2012 Fathers Day Make a Greeting Card or Photo Collage for Dad - PR-USA.net

What's the best gift for 2012 Father's Day? Making a father's day greeting card or photo collage as gift for Dad with greeting card maker or photo collage maker is a good idea.

2012 Father's Day is fast approaching, it's time for the children to give special gifts or appreciation to their fathers. And are you looking for the best Father's Day gift with a difference? Not to worry, this year surprise dad with a personalized gift he??s sure to treasure forever. There are kinds of ways to show your gratitude, thanks and love to your Dad. Here SnowFox Software give you a perfect 2012 Father's Day Gift Idea - Make a special greeting card or create a cool photo collage for Dad with SnowFox Greeting Card Maker for Mac and SnowFox Photo Collage Maker software.

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Make a Beautiful Father's Day Greeting Card for Your Dad

SnowFox Greeting Card Maker for Mac is a powerful ye easy to use greeting card making application with unique features to help you create stunning greeting cards. With this Mac Greeting Card Maker, it becomes an easy yet funny job to turn any normal photo into a prominent artwork. You can simply make beautiful and animated greeting cards. This greeting card creator provides free different styles templates to make your own card for desktop wallpapers, posters, sharing them on facebook, myspace. Or directly print beautiful card as a special gift.

To make more beautiful greeting cards, you could edit the card such as add text caption, rotate the photos, drag smaller or bigger, and more. So you could create impressive array of greeting card in minutes with the best Greeting Card Maker for Mac. Simple Make various card from your photos. As an exceptional Greeting Card software, it has the ability to create any kind of card without any problems.

With Greeting Card Maker for Mac, you are able to create a Father's Day Card for your Dad to show your love in this special holiday. See this step by step guide as below:

1. Choose a father's day greeting card templates you like.
2. Drag and drop your photos to the workplace from iPhoto or desktop.
3. Edit and customize the greeting card with cool effects.
4. Save greeting card in .jpeg or .png and send it to your Dad, or print it out.

In addition, you can make a cook photo collage on Windows or Mac with SnowFox Photo Collage Maker Software from the following website.

In a word, SnowFox Greeting Card for Mac or Photo Collage Maker Mac  software will be your best choice to edit or decorate pictures in with its operations, functions and templates. Whatever you're a novice for Windows or Mac, you can use it to create a special greeting card or make a pretty photo collage for 2012 Father's Day in a few minutes.

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Graduation Commences at Greeting Card Universe with a First in Class Collection of Greeting Cards - YAHOO!

Over 74 million graduation greeting cards were given in 2011. Today, Greeting Card Universe, announces its popular collection of 4,644 original and uncommon Graduation cards. The collection includes cards for grade specific from pre-K to college, GED, graduate school, trade/vocational school, relationship specific, name specific and Photo Card announcements as well as cards heralding academic achievements like straight As, Class Valedictorian, Dean’s List, Honor Roll and more.

Greeting Card Universe, the world’s largest greeting card store, announces its popular collection of 4,644 original and uncommon Graduation cards.

“Graduating from school—be it preschool, kindergarten, grade school, high school, college, or trade school—is more than just putting on a cap and gown, and getting a diploma,” says Mindy Rosso-Gaemi, Community Manager at Greeting Card Universe. “It’s a rite of passage and a milestone achievement marking the next stage of development.”

Millions of American children, teenagers, and adults graduate from school each year. The cap and gown worn by graduating students has a rich history. The familiar four-sided and tasseled cap called a mortarboard was first developed in 16th century Scotland, while the gown is reminiscent of clothing worn in Europe’s late medieval period. Before the 1950s in the U.S., the color of all gowns was grey. Today, school colors are often worn.

“The commencement ceremony begins a journey into a new life,” says Rosso-Gaemi. “And of course, a student’s family gives their encouragement and support at this special time. Last year, around 74 million greeting cards in total were given, including Graduation Announcements, Commencement Ceremony Invitations, Graduation Invitations, and Graduation Congratulations.”

Greeting Card Universe’s collection includes cards for Grade Specific from Pre-K to College, GED, Graduate School, For Him, For Her, Trade/Vocational School, Relationship Specific, Name Specific and Photo Graduation Announcements. As well as a collection of cards heralding academic achievements like straight As, Class Valedictorian, Dean’s List, Honor Roll and more.

Additionally, custom greeting cards can be created within 48 hours at no additional cost by requesting changes (like incorporating the graduate’s own school colors) or a totally new design from their artist community of over 4,500 freelance artists from around the world.

“A growing trend for modern students is giving ‘thank you’ cards to teachers and parents or other relatives to express their appreciation for the guidance they’ve received. Also thank you cards for graduation for the graduate to acknowledge the kind gesture of a gift. Shoppers can personalize the inside of all cards at Greeting Card Universe with their own text and photo,” says Rosso-Gaemi. “Once shoppers discover the variety of Graduation cards we offer, they’ll never shop anywhere else again.”

Greeting Card Universe’s traditional and niche offerings of over 530,000 cards gives nod to the importance of choice and personalization in today’s marketplace and stays true to its tagline “any card imaginable.”

About Greeting Card Universe

Greeting Card Universe (http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com) is a division of BigDates Solutions, a private company that provides consumers with unique, personalized services for any holiday or occasion. Greeting Card Universe is the world's largest paper greeting card store, offering an unlimited selection of custom greeting cards, birthday greeting cards, photo cards, invitations, and note cards. BigDates Solutions is the leading provider of Online Reminder Service Solutions, powering gift-reminder services, including 1800Flowers.com and FTD.com. The company is also the owner of Birthday Calendar, a Facebook application with over 44 million installs.

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Snapfish - 40% off books photo cards folded greeting note cards

By, June 19 to Snapfish, you can save 40% off on books photo, 4? x 8 and 5? x 7? flat cards, greeting cards, folded cards, posters, mugs, aprons, dish below and magnets when you use promotion code SUMMERFUN12 at the outset.

