Dazzle your friends and family with this poinsettia card in soft pinks and greens this holiday season.
Today we have an easy Christmas card from our designer Julie, in slightly lighter colors than the traditional bold red and green. The poinsettia, half layer, and greeting die were cut from the same color blended background so they would all match, and we think that’s a genius way to go for a cohesive card. Julie suggested we also try a blended background under a white half ornament layer for a different look that also feels magical and fun. Follow along with these easy steps to make a colorful noel poinsettia card.
- To make my Christmas card, I took a white piece of cardstock, the pink & green inks & some blending brushes.
- I started with pinks at the top and greens on the bottom. The lightest of each was blended to almost halfway, then darker shades were added closer to the top & bottom edges.
- I left just a tad of white in the center because these colors are opposites and do not play together very well. A little overlap of the palest shades would not be too bad, but otherwise the result will not be very pretty.
- The half layer was die cut as well as the poinsettia petals & leaves. I added a few dark green leaves & a few dk rose petals for better contrast.
- The center dots of the poinsettia were cut out of metallic gold.
- The poinsettia, greeting & half layer were all popped up one more layer.
