If you’re like me though, the problem is your list of cards to send is quite long and make card after card can not only be time consuming but a little draining on your creative juices.

That’s why, every year I turn to my card making sketches. They just make the whole process so much easier so it becomes a lot more fun and a lot less like a chore!

If you’re not familiar with how card making sketches work, I’ll show you:

This is a sketch from 50 Card Making Sketches:

I used this card making sketch to create this Christmas card:

Supplies Used: Green cardstock, white cardstock, red cardstock, Bo Bunny Christmas papers and Heartwarming Christmas stickers.

As you can see, my Christmas card follows the same basic design elements as the card making sketch. They both have a matted rectangle as the background, a strip down the left side and a circle as the main feature.

The sketch showed me exactly what to do so I didn’t sit there umming and ahhing over everything, but I could still express my creativity by choosing my own colours, patterns and stickers. I have even added an extra rectangle so I had a place for my sentiment.

Card sketches are so easy to use and give you a starting point for your design. You don’t have to waste time staring at blank cardstock wondering what to do. Instead you can power through that long list of Christmas cards you want to make while having fun and being creative at the same time.

This is just one of the card making sketches featured in my 50 Card Making Sketches book at:

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If you are stuck for Christmas card making ideas this Christmas, make sure you get your copy of my Card Making Sketches. You’ll surprised at how easy making Christmas cards this year will be. And you are sure to create handmade Christmas cards your loved ones will adore and treasure.

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But with Christmas only a few weeks away, there isn’t much time left to gather your Christmas card ideas and get started making your creations.

Card sketches are the perfect place to start, especially when you are a little time pressed. They layout the basic design elements for you so that you can see at a glance what your card will look like and what you will need to create it.

They give you a short-cut to making spectacular cards while still giving you the freedom to choose your own colours, patterns and embellishments.

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This Christmas card was made based on sketch #7 from my collection of 50 Card Making Sketches:

Materials Used: Green cardstock, patterned papers by Sweetwater and Magenta, light brown cardstock, brown ink, a brown pen, decorative-edged scissors and Star Bright stickers from Flair.

The great thing about sketches like this one is that you can adapt the design to suit your own ideas. For example, in my collection of 50 Card Making Sketches, I created a green, yellow and blue floral card to demonstrate how to use this sketch. And yet, as you can see, this card follows a Christmas colour scheme and design.

Also, the original sketch has a circular element in the bottom left corner but in this card, I have replaced the circle with two stars as I thought it was more Christmasy.

Using this sketch saved me a lot of time umming and ahhing and trying to figure out a design on my own. It gave me that starting point that I needed while still giving me the freedom to adapt it to suit my project.

This is just one example of how you can create card ideas of your own with ease by using a card making sketch.

50 Card Making Sketches features a collection of 50 unique card sketches as well as examples and full instructions on how to use them.

It’s full of ideas and inspiration to make your Christmas card making a breeze…not to mention lots of fun!

Surprise your loved with beautiful handmade cards this Christmas.

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I’d love to hear what you think of this Christmas card idea! Please leave a comment in the comments box below.

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Since our Merry Christmas Cut-Outs have been such a hit, I thought I would share with you a few ideas on how you might use them. Here are three Christmas card ideas you might like to try:

Merry Christmas Card Idea 1: Merry Christmas Tree

This card was created using white Bazzill cardstock, Simply Cards Magazine Green Christmas Tree paper, Simply Cards Magazine Green Merry Christmas paper, scraps of red patterned paper, white cardstock, a ‘Merry Christmas’ message from Simply Cards magazine and Stickers ‘N’ Fun exclusive Merry Christmas Cut-Outs.

To recreate this card making idea, follow these steps:

1. Cut a piece of white Bazzill cardstock measuring 15cm by 20.8cm. Fold in half to create a card.

2. Turn your card so the fold is along the left.

3. Cut a piece of Simply Cards Magazine Green Christmas Tree paper measuring 9.4cm by 7cm. Glue to your card so that it is centred horizontally and is approximately 0.5cm from the top edge.

4. Cut a piece of Simply Cards Magazine Green Merry Christmas paper measuring 9.4cm by 8cm. Glue to your card so that it is centred horizontally and is approximately 0.5cm from the bottom edge. The side edges should be in line with the edges of your Christmas Tree paper from Step #3.

