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Santa Cardmaking Inspiration

Hello! Santa Claus never goes out of style when it comes to holiday cardmaking. Last year I shared a round-up of Santa cards, and this season I’ve gathered together more designs to inspire your holiday crafting. Click on any card image to visit the original post for details on supplies and techniques.

Two of the cards in this round-up were created with the same die set that includes Santa, Mrs. Claus, and an assortment of holiday props.

The iconic silhouette of Santa and his reindeer soaring through the night sky perfectly captures the wonder and enchantment of Christmas Eve.

Santa mugs have been a holiday favorite for generations, often collected as cheerful kitchen décor. They make a delightful focal point on a card, recalling the warmth of cocoa and Christmas mornings.

Santa pajamas with matching slippers celebrate the playful tradition of festive holiday sleepwear and the joy of Christmas morning.

These Santa cards are a mix of nostalgia and cozy holiday charm. Do you use Santa as a motif in your own cardmaking? I hope these designs will spark new inspiration for your holiday crafting!

Spellbinders | Snow Day Friends

Hello! The Spellbinders October Small Die of the Month kit, Snow Day Friends, captures the playful joy of winter in the most delightful way. I used the kit to create a Christmas card showing two bundled-up children building a snowman, with a stamped sentiment from the coordinating Stamp Kit. The illustration style of the die set brings a nostalgic, storybook charm.

Dry-emboss a Breeze cardstock panel with the Sparkling Snow folder and add to an A2-size card base.

Cut the snowman, snowball, snowbank, and children with dies in the Small Die of the Month kit from a variety of cardstock colors. Assemble.

With the October Stamp & Die set, stamp the sentiment and cut with the coordinating die.

Add assembled elements to the card base with foam adhesive and glue.

Spellbinders | Window Wonderland

Hello! The Spellbinders October Large Die of the Month, Window Wonderland, is all about capturing nostalgic charm. The card reminds me of something out of “A Christmas Story” (which was set in 1940).

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Cut the bay window structure twice with the Window Wonderland set. Using the window die outlines, cut out the windows from the front panel. This enables the drapes and tree to go inside the windows.
- Cut drapes and tree with the set and attach to the inside panel. Cut the detailed window frames and inlay to the frame created in the previous step. Adhere the two layers. Add additional details (trim, string of lights, snow on top of the window) using dies in the Window Wonderland set.
- Using the Window Wonderland set, cut the child, sled, and gifts from cardstock and assemble. Use the same set to create the snowbank.
- Use the sentiment die in the North Pole Sentiments set to cut “Merry Christmas” from the snowbank. Back with Pomegranate cardstock and add to the base of the card, providing enough room at the top to slide in the window assembly. Attach the child and sled with foam squares.

Hero Arts | Twinkle Lights Christmas Tree

Hello! Today’s card captures the holiday magic of a Christmas tree, sparkling with lights, in die-cut form. I featured the Twinkle Lights die set from Hero Arts, the October Hero Studio Die Set of the Month, as the star of the design and paired it with additional supplies from Hero Arts and Spellbinders to complete the scene.

- Cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.
- Dry-emboss Classic White cardstock that has been cut with an arch with the Sparkling Snow folder. With the Festive Tree Die set, cut a tree shape from the center of the arch.
- With the Twinkle Lights set, cut light strands and bulbs from cardstock. Trim as necessary to fit within the tree shape. Assemble.
- Add a Fern cardstock panel behind the ornaments. Add the assembly to a Poppy cardstock arch and adhere to card base.
- Cut sentiment with dies in the North Pole Sentiments set. Add to the card.

Christmas Card Roundup with Poinsettias & Wreaths

Hello! When it comes to handmade Christmas cards, two timeless botanical themes return year after year—poinsettias and wreaths. Both draw on the beauty of nature to capture the festive spirit, whether through bold blooms or evergreen boughs. In this roundup, I’m sharing cards from my blog archive where either poinsettias or wreaths are included. Click on the card image to be taken to the original post for additional details.

The first card features a graceful Christmas tree decorated with elegant white die-cut poinsettias.

A vivid mixed-media floral spray, die-cut with Tim Holtz’s Festive Bouquet set, takes center stage on a clean, neutral background.

Loose poinsettias and seasonal foliage, colored with Distress Inks, are arranged in a charming bucket with a sentiment tag.

This card uses the same die set as the bucket design, but here the poinsettias are arranged in a festive cluster atop a doily shape.

This elegant card pairs a kraft background with a gold heat embossed sentiment and a poinsettia spray cut from red, green, and gold foil cardstock.

This card showcases a large poinsettia image, brought to life with watercoloring. It’s the only watercolor design in the roundup.

I found fewer wreath-themed cards in my collection than I expected, and on the ones I found, the wreath most often appeared as a small adornment rather than the focal point. The first card, however, features a wreath constructed of snow-tipped boughs with a cheerful snowman in the center.

The following three cards all feature the same small Lawn Fawn die-cut wreath, shown on a festive barn, a cozy window, and a cheerful postbox—each offering a unique holiday scene.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this roundup of poinsettia and wreath-themed Christmas cards! Revisiting my older cards helps spark new inspiration, reminds me of the styles and details I enjoy most, and highlights products I already own before adding more to my stash. Do you use poinsettias and/or wreaths in your own cardmaking?