Festive Friday… Big Blooms: Poinsettias

Hey guys! I am here with a Festive Friday post that I am actually really excited about… Before I get to my projects, I’ll just refresh for you what exactly Festive Friday means, since I’ve had some new followers the last while…

Every Friday I post holiday projects; usually cards. I use one stamp set for all the projects posted, which has been chosen randomly (I numbered all my sets, then used the Random Number Generator), and I create 2 holiday cards/projects and try my best to create one non-holiday project with the same set. Trying to get more mileage out of my too many stamp sets! I do add other sets for help with sentiments and frame details for my die cuts, but other than that, I try to stick to only one – much like my One Set Wednesday challenge! (If you have no idea what I am talking about, just use the Search feature on the right sidebar!)

So today I am featuring one of my *favourite* stamp sets… Big Blooms: Poinsettias from Waltzingmouse Stamps. I use this one all.the.time. And for tons of non-holiday projects, which is what makes it so great.

First up, I used one of the poinsettia images to create a bit of a toile background for my card.

Next, I used the medium illustrated bloom and coloured it – I *love* colouring this image. It’s always so impactful.

I actually started out by colouring a red bloom, but halfway through decided I wanted to go a different route, and started over. I stamped the image in grey so that it would be softer, and I love how it turned out!

Here’s a close up for you:

And finally, I also made an all-occasion card using this one. I used the set to create a background for my WMS February Blog Party post, and loved it so much, I did another version of the same pattern.

You’d never know it was a Christmas set, would you?