Creative and Time-Saving Holiday Card Ideas for Busy Crafters

The holidays are just around the corner, and if you plan to send your loved ones a bunch of handmade cards, it’s time to get crafting! 

In this guide, we’ll show you some holiday card ideas perfect for the upcoming festive season. They also promote convenient, time-saving practices that’ll help you when making multiple cards at a time! Let’s get started and dive into Altenew’s One-Go and Zero-Waste crafting systems!

What is Altenew’s One-Go and Zero-Waste Crafting System? 

Are you someone who enjoys crafting, but hates the idea of wasteful die-cutting or repetitive crafting practices? If so, then we think you’re going to love Altenew’s One-Go and Zero-Waste Crafting Systems! Learn more about them below: 

One-Go Crafting System

The holidays are perfect for making handmade cards in bulk, especially if you have lots of family and friends to send them to! However, this process can be a bit tedious and frustrating if you have to individually cut dies or apply stamps over and over again. 

One-Go Solid Sentiment Strips

Altenew’s One-Go Crafting System eliminates these worries for you! You’ll be able to use an entire stamp, die or press/foil plate set in one go, separate them in your die-cutting machine, and you’re good to go! Once you experience this time-saving system for effortless crafting, you’ll never look back!

Zero-Waste Crafting System

You won’t have to worry about accumulating waste while cardmaking thanks to Altenew’s Zero-Waste Crafting System. It’s exactly as it sounds because when you get these die sets, you can use every single inch! 

Simply run your die set and cardstock through a die-cutting machine, resulting in two parts; the positive and negative pieces. The positive parts are your usual pieces of cardstock that fall out of the die, and the negative piece is the leftover background. Both can be used for your cardmaking projects without wasting a single piece of paper!

Easy, Time-Saving Holiday Card Ideas You Need to Try! 

After learning more about Altenew’s crafting systems, we’ve got some card ideas you can use for inspiration this holiday season! From wreaths to snowflakes and candy canes, we hope this list will give you some great ideas. 

Festive Patterns Holiday Card 

Whenever people put the colors red and green together, it’s typically to depict the iconic color combination associated with the holiday season. This is exactly what you’ll see in this festive, pattern-filled card using the One-Go Essential Alpha Bundle.

One-Go Essential Alpha Bundle

You’ll find some adorable mistletoe images in the background, along with a large ‘Merry and Bright’ sentiment right in the middle! If you’re looking to make an impression and truly kick off the holiday season with a showstopping card, then consider making your own version of this one! 

Flowery Wreath Greetings

One of the things most commonly associated with the holidays is a wreath. You’ll often find people hanging wreaths in their homes or on doors to welcome the holiday season. If this is something you want to incorporate in your cards as well, this could be your next inspiration!

Zero-Waste Mini Delight Leaf Potpourri Stamp & Die Set

It also includes sentiments that are perfect for expressing love and messages to your loved ones, no matter where they are. One thing’s for sure, this holiday card idea is a must-try. Feel free to add your own twist with different colors and sentiments too! 

Festive Floral Wreath

Sticking with the holiday wreath theme, this one features fabulous florals accompanied by branches and leaves all enveloping a ‘Thinking of You’ sentiment from the One-Go Solid Sentiment Strips set. This is the perfect cardmaking inspiration for crafters who prefer simpler yet beautiful designs.

The sentiment strip featured in this design is just one of many. You can mix and match or make multiple batches of the same sentiment if you want to use it for other holiday cards. After all, the holidays are all about sending personalized messages to the ones you love most, and these easy-to-make sentiment strips will no doubt help you with that!  

Pretty in Pink Holiday Party 

The holidays are all about celebrating, and nothing screams celebration more than this gorgeous pink-themed Christmas card. From the vibrant background to the white and gold snowflakes, it will no doubt be your recipient’s favorite card they receive this year.

Dazzling Snowflake Complete Bundle

The large ‘Be Merry’ sentiment is the center of attention here, made with the One-Go Essential Alpha Bundle and colored to look like adorable candy canes! If you end up using this inspiration for your holiday cards this year, it’ll surely stand out! 

Holiday Magic With Branched Leaves 

If you prefer to use slightly darker, warmer tones for your holiday crafting projects, then this holiday slash autumn-themed card inspiration is the perfect one to try. It features a wreath made with branches accompanied by festive multicolored dots all encircling a ‘Warm Hugs’ sentiment.

Zero Waste Autumn Leaves Die Set

The pop of color comes from the green, yellow, brown, and red leaves at the bottom corner, made using the Zero-Waste Autumn Leaves Die Set. The 3D effect of having them stacked one on top of the other is stunning, but can also be a guide, so don’t be afraid to experiment with die-cuts and decorate your holiday cards the way you see fit as well! 

Bring Convenient Crafting to Your Holiday Cards This Year!

The holidays are some of the best times of the year to make handmade cards, and even more so with crafting materials that promote less waste! We hope this guide has helped you get some inspiration for your own cards this holiday season, plus the added benefit of doing so with zero-waste crafting systems.

Find more easy and time-saving holiday card ideas In The Craft Room!