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15 Christmas card making kits for the festive season

Make special homemade cards for your friends and family this festive season with these lovely Christmas card kits. From paper quilling to weaving, there's lots of ways to make your Christmas cards stand out.

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Published: August 31, 2023 at 7:00 am

A Christmas card kit is a great way to make your cards homemade without the hassle! Each kit on our round-up contains all the materials you'll need to create the cards, meaning you just get to do the fun part: crafting!

We've got a range of Christmas card making kits for you to choose from including a card you'll weave with gold twine, a card that uses paper quilling and even a lino printing kit. Whatever you choose it will certainly be unique.

You'll not only end up with a variety of beautiful Christmas cards, but maybe even a new skill!

Christmas card making kits are a great place for beginners to indulge in a new hobby. So wrap up warm, and grab a cup of cocoa it's time to get inspired.

Main image: Weave card (Not on the Highstreet)

15 unique Christmas card making kits for adults

If you're totally new to cardmaking, look for kits that contain card blanks and envelopes. So all you need to do is focus on the fun stuff - decorating your card.

1. Paper cutting Christmas card making kit

Best for mindful crafting

this Christmas card making kit has four paper cut designs of a dove, a derrière's , a robin and the decorative word snow

Paper cutting is addictive, and this Christmas card making kit is an approachable way to try it.

The kit includes 8 pre-printed cards and envelopes, with 4 designs to try – a Christmas tree, a robin, a reindeer and 'Let it Snow' wording.

The print on the card is the cutting templates of the shapes to remove. Carefully cut around the lines with a craft knife or paper scalpel. The kit includes 8 metallic inserts in different colours which you place behind the cut front so the cut-away details show up in metallic relief.

It is so calming to craft with this kit!


2. Lino cut and print Christmas card making kit

Best for buying as a gift

Best Christmas card kits

Treat yourself to this lino cut and print kit from Creative Clever Hands on Etsy.

Whether you're a beginner or a dab hand, this lovely card making kit contains everything you need to make your own card designs, including four inks, a washable ink rolling mat, a 6cm rubber roller, 10 card blanks and envelopes, lino, cutting tool and blades, templates for design ideas, tracing paper and a palette knife.

If you don't want to make Christmas cards, we think this is a lovely gift in its own right, too.


3. Iris folding Christmas card making kit

Best for trying a new craft

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With Iris folding, you fold strips of paper behind an aperture to create a design. Pretty in Paper by B on Etsy has done all the hard work for us, and put together this gorgeous Christmas card making kit with everything you need to make four Christmas cards, with two different designs.

The kit includes patterns to make iris-folded cards of two different Christmas tree designs, four aperture cards and envelopes, a selection of patterned and plain papers, holographic cards and a selection of paper embellishments!

Ready to send your Christmas card?

Discover our how to make an envelope tutorial and you're all set to get your Christmas card sent!

4. Fingerprint Christmas card making kit

Best for new parents to craft

Best Christmas card kits

We love fingerprint crafts here at Gathered! They're so easy and who doesn't love a bit of structured mess-making?

Charming Crafty Things on Etsy has put together this card making kit that includes supplies to make 20 cards and 5 gift bags. There is a brown ink pad, Sharpie fine liner pen, 20 card blanks, 5 paper bags, 785 adhesive red gems, 120 googly eyes, 250 mini glue dots and an idea sheet to get you started.


5. Pop-up Christmas card making kit

Bet for making with the kids

Best Christmas card kits

This super simple, fun kit from Baker Ross on Amazon has six pop-up card blanks (and envelopes) that you can colour in using pencil crayons, felt tips, paints - or anything you like!

Great fun for kids or adults alike, why not finish off your masterpieces with some glitter or adhesive gem embellishments? You'll find more elves to craft with in our free Santa's workshop printables.


6. Weave Christmas card making kit

Best for tactile crafting

christmas card making kits weaving

This lovely Christmas card kit comes with a pre-hole-punched heavyweight mocha board into which you can thread the gold twine to make the shining star.

This unique kit comes with a card, twine, a blunt needle and an envelope.


