Hi everyone! Welcome to the Altenew July 2026 Blog Hop! We’re celebrating with lots of inspiration from the design team and, of course, a huge giveaway that you won’t want to miss.
Today I’m sharing a holiday card featuring the gorgeous Winterberry Poinsettias. I know this product is unfortunately sold out everywhere right now, but if it’s on your wish list, be sure to click the “Notify Me” button on the Altenew website so you’ll know as soon as it’s back in stock. And if you were lucky enough to grab one before it sold out, I hope today’s project gives you plenty of inspiration!
The Winterberry Poinsettias is a stencil and embossing folder combo, but for today’s card I decided to use just the layering stencils. While the embossing folder adds incredible texture and dimension, I sometimes love the clean, crisp look you get from the stencils alone. It creates a beautiful design that’s elegant without being overly complicated.
For my color palette, I stayed with classic Christmas colors. Most of the poinsettia petals were ink blended using the Red Sunset Fresh Dye Ink Collection, creating rich layers of deep reds.
The berries were blended with darker shades from the Tea Party Fresh Dye Ink Collection, while the branches were colored using the Coffee Break Fresh Dye Ink Collection.
Layering the inks really brings each element to life while keeping the overall design soft and blended.
One of my favorite things about this stencil set is how versatile it is. Once all of the ink blending is finished, you can rotate the panel in any direction to create a completely different look. For my card, I turned the design so the poinsettias cascade from the top of the card, leaving plenty of open space for a bold holiday greeting.
To finish the card, I chose a sentiment from the Holiday Essentials Die Set, which includes a wonderful assortment of bold holiday greetings.
I die cut the sentiment once from Smoky Quartz Glitter Cardstock, then added two more die cuts from white cardstock behind it for dimension. The sentiment was attached to a vellum shadow layer, and I stacked two additional vellum shadow layers underneath to give it a little extra stability while still allowing the beautiful stenciled background to peek through.
This card is fairly simple to create, but I love how much impact it has. While I chose traditional Christmas reds, it’s easy to imagine this design in deep blues, pinks, purples, or really any color combination you love. That’s one of the things that makes this stencil so much fun to use!
Thank you so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping! I hope you found a little inspiration for your next holiday card.
GIVEAWAY
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by July 16th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew’s Blog Hop Post on July 18th, 2026.
The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.
BLOG HOP
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Absolutely stunning. Seriously, your blending is the best in the business!
Your card is so beautiful. The way that you paired the die cut phrase with the ink blending is stunning.
Your shading is so pretty. I love the berries added to the Poinsettias.
Amazing coloring, always loved poinsettias!
Beautiful card, the colors are perfect. Thank you
Wow! Your ink blending is amazing! What a gorgeous card!
Wow! The red poinsettias and the glitter sentiment goes perfectly together!
So beautiful Mindy! As always, your ink blending is amazing. The stencil without the embossing folder gives it such a soft look. And that sentiment in the glitter cardstock…fantastic!
The inking is INCREDIBLE! I LOVE these poinsettias!!!
Beautiful card. I love the poinsettia’s that have the rich red colors. Thank you for sharing.
What a gorgeous card Mindy, I really love those poinsettias
Wonderful 😍
Mindy, this is absolutely gorgeous! I’m one of those that wasn’t fortunate enough to get the set before it sold out so it’s on my “notify” list. I can’t wait for it to be back in stock again!
Beautiful! The poinsettia stencils look just as good without the embossing folder and the glitter card for the sentiment is such a gorgeous colour
Your cards always amaze me. Such an artist 😊
Beautiful card! Love the ink blending.
What you do with a blending brush and inks is always breathtaking. Add Altenew products and just 🤩 wow!! ❤️
Your artistry blows me away!
You are so gifted. This is absolutely beautiful!
I agree 100% with Isabel Z. I keep trying to improve my blending technique but it never turns out as gorgeous as your projects. Your truly are amazing.
Love the poinsettia.
Beautiful Christmas card. Love the sentiment.
Such beautiful cards!! Your ink blending is always so dreamy looking.
Mindy, this is such a beautiful card and I love the way you just used the stencil to bring out the beauty of those poinsettias! Stunning!!
Your coloring is fabulous! Just beautiful.
Your blending is definitely some of the best. It’s as if an angel were guiding your blending brush to give just the right amount of color. I can see why this set sold out so quickly!
Gorgeous card Mindy. Love the blending! So elegant! Thank you for the inspirations!
Fabulous poinsettias and a beautiful sentiment! Gorgeous card!
Pretty Poinsettias–love the design! The silver sparkly die cut sentiment is a great topper too! Very Merry!
Poinsettias are always so beautiful but the way you ink blended them is another level! They look like they are popping off the page!!
Your coloring amazes me every time I see it. That poinsettia card is OUTSTANDING!
This is such a stunning card! Your poinsettias are gorgeous and you paired it perfectly with the glittered sentiment! You are so talented! Thank you for the beautiful holiday inspiration!
Such a pretty card. I love the monochromatic colours.
Gorgeous card, beautifully colored.