Merry Christmas – Poinsettia & Berry Branches

Happy Friday, fellow crafters!! Brenda here with a mostly monochromatic (with just a pop of bright green) Christmas card featuring the Poinsettias Unlocked Layering Stencils and the Berry Branches Stencil Set!! I love that Effie brought out several stencil sets that were previously only available in a stamp set!! Plus, the coordinating dies work with both!! Let’s get started…

I started by stenciling the Poinsettias Unlocked Stencils onto white cardstock using Rose Quartz, Soft Garnet, Red Sangria, Lipstick Red, Soft Garden and Deep Emerald inks. The Berry Branches Stencils were also stenciled onto white cardstock with Rose Quartz, Red Sangria and Aspen Cocoa inks. They were cut out with the Poinsettias Unlocked and Berry Branches coordinating dies. The die-cuts were splattered with diluted white bleed-proof ink.

For the background, I die-cut two of the layers in the Gingham Plaid Layering Coverplate Die Set from white cardstock and adhered them to a white top-folding card base. The Leafy Bits Coverplate Die was cut a couple of times from white cardstock. I arranged all the die-cuts and adhered them to the background with liquid glue.

The sentiment is from the Ribbons Holiday Stamp Set. It was stamped onto white cardstock with Red Sangria and Lipstick Red inks, die-cut with the Coordinating Die and trimmed into a narrow strip. They were both popped up with foam tape. I added Bright Green Opaque Rhinestones to the centers of the poinsettias and Frosted Lace Stickles to the berries to finish off the card.