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Mixbook Launches New Editor Features - Market Wire

Mixbook, the online photo book service that offers the most customizable photo books, photo cards, and photo calendars on the planet, announced today new Editor features that make Mixbook easier to use and even more customizable. Users can now customize their Mixbook with Instagram, the leading photo-sharing app on iPhone and Android devices. Mixbook also announced 1-Click Photo Upload, Photo Preview, and Photo Smart Guide features.

"We always strive to make our functions as accessible and user-friendly as possible. We're very excited about our Instagram integration and the additional social networking capabilities it will bring to users," said CEO Andrew Laffoon.

New Mixbook Editor Features:

Instagram Photos - The fun and easy way to snap a picture and transform its look and feel to share on Facebook, Twitter, and now, directly upload photos into your Mixbook account. Securely connect to your Instagram account and access all of your photos. It's quick and easy to instantly upload all of your fun and exciting photos. Follow us on Instagram for fun photo updates at mixbookteam.1-Click Photo Upload - It's faster than ever to get your photos into Mixbook. Now every placeholder photo will show a button that allows you to instantly upload any photo from your computer for use in your Mixbook photo book, card, or calendar. Enables users to easily place any of their photos as layout backgrounds with a simple click of the "Photo background fill" button, which automatically positions and trims your photo.Photo Previews - What were once small versions of your photos are now large previews, making it easier than ever to select exactly the photo you want to place into your project. When you hover your mouse over a photo in the tray, a preview will appear that makes it easier to select just the right photo. It's simple and instantaneous. When you drag your photo to the Mixbook page, the preview quickly gets out of the way.Photo Smart Guides - Design layout smart tools to auto align your photos in a Mixbook photo book, card, or calendar. Every time you add photos, stickers, or text to your Mixbook photo book you'll be able to vertically or horizontally align your photos. The easy way to guarantee your photo is truly centered!

For more information go to Mixblog, which explains all of the latest and revamped features making your Mixbook and photo upload experience that much more enjoyable.

This month Mixbook is hosting a national Dad's Got Talent contest. Upload a photo of dad's hidden talent, and rally for votes to win the $1,500 grand prize. Mixbook has a range of fantastic customizable Father's Day-themed photo books available, averaging $19.99/photo book. For more information or to start your Father's Day photo book, card, or calendar today, visit Mixbook.com.

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Mixbook (www.mixbook.com) makes memories interactive and real. The company has created patent-pending technologies for platforms that let millions of users around the world quickly and easily create obsessively customizable photo books, cards, calendars, and more. The company's intuitive online software democratizes design, allowing everyone to create masterpieces that can instantly be shared for free on the web or purchased as high-quality printed products. Mixbook's team is pioneering social-visual design realization, meaning projects take shape simply and organically. The results are timelessly elegant, infinitely and intensely personalized, and always on the mark. Try Mixbook today at http://www.mixbook.com.

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Not Your Average Father’s Day at Greeting Card Universe: Paper Greeting Cards for Every Dad You Know - YAHOO!

Since 1972 Father’s Day has been celebrated on the third Sunday in June. Sunday, June 17th this year. According to the Washington Business Journal, last year Americans spent an estimated $11 billion dollars on Father’s Day gifts. $1.4 billion was spent on greeting cards. Greeting Card Universe, the world’s largest greeting card store, announces its popular collection of 9,062 original and uncommon Father’s Day cards. The collection includes a large variety of traditional and popular card designs for Father’s Day, but has been fortified with unconventional and non-traditional cards like My Two Dads, For Baby Daddy, Birthday on Father’s Day, Like a Father to Me, Father to be, Estranged Father, In Remembrance of Father, From the Pet for example.

Greeting Card Universe, the world’s largest greeting card store, announces its popular collection of 9,062 original and uncommon Father’s Day cards.

After World War II, the unofficial observance of Father’s Day in the U.S. was established. Since 1972, when President Richard Nixon proclaimed it an official national holiday, Father’s Day has been celebrated on the third Sunday in June. Many countries around the world also observe a special day for fathers, though not all on the same date.

“The modern Father’s Day is about all different kinds of dads,” says Mindy Rosso-Gaemi, Community Manager at Greeting Card Universe. “Today the holiday celebrates many special relations in a person’s life who are fathers like husband, brother, boyfriend, grandfather, grandson, son, uncle, first time father, birth father, co-worker, coach, and many more.”

Greeting Card Universe offers a large variety of traditional and popular card designs for Father’s Day, but has fortified their collection with unconventional and non-traditional cards.

“We’re offering a collection of greeting cards to fit such unusual categories as My Two Dads or For Baby Daddy,” says Rosso-Gaemi, “as well as Across the Miles, Father’s Day Photo Cards, Birthday on Father’s Day, Like a Father to Me, Father to be, Estranged Father, In Remembrance of Father, From the Pet, and with themes like Sports for the sporty dad, Humor for the funny dad or Rivers/Lakes for the outdoorsy dad for example. Once shoppers discover the variety of Father’s Day cards available in our collection, they’ll never shop anywhere else.”

According to the Washington Business Journal, last year Americans spent an estimated $11 billion dollars on Father’s Day gifts. $1.4 billion was spent on greeting cards - the same as the amount spent on electronics and clothing.

“Shoppers can personalize the inside of all cards at Greeting Card Universe with their own text and photo,” adds Rosso-Gaemi, “adding a personal touch while enjoying the ease of ordering online. Additionally, custom greeting cards can be created within 48 hours at no additional cost by requesting changes or a totally new design from our artist community of over 5,100 freelance artists from around the world.”

Greeting Card Universe’s traditional and niche offerings of over 550,000 cards gives nod to the importance of choice and personalization in today’s marketplace and stays true to its tagline “any card imaginable.”

