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Oak Slice and Poinsettia Card - the finished project — The finished project

Create a rustic Christmas card featuring an embossed oak slice die-cut as the centrepiece, adorned with an elegant white poinsettia. The natural wood grain texture combined with delicate floral elements creates a warm, festive design perfect for the holiday season. This project uses die-cutting, embossing and layering techniques to achieve a dimensional, textured finish.

You will need

Oak Slices - 121224ASEE IT

Holly & Berry Paper Textures Pack - 7 X 7 - 031123FSEE IT

Holly & Berry Die Collection - 050925BSEE IT

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Step by step

Cut a piece of cream or kraft cardstock to your desired card base size.
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Die-cut an oak slice from the Holly & Berry paper collection using the oak slice die. The die-cut will feature embossed ring and wood grain detailing.
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Adhere the embossed oak slice die-cut to your card base using adhesive. Position it as the focal point of your design, ensuring the wood grain rings are clearly visible.
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Die-cut a large poinsettia flower from the Holly & Berry paper collection. Position the poinsettia at the bottom of the card, layering it over the wood slice elements.
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Layer the poinsettia petals together and pinch them gently to add dimension and create a realistic flower shape. ▶ watch 46:30
Glue the poinsettia flower next to or overlapping the oak slice on your card front. Position it so the flower complements the wood grain design.
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You can distress the oak slice and colour it in teal or other colours to make it look like weathered wood washed up on shore, or keep it in traditional browns.
The oak slice comes with two different shapes so you get both the rings effect and a jagged edge effect.

Oak Slice and Poinsettia Card

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