Duane Cartwright explains how to carve these festive cards, which make great handmade gifts As the festive season is here, I thought I would share my idea for carved Christmas cards. These cards make a unique and personal gift – perfect for the person who has everything! The good thing about carving these cards is you can practise different styles and techniques of carving and lettering, they are also reasonably quick projects, which is perfect if time is limited, plus the cost of the wood is minimal. In theory the cards could be any size but to keep costs and time down, I made my cards about 150mm high x 90mm wide x 5mm thick. The thickness is something to keep aware of as, if they’re too thin, there is very little wood to carve and overall strength can become a problem. However, if they’re too thick the cards will