Pretty Poinsettia

The real poinsettia pictured at the beginning of my previous post was a recent, unexpected gift from someone in the local stamping community who, referring to my parents, simply said, "I've been where you are, and I just want you to know I feel for you..."  How kind was that!?!  I look at the beautiful blossoms several times each day, and they encourage me every time.

Besides encouragement this lovely gift gave me the opportunity to design a thank you card while playing with the new Combo Sentiments stamp set designed by Dina Kowal.  I paired it with the older poinsettia images from the CMS-10 Poinsettia set, and had some fun.

The technique I used, although technically it may be more of a recipe than a technique, is a longstanding favorite, I call "Spot of Color." 

Here's how you do it: 
With the exception of one thing, or "spot," keep the card's color scheme achromatic (black and white). That's it!  Looks great every time!

Additional Cardworks:
Versafine Black Onyx embossed with Transcendence powder.
Image colored with Prismacolor pencils.
Corner rounding punch used on upper corners only.
Basic layering.
Embellished with Blk/Wht Swiss dot ribbon.
Flower's center accented with yellow glitter glue.

Comments

[Jacki j]

This card has a very classic look! I need to pull out Dina's stamp set and use it. Thanks for the inspiration.