Blue Snowflakes and a poinsettia!

Hi all - not much left of 2025; hope you're doing well in the run up to the new year! I decided to make something for Craftlandia Challenge 25 - Snowflakes after I saw Hilary's lovely inspiration card. It's her final card as a DT member so I wanted to make the effort to play. Her card used a gorgeous snowflake print with some rich blues; I decided to go with blues too. 

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; 

Paper Studio patterned paper; Spellbinders A2 card

Embossing Folder - Echo Park Snowflake #3 (retired)

Stamps w/dies - Waffle Flower Elegant Christmas 2

(dies HERE)

Dies - Sunny Studio Layered Snowflake Frame (retired)

Tim Holtz Sizzix Stitched Rectangles (retired)

Other - Recollections gems; foam tape;

Hero Arts felt snowflake; blue inks (retired brand)

I started by die cutting a stitched rectangle from a blue patterned paper flecked with copper. I embossed the rectangle with the snowflake folder, then rubbed various blue inks over the raised bits. Adhered the panel to an A2 card. Die cut a bunch of white snowflakes from a Sunny Studio set I gave my sister last year; just used one here - layered it atop a felt snowflake. Added the sentiment with foam tape, plus some gems. Easy peasy.

I'll also add my card to Inkspirational Challenge #357 where the theme is Cold - snow is definitely cold in my neck of the woods!!

Next, I have a holiday thank you card made with a poinsettia I built at home and brought to AZ with me. This went to my sister to say thanks for her hospitality over Christmas.

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card; scrap of black;

Taylored Expressions White Glitter Cardstock

Dies - Taylored Expressions Garden Variety Die Set - Poinsettia;

Doodlebug Designs Many Thanks

Other - Recollections

I got the glitter paper and poinsettia after Taylor from TE showed it off at an online card event. So pretty!! Inked it with pink & green - can't remember which brand I used. I adhered the poinsettia to an A2 card & finished it off simply with a die cut thanks & some gems.

I'll add this card to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #81 since the poinsettia got first play here.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!