Front Door Wreath Card - Pattern

template I made

Here are the dimensions I used to make the template

for dry embossing the raised door panels.

It is sized for a piece of 4.25"  x  5.5" card stock.

I cut my template from plastic packaging 

that was around a die I bought. 

I used an Xacto knife and metal edged ruler

to cut it out. 

You'll cut out the middle sections.

Place your card stock face down over the template

and use a stylus / Empressor tool

 to dry emboss around the inner edges.

This will make the raised panels on your door front. 

I've seen this type of card done so many times over the years,

but I see it with cut pieces of card stock for the panels. 

I thought it would be easier in the long run to make a template 

to dry emboss the panels rather than try to remember the exact

measurements of the small pieces that needed to but cut

then try to line them up perfectly to glue in place.

After spending all that time creating the template I

better use it again several times !

Supplies:

Burgundy card stock

Martha Stewart foliage (not sure of the name) punch

scrap of 3/8" organdy ribbon

1/4' circle punch of gold metallic card stock

I may go back in and add red "berries" to the wreath

Thanks for looking =)