Talk about "flower power"! This card symbolizes the perenial Christmas flower favorite, the poinsettia.

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What you'll need:

How to make it:

Step 1: Template Cutouts

1. Trace and cut-out flower pattern 1 and pattern 2 on cardstock.
2. Score the top of one of the flowers using template "c", as indicated in the pattern.

Step 2: Fabric on Flowers

1. Spread glue from a glue stick all over the fronts of flower cardstock cutouts (a), (b), and one scored flower cut-out (c). Spread glue on the back of the cardstock cutout for (d).
2. Place fabric on top of  flowers covering flowers completely with fabric.
3. Trim off excess fabric around flowers.

Step 3: Creating Flowers

1. Flip flower (d) so that the fabric-covered side is face down. Spread glue on the back of the plain cardstock flower (c) and glue onto (d) in a kitty-corner position, making sure the top of the flower is pointing north.
2. Glue the tip of the top petal on the fabric-covered cardstock flower (c), above the score line, and lay over the plain cardstock flower (c) that is attached to (d), thereby attaching the two tips.
3. Glue flower (b) kitty-cornered on top of flower (c).
4. Hot glue a small piece of boa around back of flower (a) and glue flower (a) on top center of flower (b).
5. Glue more boa in the center of flower (a).
6. Hot glue a large pearl in the center of flower (a).

Step 4: Ribbon

1. Cut a 8" long piece of 1/4" ribbon. On the backside of the plain cardstock (c) template, glue the ribbon slightly below the score lines of the flower petals.
2. Place glue below the score line on the center of the back of the plain cardstock flower (c) and glue kitty-cornered on top of white card stock flower (d).
   

Tips:

• Substitute fabric for design paper and substitute pearl for a bead.

Claudine Casault is a craft developer living in Ontario, Canada.