I'm back as promised to share another Penny Black Holiday card. Back in July, while I was designing the cards for the Guest Design week, when I saw these two products this was something that I had in mind how I would use them. But you know, sometimes the colouring just doesn't work - especially when done in a hurry. So back then I went for something more simple than this with these. You can see the cards HERE and HERE. But I find this particular Poinsettia called Sparkler to be so beautiful that it deserved to be coloured in. So here is my take on it:
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| Products used: Sparkler, Glorious and Beauty of the Season. |
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| Products used: Sparkler, Glorious and Beauty of the Season. |
I started by stamping the Sparkler with light brown ink onto a smooth card stock. Then I coloured it with copic markers and coloured pencils. Since the flower took a while to colour, for the leaves I used Glorious die. I trimmed it a bit (I think I just cut off the stem and one pedal from the right side). Then I die cut it again, this time from light brown card stock and used the ones that I had cut off from the green card stock and glued them in place. So the Glorious die seen on the back is almost identical for the actual die. While putting the card together, I glued them where they fitted the best in a card. The background is just a square piece of cream coloured vellum and the sentiment was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.
Supplies:
Stamps: Sparkler and Beauty of the Season by Penny Black
Dies: Glorious die from Penny Black, Die-namics Pierced Squares by MFT
Inks: Versamark
Card Stock: Canson Bristol 250mg Smooth Card Stock, Brown and light green textured card stock
Metallic Gold Rich Embossing Powder from WOW!
Cream vellum
Small Permanent Adhesive DODZ by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
I will enter this into few challenges:
Penny Black and More: Anything goes with a stamp
Thank you for stopping by today and have an amazing day!
Hugs,
Marika
fabulous coloring - you are so talented - love the card
ReplyDeleteThis one's just beautiful - I love the different colours in the poinsettia rather than it being all red. Stunning colouring as usual! Xx
ReplyDeleteThis is incredibly beautiful, Marika! Such mad coloring skills you have. You need to do way more video tutorials for those of us who don't color so well!
ReplyDeleteOh so gorgeous
ReplyDeleteAmazing coloring, Marika! Love the soft colors,you used for the poinsettia instead of just red!
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking, Marika, your coloring is exceptional. The poinsettia seems to pop right off the card and the leafs in a textured paper...brilliant.
ReplyDeleteAwe-inspiring. There are not enough words in English to describe the feelings your coloring evokes in me. I bow to the master.
ReplyDeleteA super card Marika and great stamping and colouring of the Poinsettia, many thanks for joining us at Penny Black and More challenge this month.
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Gorgeous poinsettia!
ReplyDeleteAivan mielettömän ihana kortti, olet niin taitava värittäjä. Tämä kyllä on niin suunnattoman kaunis.
ReplyDeleteKiitos kun tulit mukaan Penny Black and more haasteeseen ja samalla toivotan jo
Hyvää Joulua;-))m
Love your coloring!
ReplyDeleteOh Marika, you do magic with your Copic markers and pencils, this card is absolutely beautiful. The colors and shading is spectacular as always, I love the dimension of the leaves, they make this lovely Poinsettia pop off the card.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing.
Hugs,
Maria
your other cards using this image are very elegant and this one is too, but i love how your colouring adds depth and i can see why it would take some time to create the look. thank you so much for playing along with us at penny black and more.
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Your coloring skill is amazing...the close-up looks like a delicate, real flower!
ReplyDeleteLove the feathery light strokes of colour inside the Poinsettia flower, Marika - you have such amazing skill to bring a stamped image to life!
ReplyDeleteWow Marika! This is amazing and you are a coloring master!
ReplyDeleteSpectacularly beautiful is what this is. Your talents are incredible. :)
ReplyDeleteMarika!!! The prettiest poinsettia I've ever seen ... just so incredibly lifelike!
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Oh my gosh, Marika, this is just stunning!!
ReplyDeleteNever seen such prettiest Poinsettia ever...Breathtaking beauty!!! U r one big bundle of inspirations!!!!
ReplyDeleteKyllä on sensaatiomaisen kaunis väritys. Aivan ihana. Tyylikäs kokonaisuus myös. Ja kiitos muuten joulukortista, tänään saapui! Tuijottelin väritystä ihmeissäni pitkän aikaa. :) Kiitos kun osallistuit TO-haasteeeseen!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful. ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteSigh. I wish I could color like you. That flower is a piece of art. STUNNING!!!!
ReplyDeleteI can see why this would take a while to color, Marika, but you do it so well. I hope it is fun and relaxing for you to do.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautifully coloured with markers and pencils Marika and this PB stamp and the die cut foliage look great together. x
ReplyDeleteOne word..... Stunning!
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary and beautiful :-)
ReplyDeleteStunning card! Your coloring is absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteAwesome colouring, Marika ... what a stunner! Delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! Beautifully colored! I love the combination of marker and colored pencil!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJaw dropping !!
ReplyDeleteI cannot stop looking!
ReplyDeleteSO gorgeous Marika - the detail in your poinsettia is just amazing and I can't take my eyes off it! I noticed your card right away in the Time Out gallery and just had to stop by to let you know how much I love it! Thanks for sharing it there! Jill
ReplyDeleteWOW WOW WOW absolutely stunning, I love your card. Your colouring is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I love your coloring. How did you learn to color the flower that way? I would love to be able to do as well.
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