Monday, July 13, 2020

Monthly Team Blog Hop (July 2020)


Welcome to my blog!

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


14 comments:

  1. love your card!!! love the new poinsettias!! thanks for sharing

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    1. Thank you so much for leaving a comment! Have a great day!

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  2. Great card Susan! The poinsettia is definitely a pre-cursor to Christmas here in Australia and one of my favourites! :)

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  3. I love how you matched the inside design with the outside design!

    Barbara

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    1. Hi Barbara
      I do like to put a little something on the inside of each card. Thank you for commenting on my card.

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  4. Very pretty, Susan. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Hi Libby
      You are very welcome. I hope it inspires you to make a similar card.

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