Poinsettia on Frosted Florals

I used White Velvet Paper for this one (which is no longer available, I made this card way back in October!) so the poinsettia has a lovely soft texture but normal Whisper White cardstock will produce an excellent result!

A simple Christmas card with a Rooted in Nature poinsettia

This is in fact a very simple card!  Simply layer a couple of sheets of the stunning Frosted Florals Specialty Designer Series Paper, add a piece of Tranquil Tide Velvet Ribbon, a greeting and the poinsettia made with leaves from the Rooted in Nature Bundle.

TIP:  I stick the leaves to a punched circle of cardstock (any scrap will do - it doesn't show!).

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Mistletoe Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

$24.25

Tranquil Tide 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Velvet Ribbon

$14.00

Gold Faceted Gems

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

White Velveteen Sheets

$8.75

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$126.75

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$13.50

Baby Bear in Velvet

It's really too bad that you can't feel the texture of this Baby Bear - so soft and velvety!

A velvety Baby Bear!

I just received my order of White Velvet Paper and set about experimenting to see what I could do with it other than cut snow scenes or snowflakes.  The White Velvet Paper will be available for purchase from 1-30 November only.

Baby Bear is a 3-step stamp - three images that work together to create beautiful depth and shading.  I stamped directly onto the Velvet Sheet using Crumb Cake for the first two layers and Soft Suede for the last - bearing (sorry!) in mind that I work from the most basic image to the most detailed one.
TIP: Patience may be required to allow the ink to dry.... although, since I lack patience, I used my heat tool to hasten the process!

I simply cut him out and adhered him to my card with a jaunty little ribbon.  I haven't added a sentiment because it remains to be seen whether he will be a child's birthday card or to celebrate the birth of a new baby.

I went on to experiment with heat embossing and colouring with alcohol markers and I'll be sharing those cards in early December.

Thanks for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

White Velveteen Sheets

$8.75

Baby Bear Photopolymer Stamp Set

$45.00

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper

$19.25

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack

$15.75

White Velvet Mistletoe Season

The gorgeous White Velvet Paper will be available only from 1 to 30 November!  Don't miss out!

My first though when I opened up my pack of White Velvet Paper was, perhaps oddly, "I wish I'd had this to use for carpet when I was making cards with interior Christmas scenes"!  Then I thought it would be great for snowy hills or cutting out snowflake decorations.  But I really wanted to put it through its paces and see what could be done with it.

Heat embossing on White Velvet Paper

So I tried heat embossing.  I wasn't really expecting it to work - I thought the embossing powder would get stuck all over the velvet finish.  However, the excess powder comes off quite nicely with a firm tap to the back of the paper!

I did find, though, that I had trouble getting a clean finish with the Mistletoe stamp - however gentle and careful I was with stamping, the velvet picked up Versamark from the spaces between the mistletoe sprigs.  So, I brushed it off with a small brush.  That process wasn't 100% successful but I wasn't unhappy with the resulting shadow effect.

Some colour was added to the White Velvet Paper with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers

I then decided to try colouring the velvet with Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers which worked brilliantly!

Using the Stamparatus, I was able to stamp the greeting in Real Red ink and then overstamp it with Versamark before clear heat embossing it.

I also did some 3-step stamping on the velvet with inks which came out really well and I'll share that card in the near future.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Timeless Tidings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Mistletoe Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

White Velveteen Sheets

$8.75

Versamark Pad

$15.75

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

$58.00

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Sprig Punch

$31.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Stamparatus

$85.00