About Greeting Card Universe

Greeting Card Universe (http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com) is a division of BigDates Solutions, a private company that provides consumers with unique, personalized services for any holiday or occasion. Greeting Card Universe is the world's largest paper greeting card store, offering an unlimited selection of custom greeting cards, birthday greeting cards, photo cards, invitations, and note cards. BigDates Solutions is the leading provider of Online Reminder Service Solutions, powering gift-reminder services, including 1800Flowers.com and FTD.com. The company is also the owner of Birthday Calendar, a Facebook application with over 44 million installs.

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Nuts and bolts: maps Photo - community GCU

Here is a classic & bolts of year last with some examples on how to (and how not) Photo cards design. Enjoy this blast from the past!

In the former community newsletters, I have given you advice of the designer to create Photo Cards and Top five tips for the design of Photo Cards. Mindy (GCU administrator) gave a few important guidelines in the Forum. Today, we will talk about how to design maps Photo that will attract the attention of buyers and how to fix parts map to transform for sale gold.

All examples of map "Before" were actually acceptable according to the standards of the GCU - Yes, I checked. However, from a business point of view, they were not so great. With some tweaking, however, the bar has been raised, as the appeal. I expect card drawings as examples of "the after" will be done.

Obtain, shall we? Take a look at this first example:

In the before picture, you will see that the design itself is very well... If it is just a normal Halloween card. As a Photo card Halloween, it works really. Why? Because he looks exactly like what it is: an existing map with a couple of tiny photos mobilize on it. And it seems unfinished because the check boxes in the photo is not a border around them. The focus on design rather than photographs of the buyer. In the image from, you see that the focus has been moved so photos Centre held with elements of design slightly interacting with photos - a very sharp composition. It will be successful? Well, we sold a short time after cards Photo became public, so I would say "Yes."

Skip to example number two...

In the image of the front once more has been emphasis on the design element - in this case, the skeleton - with negligible photo, apparently almost an afterthought area. You can see where I was going with the idea, but lacks execution. Let us now consider the image of "the after". Although the actual photo area is not that much larger than before, giving him a somewhat irregular framework which incorporates the color on the new text of the card front and allowing the skeleton to interact with the photo, the composition is much improved. The Visual joke now works much better!

And the last example...

The idea of having a black giant, hairy spiders, scary threatening the person on the photo are quite good, but in the image "Before", it doesn't have much impact. The area of the photo is too small, and there is no boundary to define the area and to give a crisp edge. The image of "the after", I've not changed position of the area in the photo, but I blew it and in fact a circle and given a decisive border. Voila! The idea of this new translation is much better, and I allowed the spider to interact more with the photo to give it more oomph.

If there you have it - three before and after the greeting card of examples of Photo card design errors and how to fix them. I tend to learn better with Visual information, so I hope that this article will help you point towards models of success.

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Photo place cards welcome guests - detroitnews.com

As the school year comes to end, students who participated in everything from baseball to band, or chess club to the science fair, are attending banquets, award dinners and lunches.

If you want to host a graduation dinner or other event where the guests will be sitting, an easy way to mark their place is with a photo place card.

Begin with a small box. If your school has a die-cutting system, it is likely to have a box die cut. If a die cut is not available, take any small box and pull it apart to create a pattern.

Mark all of the cut and fold lines, then assemble the box, mimicking the original box. For extra strength, laminate the paper first. Decorate the boxes with generic embellishments like stars or coordinate the decorations to match the theme of the event. A perfect way to personalize the place card is with a photo.

Simply cut around the subject, cut out a matching shape from paper and sandwich a wooden toothpick or piece of thin gauge wire between the layers when gluing them together. Each box can be filled with goodies or shredded paper, but the ultimate customization for a sports event is to grow wheat grass or alfalfa sprouts in the box. Seeds will grow without dirt if you fill the box with crumpled paper towels and cotton batting.

It is helpful to moisten the cotton before covering it with seeds, then water twice daily with an eyedropper or straw to keep the seeds moist.

Two to three weeks of watering will result in a box full of lush greenery that will make the perfect host for a photo label. And if the special event includes a meal, the salad (or sandwich) can even be enhanced with the sprouts!

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Christmas Photo Cards - Famous Figures

Every year, the celebration of Christmas must never fail to create a unique lasting memory for all. From all over the world, they have these traditions that will make Christmas a special holiday. Taking pictures, preparing food, wrapping presents, hosting party and some other ideas will have a great part in making every moment a special one to be cherish for a lifetime.

Many symbols are being coined with Christmas. One of which is the North Star. Many scholars have said that the North Star was the magnificent light leading the shepherds and the Three Wise Magi to the place where baby Jesus was born.

Another famous figure is Santa Claus. Most children believe that Santa Claus is the one who enters through their house's chimney to bring gifts during the Christmas Eve. Santa is said to give gifts of toys and good things to children who have been good for the whole year. Some other figures would include Christmas tree, Christmas stockings, mistletoe, poinsettias, candy canes, Christmas cards and Rudolf the red-nose reindeer. All of the said figures are perfect for a photo to be incorporated as a Christmas photo cards.

Photo Christmas cards are famous nowadays because this will get in touch with your relatives and friends living far from you. For sure, they will be very happy to see how your family is; how tall have your kids grown, how well your family have been after a long time of no often communication with each other.

Sending a photo Christmas card will keep the family bonds together showing the true meaning of Christmas.

Some online companies share with the idea of making a photo Christmas cards that will make a great impact to the recipients of the cards. They help in making innovative cards that will surely be treasured for a lifetime. Photo Christmas cards being made personalize, can have your own ideas into your card. Want to have great Christmas photo cards, get yourself make a photo Christmas card.

Mavis Hayes is a mom of two wonderful boys and a wife to her engineer husband. She is a working mom, currently a partner of SimplyToImpress.com, a company that hosts innovative and creative photo greeting cards like Holiday photo Christmas cards. Make your own Christmas photo cards at SimplyToImpress.com.

