How to Make a Homemade Holiday Card that your family will love!

Sharing how to make a homemade holiday card that your family will love! Three easy homemade holiday card ideas for Christmas!

Hi everyone! I have been making homemade holiday cards for almost every special occasion for about ten years now. I really enjoy using my creativity to come up with something different & special for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthday’s, & most of all, Christmas. I’ve done everything from pressing flowers, making my own prints, & weaving textured paper. My dad has always told me that I should sell my cards, but I’m just not quite there yet!

For Christmas last year, I made two identical cards for both of my parents. It always takes me a while to visualize what I want to make & the concept the homemade holiday card will have.

For this year, I took inspiration from a couple places.

The first was a minimal wrapping paper idea that I saw on Pinterest. The gifts were wrapped in a light brown paper & tied up with twine. I loved the simplistic appearance & I was excited to look through Michaels to get my supplies (I purchased everything for these cards at my local Michaels).

The second place I took inspiration from, were place-settings that Devin’s mom created on Thanksgiving. She bunched her napkins with a small piece of twine & a sprig of rosemary. It was beautiful & that visual hasn’t left my mind!

How to Make a Homemade Holiday Card

Supplies used: All Purchased @ Michaels

Faux cardboard paper (2 pieces)
Plain off-white paper with a scalloped lace trim (2 pieces)
Linen (2 square pieces)
Roll of twine (1)
Evergreen sprigs (2)
Elmer’s glue
Hole puncher

Homemade Holiday Card Directions

First, cut papers accordingly to match the size of card in mind
Glue the cut linen fabric on top of the cut faux cardboard paper. The paper has an identical look to a piece of cardboard, but is much thinner, which is perfect for crafting!
Trim the off-white scalloped lace to fit the size of the card. I wanted the end of lace to match up perfectly with the card. I only needed to trim the lace off the top & bottom.
Use the excess scalloped lace, which was cut off the top & bottom of the original paper, to create a heavier lace trim. Use the roll of twine to interlace the two together. (This wasn’t my original plan but as I was cutting the original lace paper, the idea came to mind & I LOVE how it turned out!)
To finish the base, punch a hole in the middle of the card (through all three layers!), & use the twine to connect the top lace overlay to the linen & cardboard. Wrap & tie the twine based on preference.
Finally, add a piece of an evergreen branch. I love this simplistic look. The card itself is a simple design based on color pallet & materials used, but the evergreen really gives it a holiday flare.

I then made two sets of simpler cards. One set with a fun holiday gold animal pattern, cut & then bound like a book with the twine. The next set of cards incorporated another piece of linen, which I draped over a simple gold & off-white checkered print paper. To complete these cards, I used twine to connect a piece of shimmery light gold paper to the base.

There is nothing better than a handwritten or handmade card & it’s not too late to make one for someone this Christmas!! I hope you all enjoyed this post, & if anyone tries making a similar card, let me know, I would love to see it!!!