Looking to make a Poinsettia Christmas Card but don’t have a poinsettia die? Try searching your Spring Floral Dies and then come back to this tutorial!
Today’s elegant poinsettia Christmas card is from our Associate Designer, Diana, who is showing us how to make mini poinsettias from our stash of standard floral dies. We are always looking for way to make our products go farther, and stretch into other holidays. Why not maximize your spring florals and bring those beauties right on into the Christmas season! This card is classy and festive with is bright red and contrasting white mini poinsettias. Finished off with a gold embossed sentiment, it really is such a stunning design that we just know you will want to recreate. Follow along as Diana walks us through the steps!
To make Mini Poinsettias from standard floral dies:
- Cut your floral shapes from preferred color of card stock. Here I used a soft cream color.
- Add shading from the center of the flower layers moving outward slightly up the petals to create depth and shadow. Here I used Copic markers but this works just as easily with the Brass & Bliss small shading brushes and any ink pad.
- For dimension, I flipped the flower layers upside down and added some shape to each petal using a ball stylus. I find a larger ball stylus works better for tiny flowers as it doesn’t crimp the card stock as easily, causing wrinkles or tears.
- Next, adhere the layers as you wish. Here, I have created smaller blooms by only stacking the smallest of the die cuts. Remember to off-set your layers as you adhere them.
- After adhering your layers together, add a dollop of glue and sprinkle Prills, microbeads, etc for the center of the bloom.
- For these Poinsettias, I went a step further and added veining to the petals with a veining tool. You can also achieve this with a very tiny ball stylus, bone folder or other small pointed tool you may have. If you decide to add veining, you should only do so after shaping your petals with the large ball stylus as it will press the veins out of your petals.
Wow! These florals are truly beautiful! We really do love how this turned out and love finding new ways to use our existing products. We hope you love learning How to Make Mini Poinsettias from Standard Floral Dies.