Share Your Christian Cheer This Christmas With These Top 4 Christian Christmas Photo Card Ideas

Finding the perfect Christian Christmas photo cards to send to your friends and family has become increasingly difficult with the ones you do find being extremely limited in choice. Instead the shelves are packed with more secular Christmas images, humorous Christmas Cards filled with glitter and pictures of Santa and his helpers. Want to know what you can do to find the perfect Christmas photo card, catering to all of your religious needs? Then read on and check out our top 4 Christian Christmas photo card ideas.

Create Your Own Card -

One of the best ways to find the perfect Christian Christmas photo card for you is to create your own card. By creating your own Christmas card you can be in complete control over how your greeting card looks and the message which it sends to all its recipients. All you have to do is choose any Christian Christmas picture from a book or the internet, edit it on your computer, print it and then add it to your Christmas card template.

Search Online -

Searching online for Christian Christmas greeting cards can be more fruitful than you may think. The internet is full of millions of websites catering to all different niches with thousands dedicated to the sale of religious products including Christmas cards. Additionally many of the high street card shops which we all know and love are more likely to stock a wider variety of religious Christmas cards than they would in their stores mainly due to the bigger audience and their wide preferences which the internet delivers them. So simply type in 'Christian Christmas Photo Cards' into your preferred search engine and watch how many search results appear.

A Verse For You:

If you still can't find the Christian Christmas Photo Card for you then there are a number of alternatives you can send to your nearest and dearest instead. One of these alternatives is to pick a small selection of meaningful verses from the bible in relation to Christmas, write or print them off and send them out. This is a great Christmas card alternative as it shows its recipients how much thought you have put into their card alternative and how much Christmas means to you as a Christian. For extra Christmas decoration tie your verse together with some rosary beads or with some red ribbon.

Share A Bookmark:

Another alternative to buying a Christian Christmas card is to give all of your friends and family a bookmark with a verse, picture or a small personal message written on either side. There are many companies online and on your local high street who will be able to complete these services for you for a small cost. Giving a bookmark instead of a card is a great idea as bookmarks can be used over and over again whilst once Christmas has finished all the Christmas cards get thrown away. Therefore your Christian message can last all year round instead of just for Christmas.

Here we have provided you with our Top 4 Christian Christmas Photo Card Ideas to help you in your quest to solve your Christmas greeting card needs. By using anyone of these 4 ideas you will be able to source and send the perfect Christmas cards or alternatives to your nearest and dearest with little fuss. You can find more ideas that will help you and your family celebrate this memorable holiday at Top Christmas Photo-Cards.

Share Your Family With Holiday Photo Cards

Holiday photo cards are some of the most popular greeting cards sent out during the holidays. They have a personality that a normal boxed card cannot duplicate. They mark another year in the life of your friends and family and are always a welcome reminder from those you care most about. Very often a photo card is that once a year gathering together of families, and is an annual documentation of the changes that have occurred over the past twelve months. Unless there are other milestones that have taken place, like graduations or weddings, family gatherings are sometimes rare. Even if there is a special event that occurs over the course of a year, it is still nice to have that one photo taken at around the same time showing the progress in a family's life.

When deciding on a photo for your holiday card you will want to do some planning so that the resulting picture captures the essence of your family. You may want to consider coordinating wardrobes so that there is cohesiveness to the shot. This doesn't necessarily mean everyone should be wearing matching holiday sweaters. What it does mean though is that if the shot is formal all the members of the group should be dressed more formally. On the flip side, if your family is of the more casual persuasion, jeans and polo shirts may be worn by everyone. There is some debate about how conservative the dress should be. As long as it reflects the true nature of the family, you cannot go wrong. Besides, when you look back on some of the cards in ten or fifteen years, what you thought was cool and edgy will no longer be so and it will make for a nice conversation piece for your children's children someday.

The thing about holiday photo cards is that often times they are kept over the years and can provide a history and recurring enjoyment for family and friends. Revisiting the fashions of the days gone by never gets old and holiday cards are a great resource for some truly interesting fashion statements. They are also a great way to document family pets into your family history. Some pet owners go to great lengths getting photos taken for the annual holiday photos going so far as to dress them in holiday outfits like Santa Claus or one of his reindeer outfitted with antlers and bells.

Some people use their holiday photo cards to document a special trip, or occasion from the year past. For instance a warm reminder of a Caribbean vacation sent to chilly relatives snowbound in the great white north. Or the reverse for relatives in the south that would welcome the sight of a snowy landscape from their friends and family back home. Cards are meant to be a way to let others know how important you are to them and that you are thinking of them. A card with a photo reinforces the thought and conveys it in ways that other media cannot. At the end of the holiday season, when all the decorations are taken down, and the presents are put away, there is always room for that handful photo cards you get every year to tuck safely in a box for another year.

Holiday photo cards create an instant keepsake and a treasured reminder of people who you have had an impact on and who in turn have brought something special into your own life. They are always worth sending. Conversely, they are always cherished and appreciated by the recipient

Andy West is a writer on many subjects including holiday celebrations. Don't just send plain old Christmas cards, holiday photo cards

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Top 10 List: Why We Love Halloween Photo Cards This Year!

Top 10 Reasons To Order Custom Halloween Photo Cards and Invitations Online

10. Favorite time of Year!

9. I have these awesome pictures and nothing to do with them!

8. I spent all this money and time on the costumes and it was too cold to wear them!

7. My kids will be too old to 'Trick-or-Treat" next year!

6. They are just so darn cute!

5. I can skip the last minute frenzy of sending Christmas photo cards!

4. My Halloween decorations were awesome and nobody came a knockin'!

3. Friends and family who don't live nearby always miss our costumes!

2. I can use this photo card as ammunition to bribe my teenager in the future!

1. I can make a keepsake scrapbook with fabulous photo cards from each year to document our family Halloween celebrations!

