Poinsettia and snowflakes

I’m managing to play early in the month for CAS Christmas this time, I might even manage another one later! The theme this time is poinsettia. I had most of this made yesterday but it was lacking something. Today's featured stamper challenge at Splitcoast gave me the final idea and I added a few die cut snowflakes for extra interest and am now happier with it.

I’ve had this Penny Black stamp set for at least a couple of years and have only just opened the packaging — better late than never, eh? The poinsettia was stamped twice, fussy cut and layered up. I used a gold acrylic paste for the centre and once each little blob had skinned over but not thoroughly hardened, I pressed down with a ball stylus to make little dimples.

A debossed frame and a simple sentiment strip finish it off. The strip is slightly curved.

Stamps: 
Wonder (Penny Black Transparent)
Bright Season (Waltzingmouse Stamps, no longer with us)

Paper: Cryogen white

Ink: 
Versafine by Tsukineko (Onyx Black) 
Brilliance by Tsukineko (Pearlescent Ivy)

Other: 
Zig Clean Colour marker (red) 
Coloured pencils 
Gold acrylic paste 
Snowflake die (Waltzingmouse Stamps, no longer with us) 
Labels dies (Tim Holtz/Sizzix) 
Double stitched rectangle dies (Moonstone) 
Corner Chomper

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