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. 

“Honestly, I have already made sooooo many Harveys. I’m just going to throw all of these away!” I thought, as I unceremoniously tossed the little soldiers into the bin. I even had to cover them with some rubbish so I couldn’t see the poor little guy looking up at me, even if their eyes were concealed by their hats!!!

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  

As you know I  ended up making LOTS of Christmas cards featuring 'Harvey'.
Below are links to all the cards in my festive 'Harvey' collections
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