Monthly Team Blog Hop (July 2020)

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This month I've been working on designing Christmas cards using Stampin' Up! products from the new August-December 2020 Mini Catalog that features holiday stamp bundles.  For me one of the signs that Christmas was on its way was the two story poinsettia tree that was always displayed in the mall when I was growing up. The "tree" was made up of thousands of individual poinsettia plants with a star placed at the top. I was always impressed with the beauty of each individual plant.

So the first card I made this year highlights the Poinsettia Petals Bundle and the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper.  The Poinsettia Dies are especially realistic this year as they allow you to cut out the various sizes of the poinsettia leaf to stack them together and they also emboss the veins that appear on the leaves. To highlight this feature 

I used the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to apply glitter inside the veins of the poinsettia leaves and the green leaves. The poinsettia bloom and the leaves really stand out when placed on the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper. I love the feel of this paper as the areas in white are raised with fluffy material that really show the design. There are three designs that you can use for your holiday cards.

I attached a piece of the Double Stitched Real Red ribbon to the bottom of the card and stamped "Merry Christmas" from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set in Real Red ink onto a pieces of Whisper White cardstock. The last step was to add a beautiful Beaded Pearls embellishment to the center of the poinsettia bloom.

To finish the card, I stamped the full poinsettia stamp from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set using Real Red ink on the inside of the card and on the envelope.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. You are currently on my page - Susan Schultz, Sea Ranch Creations, USA and I would really appreciate it if you could leave a comment below. Please take time to see all the other wonderful projects created for this blog hop by going to the next person on the list.

Blog Hop List

1.	Kylie Bertucci - Australia
2.	Julie Kight - USA
3.	Beth McCullough - USA
4.	Tatiana Tobin - Australia
5.	Karen Henderson, UK
6.	Mary Bush Stampin' In The Sand - USA
7.	Gillian Long - Gillybean Crafting, Canada
8.	Tracy Bish - Australia
9.	Kylie Swain - Australia
10.	Susan Edwards - United States
11.	Jessie Holton - Australia
12.	Diane Evans - Canada
13.	Libby Dyson - Australia
14.	Alejandra Gomez - Creating with Allie - USA
15.	Deb Macdowell - Inkstability - Australia
16.	Ellen Liefting
17.	Sue Allen - Australia
18.	Shelly Wadge - Australia
19.	Helen Chapman - UK
20.	Jennifer Kirk - Canada
21.	Maheswari Rajaguru- Australia
22.	Sandra Mastello - Australia
23.	Bonnie Sanche - Canada
24.	Julie Brown - USA
25.	Melva Peters - Canada
26.	Ginny Duncan - Canada
27.	Jill Goddard - Australia
28.	Cheryl McInerney - Australia
29.	Narelle Fasulo - Australia
30.	Susan E Schultz, Sea Ranch Creations, USA
31.	Dianne Endersby - UK
32.	Valerie Smith - USA
33.	Kristie Strum - The Tygress Den - USA
34.	Marika Laforge - Canada
35.	Theresa's Treasures- Theresa-USA
36.	Melissa Gifford - Australia
37.	Nancy Hoetker - Australia
38.	Elly Rijnvis - Netherlands
39.	Teresa Brown Australia
40.	Tracy Held- Australia
41.	Fiona Rozario - Australia
42.	Heather Guerrero - USA
43.	Michele Jutrisa - Australia
44.	Mandy Witherby - Australia
45.	Karen Day- USA
46.	Tricia Butts - USA
47.	Anne Marie Hile - USA
48.	Rhonda Kleiman-USA
49.	Helen Jennings - Love-a-Duckie (UK)
50.	Laurie Bradshaw United States
51.	Lori Willcox - Canada
52.	Pamela Sadler
53.	Jessica Brigden -JessBCreativeCardiology - USA
54.	Christy Gridley - USA

(Linkup closed)

Happy Stamping!

Susan