September 11, 2012

CFC69 & Dynamic Duos #19

I can't believe it but it is time for my my first Christmas card of the season!  This week's challenge at CASual Fridays is to create a clean and simple project using embossing.  While over at Dynamics Duos this week's colour are Cajun Craze & Always Artichoke which I translated into PTI Terracotta Tile & Ripe Avocado.  I pulled out two rubber stamps that I purchased when I was in University.  They are by Magenta which is a Canadian company.  The stamps are so old that they don't even have names, only numbers. The two flowers paired together make the most beautiful poinsettia in my eyes.  I went with both dry embossing on the Ripe Avocado layer and heat embossing  with tinsel embossing powder.

  

 
All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock:  Kraft, Ripe Avocado, Terracotta Tile
Stamps: 29OBN, 29O12P
Ink:  Ripe Avocado (PTI), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Impression Plate: Herringbone
other: foam dots, Tinsel embossing powder (Recollections)



23 comments :

carol (krillsister) said...

Georgeous card. Love the embossing on the flower. Love how you paired the two flowers to make a pointsettia. The herringbone bacckground is perfect. This card is very designer team worthy.

Virginia L. said...

Stunning! Love the gold embossing. It never gets old, huh? Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

Jen W. said...

This is stunning, Tracey! That embossing is fabulous and I love the big bold flower!

Lynn said...

Wow! Absolutely stunning Tracey! Love the gold embossing. It is amazing!! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

Michelle said...

A beautiful card! Great colors, great texture!

Peanut said...

Bold, beautiful and super stunning. I'm going to CASE this... you have been warned! LOL

Lisa Elton said...

Holy Cow!!! Stunning and oh so elegant Tracey, love this one my friend! Thanks for playing along with us at Dynamic Duos!!

Anonymous said...

Oh my word, this is stunning! The embossing is just beautiful, on both the background and the poinsettia. Gorgeous, Tracey. ;-)

Jenny said...

Stunning card!! Those colours are perfect for a Christmas design and I love the herringbone bkgd sitting pretty behind that gorgeous bloom :0)
Thanks for sharing your creativity with us this week at CASual Fridays :0)
Jenny x

Joyce said...

This is simply stunning. I adore the gold embossing on that perfect poinsettia.

Michelle said...

Gorgeous, Tracey! Your lighting is much better than mine...the colors are a more perfect match! I love the beautiful poinettia! Thanks for playing along with Dynamic Duos!

Jean said...

This is absolutely beautiful. The embossing is perfect. I didn't realize that Magenta was a Canadian company, they have so many beautiful designs on their stamps, including this one!

JJ Bolton said...

Just beautiful! Love the gold embossing!

Karen Aicken said...

Gold embossing looks spectacular on that colour card stock! So fun to see a Magenta stamp in use - I have a nice collection of them (I'm Canadian). Thanks for playing along at Dynamic Duo's this week.
Cheers, Karen

Aurélie said...

The only thing I thought when I saw your card was "Wow". I love it.

Anni said...

What a great card!
Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos!
Anni

Anonymous said...

Beautiful embossed flower! Looks fabulous against the embossed card base, great CAS design too :) Thanks for playing this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

Suzanne said...

Tracey, this is just sooo stunning. I love the whole shebang! Thanks so much for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays!

sally said...

This is a beautiful Poinsettia, reminds me of when I had them growing along the side of our driveway!

Sally

Heather Cooper said...

This is an amazing poinsettia! What a great idea!

Anne Marie Hile said...

Just gorgeous, Tracey! The embossing on the flower really pops on your clean design. I love everything about this one! Thanks so much for joining us at Dynamic Duos this week! :)

N@ Ali said...

absolutely gorgeous!

Kelly Griglione said...

Looooove this!!!