T hank you Faye McGuire for sharing this design.
Project Recipe
Cutting Instructions:
- Real Red Cardstock: cut 1 @ 5.5" x 8.5", cut 1 @ .5" x 4.25".
- Plush Poinsettia DSP: Cut 1 @ 3" x 3.25"; cut 2 @ .75" x 3"; cut 1 @ .75" x 5.25".
- Whisper White Cardstock: cut 1 @ 3.25" x 4".
Instructions:
- Referring to the template score and cut the Real Red Cardstock as shown - with the 8.5" side at the top on your trimmer SCORE 1" from the edge at the 1", 2", and 5.25"; move the cardstock to the 4.25" mark and SCORE across the centre ONLY of the cardbase from the 1" mark to the 4.5" mark.
- Turn the cardbase so the 5.5" side is at the top and CUT at the 1" mark from the 1" score line to the 5.25" score line; move the cardbase to the 4.5" mark and CUT from the 1" score line to the 5.25" score line.
- Doing the mountain and valley fold the cardbase as follows - the top fold is a mountain at the 5.25" score line, fold at the 4.25" score line into a mountain fold; at the 2" score line fold into a valley fold and at the 1" score line fold into a mountain fold. Use a bone folder to burnish all the folds.
- Adhere the 3" x 3.25" Plush Poinsettia DSP to the centre of the card with adhesive of your choice. Adhere the 2 pieces of .75" x 3" DSP to the sides of the card front; adhere the .75" x 5.25" DSP to the bottom of the card front.
- Using the Poinsettia Dies and Cut & Emboss machine cut the Poinsettia flower pieces from Real Red Cardstock, the leaves from the Shaded Spruce cardstock and sprigs from the Gold Foil cardstock.
- Put the Poinsettia Flower together using liquid glue. Adhere the flower to the centre of the card front with dimensionals.
- Adhere the leaves and gold sprigs behind the flower with liquid glue.
- Adhere a Beaded Pearl to the centre of the Poinsettia.
- Stamp the greeting with Versamark on the .5" x 4.25" piece of Real Red and emboss with White embossing powder. Adhere the greeting to the bottom of the card front with dimensionals.
- Stamp the sentiment on the 3.25" x 4" Whisper White piece with Real Red Ink and adhere to inside of the card.