Poinsettia Wreath

Each year I try to make a special Christmas card for my Mum and also Aunties and Uncles and this is what I've made for them this year.  The red poinsettias were made using Spellbinder dies and the smaller white ones were cut using a Marianne Creatables die.  After cutting the red poinsettia layers the edges of the petals were sponged with Stampin' up's Cherry Cobler ink and the different layers were attached using foam pads.  The centre was made using crystal dot peel offs.  The white poinsettias were layered flat and glittered with diamond Stickles glitter glue.  The centre for this one was cut using a die from another set of Marianne Creatables dies.

For the greenery a Quickutz holly leaf die was used to cut leaves from Stampin' up's old olive card and then the tips of the leaves were sponged with old olive ink.  The holly berries were made using a ringbinder punch and red glittered card made using Stampin' up's heat and stick on red card with red glitter. The fern leaves were punched using a Leone Em punch.

The sentiment was created on the computer and then it and the backing layers were cut using plain and scalloped nestabilities circle dies.  For the backing layers Kanban's Happy Christmas card was used and a holographic spot card bought from Create and Craft.  The final embellishments were a couple of brads, a bow and some self adhesive pearls to represent mistletoe berries.

Thanks for reading today
Liz xx

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges
ABC Christmas Challenge "Y" - Favourite Punch or Die  (Spellbinders Poinsettia Dies)
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge 42 - Green and Red plus Glitter/Sparkle
Diva's by Design Challenge 65 - Use Some Red
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 59 - Anything Goes W/Christmas
Anything Goes Challenge 82 - Traditional Colours
Emerald Faeries Challenge 38 - Christmas 
Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 92 - Christmas (must use a punch)
Deep Ocean Challenge 40 - So this is Christmas
Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge 94 - Holiday Spirit
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 91 - Christmas
Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas
Kaboodles Doodles Challenge 149 - Use Red
Paper Playtime Challenge 90 - Christmas Colours
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 69 - Red, Green and Choice
Christmas Card Challenges Week #2 - Die Cuts
Dream Valley Challenge 47 - Christmas
Joanna Sheen Challenge - With Love at Christmas
Ribbon Girl December Challenge - Ho Ho Ho
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 137 - Red and Green
Fussy and Fancy Challenge 77 - I Love Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge - Christmas Projects 
Make It Monday - Anything Goes