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
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
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 |
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Sakura Classic White Gelly Roll Pens Set of 3 Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Thriller Jacket Ultimate Waterproof Brush Pen Shop at: SSS |
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 |
Constance Hollenbeck
November 15, 2020Wow, Yana! Quite the eye catcher with the vivid red color. Love it!
Vicki Dutcher
November 16, 2020Stunning and gorgeous!
Tara Prince
November 16, 2020Absolutely gorgeous!!
Patricia Wilson
November 16, 2020Sorry you were under the weather and hope you’re feeling better now. I love this card and tried to get one of those red markers but seems only Spellbinders has them. None of my other suppliers that have Spellbinders products do.
Sheri Kempke
November 16, 2020This card is gorgeous–thanks for sharing!
Maureen Reiss
November 17, 2020Wow!!! Stunning!!!!