Today I am using the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp Set to instruct you on a technique called Cascading Images.  This technique is wonderful for adding a series of connecting images over the top of a background to create a focal point.  The poinsettia stamp in the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp Set is great for this technique.

Stampin Up Supplies (and catalog item numbers) used for the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter card:

Stamps:  Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp Set (129727) and Come to Bethlehem Stamp Set (120591)

Paper:  Riding Hood Red Card Stock (111348), Whisper White Card Stock (100730), and Lucky Limeade Card Stock (122926)

Ink:  Real Red Classic Ink (126949), Real Red Stampin Write Marker (199952), and Riding Hood Red Write Marker (119701)

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Blender Pen (102845), Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder (116824), Dimensionals (104430), and Post-it Note

Instructions for creating the cascading poinsettia:

• Cover in Real Red Classic Ink the poinsettia outline stamp and stamp onto a Post-it Note (henceforth called sticky note) and a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock (when stamping on the sticky note, ensure you stamp on the portion that contains the stickiness on the back side), 
• Cut out the poinsettia on the sticky note, cutting right on or just inside the lines,

• Place the sticky note over the stamped poinsettia on the Whisper White Card Stock,
• Ensure the sticky note does not cover any outside lines of the poinsettia,
• Cover the poinsettia stamp with Real Red Classic Ink and stamp the image just below the first poinsettia, ensuring you stamp on the bottom of the sticky note,
• When stamping the second poinsetta, stamp it slightly to the right of the first one,

• Cover the poinsettia stamp again with Real Red Classic Ink and, leaving the sticky note in place, stamp the poinsettia above the center one in the same manner as that done for the second poinsettia, and
• Remove the sticky note.

• If you got out your crafting tools and followed along in creating this image, you have just learned about and created a Cascading Image.

Let’s move on to finishing the Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Christmas card.

• Color the poinsettias using a Real Red Stampin Marker and Stampin Up Blender Pen (use the marker around the center of each poinsettia and then spread the ink with the Blender Pen),
• Add some yellow glitter glue in the center of the flowers and let dry,
• Cut out the cascading poinsettias, 

• (OPTIONAL) Punch or die cut leaves to adhere to the underside of the poinsettias,
• Attach dimensions (double layer) on the back of the piece,
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• Place a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock inside the Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder and run through the Big Shot,
• Cut an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Riding Hood Red Card Stock and fold (or score) in half to create a card base,
• Attach the embossed Whisper White Card Stock to the card base,
• Attach the cascading poinsettias onto the left side of the Whisper White Card Stock (see picture),
• Add a sentiment (I used the “Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Come to Bethlehem stamp set),
• Finish decorating as desired.

 God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

by

Beverly Polen

Enjoy using your Stampin Up Watercolor Winter Stamp Set!