Nesting Dies Focal Border - Poinsettia Card

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours. For today's project, I am sharing a Christmas card project using nesting dies as a focal border. This poinsettia Christmas card was made with a stamped and die-cut border layer against a 3D embossed poinsettia background. I also made this card flat for mailing holiday cards with just one postage stamp. This project is also up on the Unity Stamp Co. blog today. The supplies that I used to make the elements are linked below.

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.

For the Supplies, click the button below to see the clickable affiliate link box with photos.

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And, this is a closer look at the finished card.

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

Thanks for stopping by. Please take a moment to leave a comment or to say hello.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,

Gaylynn

Here is a handy list of affiliate supplies for this project.

——— S U P P L I E S ———

• Poinsettia Comfort stamps

——— https://ldli.co/e/43qqdmr [ UNT ]

• Scallops & Arches dies

——— https://ldli.co/e/26qqxmz [ UNT ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/5yqqzlp [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/3oqq1mj [ SBC ]

• Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}

——— https://ldli.co/e/m5yy61d [ UNT ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/e2yyxpp [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/qyxx2k5 [ SBC ]

• Perfect Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder

——— https://ldli.co/e/jqyykmp [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/ye66z0k [ ALTN ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/p3ll496 [ SSS ]

• Die Cutting Machine

——— https://ldli.co/e/rn11571 [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/omrr0z1 [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/lmyynxp [ SBC ]

• Metal Adaptor Plate

——— https://ldli.co/e/xlnndjd [ SBC ]

• Glass Craft Mat

——— https://ldli.co/e/1pqqlm7 [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/d7yylj5 [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/3TKAqRx [ AMZ ]

• Paper Trimmer

——— https://ldli.co/e/zrgg90z [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/9dxxnz4 [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/46pDuHN [ AMZ ]

• Scoring Board

——— https://ldli.co/e/kqppolm [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/76ook1q [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/4gfv4qV [ AMZ ]

• MISTI Stamping Tool Rose Quartz

——— https://ldli.co/e/nqyygnm [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/3OVKELW [ AMZ ]

• Magnetic Magic Mat Standard Cutting Pad

——— https://ldli.co/e/6lqq91l [ SBC ]

• MISTI Sticky Mats

——— https://ldli.co/e/gqyydxj [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/07qqm34 [ SPL ]

• Mini Mister Spray Bottles 3

——— https://ldli.co/e/43qqdlr [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/26qqx5z [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/5yqqzxp [ SPL ]

• Gelly Roll White Set

——— https://ldli.co/e/3oqq15j [ SBC ]

• Round Mini Ink Blending Tool

——— https://ldli.co/e/m5yy67d [ SBC ]

• Opaque White Pigment Ink Pad

——— https://ldli.co/e/e2yyxmp [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/qyxx255 [ SBC ]

• Black Hybrid Ink Pad

——— https://ldli.co/e/jqyykzp [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/ye66z5k [ SBC ]

• Fine-Tip Craft Tweezers

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——— https://ldli.co/e/rn115e1 [ SPL ]

——— https://amzn.to/3SutZRS [ AMZ ]

• Scissors

——— https://ldli.co/e/omrr061 [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/lmyynkp [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/xlnnd5d [ SBC ]

• Adhesive Foam

——— https://ldli.co/e/1pqql57 [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/d7yylo5 [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/4dsfy9t [ AMZ ]

• Tape Low Tack

——— https://ldli.co/e/zrgg9lz [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/9dxxn94 [ SPL ]

• Craft Glue

——— https://ldli.co/e/kqppo9m [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/76ookdq [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/nqyygrm [ SBC ]

• Runner tape

——— https://ldli.co/e/6lqq9zl [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/4cK3Wxh [ AMZ ]

• Die & Stamp Storage

——— https://ldli.co/e/gqyyd3j [ SPL ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/07qqm64 [ SBC ]

• Stack-n-Sort Trays

——— https://ldli.co/e/43qqd1r [ SBC ]

• Stamp & Die Storage

——— https://ldli.co/e/26qqxlz [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/3zeTLTI [ AMZ ]

• Magnetic Storage

——— https://ldli.co/e/5yqqzdp [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/3YpvfJy [ AMZ ]

• Envelopes

——— https://ldli.co/e/3oqq1xj [ SBC ]

——— https://amzn.to/4c99ilc [ AMZ ]

• White Cardstock

——— https://ldli.co/e/m5yy6jd [ SPL ]

——— https://amzn.to/4g3BWY9 [ AMZ ]

——— https://amzn.to/3T4sxFS [ AMZ ]

• Cardstock Red

——— https://ldli.co/e/e2yyxjp [ SBC ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/qyxx2o5 [ ALTN ]

——— https://ldli.co/e/jqyykpp [ SPL ]

• Copic MARKER R27

——— https://ldli.co/e/ye66zjk [ SSS ]

• Copic Marker R14

——— https://ldli.co/e/p3ll4j6 [ SSS ]

• Copic marker R02

——— https://ldli.co/e/rn115j1 [ SSS ]

• Copic Marker G94

——— https://ldli.co/e/omrr0j1 [ SSS ]

• Copic Marker YG67

——— https://ldli.co/e/lmyynjp [ SSS ]

• Copic Marker BG93

——— https://ldli.co/e/xlnnd2d [ SSS ]

• Copic Marker BG10

——— https://ldli.co/e/1pqqlg7 [ SSS ]

• Copic Marker Y35

——— https://ldli.co/e/d7yyl35 [ SSS ]