Want to send unique Christmas cards this winter? Make the cards by yourself as this has become easy with the availability of photo editing software. It’s only up to you in designing attractive photo cards.
Like Dr. Seuss said, “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from the store: maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.”
Christmas greetings cards have a charm nothing else can replicate. By sending them, you can reunite with friends and family across the globe and send blessings and cheer to young ones. Though X’ mas cards have traditional designs, today you can create non-religious and quirky themes for your card by featuring photos:
- Events recap: Make a photo collage of the important events of the past year. A photo will speak a thousand words where a newsletter cannot. Instead of telling your loved ones, show them. Have you moved recently? Send a picture of your new house. Did you holiday in an exotic locale? Include a few snap shots like Christmas pictures.
- Highlight your interests: If there were no important events in your life in the last year, include photos of your favourite hobbies. If you love skiing, use a picture of you on the slopes. If you are on beach bums, include a photo of you building a sand castle in your holiday photograph. Create a Christmas gallery of your hobbies.
- Convey a message: If you have a statement to make or a cause dear to your heart, post a relevant message on your holiday card. Do you volunteer for animals? Get a snap taken with stray dogs and cats at the local animal shelter and include them in the photo card to get someone to adopt them.
- Use old and new photos: Juxtapose some cute, old photos with new ones. Add a dollop of nostalgia by adding some baby pictures of you. If you are an older couple, you can add a photo of when you first met. Select a card that can feature multiple photos. Remember to add the date of the photo, especially on old photographs. Add some Christmas famous quotes.
- Photos of pets: Include photos of furry friends- dogs and cats in the holiday photo. To create an appealing Christmas card, you can include pics of your beloved pets. If they can be coaxed, take pictures of them in felt antlers and Santa hats. Or take a photo of them popping out of the box.
- Include everyone: If you have a close family, you can include all in your Christmas card photo. Choose a Christmas card template that can include multiple photos. Place your photo at the centre and photos of siblings, uncles, aunts, parents, grandparents, and cousins all around. Add some Christian spiritual quotes.
- Funny photos: Go for the laughs while designing Christmas cards. Take a photo of you sitting on Santa’s lap in the local mall. Or take a picture of you with rolled up trousers, walking in the surf with the caption- “no more wading for Christmas.” Send text messages that are funny before you send a card.
- Special places: Fill your card with nostalgic images of special places in your life like where you met in school, where you proposed or the kitchen where you shared coffee every day.
- Capture your love: Take romantic photographs of you waltzing with the Christmas tree in the background or holding hands over a candle lit dinner with eyes fixed on each other or lying down together amidst flowers in a garden. Also, you can take a photo of your holding hands and enhance them with digital photography. Such pictures can also be framed and preserved.
- For kids: Want to send pictures of your newborn? Want family and friends to know how fast your little ones are growing? Nothing is better than a few snapshots in your holiday greeting. The best way to click a picture of kids is to do it impromptu – when they are in their natural element. Like when they are playing with a toy, are sleeping or eating messily or laughing uncontrollably. For a great photo, take a picture with their mother as they are calmer in this pose. Also, you can add a festive touch by clicking them playing with Christmas decorations.
These are some of the ideas for creating photo Christmas cards to mark Christmas celebrations. They are a unique way to brighten up your Christmas.
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