Uniko's Christmas *almost* in July release - day 3 introductions

Good morning friends and welcome back to my blog. It's day three of introductions for Uniko's Christmas *almost* in July release. Our next introduction is a fantastic layering stencil called 'Layering Modern Poinsettias'. I think you would know this was a Uniko design as it screams of Bev's unique style.  It is a funky, modern design and can be used for all year around, not only Christmas.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and decided to go for a very unusual colour combo for my poinsettias.  I had seen this combo on Pinterest and thought it would be something different instead of the usual red and I love how it turned out.  I used two shades of light brown for my poinsettias (I used the same colour on the first two layers but went with a much heavier hand on the second layer) and a darker brown for my sentiment.  I again used the spruce greens for my leaves.  I added some crystal glaze to the dots to give them a little shine.  Once it the glaze was dry I adhered my panel to the card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel, ink blended the sandy beach ink along the bottom and used the kraft and medium spruce inks to add some dots along the blended strip.  The sentiment was stamped in the darker brown ink and the panel was adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  If this card didn't have a Christmas greeting I think it could be used for any occasion.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Christmas Crafts All Year 'round challenge - P & Q (poinsettias)

Just Add Ink challenge - Christmas in July

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed optional mood board

Stencil Fun challenge - use a stencil optional CAS design style

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - flowers

Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies optional mood board

Please check out what Bev and my fellow brand ambassadors have created by clicking the links below:

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Natalie

Vinita

I hope you can pop back tomorrow at the same time to see day 4 (our final day) of the introductions.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Uniko - layering modern poinsettias stencil (released on Saturday)

Uniko - Christmas wishes clear stamp (for outside sentiment)

Uniko - pure florals: poinsettia clear stamp (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sandy beach, kraft, warm cocoa

Gina K Designs - ink cubes - light & medium spruce (comes in a trio along with dark spruce)

Tonic Studios - Nuvo crystal glaze

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

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Thank you x