As soon as I saw the pretty little layering die set, I knew I needed to paint a beautiful poinsettia Christmas Card, and with a special color that you might like: Cascade Green!
You may know I have a palette that I work with — I updated it at the start of 2019, so that I could use some consistent colors that you could follow along with. I’m not into trying to make you feel you need to constantly buy new colors, and I also want to really use the ones I have enough to know what I do and don’t use regularly!
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For this project I got out a tube that hasn’t seen much love; I was at a store event and the “Christmas tree green” tube was out to play with. It was interesting in how it broke out into other colors and I was fascinated! (Turned off by the stink of it, some bad form of mint?) I was then told the color is the same as Cascade Green so I of course had to pick up a tube.
When I pull out a specialty color like this, though, I’ve stopped putting them all in half pans and filling yet more palettes. But I just squeeze a little out on a tile, and play! No commitment to “keeping” that color in my palette, but I can try it here and there. So I just keep all my paints in a big box and only have a couple palettes set up. (More on that in the near future.)
The layering on this pretty card just made my lil heart happy. I might not be as happy when I need to mail it but….boy do I love some pretty dimension!
In the video I promised to show you my little painting with Cascade green…..this was a little quickie but it was fun watching the colors break out in blues and greens – I made it into a sweet little meme:
Supplies
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- Sunny Studios, Season’s Greetings Stamps
- Sunny Studios, Layered Poinsettia Dies
- Daniel Smith Watercolor Cascade Green: EH – Blick
- Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8 EH – BLICK – AMZ
- Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #12 EH – BLICK – AMZ
- Arches Cold Press Paper: EH – BLICK
- QuickStik, We R Memory Keepers
- Connect Glue, Gina K Designs
- Tim Holtz Tonic Retractable Craft Pick
- Embossing:
- Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
- MISTI – Mini MISTI
Beautiful coloring, as always Sandy!
Such a beautiful card and love the layering!
I just love watching you paint. This card is just beautiful. I love how the cascading green color turned to a blue shade. And I love how you painted and then die cut the flowers and the color you created using the two inks for the “seasons” greeting. It is perfect. Thanks for all the great tips. You are so talented!
Beautiful card! Love your work!
Loved this card. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Really great card
Cute Stuff. Keep up the good work!
Elegant card with beautiful colors!
Wow–beautiful. Love this color of green you used.
So relaxing to watch and so pretty when finished.
So very creative, thanks for sharing
Love that die and the color you used
Love that color! Thank you for that beautiful card.
Pretty card.
Beautiful card.
Beautiful card. I absolutely adore poinsettias.
Gorgeous card, Sandy!
Beautiful
Your painting is amazing. Thanks for sharing your beautiful art.
Gorgeous colors!
These colors are STUNNING!! I love the blending you did on those flowers!!
Beautiful poinsettias. I love the color and, as always, your coloring is amazing.
Beautiful card! Great use of color and media!
Sandy, I love to watch you coloring on your videos – you are SO talented! The resulting project is gorgeous; TFS!
I love the card Sandy! And the scene … wow! It’s fascinating what you can do with one colour.
Love the Cascade Green poinsettias.
Love the painting! You have such great tips and inspired me to get my paints back out! The layer dies are so interesting and add great dimension
Everything you make is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing on YouTube and love the card. Congrats to sunny studio on their birthday!
This card is just gorgeous!
This lovely Christmas card is beautiful and inspiring. I love the Sunny Studio stamps and dies that you’ve used and have put them in my cart. Can’t wait to play!!!
Just lovely!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Beautiful!
As always, your colouring videos are wonderful, Sandy! Your monochromatic poinsettias are beautiful! Thank so much for sharing!
You always amaze me at the awesome job you do! Thank you for sharing!
Love the color!
Love the use of cascade green on poinsettia
Just stunning – love the shade of green you picked.
Love the color you used and i love that ponsettia die
Beautiful card ! Amazing that it is just one color!!
Hmmm….monochromatic card….. Also….iridescent gold paint? Must investigate… Pretty card.
Beautiful flowers
Stunning colors!
Love the dimension of the poinsettias and the colors
What a beautiful card! I love the dimension form the poinsettias. Your painting is so pretty. 🙂
Love it!
I love this card and I love this color! The other little painting you did is so good. I just love to watch you color and paint.
Truly beautiful card! The color is very eye-catching and the poinsettias are truly lovely
Beautiful card.
I Love the color it is AMAZING! The card came out beautiful! Thank you for always sharing your talents with us!
I Love the color! I think it is AMAZING! Came out just beautiful! Thanks for always sharing your talents with us!
Your card is stunning Sandy❣❣❣ My favorite papercrafting designers all have some area that they “own”, and yours is painting! You are definitely the queen of paint. Love that you chose the layered poinsettias for your project.
Wow, your painting is amazing!!!
So pretty love
Beautiful! The green is a beautiful shade!
Love the colours.