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Embroidered Ribbon Greeting Card

Completed Embroidered Ribbon Greeting Card project, featuring Graphic Christmas Tree design

Embroidered greeting cards have never been so luxurious! Add a personal touch for any occasion whether it's season's greetings, birthday wishes or an extra-special thank you card.


We'll show you how to add a satin ribbon to cardstock, and also how to embroider and finish the card.

Supplies & Materials:

Supplies needed:


  • High-quality card stock
  • 2 1/2 inch wide ribbon
  • Decorative paper or wrapping paper
  • Fabric (temporary) spray adhesive
  • Permanent spray adhesive or all-purpose glue
  • Medium-weight cutaway stabilizer

The design used in this tutorial is:


Graphic Christmas Tree

Gather Materials:

First, fold the cardstock to a card shape and cut it to size.

Orange-handled scissors resting on a wooden surface next to a partially opened beige card with a subtle floral embossed pattern.

Next, cut a piece of medium-weight cutaway stabilizer so that it is a bit larger than your hoop. Then spray the stabilizer with temporary adhesive.

Hand holding a white and red spray can, spraying a thin sheet of white felt on a wooden surface background.

Hoop the stabilizer firmly, then smooth the inside flap of the card onto the stabilizer.

Hand with a ring holding a beige folded card over a gray textured cloth inside a plastic embroidery hoop on a wooden surface.

Cut a strip of ribbon the width of the card, leaving about an inch overhang on both ends.

Hand cutting a wide red satin ribbon placed across a folded, pale yellow card on a white tray with a wooden surface in the background.

Next, attach the ribbon. Spray the backside of the ribbon with temporary spray adhesive.

Hand holding white spray can applying spray adhesive onto a red ribbon placed on a wooden surface.

Smooth the ribbon onto the card.

Hand holding beige card with a wide red ribbon placed horizontally across its center on a white textured surface, with wooden background visible above.

Now find the center of the card. Make sure to use a pencil or air erase pen for these steps so you can erase the marks later.


Start by measuring the width of the card, divide by two and mark the center on the top and bottom.

Hand marking measurements on red ribbon with a pencil using a 12-inch stainless steel ruler, on beige paper over white fabric background.

Then, using the two center marks as guides, mark the center of the ribbon by measuring the height and dividing by two.

Hand holding purple marker writing on a black ruler placed over a red satin ribbon on a beige textured paper background.

Start Embroidering:

Attach the hoop to the machine and load the design. Move the hoop so the needle is right over the center mark, and embroider the design.

Close-up of a sewing machine embroidering colorful holiday gift and ribbon designs on a red fabric strip held in place by a hoop, with surrounding light paper.

When the design is finished, remove the card from the hoop and cut away the excess stabilizer.

Embroidery fabric with small multicolored embroidered motifs, orange-handled scissors, and red and beige fabric pieces on a wooden surface.

Now, gently peel back the ribbon and spray it with permanent adhesive. Be careful to spray only the ribbon and not the front of the card. You may use an all-purpose glue instead of spray adhesive.

Hand holding red spray paint can, spray nozzle pressed, aiming at red ribbon folded on tan paper over wooden surface, ribbon partially covering multicolored embroidery.

After spraying, lay the ribbon back down on the card and smooth it over the front.


Turn the card over, bend the excess ribbon to the back of the card and smooth it into place.

Open greeting card on wooden surface with embroidered design of ribbon bows in green, blue, and beige threads. Two red ribbon pieces are glued at top and bottom inside the card.

Finish the inside of the card with decorative paper. Cut a piece to size, spray it with permanent adhesive, and smooth on the inside of the card.

Hand holding open a greeting card showing inside layers, one with green Christmas tree pattern and a red ribbon strip on beige paper, on a dark wood surface.