Watercolor Christmas Card Templates — 23 Designs, Fold-Out Cards, Gift Tags & Color Cards (A4)

A snowy village lane with three lit cottages. A reindeer among the pines. Three kings following the star, and a hare under a big winter moon.

This set is twenty-three Christmas designs drawn as soft pencil outlines, made to become real cards and tags you can post, tie onto presents and stand on the mantelpiece. Each card front is a little scene with room to breathe, so it paints in about twenty to thirty minutes with a big brush.

Every design has a painted reference, so you can see one way the colours could go, plus a Colour Inspiration Card with five of its colours.

WHAT'S INSIDE

23 printable templates, soft lineart on white, A4:

→ 16 card fronts: snowy village lane · front door with a wreath and lantern · bicycle with a basket of gifts · candle in the cottage window · reindeer in the snowy pines · cosy Christmas tree corner · three baubles on ribbons · cocoa and mittens · fir and berry wreath · lone fir under the stars · angel with a star · three kings on camels · gingerbread house · stack of presents · hare and winter moon · sleigh carrying a Christmas tree.

→ 3 fold-out panoramas that fold into a three-panel concertina card: a snowy village street, deer in a winter wood, and the nativity with shepherds and sheep.

→ 4 gift-tag sheets, 8 tags each (32 tags): holly and ivy · baubles and stars · mini winter scenes · presents, stockings and candles.

Every card front comes three ways: a full A4 page, a fold-out card (A4 landscape that folds to an A5 card) and a 5 x 7 inch panel to paint on watercolour paper and mount on a card blank.

23 faint-line versions with lighter lines that disappear under the paint.

23 painted references and 23 Colour Inspiration Cards: five colours pulled from each design's painted reference, each with a plain colour name and hex code, plus boxes for your own test swatches.

Plus: a how-to page, 5 ideas for your cards and tags, an index of all 23 designs and a one-page Fix-it Sheet (too pale, muddy colours, faint lines and more).

FORMAT

64-page A4 template PDF: cover, how-to, 5 ideas, index, 23 full-page templates, 16 fold-out cards, 3 fold-out panoramas, 16 panels, Fix-it Sheet. 300 DPI

23-page faint-line PDF and 23-page painted reference PDF, 300 DPI

Colour Inspiration Cards: A5 card PDF (23 cards) plus a zip of 2-per-page A4 / US Letter print sheets and 300 dpi PNGs

Two PNG zips: every page and every painted reference as its own file

Paper tip: print at 100% ("Actual Size") so the fold and cut lines land in the right place. Many home printers take 300gsm watercolour paper through the rear or manual feed

Instant download. Yours to keep and reprint for your own cards and gifts

MADE FOR

Handmade Christmas cards and gift tags for family, friends and neighbours

A paint-along evening with friends or grandchildren

Beginners: the three baubles, the stack of presents and the gift tags are the kindest start

Anyone who wants a card that nobody else will have

WANT MORE?

A new watercolour template set goes up on my Patreon most weeks. patreon.com/Artsydee

If you paint one, I'd love to see it. Tag @artsydee_inspiring_creations on Instagram.