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Felt Poinsettia Christmas Card

Christmas Cards

5 Oct

Hello, Crafters.

I hope you’ve had a great weekend and are starting this bright new week feeling totally refreshed. Today’s card is an idea I’ve wanted to try for quite a little while, i.e. die-cutting a poinsettia using the white felt from the Mini Catalogue. In case you’ve missed it, it’s on page 29 (153516). It comes as a pack of four sheets – one in each of Early Espresso, Just Jade, Real Red and Whisper White.

The idea worked well but it could have worked better! The veins on the petals are clearly visible but even though I ran the felt and dies through my Cut & Emboss four times, the dies didn’t cut all the way through. First of all, I ran it through my machine twice, and then added a sheet of computer paper folded in half and ran the felt and dies through the machine twice more! This wasn’t too much of a problem because I found it easy to go round what should have been cut lines with my ribbon scissors. I cut one layer of each four individual layers of petals.

To adhere each layer together I added two Glue Dots on the layer above, added some Tombow, and then adhered the two layers together. I continued until all four layers were attached. I placed the flower under my self-healing mat while I went downstairs for dinner – the timing was spot on! When I came back to finish off my card, I chose one of the silver and white designs from the Feels Like Frost 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) for the top layer and a Silver Foil layer for a middle layer on the front of the card. Next, I debated whether the card base should be Whisper White or Smokey Slate!

Using Silver Foil, I die-cut four of the little sprigs which have little pom-poms on them – three for the front of my card and one on the inside. I also die-cut a silver holey bit for the middle of the poinsettia. I chose the sentiment MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set. This is a part of my card I think I’ll be changing! I heat embossed it using Silver Emboss Powder on a piece of Whisper White Cardstock (CS) but I think it would look a lot nicer if I’d used Smokey Slate CS. The Whisper White sentiment would be great if I’d used a Whisper White card base! Ah! the benefit of hindsight!

To decorate the inside of the card I adhered a middle layer of Silver Foil and a top layer of Smokey Slate CS. As I said earlier, I had die-cut a small sprig with the pom-poms on it using Silver Foil. I adhered it in the bottom right-hand corner. I had to trim a small piece off because the original size was too big for the page.

Apart from this, I’m very pleased with how this card has turned out. Needless to say, it will cost extra postage because the felt poinsettia is quite thick! ! That’s about it from me today. I look forward to being back with you tomorrow. In the meantime please take care and stay safe. Happy crafting.

JanB. xx

Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for OCTOBER 2020 is 3E2YYKZV. Thank you. xx

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate
[131291]
£8.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00

Feels Like Frost Specialty 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Feels Like Frost Specialty 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[150444]
£14.00

Silver Foil Sheets

Silver Foil Sheets
[132178]
£4.75

Festive Felt Sheet Combo Pack

Festive Felt Sheet Combo Pack
[153516]
£8.25

Poinsettia Petals Bundle (English)

Poinsettia Petals Bundle (English)
[155148]
£52.00

Itty Bitty Christmas Bundle (En)

Itty Bitty Christmas Bundle (En)
[153019]
£42.25

Versamark Pad

Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75

Versamark Refill

Versamark Refill
[102193]
£5.50

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder
[109131]
£5.50

Heat Tool - Uk Plug

Heat Tool – Uk Plug
[129054]
£28.00

Heat Tool - Eu Plug

Heat Tool – Eu Plug
[129055]
£28.00

Stamparatus

Stamparatus
[148187]
£46.00

Simply Shammy

Simply Shammy
[147042]
£7.50

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
£112.00

Paper Trimmer

Paper Trimmer
[152392]
£23.00

Paper Snips

Paper Snips
[103579]
£9.25

Take Your Pick

Take Your Pick
[144107]
£9.00

Bone Folder

Bone Folder
[102300]
£6.50

Grid Paper

Grid Paper
[130148]
£11.75

Small Grid Paper

Small Grid Paper
[149621]
£6.00

Silicone Craft Sheet

Silicone Craft Sheet
[127853]
£5.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
[154974]
£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals
[104430]
£3.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
[144108]
£3.75

Mini Glue Dots

Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
£5.00

Cardstock Layer Sizes: A4

Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8”

Middle layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5½”

Top layer: 2 pieces 3¾” x 5 3/8”

Cardstock Layer Sizes: Letter-size

Card base 8½” x 5½” scored and folded at 4¼”

Middle layer: 2 pieces 4” x 5¼”

Top layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”

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  1. mary-ann (Mal) Lynch says

    October 5, 2020 at 9:44 am

    Jan this card just screams elegance. It is so beautiful. XX M

    Reply
    • Jan says

      October 5, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Many thanks, Mal. xx

      Reply
  2. Billie says

    October 5, 2020 at 11:57 am

    REally pretty! Actually I like the white sentiment piece – it matches the flower and is “brighter” than gray would have been….????

    Reply
    • Jan says

      October 5, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      Many thanks, Billie. I’ll put a piece of Smokey Slate Cardstock on it to see what it looks like. I did think the silver embossing would show on the Smokey Slate! xx

      Reply
  3. sheron egolf says

    October 5, 2020 at 7:54 pm

    Wow, this card is a show stopper. Very elegant, I’ll have to give this a try.

    Reply
  4. LYNDA RUSSELL says

    October 5, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    This card is soooo gorgeous….Just love your creations. Stay healthy and safe.

    Reply

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