Christmas Crafts — December 8, 2023

Cardstock Cedar Branches

Tags Paper Flowers for Beginners, SVG Paper Craft, Winter Home Decor

Christmas Crafts — December 8, 2023

Cardstock Cedar Branches

Beginner

60min

Tags Paper Flowers for Beginners, SVG Paper Craft, Winter Home Decor

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Branching Out

As crisp autumn days tiptoe toward chilly winter nights, it’s finally time to embrace the warmth and coziness of the season. With Christmas on its way, we designed these Cardstock Cedar Branches to help usher in the yuletide spirit. This easy DIY project combines Cedar’s robust charm with the festive allure of the holidays for a piece that’s in perfect harmony. Be sure to check out our collection of winter crafts for even more ways to decorate your winter wonderland this holiday season.

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Despite how detailed it appears, these cardstock cedar branches are surprisingly very beginner-friendly! We recommend a cutting machine for this project, because precision is key when it comes to crafting a realistic branch. Before you begin, first take a look at the list of tools and materials to the right. Next, download our SVG file or PDF template if you plan to cut your pieces by hand.

I love drawing inspiration from nature when designing pieces for you all. With its enchanting fragrance and rustic charm, Cedar has long been associated with winter and Christmas decorations. Their rich green color coupled with beautiful detailing make them a perfect addition to this month’s collection, and we’re blown away by how well they turned out! Although our card stock cedar branches may lack that trademark holiday scent, this simple, but elegant craft captures the essence of cedar so beautifully — you won’t even miss it!

In order to make your cedar branches look truly realistic, create a bit of depth and dimension by gently applying PanPastel in bright yellow-green to the tips of your card stock branches using your blending brushes. Each cedar sprig is constructed with two layers of card stock and sturdy wire, making them beautiful and long-lasting. Once construction is complete, wrap your branches in bark-colored floral tape and, hooray! You’ve just made a little holiday magic!

These card stock cedar branches are incredibly versatile. Once ready, you can display them on their own for a touch of charming winter greenery or include them in a beautiful arrangement. Alternatively, you can craft them into a beautiful cedar wreath that will leave everyone in awe.

The natural beauty of Cedar will always be in style and pairs beautifully with any holiday theme. We’d love to see how you’ve styled your card stock cedar branches! Share your pics with us in our crafters’ community or on Instagram with the hashtag #MadeWithLia.

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Materials

Lia Griffith Cardstock – Holiday Green
Floral Wire – 24-Gauge Paper Covered Green
Floral Wire – 18-Gauge Paper Covered Green
Floral Tape — Bark
Aleene’s Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
PanPastel® Artist Pastel –Bright Yellow Green 680.5

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16 Comments

Louise September 24, 2024 at 10:23am

I am so thrilled with how these turned out. I’m glad I found this pattern in September so I have time to make more before the holidays. Thank you for all the effort you and your team put into providing us with such realistic flowers and branches.

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1. Lia September 24, 2024 at 4:36pm
  
  @Louise
  
  I love to hear that! These are one of my favorites. 🙂
  
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Annita December 2, 2023 at 1:36pm

WIL HEEL GRAAG PDF VAN CEDER TAKKEN EN HET LUKT ME NIET

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1. Lia December 2, 2023 at 7:13pm
  
  @Annita
  
  There is a download button in the right hand column. This is a zipped file with all of the templates and tutorial. Here is a video showing you how to unzip files. Even if you are not using a cutting machine, this will give you the example. Let me know if that helps. https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/a-crafters-guide-to-the-cricut-maker/lessons/1-lia-griffith-files-for-the-cricut/
  
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Candy November 21, 2023 at 3:30pm

I got a (-45,-84) message on this from Cricut, I am on the phone with them right now and they can’t figure out why it wont cut

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1. Lia November 22, 2023 at 5:26am
  
  @Candy
  
  Try hiding the “designer notes” layer then if need, you can resize the image slightly. I do not know what that error code is, but I am guessing it is enlarging the file making it unable to cut. Let me know if this works or not.
  
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  1. Candy November 24, 2023 at 11:17am
    
    @Lia
    
    I tried that, I think it may be my machine. Im so sad!! This is not the right time of year for my Cricut to break down. It doesnt seem to want to do anything too complicated
    
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    1. Lia November 26, 2023 at 9:58am
      
      @Candy
      
      Oh no!! I hope they can repair it for you.
      
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Marion November 20, 2023 at 9:38am

I have been trying to cut this on the Maker but continue to get an error message from Cricut (-45,54). Has anyone else had this issue?

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1. Lia November 20, 2023 at 9:50am
  
  @Marion
  
  I think it means your image is too large. First start by hiding the designer notes and that should work. If it still says it is too large to cut you can size down slightly.
  
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Kelly November 8, 2023 at 10:25am

These look so real! Can’t wait to make them!

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1. Lia November 9, 2023 at 7:26am
  
  @Kelly
  
  They are so pretty in person!!
  
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Pam November 3, 2023 at 9:21am

Did you make the wood-like vase that you show in some of your photos? If not, where did you find it?

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1. Lia November 3, 2023 at 9:30am
  
  @Pam
  
  We did not make that vase. We have a set of three that we bought quite a few years ago at our floral supply here in Portland.
  
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Joelle November 2, 2023 at 8:16am

Hi- I love this project but do not own a cutting machine. For a beginner which machine do you recommend? Thank you

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1. Lia November 2, 2023 at 12:49pm
  
  @Joelle
  
  We have a video for that! Our preference is the Cricut Maker. And, I am going to bet there will be some nice sales for the machines soon.
  https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/11-things-to-consider-before-buying-a-cutting-machine/
  
  We also have a class here to help you get started. https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/a-crafters-guide-to-the-cricut-maker/
  
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