Poinsettia Petals - Inks Stamp Share

Hello and welcome to another Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop.  This month I will be using the Poinsettia Dies for my project.

If you are starting here with me or have hopped over from Cindy Mitchel-Clark, welcome to our hop. This month our theme is Christmas tree decorations so, anything that can be hung from a tree be it a bauble or a little gift.  

Here is my project:

I will add some ribbon to my project so it can be hung on a tree.  I have also made some to use as gift tags for special gifts that I hope will be kept and hung on the recipients tree too!

The colours I used:

Old Olive

Real Red

Gold Foil

You will need:

Old Olive, Real Red and Gold Foil cardstock.  How much you need depends on how many of these pretty decorations you make!

My project started with the discovery of some log slices left over from last years projects.  These little slices come pre drilled with a hole and are readily available.

The die cutting:

For each flower you will need to cut the pieces shown below.

I inked the edges of each petal with the same colour ink as the card I used.  I then curled and shaped each petal.

Top tip:

Curl some of the petals upwards and some under for a more natural look.

To assemble:

I used diemensionals to attach each layer for lots of depth and dimension.

Add each layer, offsetting the petals each time.

I found the regular/original sized dimensionals were perfect for this project.

Quick and simple to assemble - these little decorations would also be fun for children to make too.

The completed project:

To finish off the ornament I added two gold sprigs and one of the lovely Beaded Jewels to the centre for a bit of bling which have been adhered with Tombow.

I had an assembled flower left from my earlier Christmas wreath project - both flowers were made in the same way but is is amazing how much difference adding some ink to the petals makes isn't it?

I think I will use garden twine for the tags as I usually use brown paper to wrap my gifts - now all I need to do is get on with my Christmas shopping!

Next up is my crafty friend Mo Rootes who I am sure has a lovely project to share.  I'm going to make myself a festive hot chocolate and hop around to see what everyone has made this month.

If you get lost along the way a list of participants can be found below.  Details of the products I used for my project can be found at the end of the post.  Don't forget to leave comments as you hop around; we love to know what you think of our projects.

Happy hopping!

Susan xx

Roll Call

Alison Carter

Sue McDonald

Kim Price

Stacey Marsh

Karen Egan

Jo Blackman

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Tricia Butts

Tracie St-Louis

Gez Carpenter

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Susan Simpson

Mo Rootes

Jill Chapman

Annette Elias

Libby Fens

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