Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the traditional red and green. These beautiful cards bring tradition to the forefront.
Although you would think that designing a traditional Christmas card would be easy, it really is not. Here is why.
When you begin a Christmas card with the traditional red and green, after awhile they can all seem to look the same over time. The cards get boring and monotonous. Sometimes, all it takes is to add a touch of sparkle or a slight tone change in one or the other color. You see that is both of these cards.
I added a bit of silver. The one below is not only silver, but mirrored which adds dimension. In the top card, I deepened and brightened the green ribbon and went a bit wider than you would expect. That coupled with the silver makes the design pop.
Below, I used a slightly different tone of green. Not quite lime, just a bit darker.
When I have either given advice or taught new card makers how to bring their designs to life, I have always suggested that they start by making Christmas cards. Not only because this is where I began, but because I believe that Christmas cards are the easiest to design. Even though there are a lot of directions you can go with them, you simply start with a traditional card and build your skills from there.
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