Kia Ora Koutou

It’s Christmas in July for Heartfelt Creations with the release of the fabulous new Festive Poinsettia collection. These flowers are just stunning!!

For a list of products used please go to here: https://www.heartfeltcreations.us/gallery/gilded-cage-poinsettia

Instructions:

Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10” x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”.  Cut a piece of gold cardstock 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card.  Cut a piece of green pattern paper with poinsettias on the top right corner 4 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere over the gold card.  Die cut the birdcage from the HCD1-7298 Decorative Cage Die and adhere to the centre of the card.  Die cut the outer frame using the No. 1 die from the HCD2-7339 Regal Lattice Gateway Die set and adhere over the birdcage with foam strips. 

Stamp the poinsettia images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp Set and the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp Set in embossing ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and heat emboss with gold embossing powder.  Colour the petals with Lady Bug ink and the centres with Sunflower ink and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Colour the backs with Lady Bug ink and shape using the coordinating molds.  Assemble with two of each size petals.  Add the separate centres to the flowers and then pierce the centres.  Insert some small gold pearl stamens through the centres and add some Heart of Gold Prills to the stamens.  Add Crystal Clear glitter to the flowers with clear gloss gel medium, trim the threads and adhere to the top right and the bottom left as shown.

Stamp the small spray images from the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in embossing ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and heat emboss with gold embossing powder.  Colour the leaves with Leaf Green and Library Green inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  Colour the back of the leaves with Leaf Green ink and shape using the coordinating mold.  Add Crystal Clear glitter to the leaves with clear gloss gel medium and adhere around the poinsettias as shown.

Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in Mowed Lawn and Library Green inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  Add Crystal Clear glitter with clear gloss gel and  adhere around the poinsettias as shown.

Stamp the two bird images from the HCPC-3913 Floral Spring Cling Stamp set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock.  Colour with Zig Clean Colour Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies.  Shape and adhere the left facing bird among the poinsettias on the top right of the card.  Adhere the right facing bird on the bottom left of the cage and adhere a small spray on either side of it and then finish with a small poinsettia.

Stamp the sentiment from the HCPC-3882 Candlelit Christmas Cling Stamp set in Obsidian ink on light green pattern paper.  Die cut the sentiment out using the tag die from the HCD1-7201 Ticket and Tags Die set and adhere on the card as shown.

Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia