Thursday, October 13, 2011

Believe Paper Pack and AP Poinsettias


I just love the red plaid in the Believe paper pack and wanted to try a different card fold for this card. Cut a white 4 1/4"x 11 1/2 " piece of paper. Score at 2" from one end and 3 1/2" from other end. To make the poinsettia, I cut 2@ 3" Star Flowers from the AP cricut cardridge found on page 39 of the AP booklet, 1@ 1 1/2 "  in cranbery cardstock and 1@ 3/4" in olive.Turn the flowers over and score each petal  like a leaf. Turn back over the top and lightly sand exposing the veins in the petals. Highlight with cranberry ink. Stack the flowers on top of each other to form the flower, cut 2 leaves out of olive. I went around the edges with glitter glue to add some sparkle. The borders were cut with a Martha Stewart border punch using New England Ivy cardstock. I used 2  Shape2  on page 36 of the cricut booklet cut at 1 1/2 " for the sentiment on the outside and the inside lower flap. The inside center was cut in white using the Oval 5 cut @ 3 1/2. The words for the inside of the card come from one of the stamp sets that come in the Art Philosophy Cartridge bundle. If you haven't gotten yours yet, you can order one here.  I hope you enjoy this card, it was fun to make. Inspiration for this card design comes from Joanie http://craftingwithjoanie.blogspot.com/ make sure you visit her blog, you will not be disappointed.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This card is really getting me in the mood for Christmas. I love the colors you used. I like the way you included several of the sentiment stamps on the inside of the card. Nicely done! :-)

Brenda said...

I agree with Brenda - you have me humming Christmas carols! That poinsetta is beatuiful, and I will need to give that a try!

tjhubner said...

Oh MY...Jane so pretty, love the plaid paper. The flower is so pretty too. Love how you gave it your special touch. Thanks for sharing. Really has me in the mood for a Christmas card. Wonderful job...Special lady...Classy too...Thanks Joanie