Witches, Ghosties, Goblins, Beasties, Beauties, Angels, Devils, Political Spoofs, and Famous Character Costumes all combined with spooktacular treats and tricks deserve celebration! Capture your family, children and pets with a Halloween photo card that preserves the memory and reaches out to family and friends far away. Say 'boo' to distant relatives with a photo card to remember or share family news with a birth or moving announcement.

Celebrate with friends and family by hosting a haunted Halloween house, spooky shower, or birthday bash! Autumn themed Halloween photo cards and invitations add an extra element of excitement to your event! No need to stress about themes or decorations when jack-o-lanterns, mums, pirates and princesses abound! Choose your kid friendly or adult them and go crazy! Don't forget the black martinis!

Many professional photographers offer mini sessions this time of year especially for digital photo cards. If you choose to take your own, here's a few tips and tricks:

Tip: Try to shoot your subject, be it jack-o'-lantern on ghostly ghoul, up close. Don't worry about getting your pirate from head-to-toe, and shoot from your child's height, not yours. Fill the frame with your subject for the best shot; avoid getting distracting stuff in the background of your picture.

Tip: If you're taking a picture of your perfectly carved jack-o-lantern, put several lights in, not just one, to get it really glowing.

Tip: If you're snapping pics of kids in masks, take a second photo without the masks so that in years to come you can identify every pirate and princess.

So go ahead and celebrate! Children of all ages love this time of year and still get excited about a spooky ghost or funny mask. Plan your event with a custom Halloween Invitation to pump up the excitement or send out a Halloween Photo card to share your creative costumes with friends near and far.

Have a spooktacular and happy Halloween!

Catherine Venable is the co-owner of Fresh Dirt Designs where each photo card is as unique as your photo. Custom designs and invitations created upon request. Fresh Dirt Designs Stationery is not available in any retail stores so that we may continue to provide custom designs and excellent quality at reasonable prices. Visit our online boutique at http://HalloweenPhotoCard.com to view samples of the fall collection of designs which are customized to enhance the colors and style of each photo.

Photo Holiday Cards - Creating Pet Photo Cards

It isn't always easy to include your pets in photo holiday cards. For starters, they're not the most tolerant of photos in many cases. Plus, getting them to hold still is like trying to hold on to soap in the shower. It just doesn't usually work out well. However, if you're still willing to take the chance and looking to make your pets the stars of your next holiday card, you have many different styles and types of cards to choose from that will look great with your pet photos attached.

Photo holiday cards have been around for a long time and many people still send them every single year, despite the changes in technology that have made it easier to keep in touch. If you want to create a great pet photo for your card, you have to take the time to plan accordingly and figure out what you want to do. Some people take pictures of their pets throughout the year, which allows them to have photos at their disposal when they need them. Other people have professional photos done so that they can guarantee that they turn out. Even more people might just wait for the opportune moment to capture their pets on film.

If you do attempt to pose your pets for photo holiday cards, be patient. Most pets aren't going to help you out on this project and you might need to enlist the help of your family members to get the photo just right. Think about the type of picture that you want to send, too. Some people like cute photos while others want fun pictures or something that is a little more unique. No matter what you are looking for, it should be easy for you to figure it out if you get creative.

Photo holiday cards are available in all shapes and sizes for your pet pictures, and can be anything that you want. Whether you want a funny greeting or a cute card, there is plenty to choose from. You no longer have to be the center of attention to send photo cards because you can let your pets do the showing off and stay behind the scenes. Plus, you can customize these cards online without spending a lot of money, giving you plenty of great reasons to consider sending pet holiday cards this year instead of virtual greetings or traditional family photos.

Olivier De Meulder is one of the founders of Invitation Consultants, Inc. the leading online retailer of wedding invitations, and photo holiday cards, announcements and stationery for any special occasion.

The Top 10 Funniest Holiday Photo Card Ideas Revealed

The holidays can represent a wide range of beliefs, traditions, and gift-giving opportunities. While the holidays are traditionally a time of religious and spiritual contemplation and rejoicing, everyone can use some humor in their life. This is especially true in today's tight economy where many families are discovering that they will be unable to travel to see family and friends this holiday season. This realization is making the use of Christmas cards and holiday photo cards, once again, a great way to reconnect with loved ones without breaking the family bank account.

Everyone needs a good laugh now and then. You can use your Christmas cards as a way to spread some holiday cheer by using humorous family photographs to design custom made holiday cards. Nearly everyone has a photograph or two that can bring on a smile even on the worst of days. If you do not have one that will work, there are plenty of opportunities to create a humorous holiday photo card with a digital camera and very little effort.

1. Bathtub Bubbles - Bubble bath photos nearly always bring a smile, especially when the tub is also filled with pets and/or children dressed in Santa hats or reindeer antlers. The bubbles end up being props of their own and the delighted faces of your children will shine through on these holiday photo cards.

2. Crazy Crashes - We don't actually want to see anyone get hurt, but sometimes the camera is right where it needs to be to catch a moment that says it all. Feet in the air, skyrocketing eyebrows, and mouths in a perfect "O" can bring make us laugh out loud in spite of ourselves.

3. Doing It Old School - Grab the family and get decked out in something hysterically historical. Add a sepia-time filter and you have everything you need for some comical Christmas cards.

4. Dressing Up - Most children love the chance to dress up in Mommy and Daddy's clothes. Grab an armful of shoes, jackets, dresses, and hats and let the fun begin. Your kids will parade and prance for as long as your camera batteries will last, creating funny family photographs perfect for your holiday photo cards.

5. Driveway Deliberations - Take a broom to the driveway and break out a big box of brightly colored chalk and urge family members to add their holiday message to the driveway. Once all of your "artists" have completed their works, have a neighbor snap a shot of the family declaring their holiday driveway message.

6. Exquisitely Embarrassing - Everyone has photographs that make the subject cringe and groan out loud as family and friends laugh riotously and tease affectionately. These humorous Christmas photo cards are sure to be a favorite, as everyone else recalls embarrassing moments of their own.

