Merry Christmas

This is the second card I created as a guest designer for  the Great Impressions Stamps September Challenge.   I know it's still early, but I've already seen other Christmas cards popping up on blogs, and thought this Poinsettias & Berries stamp by Great Impressions would make a beautiful Christmas card.  I gold embossed the stamp on some watercolor paper, and colored it in with Zig Clean Watercolor Brushes.  This is only the second time I've used them, I've been a little intimidated by them, but I watched a video by Jennifer McGuire using them, and thought I'd give them a serious try.  I colored the flowers with Carmine Red & Brown, the leaves are Olive Green & Deep Green, the flower centers with Pale Green & Yellow, and then fussy cut it out.  I really enjoyed using the brush markers & thought I did a decent job with them, they're pretty easy to work with.  I popped the poinsettia up with foam tape on this gold card stock from BoBunny, which was a ridiculously tedious task, considering all the pointy parts of the flowers & leaves!!  The Merry Christmas stamp is also from Great Impression, I used a dark chocolate Colorbox pigment ink to stamp it.  Then I added the whole panel to a dark green A2 sized card base.  Hope you like the results!  Thanks for stopping by to check it out!

Challenges Entered:

Brown Sugar Challenge Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Anything Goes Not a Square
Art By Miran Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Anything Goes
Creative Friday Anything Goes
Cut It Up Watercolor Challenge
Craft Stamper Take & Make it Challenge
Just Add Ink - P
Art Impressions Watercolor Stamping
Aud Sentiments Anything Goes w/Sentiment
Crafting with An Attitude
Stampin Royalty Color Challenge
Chocolate Baroque Challenge
Muse Christmas Versions
Simon Says Wednesday Stamp It Challenge
Create & Inspire Anything Goes
Christmas Card Challenges #39
52 Card Christmas Countdown Throwdown September Sketch