5. Cut a strip of red patterned paper (any scrap will do) measuring approximately 9.4cm by 1cm. Glue across the join between your two patterned papers.

6. Mat your Christmas Tree Cut-Out with white cardstock, then with red patterned paper (again, any scrap will do) and again with white cardstock. Glue to your card so that it is centred horizontally and is approximately 2.2cm from the top edge.

7. Finally, place your ‘Merry Christmas’ message beneath your Christmas tree, as shown on the card above.

Merry Christmas Card Idea 2: Ho Ho Ho

This card was created using Blue Bazzill cardstock, White Bazzill cardstock, Provo Craft Blue Circles paper, Simply Cards Magazine Green Dots paper, Chatterbox Rec Room Stripe paper, red cardstock, blue ink, a blue pen, a red pen, one white flower, one blue brad and Stickers ‘N’ Fun exclusive Merry Christmas Cut-Outs.

To recreate this card making idea, follow these steps:

1. Cut a piece of blue Bazzill cardstock measuring 15cm by 20.8cm. Fold in half to create a card.

2. Turn your card so the fold is along the top.

3. Cut a piece of Provo Craft Blue Circles paper measuring 11.8cm by 8cm. Ink all the way around the edges with blue ink. When dry, use a blue pen to draw a dashed border, as shown above. Mat with white cardstock and glue to your card so that it is centred horizontally and is about 0.9cm from the top edge.

4. Cut a piece of Simply Cards Magazine Green Dots paper measuring 4cm by 8cm. Ink along the top edge with blue ink. When dry, glue to your card so that it creates a strip down the middle of your Blue Circles paper, as shown above.

5. Cut a piece of Chatterbox Rec Room Stripe paper measuring 15cm by 3cm. You can leave it as a rectangle or, if you like, cut the top edge in a curve as I have done (see picture above). Ink all the way around the edges with blue ink. When dry, glue along the bottom edge of your card.

6. Mat your Santa Claus Cut-Out with red cardstock and glue to your card approximately 2cm from the left edge and 2.5cm from the top edge.

7. Glue your Red Stars Cut-Out approximately 2.4cm from the right edge and 1cm from the bottom edge. It will overlap with your Santa Claus Cut-Out

8. Use a red pen to write ‘Ho Ho Ho’ in the space remaining on your Santa Claus Cut-out. If you prefer, you can use alphabet stickers, rub-ons or stamps to write your sentiment.

9. Finally, attach a white flower with a blue brad just above your Red Stars Cut-Out, as shown above.

Merry Christmas Card Idea 3: Merry Christmas Reindeer

This card was created using white Bazzill cardstock, green cardstock Kaisercraft Cheer Christmas Wish paper, a scrap of red patterned paper, Paper Garden Yellow Ribbon Stripe paper, red cardstock, green ink, black ink, red fibre, one red brad, glitter and Stickers ‘N’ Fun exclusive Merry Christmas Cut-Outs.

To recreate this card making idea, follow these steps:

1. Cut a piece of white Bazzill cardstock measuring 15cm by 20.8cm. Fold in half to create a card.

2. Turn your card so the fold is along the left.

3. Cut a piece of green cardstock measuring 9.4cm by 14cm. Glue in the centre of your card.

4. Cut a piece of Kaisercraft Cheer Christmas Wish paper measuring 8.5cm by 13.5cm. Ink around the edges with green ink. When dry, glue in the centre of your green cardstock.

5. Cut a strip of red patterned paper (any scrap will do) measuring approximately 2.5cm by 14cm. Ink around the edges with black ink. When dry, glue vertically to your card approximately 2.4cm from the left edge.

6. Wrap a red fibre around your Reindeer Cut-Out so that it sits in the space below the ‘Merry Christmas’ message, but above the reindeer.

7. Mat your Reindeer Cut-Out with red cardstock and glue vertically to your card approximately 1.4cm from the left edge and 3.8cm from the bottom edge.

8. Cut out a star shape from Paper Garden Yellow Ribbon Stripe paper. Mat with red cardstock. If you wish, cover your star with glitter for a bit of sparkle. When dry, glue at an angle towards the bottom right corner of your card, as shown above.

9. Finally, place a single red brad in the space between your red fibre and your star, as shown above.

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I hope you enjoyed these Christmas Card Ideas.

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