7. Food Foibles - Whether the photograph is of a toddler wearing their birthday cake or a bowlful of spaghetti, kids involuntarily feeding the family dog, or the new wife's smoke-filled kitchen, these photographs are sure to provide the comic relief everyone needs this holiday season.

8. Hysterical Holidays - Thanksgiving turkeys that ended up on the floor, silly Halloween costumes, family vacation adventures, birthday party disasters, and cake-mashing wedding photographs can all be used to generate humor as well as let others know what your family has been up to during the year.

9. Intriguing Insights - Candid photographs often show far more than was intended. Children stuck in buckets, dogs sneaking up on unsuspecting diners, and the kids' attempt at bathing the family dog can all provide plenty of good choices for your holiday photo cards.

10. Pampered Pets - Pets make great subjects for humorous Christmas cards. Most dogs and even some cats will tolerate being dressed, decorated, and posed in countless humorous photo card options. Santa hats, antlers, and human clothing can all be used to create something silly that everyone will enjoy.

We should always be looking for ways of thinking outside the box. There may be a humorous photo waiting to happen, and through more creative or non-conventional situations, you may easily capture that next holiday Christmas memory. This is also a simple, easy way to have a whole lot of fun!

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How to Make Your Holiday Extra Special With Christmas Photo Cards

It is the most awaited time of the year once more! Christmas is now in the air and many people are thinking for the most special gift that they can give to their friend and family. Why not try making a Christmas card on your own? Anyway, it's the thought that counts.

Making a Christmas holiday card is one of the nicest things that you will have to do for your loved ones. It will help you enhance your craftsmanship. There are different ways to make your holiday greeting cards extra special. One of which is making your photos be the card itself.

Christmas photo cards will make your greeting card more personalized. Since today is the age of high technology, why not take advantage of it and make use of your internet and digital cameras for a homemade Christmas photo cards? Boost up the creativity that you have and flaunt that idea in making a homemade photo greeting card.

It is very easy to transform your precious photo shots into a wonderful present this coming Holidays. You just need to capture a perfectly great picture of your family sitting around that Christmas tree or while the kids are making their own version of Frosty the Snowman, a heartfelt message and your envelope, of course.

After picking the right photograph, some online sites offers card-making software. They make holiday cards by using photos for a more personalized look and style. Christmas photo cards will most specially be appreciated if it was made with love. Homemade greeting cards will surely give an extra special touch to your greetings.

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Baby Shower Photo Cards - Calling the Shots

Easily a telling snap-shot makes for a great custom-made, one-of-a-kind photo card. Anything to do with babies gets more memorable when you send out these trendy cards. Uniquely designed baby shower picture invites roll in the anticipatory merriment and happiness. Everything about babies being so much fun, the pre-arrival partying does start with unforgettable invitations.

These cards add joy to the expectant mothers blessed state and may get the creativity spouting to design unique invitation cards that often become keepsakes. Or you could get the specialists in the business to design the photo cards to make it more special. The designing of these cards now being an art form, can appropriately expresses the intensity of your joy.

Making for matchless invitations they are an enticement to summon guests. Since it's a singular occasion the invitation deserves to be extraordinarily special also. With some great ideas you achieve big results with photo cards. Create cards using personal images of the mother's present state of expanse! Make it fun by adding harmonizing designs to the photograph.

The celebration is best depicted by having a picture card. The photo invitation informs friends and family just how you look and feel. Besides it conveys how important it is to be sharing the time with them and how much meaningful it would be with their longed for company. Photo cards actually become souvenirs underlining the need for near and dear ones to be present at the baby shower.

Be it any kind of photo baby shower invitation that you might yourself design or purchase, make sure it creates an impression on invitees. The trick here is to accessorize photo cards by adding special extras to make them even more striking. Miniature cutouts of fairy godmothers, milk bottles or nappies tied appropriately with pink or blue ribbons, dangling to the sides are quite interesting.

The best part is that such a special card becomes a treasured keepsake for the mother-to-be. Imagine the pleasure when a couple of years later one can gloss over it in the scrapbook. Yes the novel invitation card will be joyously cherished for the rest of the life. The thing is you have to hunt for innovative ideas to make that unique baby shower photo card.

You could put in baby pictures with appealing baby themes on your photo card. A wonderful thing would be to find baby pictures of the mother to be and use it for the baby shower photo card invitation. A good option could also be to take a snapshot of the moms pregnant tummy and display it. Photo cards sure are lots of fun for baby showers.

The arrival of a new infant is a great time to create this unique invite. As new parents-to-be you probably want to share the joy and look forward to your bundle of joy. Baby shower photo invitations provide family and friends with all of the normal information plus more apart from being a memento of your big news.

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The Tradition of Giving New Year Photo Cards

In some countries, it is their tradition to make and give out photo New Year cards to send out greetings to their loved ones during the New Year holidays. Distance will never hinder us in greeting our friends and relatives with the use of photo New Years cards. This is one thing that will help them know how happy we are because they became a part of our lives.

New Years photo cards can be done personalized in order for us to get in touch keeping a piece of us in the post card that we make. For the Japanese, they make New Years postcards to send to their relatives who are living far from them. They call these postcards Nengajo. They send these before January 1 so it will be delivered on time for the celebration of New Year as part of their tradition.

Like the Japanese, Americans also follow the same tradition. They create photo New Years cards so it will be more personalized. They do this for their loved ones feel that they are still remembered even though they live far from them. It simply conveys the message of love to relatives and friends.

Photo New Year cards are very easy to make. We just need a little imagination and creativity to come up with a perfect design or photo which shows the true meaning of New Year celebration. It may be simple but this will definitely make a lot of difference in making your friends and relatives happy and blessed in the coming New Year.

Prosperity and good life for the New Year are just two of the best wishes that we can include on our photo New Years cards. It will be a good way of saying "Good Luck" for the coming of the New Year.

