Roots of the poinsettia tradition

Did you know? The poinsettia tradition combines ancient Aztec culture and Mexican Christmas folklore. Joel Roberts Poinsett – an avid botanist discovered the plant in Taxco, Mexico and shipped cuttings back to his greenhouses in South Carolina. The plant was later named the poinsettia after him.

This is my October submission for the TLC Tutorial Cooperative. I used the leaf from the bundle as a background on a layer over the card front. Added a wee bit of Petal Pink ink to the tips of the poinsettia petals for more colour. Love how this turned out!

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Happy Christmas Wishes in Hot Foil

Tonight is my monthly Team Stampin’ Social where we gather to play with stamps, inks and paper – just for the heck of it! This is one of the 3 cards we’ll be making. Figured everyone needs to start or add to their Christmas Card Making stash. We’ll do a little hot foiling because that’s so much fun!

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Our Thanks on Remembrance Day 2026

On this day, November 11, we pause to remember our men and women who served and continue to serve today to protect our freedoms. We are forever grateful for your sacrifice – for some the ultimate – for our benefit. Thank You.

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Snowflakes and warm winter wishes

It’s still unusually warm…but winter is coming and you know us card makers are always working a season ahead. I love that this card works for the holidays as well as for winter birthdays (like mine in January!). The Winter Adventures Bundle has so many great elements: a ribbon, snowshoes, snowflakes and trees. A great all round set you gotta add to your order from our Online Exclusives offering.

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Party Banner Dies for your Card Base

This is a unique card layout to wow your intended recipient. How to do it the easy way: with our amazing Party Banners Dies! I folded a usual card base of 4 ¼” x 1” in half and I positioned one of the large dies just above the fold so it cuts out the banner shape at the bottom. With the layering aspect of these dies, it was super easy to cut the Secret Seat cardstock and patterned paper layers. The patterned paper is Painted Collage from a new bundle of products out with our November Online Exclusives. Love how this turned out!

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