Creative Mayhem: Harvey for Christmas: Tim Holtz Colorize Soldiers and Festive Wreath Cards Part 1

Sunday, July 12, 2026

Harvey for Christmas: Tim Holtz Colorize Soldiers and Festive Wreath Cards Part 1

Detailed handmade Harvey Christmas card with a toy soldier, Impression Obsession wreath, layered bow, Christmas charms, patterned paper and gold cardstock.

One of my Single Wreath Harvey Christmas cards, created from rescued die-cut pieces and decorated with layered bows, imitation snow and treasures from my craft stash.

Dear Bloggers,

As regular readers of my blog may remember, last Christmas I made lots—and lots—of cards using the wonderful Tim Holtz Colorize Harvey die set. In fact, I made so many little Harveys that I eventually ran out of time! Only my favourite cards were completed and given away, while the unfinished pieces were packed away for another day.

Now that I have started slowly working on my Christmas cards for 2026, I came across the partly finished remains of those cards. I pulled everything apart, keeping the pieces I still liked and tossing the rest into the bin.

Then I thought, “Honestly, I have already made sooooo many Harveys. I am just going to throw all of these away!”

Of course, by the next day I had changed my mind. I rescued various pieces from the bin and began turning them into completely new Christmas cards.

For this first series, I placed a single Harvey in front of a beautiful wreath die from Impression Obsession. I love how the detailed little soldier looks framed by the foliage, flowers and festive embellishments.

I gathered supplies from all over my craft room to decorate the cards, including layered bows, bells, Christmas charms, black pearls, flowers with candy-like centres, assorted rhinestones, white paint, imitation snow, patterned papers from my stash and plenty of gold cardstock.

Each card is slightly different, but together they form a wonderfully festive series of Single Wreath Harveys. They are detailed, dimensional and perhaps just a little bit over the top—which is exactly how I like my Christmas cards!

This is Part 1...please see the following post, Part 2

These cards are only one part of my latest Harvey collection. Be sure to look for the coordinating Harvey Trio cards featuring three little soldiers together.