Joyful Christmas Multi Layered Poinsettia card

I love the new stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Joyful Christmas!!!

This classically designed flower makes any card it is used on a wonderful one.  I am going to be posting a few Christmas cards for you over the next few blog posts.  I found this one on the internet somewhere and did not write down who originated it.  Please email me if this one is yours, or you know who it belongs to.
I stamped this flower three times on Real Red cardstock with VersaMark ink and then used Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder on it.  It is cut out in 3 different ways, and layered with dimensionals.  Then you take a blender pen and some Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink and "wash" the inside of the petals to give them some depth.
The leaves are stamped in VersaMark and Gold Embossing Powder on Pear Pizzazz cardstock.  Then they are "washed" with Old Olive ink and a Blender Pen.  The early espresso blotches on the Crumb Cake cardstock are done using a stamp from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.

  Stamps:  Joyful Christmas, Gorgeous Grunge
  Ink:  Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, VersaMark
  Paper:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Real Red, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Season Of Style DSP
  Other:  Stylish Stripes EF, Gold EP, Cherry Cobbler EP, Blender Pen, Owl Punch (for glimmer dots in the middle of the flower)

It won't be long now until the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder is gone.  It is in the Holiday Catalogue and only available until January 2, 2014. Maybe it will be held over ??????

Happy Stampin' ....