7. Penguin Christmas card making kit

Best for cute card lovers

the Christmas card making kit comes with a riot of adorable penguin artwork for you to craft with

If you love cute penguins you'll have fun crafting with this Christmas card making kit.

It features a whole host of festive penguin pals! Suitable for both those at the beginning of their card making journey and for experienced crafters looking for a relaxing all-in-one kit that won't sit in their stash.

The Christmas card making kit has four square cards with envelopes along with a penguin paper pack, pre-cut penguin elements and a pack of sticky foam pads. There's more than enough materials here to make more than four cards – you'll just need to top the kit up with extra cards and envelopes.

Why not add more penguins with our Christmas penguin card making printables?


8. Gingerbread house card making kit by Baker Ross

Best for quick and easy crafting

Gingerbread house card kit

Send sweet holiday wishes with these delicious designs featuring candy canes, lollipops and scalloped icing snow, as well as the all-important doors and windows so your gingerbread people can come and go!

If you're looking for a fun, no-mess Christmas card making kit then this is a winner for both children and adults alike. Just peel and stick the pieces to create your own gingerbread houses.


9. Pixelhobby traditional card kit

Best for adventurous cardmakers

Pixelhobby traditional Christmas card kit

Pixelhobby is a mini-mosaic-type craft. Create pictures using small mosaic pieces (called pixels). It's very satisfying and addictive!

This Christmas card making kit is a great little starter kit that makes three luxury cards. With simple coloured instructions included, you can create these cards to give as keepsakes to friends and family for the Christmas season.


10. Calligraphy Christmas card kit

Best for calligraphy

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If you love calligraphy or have always wanted to give it a try, this Christmas card kit is the ideal place to start! With everything you need included, you can get straight to the fun part: calligraphy.

In the kit, you'll find ten metallic calligraphy, plus practice sheets to try them out first. There's also a 16-page calligraphy guide perfect if you are a complete beginner. There's plenty more goodies in the kit to be discovered!


11. Oh so sweet Christmas card making kit by Paper Roses

Best for beautiful card artwork

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Oh, what fun it will be creating your holiday cards with the Oh So Sweet Christmas Card Making Kit by Paper Rose.

Included in the kit are eight card bases along with a special winter tree die, inspiration sheet, patterned paper, envelopes and sentiment sheet. The artwork features vintage Santa and reindeer, perfect for cutting and layering in your own cards.


12. Doodle Bauble card kit

Best for creativity and expression

DellaByDesign Christmas card kit on Etsy

The kit contains hand-drawn ornaments for you to add your own doodling to, with the black fine liner included in the kit. It makes four luxury handmade Christmas cards.

The background panels are cut to size and hand stamped so you can some extra doodles, too. The kit includes high-quality cardstock to beautifully frame your doodles.

Your finished cards will really stand out from the crowd!


13. Personalised Chirstmas card making kit for kids

Best for kids card making

christmas card making kits kids

Get kids excited about sending cards this year with this lovely Chirstmas card making set from The Little Picture Company. It comes with lots of festive card making elements plus a personalised storage bag to keep it all safe!

In the kit, you'll find everything your little ones need to create six cards that are ready to send.


14. Festive dogs Christmas card making kit

Best for animal lovers

christmas card making kits dogs

Make these cute puppies extra adorable with glittery bow ties, reindeer horns and cute red noses! You have a choice of dog breeds to have preprinted on the cards, or you can select a mixture.


15. Quilling Christmas card kit

Best for crafters who want to try quilling

christmas card making kits quilling

Paper quilling is such a fun and relaxing craft, and works perfectly for Christmas cards! With this charming kit, you'll have enough materials to create six beautiful cards that are ready to send.


Christmas cards made easy

Christmas card kits are a convenient and enjoyable way to create your own Christmas cards without having to source each element separately. You can just focus on the fun part: crafting!

Easy cards to make without a kit

If you already have paper and cards, you can learn new skills and make beautiful cards with a little help from some outline shapes and basic instructions. Take a look at Gathered's shaped Christmas card templates.

Download the free template to make shaped Christmas cards