Whether it a client, colleague or cousin, receiving a Christmas card always provokes a warm and fuzzy feeling. Even though it may seem like an old tradition, it is definitely one that is always welcomed. But without the right skills, you can spend hours in a design program trying to figure out how to create one. Save yourself the time and effort by using a free Christmas card template. You can include the entire family when choosing the design, personalize it and print it with just a few simple clicks.
To help pick the perfect card, here are our 10 favorite premade Christmas cards that easy to use and free.
Gingerbread Wishes
A staple in most households during the festive season is gingerbread everything. So why not give your friends, family, and colleagues a bit more with this gingerbread Christmas card. A simple, but sweet design, the white background with gingerbread houses and people, makes for a beautiful holiday card.
Peaceful Pine
With a rich green pine as the backdrop and simple typography, this chic and elegant design is like no other. Because this design can be customized, you can personalize the message on the front of the card to ensure that it captures your family’s essence.
Christmas Classics
Keeping it classic with a few Christmas favorite - warm mittens, a delicious candy cane, a jingle bell, and a special gift - this painted design is perfect for the holidays. The white background beautifully compliments the the the bright colours of the design.
Penguin Portrait
Being single does not exclude you from sending Christmas card. So why not use this adorable penguin design to spend a special message to your loved ones. If you love the design, but want something a bit more bright you can change the background to a color of your choice.
Santa’s Season Greetings
Everyone loves Santa so why not add him to your Christmas card. This fun, animated design with a winter wonderland background makes for the perfect holiday card for your colleagues, friends, and family.
Let It Snow
As kids, we all caught snowflakes on our tongue and this design showcases that nostalgic memory. The playful, cartoon design is perfect for anyone to use, plus you can change font and message to something that is a bit more personal.
Radiant Reindeer
If you love hand drawn cards that embrace the essence of Christmas while still being quirky and fun, then this card is for you. The soft blue and white watercolor background is contrasted by a black and white drawing of a reindeer in a classic Christmas sweater and adorned with ornaments on its antlers.
Festive Foliage
Bring a bit of the classic Christmas foliage indoors with this beautiful card. The photographed festive flora includes pine and holly which creates a wreath-like frame for the season greeting of your choice in the middle of the card.
Whimsical Wreath
If you love wreath designs, you’ll love this Christmas card. Using classic Christmas colors of green and red with dashes of holly, it is the perfect card for anyone. Even though the white background is stunning, you have the option of changing it - yellow, blue and grey looks beautiful too.
Charming Cheer
Like Christmas, this card is festive and fun. The adorable drawing of a reindeer hugging a snowman will bring a smile to the face of anyone who receives these cute cards. The greeting at the bottom of the card can be changed.
Once you’ve picked your favorite design and customized it, you can download a PDF version to by clicking the ‘Download PDF’ button in the top bar of the page. But before you print your cards in bulk on your home printer, make sure you do a test print. A test print will help you see if your design needs changes like flipping the back side of your sheet. Once you’re happy with the test print, you’re good to go. Consider printing your cards on thicker paper to keep it sturdy. Once printed you’ll need scissors or cutting knife and ruler to cut the paper. Use the drop marks on the PDF as a guide for where you should cut.
Remember that all of the above Christmas card templates are free for you to use. But if nothing on our list of favorites caught your eye, visit our website to check out the rest of our designs. If you prefer to create your own card from scratch, we offer design functionality for you to create your very own Christmas card online.
[Author info: Lara Moses is the founder of Copy In The Cloud, a social media and blog management agency for wedding professionals. For almost 10 years, she worked in corporate business as an editor, copywriter, and writer for brands including Seventeen Magazine and Traveller24. In 2014, after leaving her 9-5 job, she co-founded Freemadic while freelancing as a writer and social media manager.]
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