Monday, October 21, 2019

The Flower Challenge #37 - CAS

Hello friends.  Playing along with this month's Flower Challenge where the prompt is CAS.


I finally had a chance to play with a new set from The Greetery called With Love, At Christmas this weekend, and it ended up being a perfect flower for this current challenge and also to help finish up my stash of Christmas cards!  Because I wanted to try out different color combinations for the Poinsettia bouquet, I have a few cards to show you...


For my 1st card I stamped the bouquet in traditional reds and greens, and then mounted to a white card base along with 2 layers of the Crimped Frame Die.  I added my sentiment to the smaller of the panels using The Greetery's Christmas Eve stamp set and then finished with a few red enamel dots.


All of my cards use the same Poinsettia bouquet from the With Love, At Christmas...I just used different colors and layouts.  For my 2nd card I used Aqua's for my leaves and Berry for my Poinsettia's, and then mounted to a panel that I used a Spellbinders Hemstitched Die on, and then layered a piece of Berry cs behind the panel before mounting to a white card base.


Here's a closer up so you can see some of the lovely detail in the bouquet.  The sentiment is also from the With Love, At Christmas stamp set.


For my 3rd card I used brighter greens and dusty pink/reds along with the Terrarium Die (small) from The Greetery.  I blended a little bit of light yellow onto my background before attaching the bouquet and die, and then added the "joy & peace" sentiment at the bottom (also from the With Love, At Christmas set).


My final card uses the same colors as the last card, but I used one of the Macra-Made For You dies for the hanging holder and the flower pot.  I used SU!'s Subtle embossing folder for the white background layer (stamped my sentiment first) and then attached to a Cherry Cobbler card base (same as flower pot), before adding my floral bouquet.  A few diamond gems finished off my last card.

So there you have my four CAS Christmas cards using the same stamp set, but with just different color combinations and layouts.  LOTS of beautiful cards from the DT and already in the gallery, so check them out for inspiration and then play along right HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!


17 comments:

Sue said...

Wow, these are stunning, Marcia. I love all the different layouts and beautiful colours. Those stamps are fabulous x

Cindy H. said...

Wow, what lovely cards! Love all the designs you created with these fabulous stamps. I can't wait to find some time to be able to use my new The Greetery Christmas stamps, too. Thanks for sharing!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Four fabulous Christmas cards, Marcia! Just love them all but my fave is card one with the double white mats and rich red colors!!

Lisa Elton said...

One pretty card after the next Marcia, these are fabulous! You're finishing up your Christmas card stash and I've barely begun ~ ugh!!

Loll said...

Wow! Gorgeous cards using all the same flower images, Marcia! They look amazing in the different colours. And your layouts are all so creative and beautiful! Great work, my friend! xx

Viv said...

A lovely selection of cards showcasing these lovely flowers Marcia!

Bonnie said...

What beautiful Christmas bouquets, Marcia! I love the different combinations of colors and layouts! Fantastic edges and die cut too!

Mac Mable said...

What beautiful cards and so very pretty. Striking designs and great colour combinations x.

Birgit said...

Wow Marcia~ These flowers are the perfect filler for any container! All of these cards are so beautiful. I refrained from buying anything from TG this month and now I'm regretting it. I think I NEED these flowers!

I Card Everyone said...

Marcia you've combined all the prettiest colors for these Christmas cards - and the floral arrangements are gorgeous!
=]

Ros Crawford said...

Stunning cards Marcia each and every one!! You are so good with the layered stamping and the designs are wonderful.. Sorry I haven't been around, I'm trying to get back into things, it's just hard right now.

Patti said...

Marcia Marcia Marcia your cards are always so beautiful and inspiring but never more so than after I have been away so long! Beautifully done in every way : )

BIG (((Hugs)))
Patti

Sharron said...

All are so gorgeous--love the colors! And you have used such wonderful dies to frame your beautiful blooms!

Dotty Jo said...

Beautiful cards, Marcia! Jo x

Cara said...

What a beautiful set of cards, so elegant. Thanks for joining us this month at The Flower Challenge, hope to see you next month too. Cara DT x

My Paper Epiphany said...

All beautiful cards! The flowers are coloured beautifully and I love the designs! I have the hanging basket die and have been having fun creating with it:)

Jess said...

wow you cards are stunning I love he use of the hanging plant