Simon Says Stamp | A Coloring Experiment – Vivid Poinsettias Christmas Greeting Card

Hello, friends! I suffered from the worst food poisoning over the weekend and spend most of Saturday and Sunday in bed. Ugh, not a pleasant experience at all. I am feeling much better now, nearly back to my usual routine. Sadly, I didn’t get to craft on the weekend (I had big crafty plans), but hopefully I will make the cards I planned sometime this week. Today’s card was made quite some time ago and it was a coloring experiment. I love the way it turned out!

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CARD DETAILS

I love bright vivid colors, especially for Christmas cards. I was cleaning my craft room a few weeks ago and I came across Simon’s Poinsettia Background stamp. It is an older product, but a very beautiful one (I’ve shared another card using this stamp HERE). I felt inspired to make a card.

My coloring experiment was using a red pen from Jane Davenport (I use this pen from time to time to color little red accents on my projects) in combination with Copic markers. I have tried something similar here but on a much smaller scale.

Follow these instructions step-by-step to re-create this card:

• Stamp Poinsettia background onto Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Use MISTI stamping tool for stamping. Trim background to 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″.
• Color the leaves using YG93, YG95, YG99 Copic markers.
• Begin coloring the red leaves using R39 Copic marker adding shading. Color the rest of the leaf space using a red Jane Davenport pen.

I say color “leaves” red and not “petals” because poinsettias aren’t flowers. Something I learned a few years ago. The large colourful bracts of the poinsettia are often mistaken for flower petals, but they are in fact leaves. The flowers are actually the tiny yellow berry-like structures at the centre of each leaf bract, which are called cyathia.

• Color the center using a combo of red and green markers.
• Foil a dotted border using Essential Rectangles set in gold foil using Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System or similar. Adhere panel to A2 white top folding card base.
• Cut a sentiment from Simon’s Sentiment Strips Reverse Holiday and foam mount to card.

Using a red pen over a slightly darker Copic marker gave me really vivid results. The pen is semi-opaque and gives the most vibrant red I’ve ever seen. I quite enjoyed coloring this card and I’ll probably use this pen for coloring again in the future.

SUPPLIES

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Simon Says Cling Stamp Poinsettia Background Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips Reverse Holiday Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Hot Foil Roll – Gold Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Christmas Essential Glimmer Rectangles Shop at: SSS
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Copic Sketch Marker R39 Garnet Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker YG93 Grayish Yellow Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker YG95 Pale Olive Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker YG99 Marine Green Shop at: SSS
Tonic Spring-cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors Shop at: SSS	Tonic Studios 8.5 Inch Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS	White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS