Christmas Tree Card
These 3D Christmas tree cards are SO PRETTY. And they’re really easy to make! Can you believe the 3D trees are just made using folded squares of paper!? Seriously, they’re super simple to make. Each card takes less than 15 minutes to put together. You can make a 5 piece tree (the green tree in my photos) or a 6 piece tree (the pink tree in my photos) – I’ve included a link to the free printable templates below. Add some rhinestones or glitter paint to the night sky. Then use a silver or gold paint pen to write your holiday message inside. Easy peasy!
Here’s what you’ll need:
Looking for more fun Christmas craft ideas? Here’s some of our favourites: Paint Chip Christmas Cards Pom Pom and Pinecones Ornaments DIY Christmas Crackers Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees
card stock printer paper gold star sticker Sticker rhinestones Silver or gold paint pen Scissors Printable template
Grab the free printable templates here:
Click one of the links below to open the pdf template. Then print it onto regular printer paper.
»> 5 Piece Christmas Tree Card Template «<
»> 6 Piece Christmas Tree Card Template «<
What kind of paper should I use?
For the tree part of the card, you can use any kind of regular paper. We used green and pink printer paper, but you could easily use construction paper or origami paper. For the card part, I recommend using card stock because it’s strong enough to hold the card up. I like to use this Recollections card stock which I originally bought at Michael’s. I recommend using a dark coloured card stock and pastel coloured trees so the colours really pop.
Where can I get gold star stickers.
If you don’t want to buy foam star stickers you can choose a star shape over on our star template page and trace it onto yellow paper (or sparkly gold paper if you have it!).
Does this Christmas tree card fold flat?
Yes! If you’d like to send this card in an envelope in the mail, the tree can be pressed down to be completely flat. Then when the card is pulled out of the envelope it will pop back to being 3D again.
What are the sizes of the squares?
Everything is premeasured for you on the templates (see above for the links). But if you prefer measure and cut the squares yourself, here are the sizes:
5 Piece Christmas Tree Card:
Cut 5 squares where the width of each square is: 12cm, 10cm, 8cm, 6cm, and 4cm
6 Piece Christmas Tree Card:
Cut 6 squares where the width of each square is: 13.5cm, 11.25cm, 9cm, 6.75cm, 4.5cm, and 2.85cm
I love how the black card stock looks with the pink tree – the light on dark colour contrast is so pretty! Mix and match to find your favourite colour combinations!
Here’s even more Christmas craft ideas:
Paint Chip Christmas Cards
Pom Pom and Pinecones Ornaments
DIY Christmas Crackers
Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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