New Year photo cards will absolutely make your New Year one of the much awaited holidays to start the coming of another good year. One can order it online by using services that companies offer to their customers. These services are very convenient and easy to use.

So do you want to have the best photo New Year card? Make one now and send it to your friends and loved ones who are living far from you. Send them the message of hope and love through heartfelt photos and messages that you can create on your own.

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Christmas Photo Cards: Innovative Ideas

Christmas will always be a time for sharing and gift giving. This is a time when friends and family members get together to celebrate the happiest season of the year. Ideas on making a memorable Christmas season is now making a big fuss on many of us, although Christmas is still months to go.

Sometimes, people wonder on how to come up with an idea that will be treasured for a long time. Photo holiday cards will make a big difference and a good idea in capturing your best Christmas moments to be given to you loved ones.

Lots of people are planning to make a Christmas photo card. But they are running out of ideas on how to capture that picture perfect Christmas photo card. Normally, when people are having their photo Christmas card taken they put up their best attire, hire the most professional photographer and choose that best spot where the picture must be taken. That is so traditional.

An innovative idea for photo includes the re-enactment of the nativity scene. You and your family may create a scene that pictures the birth of baby Jesus in a manger. This will be more realistic if you have a baby in the family. That is fun yet a creative way to take a photo of your family being one in a celebrating the Christmas holidays.

Another is doing a scene from a Christmas movie. Your family can get those creative juices that each one is hiding, come up with a good concept and create great a masterpiece! That will be a unique way of sharing your greeting to others.

One photo is good but a lot will be great. Try making a collage of photo Christmas cards so sharing of your moments will not be limited to just one. Digital photos of your family that was taken the whole year will be a good collage element and it will tell a good story as well.

Lastly, let your children share with the ideas by letting them add their personalize touch on the photos that you are making. Christmas is a time of sharing ideas and being one so try to get some suggestions from your children to be added on your holiday photo cards.

SimplyToImpress is one of those that help people in making the best and memorable holiday or special occasions more exciting to prepare and celebrate. Photo announcements and cards will now be personalized and creative to better fit your preferences. Lots of amazing ideas are welcome to create a variety of designs for holiday photo cards, announcements and invitations at SimplyToImpress.

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Choose One of the Christmas Photo Cards This Year

Christmas Photo Cards a Unique Approach for This Holiday Season

Sending out Christmas photo cards instead of just some random cards you picked up at the local store is a better way to show your family and friends you are thinking of them. This is one of the most popular holidays of the year and many people love to receive cards in the mail. It is a tradition that has been around nearly as long as the actual post office.

You can go with one of the Christmas photo cards this year and show off your family or anything you would like. A card is very nice because it is unique and it gives you an excuse to get the family together for a nice photo every single year.

Some Christmas Photo Cards to Consider

If you have, a newborn that you have recently welcomed into your life you can do Christmas photo cards with a nativity scene. Your family can be around a sable scene with the newborn in the crib. Now you don't have to get the picture taken with the props because you can use Photoshop to give your card the scene you are after.

Another choice is to go with a Santa card. This is a very popular one and there are a number of good Santa Claus themes for your card. You could even dress the children up as elves and the parents as Santa and Mrs. Claus. If you like to get creative and do things a bit different from the way others do them, then this is a good way to show your holiday spirit.

There may have been many events happening throughout the year and if you want to show off what you and your family have done, and then create a Christmas photo card with a collage of different pictures. Of course, you still want the center image to be something having to do with the holiday season, but you can show off a handful of pictures throughout the rest of the card.

You have many ideas to choose from for your card and you can do many creative things with Photoshop if you wish. Make sure it is fun for the children and the adults so that you can show off how happy your family is this year.

Traditional Christmas Photo Cards

Those looking for a more traditional approach to Christmas photo cards can go with a family picture around a mantle with their stockings hanging in the background. This is a great scene for a new family picture for your Christmas card and you may be able to do this right in your own home. It is very simple and easy to set up and anybody with a camera can make it happen.

This year instead of picking up a couple of boxes of cheap Christmas cards why not, send out a picture of your family. It is a great way to give your family members your new family picture and a great way to get one taken for your family as well. Christmas photo cards are fun and everybody will enjoy them.

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Photo Cards Are Great For Many Occasions

Photo cards are of various kinds and for different reasons. Photo cards are for various types of identifications like driving licenses, for companies with a key card for their systems and for gaining entry into the premises, and photo cards are also made for special occasions. The photos which are on the cards have to be taken according to what they have to portray as the backgrounds are symbolic. You cannot have a frivolous background for a photo card which is an official identification card and likewise the one you are sending as greetings will have to have a more fun background and surrounding.

Photo cards are sent after celebrations like a wedding, the birth of a baby, a housewarming, holiday cards or flowers. These photo cards will need to be sharp and yet have a lot of color in them and also depict the reason for the card clearly. Often people make photo cards for Christmas and New Year greetings with a family portrait which is especially taken for this reason. This is a warm way of greeting people as a family and also sending them your latest family photo. Most people appreciate this sort of a card as it gives them the opportunity to catch up with those they have not seen in a long time and get to know what they look like now.

Photo cards which are sent as announcement of a new arrival have the baby's picture on it and for those who live too far to come and see the baby this is a good way of having a look at it. Similarly wedding pictures of the couple are also put on photo cards to thank those who have attended it. There are sad occasions which have photo cards like memorial services for the departed, where the person's photo is put on the invitation card to the service.

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7 Ideas For a Great Christmas Photo Card

One of the most important Christmas traditions is the sending of greeting cards to our friends and family. You could have even already sent them some form of a photo card in the past. This article will cover 7 different ideas that will help you to make beautiful photo Christmas cards this year.

If you want to opt for a striking difference, you can make your photo black and white. Your digital camera has probably a black and white feature; otherwise, you may choose to use a photo editing software as most of them come with this feature. If you do not know how to use such functions, the store where you have your cards made will surely offer this service for free.

