" pieces for the bottom center, to create visual interest.
14. Order in which to assemble: 

        a) attach white decorative edges to brown panel.
        b) attach stamped white panel to brown panel.
        c) adhere panel from a&b to card base (centering top and bottom, and sides)

        d) adhere decorative frame panel.

        e) adhere grassy die cuts.

Products: Stamps: Stampin' Up!, Silver Fox Stamps "Always in my thoughts" (no longer in business), Impression Obsession B6061 Think of You Days, Dies: SB Grand Decorative Labels One, SB Grand Labels Four, SB 5x7 Elegant Labels 4, IO Die178C Small Grass, Inks: DI: tea dye and pumice stone, SU, VersaFine Clair, Clear Detail Embossing Powder (for sentiments)

May I please play in the following fine challenges?

1. Sisterhood of Crafters November 13 - Landscapes 11/23
2. Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2445 AG 11/17
3. Dream Valley Challenges #325 Anything Goes 11/23
4. Inkspirational Challenges #328 Layer It 11/15 sep post (layered panels, pieces, and layered stamps)

Stamping hugs, (wouldn't it be fun to jump out of the water like this dolphin?)