Wednesday, November 2

Day 2 - "B"

I've coloured one of the poinsettia images from the Christmas Blooms set in pretty shades of blue, then teamed it with some silver mirror card... one of my favourite colour combinations for Christmas.

In Memory of little Alex

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "B" as your prompt.
Click on the link below to add your project to the challenge.

INSPIRATION WORDS:
Blitzen, boots, bows, box cards, bendy cards, building block cards,
bleaching, beads, brads, burnishing, blue, brown, black, baubles

Stamps:

31 comments:

Freubelmina said...

Nice to see a poinsettia in blue and especially in combination with the bling bling...Xx

Aunty Sue said...

So beautiful love the blue

Twórcze pasje Danki said...

A beautiful card, a combination of colors amazes me. I always associate the letter B with Christmas balls. Without them, there is no Christmas tree. When the children were small, they invented the color of Christmas and then we hung the baubles in that color.

Sarah said...

I love the way you did this card. I have tried to do it like you do and it never works out. Even if it did work out, I'm sure it wouldn't look as good as yours.

Mandy said...

Your partial poinsettia is a very effective image. I would not have thought about using it that way and coloured in blue is so different. I really love what your created here Beccy

Suzanne H said...

A beautiful card in memory of Alex. It's was so thoughtful of you to create the blue poinsettia last year. Gorgeous.

Leanne said...

Simple but oh so stunning!

Liz said...

This is just beautiful Beccy, one of my favourite colour combinations for Christmas cards too. xx

TracyM #6773 said...

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!

WOW - your BIG BOLD BLUE poinsettia is STUNNING Beccy!!!

Such an ELEGANT design, LOVE IT ALL ... yep, it's definitely feeling a LOT like Christmas and I'm INSPIRED :)

TracyM #6773 said...

PS - can I ask a question? You always have such a smooth finish on your mirror card panels. How do you cut your panels without getting burred or wrinkled edges?
Thanks heaps :)

Beccy said...

Hi Tracy.
I use a guillotine to cut all my cardstock. I find it gives a much smoother edge than either a trimmer or a craft knife. I have both the large and small guillotines from Couture Creations.
Cheers,
Beccy

Tina Z. said...

absolutely stunning in blue and silver.
I always admire real poinsettias in blue - in our country they were very popular in the past.

Suze said...

Beautiful. I like that it is a partial poinsettia.

Conny said...

Day 2, the color Blue is so beautiful. I'm not feeling blue at all. I'm so happy that I can sit an create some Christmas cards. Thank you so much for this challenge.

Craftyhairlady said...

Day 2 omygosh! I absolutely LOVE this! I also love the color blue on all kinds of flowers! I’ve had a beautiful blue poinsettia! They are gorgeous…and so is your card!💙💙

Teresa said...

Pretty card. Blue and silver are so pretty together.

Heather "Hev" said...

Blue...... beautiful :)

Can we enter older posts on other days or just on the day?

Megan J said...

Hi Beccy, a beautiful blue bloom, love the unusual colour of the poinsettia and blue always looks great with silver! Have a wonderful week... Megan

kiwimeskreations said...

I too love blue and silver - this is a beautiful card Beccy!!
Blessings
Maxine

Margreet said...

Love the way you have used the poinsettia. Your colouring is stunning and is a great combination with the silver mirror card!
xxx Margreet

Beccy said...

Hi Heather. You can enter anything at any time during the month. The daily prompts are really just for fun and to get those creative juices flowing. Lots of people skip around the alphabet, some just do a few letters and others don't use the prompts at all. The only requirements are those set out in the conditions at the start of the challenge. Have fun!
Cheers,
Beccy

theras kartenblog said...

Wonderful and very elegant!
I love the layout so much.
With regards!
Ilse (thera)

KT Fit Kitty said...

This is such an elegant card, Beccy! The poinsettia looks so beautiful in blue! Love the silver mirror layer, such a nice touch. A gorgeous card in memory of little Alex.

Colinda said...

Beautiful card, love the mirror cardstock around the beautiful colored poinsettia, it give such an elegant feeling to your card!
I don't have green fingers (don't know if that's also a saying in Australia) but a Poinsettia that a got as a gift last year, I'm so proud it's still alive!! It's mostly got green leaves with a few red , hihihi

Gina said...

Oh yeah ! A new month of Holiday cards challenge has started! Luckily I see it in time to jump on the holiday train😉 Love the blue poinsetia on your card. Such beautiful colouring! Beautiful with the metallic layer! Creative regards, Gina

Lori m said...

Stunning and beyond, I love the different ideas you share, thank you, hugs, Lori m

Marilyn said...

Pretty! Love the blue
Have a great day!
Marilyn ❤️

Rene said...

Love the blue poinsettia!
A cool card for the warm summer Christmas we celebrate in the Southern Hemisphere (I'm in Cape Town ;)

Mel C said...

I love the shades of your blue poinsettia, now I'm wonder if they really come in this color, if not they should!

terrie said...

What a beautiful card.... these flowers and color are my favorite.
Well done Beccy and thanks for sharing it.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Your colouring is always fabulous, and this blue is stunning, a gorgeous card Beccy.
Faith x