I've been busy keeping myself distracted from the election news by creating Christmas cards, and I've put a serious dent in the number I need. I won't share some of them until they're in the mail, but I have one to share today for two challenges: the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where the challenge is Festive Florals, and The Flower Challenge where the prompt is Use A Sentiment.
Over the last couple of years, I've added some poinsettia stamps to my collection. This year's purchase was from Waffleflower ("Poinsettia"), and I've used it for several cards. This is one of my favorites, so far.
It's a bit of an odd angle to the photo, but I wanted the gold embossed sentiment to shine--although the poinsettia is clearly the star for these two challenges. I love the gold and red against the black background. The sentiment was gold embossed on black cardstock and die cut using Ellen Huston's "Essential Rectangles." Those dies also cut a narrow frame, so I die cut it again in gold and adhered the gold frame around the sentiment.
I die cut another piece of black cardstock and then added the sentiment piece to that. That was all added to a Pure Poppy card base. The poinsettia was also gold embossed and colored with Copic markers. It's attached to the card with foam adhesive which gives it a bit of dimension. The sentiment is from Simon Says "Holiday Greetings: Mix 1" which I've been pulling out for multiple cards.
We're enjoying a streak of unusually warm and sunny weather for Rochester in November. It's been near 70° the last two days, and more of the same is forecast for the next four days! It's much appreciated. Yesterday I went for a long walk through Highland Park. Today I met a friend for another walk in Genesee Valley Park and a picnic lunch in the park afterwards---socially distanced for lunch, masks for the walk. COVID has raised its ugly head here again after months of one of the lowest rates in the country. Halloween parties and indoor gatherings seem to be the culprit. Aside from close family, we keep to outside venues if we want to see friends. It's one of the reasons I'm so happy to see this warm weather.
