Winterberry Poinsettias Christmas Card

Altenew's July release is full of Christmas goodies, including this lovely embossing folder and coordinating stencil set called Winterberry Poinsettias. I have 2 other poinsettia embossing folders but still couldn't resist ordering this set because I love having a coordinating stencil to ink blend the images. 

I have been making a few cards using kraft cardstock recently, and I thought why not try a Christmas card on kraft cardstock for a warm and cozy feel? I like how it turned out and think I'll try the folder and stencils with other colors of cardstock, too. For this one, I trimmed a piece of kraft cardstock to 5 3/4 by 5 3/4 and then embossed it with the Winterberry Poinsettia EF. I trimmed it further to 5 1/2 by 5 1/2 after embossing it. Then I used the coordinating stencils and the following inks from Altenew: Crimson, Velvet, Reindeer Moss, Cocoa Cream, and Lemonade Stand. 

I stamped the "May God's everlasting light make your season bright" from Altenew's Blessings stamp set directly onto the card panel and then added a few Nuvo drops to embellish the card. I have so many colors of Nuvo drops and forget to use them most of the time, so I was thrilled to see that I had a color that matches the berries so well. I added two at the top left of the card and 3 around the sentiment. 

To finish the card, I trimmed a piece of yellow cardstock to 5 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches and adhered the embossed panel to the yellow panel. Then I created a top-folding 6 by 6 card base out of green cardstock and adhered the top panel to it. 

I hope you will check out Altenew's July release on their website as it's full of great new products including many holiday-themed products like the ones I've used on my card. And if you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Challenges I'm entering:

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of any holiday (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of Summer Splash (2/6; ends 8/2/26)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Christmas in July (unlimited; ends 7/21/26)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: 3 colors, 2 layers, 1 holiday image (1/4; ends 7/19/26)

Make My Monday Challenge Blog: Christmas in July (1/3; ends 7/26/26)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder with an optional twist of stars and stripes (1/3; ends 7/22/26)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Christmas in July (1/3; ends 7/17/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 8/12/26)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with option of patterns (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Card Concept: Christmas in July (I tried for a Clean and Layered style here (ends at the end of August)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of shape card (5/8; ends 8/15/26)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (5/5; ends 8/15/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of black and white (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut my foam tape) (5/5; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 7/22/26)

Alphabet Challenge Blog: F is for festivities (1/1; ends 7/24/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/5; ends 7/31/26)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Middle row across: Any color, free, sentiment 

The Pick 3 Challenge: Yellow, ink blending, sentiment  (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of any holiday (unlimited; ends 8/12/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with the option of Christmas in July (ends 8/12/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 7/19/26)

Crafty Gals Corner: ATG with option of treats for Dad (2/3; ends 8/11/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Fabulous Florals (1/5; ends 7/22/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 7/27/26)

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26