Blessings Holiday Card
By: Teresa Welch


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Instructions

  1. For the card front: Cut the card to 5"x5" and turn with the fold on the left. Cover the front with Winter Flannels plaid paper. Cut 4⅝"x4⅝" Winter Flannels purple paper and mat on blue cardstock with 1/16" borders. Glue centered on the front. Cut 3"x3" Winter Flannels blue tiles paper and mat on ivory cardstock with 1/32" borders. Glue ½" from the bottom.
  2. Cut 1½"x5" Winter Flannels tan snowflakes paper and mat the long edges on blue cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on gold paper with ⅛" borders. Glue vertically, ⅝" from the right edge. Assemble a 2" Dazzles™ poinsettia on gold paper, using just silver and gold pieces, then cut close to the edges.
  3. Cut 2"x2" Winter Flannels brown paper and mat on ivory cardstock with 1/32" borders, then on gold paper with ⅛" borders. Glue the poinsettia to the center, then glue to the front, ⅝" from the bottom. Place a silver Dazzles™ border on the tan strip as shown and trim the ends. Assemble a ¾" silver/gold Dazzles™ poinsettia on gold paper, cut out, and Foam tape in the center of the large flower.
  4. Use the template to trace and cut bracket label F from Winter Flannels border paper. Mat on gold paper with 1/32" borders, then place Dazzles™ “blessings” on it. Glue to the upper left, then place two tiny Dazzles™ poinsettias on it as shown.
  5. For the inside: Cut 2⅝"x5" Winter Flannels purple paper and mat the right long edge on blue cardstock with a 1/16" wide border. Glue the paper next to the fold. Cut ½"x5" Winter Flannels plaid paper and mat the long edges on gold paper with 1/16" borders. Glue to the purple paper, ¾" from the left edge.
  6. Assemble a 2" Dazzles™ gold/silver poinsettia on gold paper and cut out. Cut 2"x2" Winter flannels brown paper and mat on gold paper with 1/16" borders. Glue the poinsettia to the square, then glue the square as shown. Use the template to trace and cut squared tag A from Winter Flannels border paper. Mat on Winter Flannels brown paper with 1/32" borders, then on gold paper with 1/16" borders. Place Dazzles™ on it as shown, then glue it to the brown square, tucked under the flower edge.

Supplies: (Find these supplies and more at www.paperwishes.com)

  • Winter Flannels Paper Pack (link)
  • Cardstocks: ivory, light blue (link)
  • Metallic Gold paper (link)
  • Mix 'Ems Poinsettia Dazzles™ (link)
  • Tiny Words & Phrases Dazzles™ Gold (link)
  • Tiny Tags & Little Labels template (link)
  • Foam tape squares (link)
  • Adhesive (link)
  • 5"x6½" white card & matching envelope (link)
 
 

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