Spellbinders Circular Stitch Background

I made nine of these. When I used the Brushos, I used all the reds I had. The flowers turned out too pink. I should have left out the Rose. The Crimson I used to darken it up just sat in purplish clumps; it didn’t dissolve. I used Kuresake watercolors to alter the color. In the future, I’ll experiment with the Brushos to make sure they are still good and to figure out the colors. I don’t like the leaves in this die set; I had planned to cut it up and just tuck a few leaves under the flower. However, the flower looked better with the green background to set it off from the stitched die-cut.

CARD:
4 ¾ x 6 inches
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110-lb. cardstock (card base and background die-cut)
Carnival Vellum 80-lb. cover, red (mat, 4 ½ x 5 ¾ inches)
Hero Arts sentiment (demo set)

BACKGROUND DIE-CUT:
4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches
Spellbinders Circular Stitch Background Die
DMC Coton Perlé, Size 5, Very Merry

POINSTETTIA:
Cheery Lynn Designs Poinsettia Die
Fabriano 140-lb. Hot Press watercolor paper (flowers)
Brushos (Brilliant Red, Scarlet, Rose Red, Crimson)
Kuresake Gansai Tambi watercolors (35, 51, 52, painted over the Brushos)
Fun Stampers Journey Sparkle Drops


Adhesives:
3M foam mounting tape
Lawn Fawn Tube Glue
Memory Book Glue Dots

Note to Self:
8 yards of floss to complete the design
1 yard to complete 1 ½ circles
2 feet of floss to complete one circle

TFL.
Daria