Welcome Noel Bundle Christmas Card with Festive Plaid and Little Houses

I’m back with another Christmas card featuring the Welcome Noel Bundle from Stampin’ Up!, and this one has a little bit of everything I love about Christmas crafting — pretty plaid paper, cozy little houses, and some greenery!

I especially love how the A Little Christmas Designer Series Paper adds those traditional Christmas colors, while the little houses keep everything soft and cozy. And the textured arch in the background? Such a fun way to bring everything together!

I started with a Basic Beige card base and layered a piece of the A Little Christmas Designer Series Paper onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I love this plaid pattern! It’s festive without being too busy, and it makes a great background for the little Christmas scene.

For the focal point, I die cut an arch from Basic Beige cardstock and embossed it with the Softly Woven 3D Embossing Folder. I popped it up on the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it a little extra depth. I love how that texture breaks up the plaid and gives the houses a nice place to sit!

Next came the fun part — building the little houses! I used the Welcome Noel Dies to cut two solid house shapes from Very Vanilla cardstock and two detailed house pieces from Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. I layered them together so the lighter cardstock shows through the windows. Then I added a Mossy Meadow garland and wreath, along with a little Very Vanilla star. Aren’t those tiny details adorable?!

I also stamped some greenery from the Welcome Noel Bundle in Mossy Meadow ink onto Basic White cardstock, die cut the sprigs, and tucked them behind the houses.

For the sentiment, I used the Soiree Salutations Stamp Set and stamped “May Your Days Be Bright” in Early Espresso ink onto a Basic White label cut with the Noel Tidings Dies. I added about 12 inches of Linen Thread to create a faux bow underneath the sentiment and finished everything off with a few Natural Matte Dots.

There are quite a few little pieces on this card, but I think that’s part of what makes it so fun!

If you’re using a busy patterned paper like plaid, try adding a solid cardstock shape behind your focal point. The embossed Basic Beige arch gives the houses a place to stand out without covering up all that pretty Designer Series Paper. It’s a simple layout trick that works with so many different card designs!

The full supply list for this card can be found further down on this blog post. You can also see the video link and the class information below!

WELCOME NOEL CLASS TO GO:

When you spend at least $50 in my online store (before tax and shipping and after applying any stampin’ rewards) from October 10 – 15, 2026, I will send you this week’s Class to Go packet for FREE! The packets will include 3 card kits (1 of each design). Packets will ship on October 17.

WELCOME NOEL TUTORIAL YOUTUBE VIDEO:

Watch this week’s card class on YouTube on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 5p central time (or catch the replay). Don’t forget to join me live on YouTube every Tuesday at 5p central!

SUPPLIES USED ON THIS PROJECT:

I hope this card inspires you to pull out some Christmas patterned paper and have a little fun creating your own holiday scenes! The Welcome Noel Bundle has so many possibilities, and I love how you can change the look just by switching up the colors and Designer Series Paper.

Welcome Noel Bundle (English)

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Soiree Salutations Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Noel Tidings Dies

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Everyday Arches Dies

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Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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A Little Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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Softly Woven 3 D Embossing Folder

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Linen Thread

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Natural Matte Dots

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Detail Scissors

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Take Your Pick

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Stampin' Seal

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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