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DIY Christmas Cards

If you love to be creative and festive like me, then you will love making your very own Christmas cards! A nice card can be pretty expensive, so this year I decided to "DIY" my cards! I have always loved making personal birthday cards, so this year I thought, why not Christmas too?! I already had everything I needed to create the cards so the only thing that costed me was the stamps to mail them! Which is totally worth it to put a smile on my family's face with a little surprise in the mail! Here are some tips and pics of my DIY 2019 Christmas cards! 




I used Christmas themed scrapbook paper and folded it over to make it thicker, like a card.

I also added these cute scrapbook stickers. They add so much cuteness to the cards!! Nice stickers can be be pretty pricy at the craft stores, but my Grandma is so sweet and picks me up some stickers all year round when she goes to Goodwill and gets them for .99 for a brand new pack! I would recommend doing this. Otherwise a nice pack of stickers can range from $5-$8 at the store. 

If you don't want to spend money on stickers, another option would be to doodle your own Christmas icons! This would probably be appreciated by any family member to show the effort you put into the card you made just for them!!







This one probably has to be my favorite! I used a small piece of cards stock, punched out 2 holes, and tied a bow with festive Christmas ribbon! Then I glued it on the front of the card and wrote "Merry Christmas!"


Here is my whole spread! It took me about 3 hours to make all of my cards!




I thought it would be a cute touch to add a sticker to help seal the envelope for mailing the cards out to my loved ones! 

I hope you enjoyed this post! Please let me know if you decide to create your own Christmas cards this year! You can comment below or reach out to me on my Instagram! @_valerie_burton
Xoxo~ Valerie 
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