Nesting Dies Focal Border – Poinsettia Card

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours.  It’s, Gaylynn.  Here, I am sharing a Christmas card project using nesting dies focal border detail. This poinsettia Christmas card was made with a stamped and die-cut poinsettia border layer against a 3D embossed poinsettia background.

I also made this card flat for mailing holiday cards with just one postage stamp. The supplies that I used to make the elements are linked below.

Sentiment:
May the blessings of Christmas fill your home with joy.

Helpful Tips:

1. Prepare an A2-sized side fold card base from white cardstock, 4 1/4″ x 5.5″ folded.

2. Onto white cardstock, stamp the poinsettia in Copic friendly black ink. And, stamp the sentiment in black onto another piece of cardstock.

3. Optional, add white accents to the poinsettia flowers using a gel pen.

4. Die-cut or trim the stamping using an arch or shaped die to be used as a border.

5. Add color to the poinsettia panel. I used Copic markers in red and green, but use what you have.

6. Trim or die-cut a background layer from red cardstock.

7. Lightly spritz the red panel with water.

8. Dry emboss the red panel using an embossing folder.

9. Lightly blend white pigment ink over the top portion of the embossed panel, using a disposable foam blending pad.

10. Layer and adhere the layers over the card front, to finish.

This is a look at the card process and nesting die placement.

And finally, here is a closer look at the finished card.

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Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

I hope you try this project and share your makes in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook Group.  Feel free to tag me so that I can see what you make.

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Gaylynn