Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade watercoloured Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

It’s Gina K’s turn for a STAMPtember exclusive today with the beautiful Festive Flower set, and you can also get this as a bundle with matching dies. I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

GINA K STAMPTEMBER EXCLUSIVE

You can’t beat a beautiful Christmas poinsettia bouquet and gorgeous script sentiments!

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade watercoloured Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

It seems that I am sticking to a tried and tested formula on my recent cards – a simple design of no-line watercoloured focal point mounted on a kraft card base. The ingredients for this formula are ones I would highly recommend anyone having in their craft supplies:

I turn to this formula again and again so even though some of the supplies are not the cheapest, I get good use out of them, and they pay their way. So far I’ve used this formula for my 01 September reveal day card and also for the two previous days of exclusives – Colorado Crafts and Newton’s Nook. Seriously, give it a go! Do you have a tried and tested formula that works for you? I’d love to hear about it if so.

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade watercoloured Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

When watercolouring this beautiful image, I chose a different colour for the various types of foliage to give variation, and I always aim for shadows and highlights to help define one petal or leaf from another.

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade watercoloured Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

I’m always hesitant about stamping a sentiment over a watercolour, partially because if I mess up, then the time taken to paint the piece has gone to waste. Also, because I like a cold-pressed watercolour card, it is more challenging to get a cleanly stamped impression. However, this is where the Misti comes into its own! I stamped the sentiment overlapping the watercolour and heat embossed with Antique Gold embossing powder, but the impression was ‘skipping’ in places, and so I placed the card back in the Misti and repeated the process to get a better impression.

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

Here’s my second card with this Festive Flower set, I used the same offset design but this time I kept it quick and simple by stamping the bouquet on Tim Holtz Rose Gold Metallic card and white heat embossing – there’s such a shimmer on this card I love it!

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

I then stamped the same image twice more on vellum, and after white heat embossing, I cut out the poinsettia elements and layered over the top. I kept them in place with foam adhesive in the centre of the flower and then disguised the adhesive by adding a Rose Triad gem with Crystal Gems all around.

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

I stamped a simple sentiment from the Tabbed Sentiments Holiday set in clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold powder, trimmed to a banner and added with foam adhesive to the top right of the panel. While I had the foam tape out, I also added the panel to an Ivory card base.

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

Finally, I accented with more Crystal Gems and also Love Potion droplets to keep the pinky gold look going throughout.

STAMPtember SUMMARY

Here’s where we are at with the STAMPtember fun so far. You can always check out this STAMPtember Exclusives page to see the new sets which are revealed daily.

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

 

Stamptember Collaborations at Simon…
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* Gina K Designs STAMPtember Set
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* Gina K Designs STAMPtember
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* CZ Design TABBED SENTIMENTS HOLIDAY
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Daniel Smith at Simon Says STAMP!
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FABER CASTELL POLYCHROMOS at SSS
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Winsor Newton PERMANENT WHITE GOUACHE
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Ranger PERFECT PEARL Pigment Powder
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE LINEN
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad…
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SSS ANTIQUE GOLD Embossing Powder
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD
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Neenah DESERT STORM 100 lb Card
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Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper…
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SSS IVORY Card
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SSS VELLUM
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* Tonic CRYSTAL GEMS Nuvo Pure Sheen…
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* Tonic ROSE TRIADS Nuvo Pure Sheen…
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* Tonic LOVE POTION Nuvo Dream Drops
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MINI MISTI
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MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT
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MAGNETIC BLOCK FOR MISTI
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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TWEEZERS
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T SQUARE RULER
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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SSS Embossing Powder Storage
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Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade watercoloured Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

Gina K exclusive STAMPtember Festive Floral set. Handmade Christmas card by Debby Hughes. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/09/gina-k-stamptember/

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