DIY Poinsettia...

Hey!

Happy Friday-Eve! We all know what Friday-Eve means, right? Yup, time for a shiny new CASE Study to knuckle down to. :)

Today's card comes courtesy of studying these gorgeous tags from our muse, Keisha Campbell:

Check out the original post of these tags here.

I was inspired by so much that I pretty much took every element and injected this inspiration into a Christmas card (what else?!). Let's have a game of hide and seek. Look closely and you'll see the following on my card:

• Big brad - check!
• Pin - check!
• Twine - check!
• Flower - check!
• Banner sentiment - check!
• Cool chevron pattern - check! (Look closely at the poinsettia leaves to see it!)

I know you may be bored of my poinsettias by now, but I was kinda excited when I realised I could create my own using the diamond die from Clearly Besotted Stamps' Geometric Style Die Collection. I stamped the same chevron pattern on each die-cut diamond in Versamark and dusted them with gold Perfect Pearls. It produces an almost ultra-modern veined petal for an ultra-modern style poinsettia. :)

• To add even more dimension to this style of poinsettia, you could add another layer of petals on underneath and allow them to peek between the gaps of petals on top!
• Customise embellishments like pins and brads by colouring them with an alcohol marker. 
• Like the distressed-stencil look but not getting the desired effect? I used a stencil that already had the effect. It's not cheating....honest!
• Let your twine have loopy freedom for an extra-fun, almost whimsical element to the design. :)

Take a peek at what the rest of the awesome CASE Study DT whipped up and don't forget to be inspired by Keisha's tags and get creative with us too!

Have a great Friday-Eve!

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