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Christmas Gift Certificates

Sixteen free printable Christmas gift certificate templates across four designs and six color variants. Edit in any PDF viewer, then print on card stock.

New · designer set

Four hand-crafted designer Christmas certificates

Pick a design below to open its customizer. Personalize live in your browser, drag and drop your logo, then print at home or save as PDF.

Designer Christmas
Modern Editorial
Oversized serif headline on pine green, magazine-cover styling.
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Designer Christmas
Nordic Folk
Cross-stitch folk-art borders in evergreen and cranberry.
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Designer Christmas
Vintage Holly
Warm cream paper with hand-drawn holly and pine sprays.
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Designer Christmas
Whimsical Cabin
Hand-drawn cabin scene with snowy mountains and full moon.
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Pick a design

Four designs, multiple colors.

Gifting amounts

How much to put on a Christmas certificate.

No firm rule, but here is what most people land on:

Coworker / acquaintance$10–$25
Close friend / extended family$25–$50
Immediate family$50–$150
Partner or experience gift$100–$300+
Christmas questions

Frequently asked questions about Christmas gift certificates.

How much should I put on a Christmas gift certificate?
For coworkers and acquaintances most people land on $10–$25. Close friends and extended family are usually $25–$50. For immediate family ($50–$150 is common), and a partner or someone you're treating to a real experience often goes $100–$300+. Match the amount to the relationship rather than to a generic 'Christmas gift' rule.
Should I write a specific gift or just a dollar amount?
Both work, but a specific gift reads more thoughtful. 'A coffee shop morning of your choosing,' 'one home-cooked dinner,' or 'a Saturday hike with hot chocolate after' lands warmer than a bare dollar amount — especially for people who don't need things.
Can I use these as last-minute Christmas gifts?
Yes — that's one of their best uses. Pick a design, fill it out in your PDF viewer, print on card stock (or even regular printer paper), tuck it in a card or envelope. Total time from realizing-you-forgot to wrapped-and-ready: under ten minutes.
Do these work for kids' Christmas stockings?
They do. The colorful Designs 1 and 2 are most kid-friendly. For little kids, write the gift in plain words ('one trip to the toy store with Grandpa') rather than a dollar amount they won't connect with — it makes the certificate the actual gift, not a placeholder for one.
Can I add a photo or our family signature to the certificate?
The PDF form fields accept text only, not images or true signatures. Easiest workaround: print the certificate, sign it by hand, and if you want a photo, glue an instant photo onto a corner. The handwritten signature actually makes it feel more personal than a typed one.
Adjacent occasions

Other gift certificate occasions.

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Updated through May 2026