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50+ Best DIY Christmas Cards for Handmade Holiday Greetings

No matter your crafting skill, you can handle one of these do-it-yourself card ideas.

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Anyone can take a family holiday photo, upload it to a site with pre-formatted holiday cards, and send it off to all their family and friends with a few clicks of a button. And honestly, we do love receiving those cards every year, since it's nice to see everyone's smiling faces and think about how much has changed since the last card. But if you really want to put a personal touch on your holiday note, the handmade route is the way to go. With DIY Christmas cards, no two are exactly alike, and each one shows the extra bit of effort you put into making them.

But what to create? These do-it-yourself Christmas card ideas run the gamut, from simple designs you can make with your kids (fingerprint art works wonders) to more advanced techniques that produce beautiful results (if you haven't already, try your hand at paper quilling). With these ideas in hand, the only thing you'll have to worry about is what to write inside your Christmas card.

Once you have your glue gun and craft supplies out, you might consider DIY'ing everything else for your holiday, from DIY gift wrap to Christmas decorations to other Christmas crafts. Go all-out! (Restraint? That's for January.)

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Christmas Village Silhouette Cards

Get a frosty feeling with these cut-out Christmas villages. You can use any backing color you like, from the traditional red or green to a bolder color like hot pink.

Get the tutorial at White House Crafts »

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Paper Quilling Christmas Tree Card

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Watercolor Card

Use a white gel pen, white wax crayon or masking fluid to draw a design on your cards before painting over them with watercolors, and you'll get this cool effect. Each card is totally unique!

Get the tutorial at MarenaART »

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Fingerprint Lights Cards

This is an easy one for kids to do — their finger-paint fingerprints can easily be transformed into a string of holiday lights. If you don't have finger paint, you might be able to achieve something similar with stamp pads.

Get the tutorial at The Joy of Sharing »

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Yarn-Laced Card

Not only does this card have a yarn pattern for a Christmas tree, a silver ribbon weaves through it like tinsel. It's so wintry, you can almost smell the pine needles.

Get the tutorial at Danya Banya »

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Button Ornament Card

If you have spare or leftover buttons lying around, repurpose them into a holiday card! With a few pen strokes, they can become vintage-looking ornaments.

See the tutorial on Doodlecraft »

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Pop-up Gnome Card

Gnomes are getting more and more popular in holiday decor every year, so this card is right on-trend. Plus, it has fun pop-up elements that give it a feeling of depth.

Get the tutorial at Paper Glitter Glue »

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Reindeer in the Dark Card

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Pop-Up Snowman Card

Do you want to build a pop-up snowman card? It's always fun when handmade cards have a 3D element. The tutorial also shows how to make cards with pop-up trees.

Get the tutorial at Sweet Teal »

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Felt Christmas Cards

Not only do these look fun and festive, they also have a pocket that holds a gift card — way better than the plain envelope you get in the store, right? You can choose from a Santa belt, an elf or a snowman button design.

Get the tutorial at Cutesy Crafts »

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Paper Wreath Card

Punch out circles in a few festive patterns, and you've got yourself the beginnings of a festive holiday wreath! The wreaths are so simple to make, you can use them as gift toppers, ornaments or decorations in addition to cards.

Get the tutorial at White House Crafts »

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Melted Snowman Tealight Card

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Scrapbook Paper Tree Card

Take all your leftover scrapbook paper in the any green pattern you have, and easily upcycle it all into pretty evergreens. You can use these on a card, and then, if you have any extras, stand them up for a 3D decoration in your house. (This blogger glued toothpicks into the back and stuck them in red Hershey's Kisses to stand them up.)

See the tutorial at It All Started With Paint »

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Thumb Print Reindeer Card

Another fun idea for little ones: These silly reindeer are made with a thumbprint. They might need your help for the illustrated details, but we think kid-made drawings are even more charming.

See more at Gemma Garner »

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Button Snowman Card

Send a taste of home with this cute card, complete with a snowman made of buttons. You can even switch it up and use buttons to make ornaments or a Christmas wreath.

See more at Scrappin' with DeeDee »

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Yarn Art Card

With a little yarn, you can create a card that's reminiscent of those warm, woolen mittens we all love so much. If you have a crafty kid at home, they could take this one, too.

Get the tutorial at Lia Griffith »

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Fingerprint Holly Berry Card

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Doily Tree Christmas Cards

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Christmas Tree Shadow Box Card

This card has all of the sentiment of a holiday card with all of the fun of a pull-the-flap book — when you slide the yellow card, the lights on the tree and the star "light up" (turn from green to yellow).

Get the tutorial at Jennifer Maker »

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Cut-Out Tree Card

If you can score a straight line with a craft knife (hey, there are rulers for a reason), you can create this modern tree.

See more at Tinsel and Trim »

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Eraser-Stamped Card

No fancy stamp set required — add some DIY fun with festive ink and a few pencils. Use the eraser to stamp on ornaments, buttons and holly berries.

Get the tutorial at Lia Griffith »

Marisa LaScala Parenting & Relationships Editor Marisa LaScala covers all things parenting, from the postpartum period through empty nests, for GoodHousekeeping.com; she previously wrote about motherhood for Parents and Working Mother.

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