Now that Thanksgiving is behind you, it’s time to start thinking about sending holiday greetings to your family and friends. We’ve pulled together some of our favorite ideas for making your message memorable.
Sharing a Family Tradition
We love the idea of using a theme such as sharing a favorite family recipe in a little booklet from Minted that allows you to include multiple images and cute messages. It’s darned close to sharing your family’s holiday experience.
Vintage Silhouette Card
Haven’t had time to take a family photo in which everyone looks good? It happens to the best of us, but you can still have your whole family represented with vintage silhouettes for a charmingly personalized approach from one of the artists on etsy.
Eco-Winter Reflections
Choose from creative designs and unique photography to customize your e-card, delivered via e-mail in a digital envelope for a special presentation. The delivery can be tracked so you’re sure they’ve been received. We like Cocodot’s eco-friendly, quick and free approach.
Folk Inspired
We love the quirky vintage design and non-traditional color palette of this card. The single photo template is easy to use and everything on Hello Lucky is printed on lovely recycled paper to complete the look.
Non-Holiday Specific
This charming holiday photo card from MiGi with Petite Alma is dressed with dotted branches and colorful leaves for a lovely look that will work for any celebration. For the inside of the card you can choose from 12 different layout options with photos and captions so you can share what your family has been up to throughout the year. Tiny Prints also offers free mailing — all you have to do is download your address book, and pay for stamps and envelope printing. Or you can purchase matching address labels to coordinate with the design of your card.
Useful Resources:
Want great ideas for taking photos of your kids? Clickinmoms.com is a great resource for techniques, beautiful images for inspiration, and an online community that is directly connected to resources for making the most of your photography.
For photo editing tools online, try Picnik.com. The easy-to-use interface allows you to perfect your photos before you upload them to your holiday cards.
