InkMagination: November 2025

Hello crafting friends,

Today I'm doing a step by step tutorial for this lovely Christmas card.

Step one: Make a 7 1/4”X 10 1/2” card base from white cardstock folded in half to make 5 1/4” X 7 1/4” in card followed by a gold layer 5 1/8” X 7 1/8” and finally another white layer 4 7/8” X 6 7/8” then die cut 3 layers of Festive Ornate Frame from white and 1 layer from gold.

Photos 1, 1a, 1b

Step Two: Glue the frames together with gold layer slightly off-set.

Photos 2

Step Three: Glue the stack of Festive Ornate Frames to card front.

Photos 3

Step Four: Stamp Merry Christmas using Red Ink (Barn Door Oxide used here) onto one of the white center pieces cut away from the Ornate Frames, then glue it inside of the Ornate Frame on card base, set the card aside for now.

Photos 4, 4A

Step Five: Die cut poinsettias from red cardstock, Use a dry brush to add highlights to leaves and flower petals, using gold paint. Use a light touch to add just a bit of gold and make sure brush is dry, form the petals on soft pad then glue together to make poinsettia flowers. Glue gold centers in each flower.

Photos 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D

Step Six: Die cut leaves and boughs from 2 different green color cardstocks and add some shading and highlights with oxide ink.

Photos 6A, 6B, 6C

Step Seven: Die cut berries from red, stems from brown, glue the red berries to the stems and add Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the berries, when dry dot each berry with white paint from a white Pasca Pen.

Photos 7A, 7B

Step Eight: Make a multi-loop bow from red ribbon

Photo 8

Step Nine: Arrange leaves and flowers in an arch at the top of the Festive Ornate Frame then add the bow underneath the leaves in the center of the arch.

Photo 9