How to Make a Cute Christmas Card in Illustrator

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Illustrator and create a new document 800px in width and 400px in height.

   Play with the circles, make them different from each other in size and thickness. , Use the following options:
   Radius1
   - 40px Radius 2
   - 20px Points
   - 6 , With the same tool draw other small lines at the bottom. ,, Here again play with different sizes and thickness.
   
   Rotate the snowflakes if you want.
   
   Just select it, press Ctrl+T (Command+T for Mac) and rotate.
   
   Then fill the stars and circles with different colors. , While doing that, select two different colors: one for the fill and one for the stroke. ,,, Now you can send a Christmas card to anyone you want.
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   Step 2: Create a gradient radial layer choosing two different shades of green from the gradient window.

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   Step 3: Select the Line Segment tool from the Tools Panel and choose a Pattern Arrow from the Pattern Brushes Library toolbox and create different lines that descend from the top.

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   Step 4: Once you've done the lines

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   Step 5: create some circles at the ends using the same brush.

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   Step 6: Now open a new document 200px in width and 200px in height and create a star using the Star Tool from the shape tool panel.

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   Step 7: Then create 3 lines with the Line Segment tool through the entire star.

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   Step 8: The snowflake is done

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   Step 9: copy and paste it onto the main file.

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    Step 10: Put a star inside each circle.

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    Step 11: Select the Type tool from the tools panel and type the text "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" using a font you prefer.

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    Step 12: Draw some stars on the upper part of the card and fill them with different colors.

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    Step 13: Add a rectangle using the Rounded Rectangle tool and keep it the same color as the text.

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    Step 14: Write a personalized message on the rectangle.

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