Do you need a cute, playful, fun greeting card to send to a loved one or friend this winter?
If you’re interested in making a wintry card featuring a snowman design and a snowy landscape scene, perhaps this card making idea will be of interest to you.
If you’re familiar with the craft supplies manufacturer known as Doodlebug Design, Inc., you’re surely aware that their cheerful, lighthearted paper collections are ideal for making delightful cards that will warm the hearts of your card recipients. Doodlebug’s adorable papers are easy to use for card making projects that come together quickly and turn out super appealing.
(Just FYI, I’m not a Doodlebug brand ambassador or design team member; I’m just a satisfied customer of the company’s products.)
Craft Supplies You’ll Need for Making a Similar Winter Greeting Card
You’ll need the following tools and supplies to make a card like the one pictured here:
Cute Winter-Themed Patterned Papers: You’ll need 3-4 different patterned papers to create a card design like this one. If you want to go with the exact same colors and patterns I’ve used here, I recommend using a grouping of patterned papers from the “Snow Much Fun” paper collection by Doodlebug Design Inc.
This paper collection is readily available for sale online as of 12-1-2025 when I’m posting this project. However, this manufacturer makes a broad variety of cute, seasonal patterned papers available — so if you can’t find “Snow Much Fun,” or you’re looking for something a little different, you can create a very similar card design using any of Doodlebug’s winter-themed paper collections.
I used the following patterned scrapbooking papers to create the card front:
- The snowman and winter landscape scene is one of the journal cards from the “Spot of Snow” 12″x12″ patterned paper in the “Snow Much Fun” collection.
- The “Spot of Snow” patterned paper has sentiment strips you can use on your card front if you like. They are really similar to the one I used, but not exactly the same. If you want to use exactly the same “Let It Snow” sentiment strip that I used, it’s from the “All Bundled Up” patterned paper by Doodlebug.
- The purple polka dotted paper is from the Snow Much Fun 6×6″ paper pad.
- Doodlebug makes a bunch of different paper packs where you can get that diagonal striped paper. You can get it in a rainbow of assorted colors by picking up the Candy Stripe and Sprinkles Petite Print Assortment. The Snow Much Fun Petite Prints Pack is another possibility, if you can find it in stock.
Solid Green Textured Cardstock: I happened to have a random piece of green cardstock in my stash that matches the greens in the “Snow Much Fun” collection. The cardstock I used isn’t from Doodlebug, and there are many manufacturers making cardstock that would work well for this type of card design; you might already have one in your stash that would be lovely to use for this. But obviously, if you want your cardstock to match perfectly, it’s ideal to buy the coordinating “Snow Much Fun” cardstock by Doodlebug.
Smooth White Cardstock for the Card Base: You can use any smooth white cardstock to make your card base. I recommend smooth cardstock because that makes it easier to handwrite a personalized greeting on the inside of your card without your pen skipping, but it’s also possible to use textured white or light-colored cardstock if you prefer.
A Scoring Tool If you’re serious about card making, and you plan to make cards frequently, it’s ideal if you can use a bone folder, scoring board or similar paper scoring tool to create crisp, perfectly even, professional-looking folds. This isn’t strictly necessary; you can fold your card without using any tools. However, I like the results much better when I use my bone folder and scoring board to create perfect folds — and I recommend doing it that way if you think it would be helpful to you to use scoring tools.
Adhesive: I used Cherry Tape to make this card. If you don’t already have any adhesive on hand that will work for this project, I definitely recommend Cherry Tape; it’s my favorite adhesive. However, there’s no need to buy Cherry Tape just for this; you can use any paper-friendly adhesive you like.
Ribbon: You can use any brand of craft ribbon in a color that complements your card design. The ribbon I used is a shimmery purple color. You need just a small bit of the ribbon, enough to tie in a bow that you’ll attach to the card front.
Ink Pads: You’ll need ink pads in colors that coordinate with the colors of your patterned paper. You can use these to ink around the edges of your papers to add emphasis and give them a cohesive, finished appearance. I used Tim Holtz’s Distress Oxide Ink in the Dusty Concord color and Altenew’s Crisp Dye Ink in the “Frayed Leaf” color, but there are many purple and green inks that would work well for doing this. So please use any similar ink colors you might already happen to have on hand.
Once you’ve gathered your supplies, assembling the card is straightforward; you make a card base out of white cardstock, and create several layers using the specified papers, attaching them all to the card base using your adhesive. The ribbon bow and sentiment strip are the finishing touches for the card front, and you’ll also want to write a personalized note to the card’s recipient on the inside.
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This page was last updated on 12-2-2025.