Graphic 45 Deck the Halls Tunnel Card Tutorial with Maja Design Christmas Nostalgia
Hello, Friends! Our first Wonderful Wednesday project for November 2025 is a Graphic 45 Deck the Halls Tunnel Card Tutorial. Do you like fun fold cards? Cards with dimension? How about cards that double as home decor? Today’s Tutorial has you covered.
I also invited Maja Design Christmas Nostalgia to the paper party. Sometimes it’s fun to mix and match papers from two different collections. Here’s what I look for when I’m cross-pollenating paper collections:
- First, of course, is look for a similar theme. Both these Christmas collections feature nutcrackers, so that made it super easy to combine them.
- Next, consider style. It doesn’t always work to try to mix a vintage style paper with a retro style paper. But both of these collections had a nice, vintage vibe.
- Third, look at the color palette. You want to mix papers with compatible colors, of course. But the hue also matters. Deck the Halls and Christmas Nostalgia were a perfect match on that count.
Wreathed in Joy
This photo shows the fun shadowbox effect you get with this card style. It looks complicated, but I promise you, it’s much easier to do than you think!
Since this card isn’t built on a typical card base, I added my pocket on the back. Look how beautifully the Maja Design vine motif blends with the blues in Deck the Halls. So cool!
Believe Tunnel Card
For this card, I combined Maja Design patterned papers with G45 ephemera. The star banner and Nutcracker chipboard lend a really festive feel to the card design.
The pocket on the back is a quick and easy make. I’ll show you how in the video tutorial below.
Graphic 45 Tunnel Card Tutorial on YouTube
Have you made a tunnel card before? Would you like to learn how? Then please enjoy this video tutorial on my YouTube channel.
I can’t wait to make more of these using different shaped dies for the tunnel opening. They are so much fun to create!
Christmas News
Since I have about a 25 year supply of papers from Christmas Past, I’m going to try to post more than my usual once a week project using some of those dear, older papers. I’ll just do project shares for most of them with lots of tips to help you make your own version. So look for me in your inbox and on my YouTube channel. I’m in the Christmas spirit, and want to cut, score and glue to my heart’s content!
You can find a linked supply list below this post. I also provide affiliate links within the video. Simply click on the boxes and you’ll be taken to an online store.
Thanks so much for stopping by, friends!
Cheerio,
kathy
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Tis the season and you are certainly creating delightful pieces of art. Love the way this can also be an item of decor. I haven’t made tunnel cards for years, time for a revisit with an opportunity to search the stash of nesting dies for the tunnel effect. Thanks for sharing Kathy, you always inspire!
Love the tunnel cards! I have made several of this style in the past. I am glad you are going to post more projects as I always enjoy seeing your work. Thank you for the inspiration!