Card Concept #44

Hello everybody!

It is time for another inspiration challenge here at

The Card Concept!

Here is our beautiful inspiration photo:

I was inspired by the green, red and gold in the photo, as well as the poinsettias.

I began this card by stamping the poinsettia onto vellum paper and heat setting it with gold embossing powder. I then colored it with my Zig watercolor pens. Next I used the matching die and cut a gold glittery poinsettia. It made the perfect shadow around the stamped poinsettia!

I once again wanted to honor our Guest Designer for this month Julee Tillman, owner and creator of Verve stamps! The beautiful sentiment is a Verve stamp called  Unto Us.  And the die is also by Verve. It is called Classy Label. I think this looks so elegant!

Thanks for visiting my blog today!
And please go visit my team mates
 for some fabulous creation!
Our team is divided into different styles and each designer explains how they were inspired by the challenge!  So come and join us and try your hand at a brand new "style" of card making or work in your comfort zone, it is totally up to you!

The styles are explained HERE.

Clean & Simple

Sandie Munro
Debbie Petersen

Clean & Graphic

Shannon Jaramillo
Shannon McComb

Clean & Layered

*Kerin Sylvester

*Laurie Schmidt

Shabby Chic

*Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Deanne Kay

Freestyle Collage

*Laura Jane
Michele K. Henderson

Classy & Elegant

Vicki Burdick
                  Mackie <You are here

Mixed Media

*Julie Gearinger
Lilian Forsyth

Stamps: Poinsettia (Sassy Stamps); Unto Us(Verve)

Dies: Poinsettia (Sassy Stamp); Classy Label( Verve); Tattered Pinecone (Tim Holtz)

Other: Versamark ink; Gold Embossing Powder; Vellum; Gold twine