Off the Rails Scrapbooking: Christmas Card Tutorial with Foamiran Poinsettia by Carole

Morning everyone and welcome to my Tutorial for

Today I have a Christmas Card Tutorial for you including how to make my poinsettia flowers from paper foam, otherwise know as Foamiran. Plus a bonus, a video!

YOU WILL NEED

6 X 6 inch card blank, white glitter card, pale blue pearl card, pale green pearl card, snow globe die, Merry Christmas banner/sentiment, pink ink, green ink, brown ink, white foamiran, pine cones, pine bough die, pink stamens, white coiled stamen, pink flower centres, snow globe stamp, foam pads, hot glue, white paint or gesso.

HERE IS HOW
Step 1

Die cut lots of foamiran poinsettias in several sizes and ink with pink ink. Don't forget to make a few green ones for the leaves.

Step 2

Take a warm iron and BBQ stick and heat up until flower curls

Step 3

It should look like this
Step 4

Now start to squish all the flowers between your fingers and roll until they look like the above
Step 5

Now take a piece of wire and a few stamens. Fold stamens in half, thread through the wire, make a hole in the flowers and thread through each flower one layer at a time. Use two or three layers whichever you like the best

Step 6

Thread a large pink berry on a wire through the center of the stamens then hot glue just a tiny bit between the layers
You are now ready to assemble your card.
Step 1