Best Christmas cards and wrapping paper - in pictures

These cards featuring Raymond Briggs's Snowman are wonderfully nostalgic. They come in a pack of 10, all the same design.

Snowman cards, £4.75
Buy online at vandashop.com Photograph: PR

This pack of 10 cards (all the same) uses a 1920s design.

Child Christmas tree card, £3.95
Buy online at culturelabel.com Photograph: PR

Sticker kits to make 12 different Christmas cards - a great project for children.

Christmas card sticker kits, £5.25
Buy online at etsy.com Photograph: PR

A thoroughly Christmassy winter scene, laser-cut into purple card. Single card.

Christmas story card, £4.50
Buy online at bouf.com Photograph: PR

A jolly ice-skating scene by children's illustrator Gwenola Carrere. Comes in a pack of six cards, all the same design.

Ice Skaters, £5
Buy online at tate.org.uk Photograph: PR

This card by British printmaker Edward Bawden shows the Titfield Thunderbolt, the train that features in the 1953 comic film. Comes in a pack of five cards, all the same design.

Titfield Thunderbolt cards, £5
Buy online at culturelabel.com Photograph: PR

A beautiful 1920s design taken from the George Buday archive. Comes in a pack of 10, all the same design.

House in the snow, £5Buy online at vandashop.co.uk Photograph: PR

Wish you had a gnome for Christmas? Maybe this cute wrapping paper will go some way to fulfilling your dream.

Gnome wrap, £3.50 a roll
Buy online at paperchase.co.uk Photograph: PR

Handmade paper, made in Nepal from renewable lokta tree bark fibre. Five sheets in different colours.

Water colour gift wrap, £5.50
Buy online at tate.org.uk Photograph: PR

Recycled wrapping paper printed with a delicate white snowflake design. There's a whole range of matching items, from wrap to gift tags.

Snowflake wrap, from £2
Buy online at bouf.com Photograph: Alick Cotterill/bouf.com

Pretty up your packages with this rustic ribbon.

Ribbons, £3.95
Buy online at giftshop.cancerresearchuk.org Photograph: PR

These gift tags are made from recycled brown card and feature navy and laser-cut stars. Pack of three.

Recycled star gift tags, £2.25
Buy online at gottohaveit.co.uk Photograph: PR

Last but not least, a wrapping tool that enables you to have a hand free for holding folded paper while you tape it down.

Scotch pop-up tape handband, £2.50
Buy online at 3mselect.co.uk Photograph: PR