Stamping with JoJo: Candy Hearts Blog Hop

Welcome to the Candy Hearts Blog Hop for July! Today we are sharing projects featuring the new 2020-2022 In Colors. After reading my post, I hope you will hop to the next person on the list below. Be sure to hop around to see ALL the great projects the Candy Hearts have created for you. We have a special guest with us today. The amazing and talented Brian King of stampwithbrian.com is joining us, and I'm sure he has something wonderful to share with us.

I have been excited about this particular blog hop for a while now; the 2020-2022 In Colors are absolutely beautiful!! Look at these 5 gorgeous colors:

There were so many ideas swirling in my head for using these colors. Then I received my Demonstrator pre-order from the new August-December 2020 Mini Catalog and the options expanded even more!! I decided to celebrate Christmas in July with a stunning Poinsettia in Magenta Madness and Just Jade. Paired with it are two specialty Designer Series Papers - Plush Poinsettia and Forever Gold. I think I found the "wow" factor right here! I think you'll be amazed by how simple this card is to put together.

Here's how to make it:

Cut and Score with your Paper Trimmer:

Just Jade - 8.5" x 5.5" - scored at 4.25"
Plush Poinsettia - 4" x 5.25"
Pop out one of the floral-edged shapes from the Forever Gold Specialty DSP (it really doesn't matter what shape the center is, as it will be covered - but you want to have foliage peeking out from either side of your Poinsettia

Stamp with the Poinsettia Petals set:

1 each of the 3 Poinsettia petal clusters in Magenta Madness on Magenta Madness cardstock (I used 2 pieces of 4.25" x 5.5" cardstock and had plenty left over)
2 of the large Poinsettia leaf outlines and one of the smaller in Just Jade on Just Jade (I again used a piece of 4.25" x 5.5" cardstock)
That's all the stamping for this card!

Die Cut with Poinsettia Dies:

All 3 Petal Clusters
All 3 Leaves

Shape Your Flowers:

You will need:

Stylus tip on the Take Your Pick tool
Stampin' Pierce Mat

Lie one die-cut petal cluster at a time face down on the Stampin' Pierce Mat
Using your Stylus, begin making small circles from the outer edge of the petal in toward the center where all connect.
Use only one hand, if your die cut shape begins to move on the mat, allow it to move naturally, as the paper is doing this in order to take the curvature and this movement prevents ripping as well as provides a more realistic dimension
Once you have done this to the back of all 5 petals, turn your cluster over and gently press down with the stylus at the base of each petal, so the center where they connect lies lower than the curved petals
Repeat for the other 2 petal clusters
Do the same for your leaves, but work from the end furthest from you toward the end closest to you, flip over and gently press down on the end that is where the leaf "starts" - you will eventually be tucking this flattened are in under the Poinsettia

Assemble your Poinsettia:

Add a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid glue to the center of the middle-sized Poinsettia Petal cluster
Place this on top of the largest petal cluster, with the petals offset from one another
Add a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid glue to the center of the smallest Poinsettia Petal cluster
Adhere this on top of the middle-sized petal cluster, again offsetting the petals
Take a Beaded Pearl and use the brush end of the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend to color the pearls yellow, set aside

Assemble the card:

Fold your scored Just Jade card base at the 4.25" score line and burnish with your bone folder
Adhere the panel of Plush Poinsettia DSP to your card base; you will want to use small strips of Tear & Tape on the backs of the leaf designs ONLY. It is very important not to use adhesive on the translucent areas of the vellum, as the tape will be visible and your card will not have a clean look to it
Adhere the Forever Gold Specialty DSP piece to the Plush Poinsettia using Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Adhere the assembled Poinsettia to the center of the Forever Gold Specialty DSP, again using Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Put a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue at the base of each Just Jade leaf (one at a time) and carefully tuck them under the Poinsettia. I used tweezers to push down on the cardstock for a few seconds under the Poinsettia to allow the glue to set without crushing the shaped petals
Place a small amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue (about the size of one of the pearls you colored yellow) in the center of the Magenta Madness Poinsettia, adhere the Beaded Pearls to this drop of glue. You will need to hold it for 15-20 seconds, I used my tweezers to firmly push the pearl cluster into the glue

And just like that, we're done! This non-traditional Christmas Card is sure to "wow" any receipient!

Thank you for hopping with the Hearts today! Be sure to hop around to all the stops. You do not want to miss any of the creativity in this talented group of stampers!