The 12 Colours Combinations of Christmas 2025

Day One: Real Red, Garden Green & Very Vanilla

It’s hard to believe we’ve hit December already. Back in September and October, I was feeling oh-so-organised—busily putting together Christmas creative inspiration like a crafting elf on a mission… and then poof! October and November vanished and I hadn’t shared a single thing. Honestly, my brain feels like a web browser with 200 tabs open, and my to-do list makes War and Peace look like a novella.

How are you going with your own Christmas paper crafting? Maybe you’re sitting smugly with every card, tag and treat holder already done and dusted. Or maybe you haven’t even started yet. Or perhaps you’ve dipped your toes in, made a few cards, but are now staring down your cardstock wondering which colours actually play nicely together.

That’s where I come in.

Today marks the very first day of The 12 Colours of Christmas—a festive colour adventure I meant to start sharing twice weekly from September… but you know, best laid plans and all that. The good news? You’re getting them now, and they’re going to be worth the wait.

To ease you in before we get to some of my more adventurous combos, we’re kicking things off with a classic. Traditional. Tried-and-true. A cosy Christmas hug in colour form: Real Red, Garden Green and Very Vanilla.

12 Colour Combinations of Christmas 2025

Garden Green

Real Red

Very Vanilla

Stampin’ Up! use this trio beautifully throughout the 2025 September–December Mini Catalogue, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s festive, timeless and incredibly easy to work with.

Here’s my card to spark your creativity. If you’re a newsletter subscriber, keep an eye on your inbox—your exclusive tutorial for this pop-up cube card featuring the North Pole Delivery Collection suite will be landing soon.

I’ve also included the full supply list down below—just in case you want to have a go at muddling it out yourself (or you can make life much easier by subscribing to my email newsletter and getting the step-by-step tutorial delivered straight to you).

Pop-Up Cube Card Front
Pop Up Cube Card Side View
Pop Up Cube Card back view
Pop Up Cube card Folds Flat for Posting
You’ll need to make your own envelope
Pocket Envelope

You’ll also notice the photo that inspired this card—there’s no mistaking it absolutely screams Christmas. It’s amazing how a single image can set the whole creative direction, isn’t it?