Sunday, December 23, 2018

Poinsettia Gardener

     My mom was one of the few people who could successfully transplant potted poinsettias into our yard and they often grew to as much as 5 or 6 feet tall!  We had the loveliest border of poinsettias along the west side of our home.  She was a school teacher and poinsettia plants seemed to be a favorite gift from one or more of her students.  She was, indeed, a 'poinsettia gardener.'


     This sweet image of a poinsettia snowman is from Beccy's Place and I use it as a salute to Mom.  :-D  The image is fussy cut (by hand) and popped up on dimensional tape.  The fabric tape was a gift from my friend, Christi, who sent me a whole box of goodies!  Thanks, Christi.

     The sentiment is part of the image set and I hand cut it before adhering it.  The little white bow is one of the ones I make by the dozens and toss into my stash for future use.

     Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge
Cardz TV
Crafty Calendar
Crafty Hazelnut's
Di's Digi Designs
Jo's Scrap Shack
Outlawz Festive Fri.
Pattie's Creations
Winter Wonderland

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

10 comments:

Linda Simpson said...

This is so cute, love the wonderful gardener. Have a wonderful Christmas my dear friend.
Hugs
Linda xxx

Liz said...

Lovely card, the little snowman gardener is adorable. xx

Beccy said...

What a beautiful salute to your Mom, NC, thank you for sharing the story. I love poinsettias too, but I very much doubt that I could grow one. And of course, given that I live in Australia they would flower in July and August rather than at Christmastime. Great job on the card!
Cheers,
Beccy

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Beautiful card with lovely memories attached. We have successfully had a poinsettia last through all year, no red leaves though, ah! well we tried LOL.
Wishing you a Happy Christmas and New Year.
Faith
x

Jackiekg said...

What lovely memories of your mother. The image
is very cute and coloured very nicely. Thank you
for taking part in Pattie's Creations Design Challenge.

Donna Walls said...

Lovely memory of your Mom and you're an awesome fussy cutter! Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Calendar. Happy New Year! Donna - DT Member

Nathalie said...

So cute christmas card! Thank for playing with us at Di's Digi challenge.
Nathalie DT

Kath said...

A lovely card and a great image. Thank you for sharing at Winter Wonderland.
Kath x

Wendy said...

Lovely card, super cute!......Thanks for joining us at Di’s Digi Challenge:)
Wendy xx

Crafting Belle said...

Super sweet card. Thank you for joining us for our 'Anything Goes' Challenge #234 at A Gem of a Challenge.

Why not join our other other challenges at Polkadoodles and Digi Choosday.