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Drawing Ideas for Christmas Cards

One card front per press, with where to start on the folded sheet.

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Lights strung along the spine of the cardDraw the wire down the fold so bulbs spill onto the front and the back.

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Lettering 12

A festive word search with MERRY circled Rule a small grid, hide five Christmas words in it and circle one in red.
Happy Holidays lettered round the curve of one huge bauble Draw the bauble to fill the card and write the words following its curve.
HO HO HO stacked in three rows, each row a different pattern Block letters in three rows. Fill the first with stripes, the second with dots, the third with zigzags.
JOY in three tall letters, the O drawn as a wreath Pencil the three letters across the front, then ring the O with leaves and three red berries.
Let It Snow, with flakes falling from the letters Letter the words across the top, then let small flakes drift down the rest of the front.
Merry and Bright, with rays shining out of the second word Letter both words, then draw short lines out from BRIGHT as if it were a lamp.
Merry Christmas in a speech bubble from a robin A small robin in the bottom corner, a big bubble above it holding the words.

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Lettering, continued

Noel spelled out in a string of lights Draw one loose wire across the card, bend it into the four letters, and dot bulbs along it.
PEACE pressed into the snow on a roof Draw the roof and chimney, then letter the word as if written in the snow on the slope.
The person's initial filling the front, tucked with holly Their first letter fills the card. Tuck holly and one bauble into its corners.
Season's Greetings on a banner wrapped round a tree Draw the tree first, then a ribbon that wraps its middle with the words on the front turn.
Warm Wishes rising from a mug of cocoa Draw a big mug at the bottom and let the steam curl up into the two words.

Funny 12

A cat sitting in the box, the present tossed aside An open box, the gift on the floor beside it, the cat looking pleased inside.
A dog beside a broken bauble, looking innocent Tail tucked, eyes to one side, a speck of glitter on its nose.
A gingerbread person with a bite out of one leg Draw the bite as a scalloped curve and give it an outraged face.
A reindeer on a treadmill the week before the big night A sweatband, a water bottle, a calendar on the wall with one date circled.
A sleigh with a sat-nav stuck to the front The screen shows a roof; the reindeer look back over their shoulders, unsure.
A snowman eyeing a hairdryer on the table Two things only. The snowman leaning away from the dryer is the whole joke.
A snowman offering its carrot nose to a rabbit The rabbit reaches up. Leave the snowman's face with a small surprised mouth.
A sprout with a worried face on the end of a fork A round sprout, two dots for eyes and a wobbly mouth. The fork tines behind it.
A turkey in a fake white beard, hoping to pass as Santa Draw the beard hooked over its beak with string, and a worried eye.
House lights so bright the neighbours wear sunglasses The glowing house on one side, two figures in shades squinting on the other.
Santa halfway through a cat flap Draw only the back door, the flap and two boots sticking out. The cat watches from a chair.
Santa in a deckchair on Boxing Day Hat on a hook, boots off, a cup of tea, the empty sleigh parked behind.

Cute 12

A bear cub hanging a bauble on a tiny tree The cub on tiptoe, the tree no taller than it is, one bauble held up high.
A donkey in a stable doorway under a single star Ears up, a soft face, straw at its feet and one bright star above the roof.
A fox curled in the snow with a red bow on its tail Draw the curl as a circle with the tail wrapping the nose, then the bow on top.
A hedgehog carrying a present on its back The parcel balanced on its spines, a bow on top, small feet hurrying.
A kitten asleep on the tree skirt Draw the skirt as a wide circle and the kitten as a curl with its tail over its nose.
A little owl in a knitted hat on a frosty windowsill The owl on the sill, frost in the corners of the pane, the pompom leaning.
A mouse on tiptoe posting a letter to the North Pole A tiny mouse at a postbox slot, the envelope held up in both paws.
A reindeer calf wearing a jingle bell collar Big eyes, two small bumps for antlers, one bell under the chin.
A robin tucked into a mitten on a fence post The mitten on the post, the robin sitting in its cuff like a nest.
Three baubles with faces, singing carols Round open mouths, the middle one holding a tiny song sheet.
Two penguins sledging downhill on a tray Bellies down, flippers back, a spray of snow behind the tray.
Two snowmen hugging, one hat slipping off Three circles each, arms of twigs crossed, a hat tipping backwards.

Detailed 12

A frosted pine branch holding one glass bauble Needles in short strokes. The bauble shows the branch bent round its curve.
A lantern-lit sleigh crossing a hill at night The hill as one curve, the sleigh small, a yellow glow round the lantern.
A nativity in black silhouette against a gold sky Black shapes only: the stable, the figures, a star. Colour the sky from yellow to orange.
A snowy cabin in a pine forest, smoke from the chimney Triangle pines in three sizes, the cabin small, one lit window.
A sprig of holly and ivy drawn from life Holly leaves are spiky, ivy leaves pointed. Draw a real sprig if you can find one.
A steam train through a snowy forest at night A diagonal track across the card, lit windows, smoke rising into the stars.
A toyshop window seen from the pavement Draw the window frame first, then shelves of toys, then a child's reflection in the glass.
A village square with a tall tree and carol singers Rough in the tree first, then houses round it, then the small figures singing.
An old post van in the snow, parcels on the roof Box shapes first, then snow along every top edge and wheel tracks behind.
Birds at a winter feeder, three kinds at once The feeder in the middle, each bird on a different perch, snow on the roof.
Ice skaters on a frozen pond at dusk An oval pond, small figures, long shadows stretching toward you.
Poinsettias filling the whole front The red parts are leaves, not petals. Draw the small yellow buds in the middle of each.

How this list was compiled: Original list written for Draw This Next on 2026-09-24: 60 Christmas card fronts in five kinds (lettering, pop-up and cut, funny, cute, detailed), each with where to start. Kept apart from christmas-drawing-ideas and christmas-doodles; no item repeats a title from any other list on the site. One fact checked: poinsettia bracts are leaves often mistaken for petals, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsettia (checked 2026-09-24). Licence: own work

How it works

Sixty drawing ideas for Christmas cards, each with where to start: lettered greetings, pop-ups and cut windows, jokes, cute animals and detailed winter scenes. Press once, choose a kind or Easy, then draw on a folded sheet.

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Christmas card ideas for drawing that open up

Pop-up and cut holds 12 that use the fold: a tree that stands when the card opens, a stocking cut from folded paper, a gingerbread house door that lifts. Score the fold with a ruler and a dry ballpoint before you draw.

Ideas for drawing a Christmas card with words

Lettering holds 12 where the greeting is the picture: JOY with the O as a wreath, Noel bent from a string of lights. Pencil the letters first, check the spacing, then ink.

Fold the card before you draw, so the front sits the right way up.
Need ideas for drawing Christmas cards in bulk? Draw one front, then trace it through thin paper onto the rest.

Questions and answers

What are some easy Christmas drawing ideas for cards?

A round card cut as a bauble, HO HO HO in three patterned rows, and a fox curled in the snow with a red bow on its tail are all simple shapes. Easy holds 15.

What are funny Christmas cards ideas to draw?

Funny holds 12, such as a snowman eyeing a hairdryer on the table, or a sprout with a worried face on the end of a fork. Keep the joke to two or three things so it reads at card size.

How are these different from Christmas drawing ideas?

Christmas drawing ideas are subjects for any page. These are card fronts, planned round the fold and the greeting, so each one leaves room for words.