Grab your coziest sweater and your biggest mug of cocoa, because I have the sweetest winter printable kit for you today! This free set is packed with winter washi tape strips, journal borders, stickers, and quote cards in icy blues, dreamy teals, soft blush pinks, and snowy creams. There are sweater-wearing critters (so many sweater-wearing critters), ice skates, snowflakes, cocoa mugs, and a few cozy winter girls mixed in with vintage ledger and French ephemera backgrounds.
Whether you’re building a winter junk journal, decorating a planner, or adding a little frosty charm to scrapbook pages and gift tags, this kit has you covered from the first snowflake to the last slushy day of February. No shoveling required. ☃️
✨ All Free Printables in One Place
Want even more goodies? I keep every single one of my freebies in one happy little home! Head over to my Free Printables Library to browse junk journal kits, collage sheets, stickers, and ephemera for every season and every mood. 💛
💭 Why Did I Make These?
Okay bestie, confession time. I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania, right in the shadow of Lake Erie. Which means I know snow. I know sleet. I know that gray, ankle-deep slush that somehow soaks through every pair of boots you’ve ever owned. 😩 And if I never hear the phrase “lake effect snow” again for the rest of my life, I will be just fine, thank you very much.
BUT. (You knew there was a but.)
I also loved skiing and sledding as a kid, so I know the magic of winter too. There’s nothing quite like waking up to a fresh, crisp blanket of snow that nobody has walked on yet. Everything is sparkly and quiet, and it feels like the whole world just hit the reset button. ✨
So this kit is my love letter to the good parts of winter: the fresh powder, the sledding hills, the cocoa afterward. No slush allowed!
And then, of course, there are the animals in sweaters. 🐻🧣 I mean... come ON. A polar bear in a fair isle sweater? A raccoon in a striped scarf? A little white fox in a puffy coat doing a happy dance? I didn’t stand a chance. These critters basically designed themselves into this kit, and I regret nothing.
If you love cozy critters as much as I do, you might also enjoy my other free printables in the library!
For this set I used a combination of Creative Fabrica, The Graphics Fairy and my creativity!
💛 Why Are They Free?
Because sharing creativity makes my heart happy! 💕 I believe everyone deserves pretty things to play with, whatever their budget. Free printables let me connect with fellow paper lovers like you, and that community means the world to me.
If you’d like to support my little corner of the internet, here are a few super easy ways:
- 📌 Pin this post to your winter or junk journal boards on Pinterest
- 💌 Join my email list so you never miss a new freebie
- 🗣️ Share it with your crafty friends or in your favorite journaling group
Every pin and share helps more creative souls find their way here, and that keeps the freebies coming! ❄️
🖨️ How to Print Them Out
Here are my best tips for getting these winter goodies looking their absolute best:
- Paper choice: I love matte photo paper for the washi strips, borders, and stickers because it makes those blues really pop. For the quote cards and journaling cards, a 65–110 lb cardstock gives them a nice sturdy feel. Want actual stickers? Print on full-sheet sticker paper!
- Printer settings: Choose “high quality” or “best” and print at 100% / actual size. Uncheck “fit to page” so nothing gets shrunk.
- Scaling: Want mini versions for a pocket journal? Scale down to 75–80% and they’ll still look adorable.
- Cutting the washi strips: For that real washi tape look, trim with deckle-edge scissors or carefully tear the ends. Use a craft knife and ruler on the long edges so they stay crisp.
- Fussy cutting: The hexagon chain and circle borders can be cut as one long strip or snipped apart into individual stickers. Two looks in one!
- Distressing: Run a blue ink pad (Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass or Faded Jeans is perfect) along the edges for a frosty, vintage feel.
- Extra sparkle: Add tiny white gel pen dots for falling snow, or a touch of clear glitter glue on the snowflakes. ✨
- Laminating: Using the quote cards as bookmarks or gift tags? A quick pass through the laminator makes them last all season.
📜 Commercial License for Printing
Good news for my creative business besties! 🎉 You’re welcome to use these printables in physical handmade products you sell, like junk journals, cards, tags, scrapbook kits, and more. Sell them on Etsy, at craft fairs, or online, as long as they are printed first.
What’s not allowed:
- ❌ Selling or sharing the digital files (as-is or altered)
- ❌ Using them in digital products or digital kits
- ❌ Print-on-demand items (mugs, shirts, stickers printed by a POD service, etc.)
Print it, craft it, love it, sell it. 💙
⬇️ How To Download the Freebie!
You can get all of these awesome printables in the freebie library! Just click here or the image below to get your password (if you don’t have it already). If you already have the password, you can enter the freebie library and download hundreds of printables for free!
💙 Let’s Wrap This Up (Like a Cozy Scarf!)
I hope these winter printables bring a little sparkle and a whole lot of cozy to your creative time, bestie! Whether you’re surrounded by actual snowdrifts or, like me, your “winter” is a light jacket and a frosty iced coffee 😂, these pages let you capture all the magic of the season. You get the fresh powder and the sweater-wearing critters with none of the slush.
I can’t wait to see how you use them! Layer the washi strips, tuck the quote cards into pockets, and let those hexagon borders frame your favorite winter memories. Your spreads are going to be so beautiful. ❄️✨
📚 Cozy reading pairing: Winter journaling sessions call for a good book! I’m recommending The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, an enchanting, snowy, fairytale-ish novel set in 1920s Alaska. It’s the perfect frosty mood to journal by. Prefer to listen while you craft? You can grab it on Audible here and let the story play while you cut and glue. 🎧
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