Pretty Poinsettia, Scalloped Wishes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I fund a super pretty Christmas card on Pinterest and I just had to make it. You can see the original card by clicking here. I love it when friends have different stamp sets then you do. You get to play with more of the ones you wanted but had to draw the line when purchasing. And I love it even more when they go on vacation and leave the stamp sets with you! LOL Please read on to see how this card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Barely Blush card stock. In the center of that piece I cut the scalloped oval from the "Scalloped Wishes" bundle. Then I taped the Barely Blush layer on the card base. Then I took a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Swirls of Magic" embossing folder. I think it's a versatile folder, it can be used for Halloween and Christmas! I glued this piece on top of the Barely Blush layer. 

The poinsettia petals were cut next from Barley Blush card stock. The centers were colored in with a blending brush and Strawberry Slush ink. I ended up cutting and extra set of petals, the large back one. 

The center was stamped using Golden Glow ink and was cut out using the matching die from the "Pretty Poinsettia" bundle. 

Peaceful Pine card stock was used for the leaves. 

The words are from the same "Pretty Poinsettias" bundle using Basic Black ink on Basic White card stock. I cut them out using the same die I used for the scalloped oval. I set the word piece back in the oval and turned it over. I added Dimensionals and made sure they touched where the two colors meet to hold them both in place. I set it in place on the lower right of the card. The scalloped bumps, bottom and right are just a hair inside the line of the textured piece. 

I had a bit of an issue getting the petals put together. I just couldn't get it to look rounded so I ended up cutting that extra back set of leaves. I used a little bit of glue to hold them together. The center of the flower was also glued in place.

The leaves were added to the back. I couldn't get the stem to stick out with flowers on it so I ended up cutting off the stem. I just didn't think it looked good with just a stem sticking out. I also cut a few leaves off and place them around the flower.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some retired "Candy Dots" in Pretty in Pink so I added them to the front of the card and the card was done.

I just thought this card was so pretty that I had to make one. I do like how it turned out, even with my subtle changes.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda