Poinsettia Mandala Greeting Cards for Christmas Story

Poinsettia Flower Mandala Christmas Cards Tutorial

Today I decided to create a paper poinsettia mandala and use the flower for a custom Christmas card craft!

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This tutorial will teach you how to layer any mandala together and turn it into a Christmas card craft that you can gift to a loved one this holiday season.

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Supplies

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Gather all your supplies before beginning. Use your cutting machine to make your poinsettia mandala layers and your card.

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Now that you have all your poinsettia mandala layers cut out, you can begin assembling the flower mandala.

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Starting with the bottom two layers (green), add foam tabs at random to the back of the layer you will be placing on to the bottom layer.

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Align your foam-tabbed layer over the bottom layer. I like to align the green layers together and the red layer together, but offset the red layers on the green layers.

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Tap the link below to see the full instructionS.

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Poinsettia Flower Mandala Christmas Cards Tutorial

Today I decided to create a paper poinsettia mandala and use the flower for a custom Christmas card craft!

This tutorial will teach you how to layer any mandala together and turn it into a Christmas card craft that you can gift to a loved one this holiday season.

Supplies

– Cardstock – Green glitter cardstock – Red glitter cardstock – Buffalo print paper – Foam tabs – Tombow liquid glue

– Poinsettia Mandala template – Card template

Gather all your supplies before beginning. Use your cutting machine to make your poinsettia mandala layers and your card.

Instructions

Now that you have all your poinsettia mandala layers cut out, you can begin assembling the flower mandala.

Starting with the bottom two layers (green), add foam tabs at random to the back of the layer you will be placing on to the bottom layer.

Align your foam-tabbed layer over the bottom layer. I like to align the green layers together and the red layer together, but offset the red layers on the green layers.

Tap the link below to see the full instructionS.

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