Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Watercoloured Poinsettia

There is so many wonderful challenges out there - you know I do have a few favorites, wink, wink.  With those in mind, yesterday I brought out one of my favorite Christmas flowers, and my Altenew 36 pan set of water colors, and just let the color flow. 

Here are my creations... the first one is heading over to the CAS Watercolour gals - they're looking for a monochromatic card... I don't know about you but I just adore pink Poinsettia - this beauty, from Altenew, will never go out of style!

Here's my recipe:
Water coloring + stamping + heat embossing +
dry embossing
 
 
Next up... same Altenew Poinsettia and die, but this one is going to Altenew's November Inspiration Challenge
 
Altenew's Dotted Swirls debossing cover die is so gorgeous - it adds just enough interest to my pale rose panel,
don't you think?  doing a bit of color mixing in the 36 Pan set allowed me to match those inspiration colors pretty easily.
 
 
 
Well.  I guess I'd better get these off to the appropriate gallery - thanks for hanging out with me twice today!  xx

=]  Michele

e.t.a.  what a wonderful way to end the CAS Season!!! 
Thank you, ladies!

 
So honored to be chosen from that gorgeous gallery of cards!
Thank you Altenew!!
 
 


30 comments:

Anila Dikay said...

So soft and beautiful 😍

Marcia Hill said...

Both of these are absolutely BEAUTIFUL Michele!! I just LOVE the soft pink color and your varying shades of it for the monochromatic challenge! Love the simple but oh so effective backgrounds too! Lovely, lovely cards my friend and thanks so much for sharing these beauties with us at CAS Watercolour!! :0)

Cat Craig said...

Beautiful cards Michele. Love the soft pinks.

Barb Ghig said...

I love a pink poinsettia, too and both of yours are gorgeous, Michele! LOVE the texture on the dotted swirls on your 2nd card so much!

lostinpaper said...

Soooo very beautiful Michele, makes me want to colour!

LeAnne said...

SO stunning....that image is beautiful and you have done it justice, both times! Love them!

Bonnie said...

Oh, my, let me get my jaw off the floor! What a beautiful poinsettia and the background with the dots are just the perfect backdrop! This is gorgeous, Michele! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at CAS Watercolour!

Lisa Elton said...

WOW and WOW!! These are soft, beautiful and fabulous!

Linda Callahan said...

Soooo pretty in pink!

Alka said...

Beautiful

Karen Dunbrook said...

Wonderful cards mf....love the pinks.
Thanks so much for playing along with my challenge at the CAS Watercolour.
xx Karen

JulieP said...

So soft and pretty! I really do need to get my watercolors out and give them some love.

Birgit said...

Oh my Michele, these are both gorgeous!! I love the soft color palette with the fine stitched backgrounds. Wonderful water coloring and beautiful cards.

Jeanne said...

Beautiful work, Michele! Love the soft and pale colors. You do very well with watercolors. So talented!

Bobby said...

You got two very different and beautiful looks from that poinsettia stamp, Michele. The pale pinks are gorgeous.

Mac Mable said...

The pink poinsettias are amazing and both cards are so very beautiful Michele x.

conil said...

Have to try using embossing folders more. In both cards, they really made your make your poinsettias stand out. Just lovely.

Nora Noll said...

These are GORGEOUS cards!! I LOVE a pink poinsettia too. Yours are delightful!! And I am loving the background!!

TK said...

Stunning! What a gorgeous flower, and you've blown our socks off with your water coloring and design

Brenda said...

I haven't seen this one before from Altenew, but I can tell you I want it! lol The CAS Watercolour one is just stunning. Yes, I do love me a pink poinsettia and then I saw a coral one and love that one too. lol Your second card is just a beautiful, I love the added green in it. So pretty. Now I need to go find this beauty and see how much it is. lol Maybe an early Christmas present to myself? Hugs, Brenda

maria f. said...

You have persuaded me to add Dotted Swirls to my wish list! These are both such beautiful creations. I really love the watercoloring on the first one.

nancy littrell said...

Simply beautiful soft monochromatic pink poinsettia card, Michele. Love your 2nd card too. TFS Hugs..Nancy

Papercraft Boutique said...

OMG, I've never seen such a pretty pink poinsettia like this before, Michele! I LOve it!!
The dotted swirls in the background add so much interest to the monochromatic color palette. Wonderful job done!
Hideko xx

Loll said...

I love your white embossed poinsettia with the shades of pink watercolouring. It's so beautiful and delicate, Michele! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour! xx

My Paper Epiphany said...

Your monochromatic card is sooo dreamy and I love the other card too! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!

Virginia L. said...

Wow, I love this one, too! So glad that you join the fun over Altenew November Inspiration Challenge! WONDERFUL!

lostinpaper said...

Congrats on your win Michele!!!

conil said...

Knew this was a winner the minute I saw it. Just commenting to say, I told you so.

LauraJane:) said...

Congratulations on the Altenew Card Challenge win Michele!! It's a stunner!!

conil said...

I'm NOY surprised that you won CAS Watercolor's challenge. This card is exquisite.