Dec 3, 2016

Vintage Christmas with Poinsettia Die Cut


'Tis the season and I'm full steam Christmas card making, did you notice?!  LOL!  Linda of The Funkie Junkie's week 8 tag threw me for a loop.  Hmmm... poinsettias and vintage images and die cuts.  Well I can do that!  Just not at all close to the way she did...  My buddy Sara Emily so kindly sent me this poinsettia die from the new set after reading of my sob story of not getting it yet, so I knew it was going to make the grade!  Only, how to combine with a vintage image?


I sponged it with Fired Brick Distress Ink and fussy cut around the flowers.  I thought it would be cool to create sort of a pocket.  It needed something in the background, so I stamped one of Tim's old stamp sets called Floral Tattoo and embossed in white.  This stamp is amazing and is the coolest background!


I had seen Tim use his word dies in this way on his recent Sizzix Facebook live takeover and thought it would be perfect to balance the red from the poinsettias.


I had one lone poinsettia cut and sponged it to coordinate and layered with the new snowflake thinlets to make a funky flower.  I love this and will do it again for sure.  Puff paint snowfall and gesso splatters...  And then I had to tuck in a bow.  Added more dark accents with the snowflake stamp and small talk stickers and a mat.


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30 comments:

brenda said...

A great design Autumn and you certainly have achieved that vintage feel.

Have a lovely weekend,

B x

Vintagehandmade said...

Wow, Autumn, I can't choose the right words to express how much I adore your vintage Christmas card! This is absolutely stunning, my friend! You used that amazing mixed media poinsettia die, perfectly! The background is fabulous and I love the way how you used that word die with your old photo!
Fantastic combination of neutrals and red, love it so much! What a beautiful and a super creative version of Linda's tag this is!
Big hugs to you! Branka xx

Redanne said...

I think this might just be my new favourite Autumn, that image always reminds me of my Brother. I love the beautiful poinsettia corner and the one with the snowflake is a delight! A wonderful combination of colours and the snowy background is just so beautiful. A total triumph! Hugs, Anne xx

Pamellia said...

Beautiful Autumn. I love that image, so vintage. Your use of the negative die cuts is amazing, what a wonderful and unique design! hugs :)

Julie Smith said...

Stunning card Autumn, I love your snow effect, simply wonderful
Julie x

Jackie PN said...

Absolutely gorgeous make Autumn! You truly blended the die with the vintage photo perfectly!! xx

Chris said...

What a gorgeous card! A lovely combination of the 'old' with the 'new'... the vintage image and the contemporary word die (love how you've done that!) and the poinsettia corner with the stamping behind. It looks amazing, lover the colour combo too!
Thanks for leaving me a comment, came over for a look at your blog, love your work ..so I'll be back!
hugs
Chris
x

Donna Ellis said...

That was nice of Sara, Autumn! I'm sure you were breathing easier once all the correct tools were at hand - marvelous creation. My very bestest favoritest part is the way you have conveyed "it's the most wonderful time of the year". Fantastic creation! hugs, de

craftytrog said...

Love this!!! xx

Darlene said...

AWESOME Autumn! Everything about this creation warms my heart! The vintage image is precious and I love how you die cut the word right into the image ... awesome idea! GORGEOUS VINTAGE design ... great job! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘CHRISTMAS’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!

Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please come for a visit.

Marjan said...

Very beautiful, I also love those negative die-cuts and vintage feel of the card! I scrolled back a little bit and also love the mini-album you made, with the shaker, fantastic!!

Lisa said...

Oh wow, this is absolutely stunning, Autumn!! I love the poinsettia die!! I have that one and haven't used it yet...you've inspired me!! I love the image and the color palette and every single detail!! This is spectacular my friend!! Love, love it!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Mac Mable said...

Glorious project. Fabulous vintage colours and love the flower negative die. You are always so attentive to your attention to detail x

pearshapedcrafting said...

This really is stunning Autumn! Hugs, Chrisx

*Vicki* said...

What a stunning frosty design!! I love the Vintage feel of the card with the stunning die cut details!! HUGS

Kathy Krug said...

I love how you used that corner die in the red with they gray. Thanks so much for sharing your creation with us at Double D Challenge Blog. We hope you will share more of your work in future challenges.
KathyKrug
Double D Design Team

Helen Wallace said...

Glorious muted colours with that stunning Crimson bow. You use seam binding so well. Love the die cut and the vintage image is perfect with your project. A new fave for me. TFS

Brenda Brown said...

I just adore this card Autumn it really is beautiful and wonderfully vintaged. The fabulous layers and image, the gorgeous colours and poinsettias, then to have the most perfect bow and snowflake flower with splattered snow just makes me so happy to look at it. Brilliant xxx

froebelsternchen said...

A wonderful card!

Marty F said...

This is just awesome, Autumn! That was so nice of Sara Emily to send you the poinsettia and I love how you colored it and made a pocket out of it - so clever!! Your background with the black snowflakes and white florals is just gorgeous! Great idea to combine the snowflake and poinsettia - love that! Of course, you always find just the right spot for your "found relatives" cards, and I love how you framed in red and cut out the word "wonderful", along with your amazing bow and the fun snow on the card. Just awesome, as always, Autumn!
I wanted to thank you for your recent comments on my blog and Tim win (it's been awhile!) - I appreciate the love so much and back atcha, my friend! Congrats to you - I saw your gorgeous blue/brown Rustic Lodge card somewhere have a win, AND Tim has pinned quite a few of your projects - that's even better than a win!! Have you gotten anything else from Dollar Tree?? I was loving your jingle bells so I had to run to get those, and then the snow. Might not use them this year, but they'll keep. Until next time - hugs!!

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

Loving the embossed background and the white drippage!

Creaine said...

nice work! Thanks for joining us at Craft Rocket Challenges. Good luck.
Bye,Groetjes van Ine (DT)
http://creaine-cards.blogspot.nl/

Tracy Freeman said...

Absolutely gorgeous, love how you have used the word dies and loving that poinsettia die.
Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge X

Mari said...

What a wonderful Christmas card! Thanks for playing with us at Crafting with an Attitude :) xx Mari

Mrs.B said...

Love this Autumn, it's a fabulous take on Linda's tag.
Avril xx

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous vintage image and great poinsettia corner die and gorgeous bow
Carol x

Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie said...

I LOVE this, Autumn! You did a superlative job on this card. What a fantastic way to use that poinsettia die cut - I love it in red. And I also really like the way you used the block die to cut the vintage image card and then put red behind it. Everything just works so beautifully here.

Hugs,
Linda

Words and Pictures said...

A brilliant variation on Tag 8 - fab use of the poinsettia die-cut, and I love the letters on the photo, as well as that snowy top. Fantastic!
Alison x

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

Pinned autumn!!! Love the colors, my favorite, and the love the image. Awesome!

sarascloset said...

Oh, for Pete's Sake, Autumn! Every time I see one of your 12 tags entries I fall in love all over again, and this is THE one (except for mine, of course!)! Such a clever use of the poinsettia cut (why didn't I think of that--because I'm not clever enough, of course!) And cutting Wonderful into the photobooth-genius! Love the snow of course and every other single detail! So happy you got to use the die cut and thank you for the shout out! Sending you big hugs and an extra for this gorgeous card!

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