Papertrey Ink November Blog Hop

This month’s Blog Hop challenge was “Floral Frenzy” and the idea was to build our own floral embellishment. Whew, was this one ever tough for me! Mostly because I have been sick for several days, but also because I have been so immersed in Christmas that I was at a loss as to what to do with flowers! Then my good friend, Hollie, came up with a brilliant idea...poinsettias! Now I realize the idea of this challenge was to take a break from holiday projects, but…

Since I had already been working on this gift box, I started with that. I added a tiny poinsettia that I made using my daisy punch. I simply snipped the ends of the petals to make them less rounded. The box, by the way, was covered with my favorite new Melissa Frances patterned paper, a bit of Basic Grey and 7Gypsies flocked paper. I added a big snowflake that I inked up with white pigment ink and glittered with my latest obsession, crystal coarse glitter by Martha Stewart Crafts. I just love this stuff!

Now, for the big poinsettia. I apologize for not taking photos of how I put this together, but not only was this a last minute job, but I honestly didn't know if it would turn out (and I’m still not sure!). I made the poinsettia by punching out ovals with a paper punch and, again, trimming them to appear more poinsettia-like. I used a chipboard circle base to adhere the petals to, and to also add stability. I just continued to layer them until it looked filled in. The center is a small circle with three gold brads. I didn’t care for the finish, so I covered them with gold Liquid Pearls. The final touch was to ink the edges with white pigment ink and add more coarse glitter. I think it gives it a snowy, icy look. I also added a simple ribbon hanger and a tiny tag with some fun iridescent eyelash ribbon. The poinsettia could go into the box as a gift (an ornament), or it would make a great addition to a pretty wrapped package and I could save the box for another gift idea. So many options, so little time!



Enjoy the floral frenzy tonight! I can’t wait to see what everyone else has come up with!

Stamps: Made of Snow and Merry & Bright Additions (PTI)
Ink: Cranberry Crisp (SU!), Antique Linen (Ranger), white pigment (ColorBox), Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Cardstock: Kraft (PTI)
Patterned Paper: Wassail (Basic Grey), Savannah flocked (7Gypsies), Holly (Melissa Frances)
Tools: Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft), tiny tags die for Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft), slit punch (SU!), oval punch (Marvy), daisy punch, oval punch (McGill), circle punch (Fiskars)
Ribbon: Vintage Cream satin stripe (PTI), green with gold floral satin, iridescent white eyelash ribbon
Other: circle and snowflake chipboard (SU!), crystal coarse glitter (Martha Stewart Crafts), green felt flower (SU!), gold Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Glossy Accents (Ranger), gold brads, wood gift box (Michaels)