Poinsettias Cubed

Asela's poinsettias make me think of color blocking with the divided leaves so I thought I'd create a color block/stained glass window look by framing a few with an outline (great way to vary the look of your stamps with a shaped frame as though it's part of the stamped image!) and some simple coloring. I only matted it once on Ruby red before attaching it to my base, but doesn't that outline make it look like I've got 4 or 5??


I started tracing the inside of my Classic Square Nestabilite die with a pen (using a similar width as the line in the image, this is an .03 milimeter Prismacolor)
Netx I masked in three posinsettias and colored the leaves with Copics, Red Cadmium, Coral and Yellow Green for the centers. I really liked the "sleekness" of the finished card above, but decided I'd try some Cuttlebugging with Floral Screen through both layers to give it a textured glass or quilted look, shown below.
I like 'em both, but prefer the top, I'm kind of into simpler-looking things lately), but really appreciate all the work it looks like you must have done when embossing a pattern over a colored image like this! ;) Love that Cuttlebug!!