Hi there! I'm happy to be back with craftiness today. Card making hasn't been happening by leaps and bounds, but I do have two cards I made in September. I still had a bunch of Pinkfresh Poinsettia pieces I'd stamped and hand cut so I decided to turn them into cards.
Once again, the pictures don't do them justice. There's a lot of texture, dimension, gold embossing, and pretty colors. I plumped up the wreath with some extra pieces, and nestled in a Cottage Cutz bird and sentiment.
The sentiment was cut from a background I'd made on glossy paper. A small die cut rectangle supports it over the dimension of the wreath.
Coloring on both cards is with Copics. The second card has quite a few Poinsettia pieces put together as a corner treatment with Joy taking up some white space. Three tiny gold pearls on this one.
That's it, folks. I'm so woefully behind in my Christmas card production I'm worried I'll have to skip fall altogether. What will be will be. Enjoy your day!
Stamps: Pinkfresh Poinsettia Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White, other scraps Ink: Versamark Coloring: Copics Dies: Spellbinders A2 Devine Eleoquence and Labels Twenty-Eight, Cottage Cutz Greetings and Bird w/Bluebells, SU Joy (retired) Other: Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder, gold pearls, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
28 comments:
Wow both cards are absolutely gorgeous on screen, I can't even imagine the beauty in person! Just something about gold embossing that certainly makes a card glow, these are stunningly beautiful!! I am happy to see you slowly making your way back and hope you are feeling better too, little Sophie must keep you on your toes and she looks like a little love bug!! Take care!!
Both of these cards are absolutely BEAUTIFUL Leslie! Such pretty coloring and loving all the texture too...lovely, lovely cards my friend!! Hugs. :0)
Both gorgeous cards love the beautiful embossed flowered corner and wreath,both beautifully coloured and love the little cute bird.Thank you for the catch up and comment on my blog-much appreciated.
Carol x
loverly as usual. Glad to see you're back at it. Have a great day
*What a Stellar card, Ms. Leslie, for your return! These hand cut and colored flowers, their marriage to one of the top ten die-cuts of all time, and the pure perfection that signals your work is most welcome.
Thank you for again lighting a beautiful place to dream in our day.
Oh Leslie...I can never get over how detailed and "involved" your cards are! I've said before they are really works of art. This card is no different. So lovely.
So glad to see you posting again. Love your cards especially the little bird you have sitting on your wreath! Hope you and Rich are feeling better. I'm sure Sophia will keep you busy. Love looking at her pictures!
Oh my goodness, these are so pretty. Loving all the wonderful details in them. So good to see you crafting even a little at a time. You are way ahead of me on Christmas cards. I'd best get cracking.
I'm sure you know by now my love for Poinsettias, right? I never should have passed on this set, but it has found the best home of all!
Leslie, I can't get over how clean you die cuts are - which machine do you use?
Two wonderful cards to get you started!
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These are both so pretty with such a lot of detail. If the pictures don't do them justice then they must be so special in real life. Wonderful gold embossing and what a good idea to use glossy paper for the sentiment xx
Two beauties, Leslie:-) I LOVE the die cut framing and Copic's coloring for the stamped and Fussy Cut..Amazing) Poinsettia images on both cards. You even made room to add your pretty shiny die cut large sentiments:-) But adding your die cut bird on your 1st card put it over the Top!!! TFS and Always inspiring me and your many friends...we are all so Happy to see you posting again when you have the time and the energy. Rich and Sophie are your Top Priorities right now:-) Love and Hugs to you, Rich and Sophie my dear forever friend...Don't worry about Fall cards!
Nice to see you back in the craft room with your beautiful creations. The coloring with that glittery gold! Divine!
Two fabulous cards, Leslie. xx
You are totally excused from being crafty all the time. Sometimes we just need a step back to breathe! It's always good to see your lovely creations and just know we will be here for you when you are ready! Squeeze Sophie for me!
Always love your cards and this one is no exception. Love your coloring as usual and that adorable little birdie.
So happy to see your creativity coming out again. Your cards are gorgeous! Love them both and the little bluebird was a perfect addition to it. I'm sure your little Sophie is fitting right into family life.
Two beautiful Christmas cards Leslie. I LOVE the bright red and pink flowers ... they just make the most happy cards. xx
Two pretty Christmas cards, Leslie! I love the beautiful coloring and gold highlights. Popping up the sentiment and adding the sweet bird makes the first card extra fantastic and the corner arrangement on the second card is very joyful. I imagine you don't get a lot of crafty time with a baby in the house, but I'm pretty sure you are having fun!
Oh these are lovely, there is just something about a bird in a wreath that I love and this one is a cutie, love the bright colors and pretty framing with the die cuts on the first.
You did a lovely job with the swag in the corner on the second, very pretty arranging of it all and love the style of that big JOY!
Two stunning cards Leslie, both designs are wonderful, love your coloyrs and layouts.
Hugs Pam x
This is beautiful love the design, and the fabulous colours ♥
Two beautiful cards, Leslie!
Both are gorgeous Leslie! All the festive things this time of year! I love it!
These are absolutely amazing Leslie! So glad to see you're getting your groove back.
These are gorgeous, Leslie. Sorry I'm so far behind, but I'm taking a bit of time now to catch up. I always love all your little, special details.
I'm happy to see you are back to crafting, your cards are amazingly gorgeous as always.
Wow, two stunning cards Leslie! Love the eleoquence die, frames both cards wonderfully. Love the bird you added to your wreath (you know me and birds!).
Your designs on both are so elegant, especially your 2nd card, love how you added the florals to the top left and kept the open space below. Beautiful colouring as always. Thanks for sharing.
It makes me so happy to see these gorgeous cards, Leslie! The wreaths and delicate dies are spectacular! Just the kind of cards that I know you love to make. I'm so glad that you had a bit of crafting time. The coloring and the addition of the birds are just lovely.
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