The holiday season is synonymous with spreading joy and warmth, and what better way to convey your sentiments than through the art of handmade Christmas cards. The compilation explores a diverse range of techniques, from the timeless elegance of stamping to the intricate detailing achievable with dies.
As you delve into this creative haven, discover the magic of no-line coloring techniques, watercolor wonders, and the sheer delight of bringing adorable stamps to life. The showcased cards are not merely paper; they are a canvas for your holiday spirit, waiting to be transformed into personalized expressions of festive cheer.
This stunning card uses a no-line coloring technique with watercolor on some adorable stamps from Mama Elephant. Visit the K. Werner Designs blog for a video tutorial.
The Holidays are fast approaching and it’s time to really buckle down on creating our handmade cards! One theme that’s always popular are Christmas trees, they are so versatile, you can decorate them in so many different way, they can be cute, retro, realistic and in any color you’d like. They can also be covered in snow or in garlands and ornaments. To give you some Christmas Tree Card ideas I’ve gathered together a bunch using different paper crafting products and techniques like stamping and die cutting.
Beneath each photo you’ll find a link, click it for more details like products used and tutorials.
These die cut trees in non-traditional pinks and oranges give a fun retro feel to this card. The die cut sentiment and sparkly gems finish off the design perfectly. Visit the C Z Designs blog for a video how to.
Yana combined a heat embossed polka dot tree stamp with gems and sequins to create elegant card designs in different color schemes. She’s sharing a video on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
This amazing snow globe shaped card features a die cut deer, bird and a Christmas tree scene inside the globe topped with greenery and ribbon. Keiko also added glitter for a nice sparkle to the snow. Visit the Honey Bee Stamps blog for a closer look.
This beautiful card has a gold heat embossed and ink blended background. From the card front a tree die cut opens a shape to show the stamped tree inside the card. Visit the Ranger Ink blog for step by step directions.
These cute gnomes have been busy decorating their Christmas tree and are now celebrating the Holidays. I love the all over stamped Merry Christmas word pattern Amy added behind the gnomes, this fills in some “white space” behind the scene. Visit the Amy Rysavy blog to watch her tutorial.
This fuzzy Yeti is ready for the Holidays with his tree that has glittery garland wrapped around cut from glitter cardstock. This card from Caly was created using dies and stamps for the sentiment from Lawn Fawn. Visit their blog for more details.
This lovely card has a die cut tree and hanging ornaments. These pretty dies from Spellbinders come with holes so you can add stitching. Take a closer look at the Jung Ahsang blog.
Galina used super cute stamps from Waffle Flower for this dog and cat decorating their tree card. I love the colorful stenciling and die cutting around the open oval frame, so sweet! Visit the Galachko blog for more info.
Even a small stamp can be the entire focus of a card like on this fun design. It features two rows of the same tree stamp in a rainbow of different ink colors with a bold heat embossed sentiment in the center. I spotted this design on the Didyoustamptoday Instagram page.
This amazing shaker card has foiling from Gina K. behind the tree shaped shaker element that is filled with candy style bits. The big jingle bell and bow at the top add a wonderful 3D element. Visit the Therm O Web blog for this and 2 other tree cards.
This serene scene has a wonderful winter design with rows of pine trees and a fox silhouette beneath a tree with shiny gold baubles. Jessica is sharing a video tutorial on the Hero Arts blog.
I hope you’ve enjoyed taking a look at all the wonderful Christmas tree card ideas and have been inspired to add them to your cards this year.
-Heather
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