A lot of people traditionally only have their kids' photograph on these cards. Make it a whole family thing and ask the help of everyone. Make sure to emphasize the traditional side of the holiday. For example: wear Santa boots or gloves, use the Christmas tree as background and take the photo when your family is building a snowman in the yard or picking pinecones. You can even take a picture of the whole family when you go looking at the Christmas lights.

Choose to be creative by taking photos of your family in their natural environment or while they are decorating the Christmas tree or playing in the yard instead of traditional posed photos to make you greeting card.

You could even make a scrapbooking photo card. Take a few of your photos and combine them, putting the pictures on a sheet of holiday scrapbook paper and have that made as a card. Card making stores can help you to make this as they provide many holiday themed paper available.

A simple idea to decorate a standard greeting card is by going the hobby store and get small scrapbooking Christmas decorations, you will only have to stick them on the card. You can even make the design of the card more personal by adding details such as items that your friend likes or collects: cows, trains, etc. Simply buy a package of these items and stick one of them on each corner of the photo.

There are many companies on the cyberspace that provide great Christmas cards for not expensive costs, but they are not cheap on the look of the card. A lot of them also let you design your card exactly to your own expectations. They also allow you to use their own photo editing software as you probably will need one to touch up your photos.

So make this Christmas an even more particular one with your card sending.

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Recycle Your Holiday Photo Cards

The Holidays are over and many of us have received adorable and unique holiday photo cards from friends and family. They looked great sitting on our mantle, hanging on the wall and displayed on our tables and refrigerators. But now what do you do with them? Here are a few creative ideas to help you recycle your photo cards and save them as keepsakes for years to come.

Create a Photo Album: Buy an inexpensive photo or scrapbook album or even a binder with sheet protectors and place the photo cards inside. Categorize them by year or by family. Categorizing them by family is great because you can look back and see how much the family has grown and changed over the years. You can also write notes or memories next to each photo. Get your kids involved and have them help you create the album.

Christmas Tree Ornaments: Purchase some large round ornaments in any color and size during the after Christmas sales. You can usually get them for half off. You can also recycle old ornaments that you might have otherwise thrown away. Cut out the photos from the cards you received and use a decoupage type glue that you can find at any craft store to apply the photos. Let them dry and store them away to decorate your tree for next year.

You can also cut out fun designs like trees, snowflakes and snowmen on construction paper and glue the photos on. Cut a hole in the top and use recycled ribbon from all of your holiday packages to create a hanging ornament. These are both great projects for kids.

Framed Photo Collage: Create a photo collage with your photo cards. You can cut the photos or leave them as is and arrange them in a collage design on a piece of construction paper or cardstock. Purchase an inexpensive frame or use one that you already have to display the photo collage. You can put it out next year at Christmas or keep it up year round.

Gifts: You can use the photo cards that you received from friends and family this year to make a gift for that friend or family member next Christmas or even for mother's day, father's day, Easter or Valentine's Day. Great gift ideas are coasters, placemats and framed photo cards.

So the next time you are wondering what to do with all of your holiday photo cards use one of these fun and easy ideas.

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Holiday Photo Cards Can Add a Personal Touch to the Holidays

Sometimes the holidays can become so busy and hectic that we don't take the time to stop and enjoy ourselves. And quite honestly, with all the gift buying, parties, family get togethers and what not, it can seem almost impossible to do. We can also become so stressed out that we forget that the point of the holidays is to spend time with friends and family, making memories. It's important to make sure that we keep the holidays personal and don't simply go through the motions of buying presents and sending cards. Holiday photo cards are a great way of helping you to keep the personal in the holidays.

Almost everyone sends out Christmas cards to family, friends, coworkers and clients. Holiday cards are a great way of keeping touch with those that we love, letting them know that despite how hectic and busy our lives may be, we are thinking of them and wishing them the best.

Most of us buy our own Christmas cards. They can be fairly generic, usually featuring a pretty winter scene, cute cartoonish animals or a religious motif. Sometimes we don't even pay attention to the cards we're sending out, simply grabbing a pack and scribbling our name at the bottom. Holiday photo cards can make your Christmas card stand out from the rest and give those you love who live far away a chance to see how you and your family have changed over the past year.

When choosing the picture to go on your card, you don't have to stick with the traditionally family shot taken in front of the tree or with a roaring fire as a backdrop. You can be as creative as you want, helping to set the atmosphere for your card. The picture you use on your holiday card is like an extension of you, so of course it should show your personality and who you really are.

There is no rule that says you have to have a picture of the family on the card. If you have children, friends and family would love to see a picture of them at Christmas time. You can get them dressed up in their best clothes, or do something fun, like a costumed picture. Elves or reindeer make cute costumes. Or dress the baby up as Santa Claus. Your cards will be a big hit and very much appreciated.

If you want to send holiday photo cards but don't want to include a picture of you or your family, you can send funky cards instead. Have animals? Why not feature them on your Christmas card? Or you can include a beautiful winter photo that you snapped. If you really hate winter, why not send a shot of a palm tree or a sandy beach? The great thing about a photo card is that there is no limit to what you can include.

If you own or run your own business, sending a holiday photo card with a picture of you and your staff is a great way to thank customers for their loyalty in the past year. A standard card is okay, but a personalized photo card lets them know that even with something as simple as a Christmas card, you go that extra mile.

So break out your Sunday bests and get the dog all snazzed up. Taking the extra time to create and send holiday photo cards will mean all the world to those who will be receiving them.

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Thank You Photo Cards

Thank you photo cards are beautiful photo cards that serve as a means to convey gratefulness. Photo cards are one of the popular means available to the contemporary busy generation to express gratitude and sincere wishes to loved ones.

Photo cards are created by printing original photos directly on the cards. Photos can be of a recent trip with friends, an unforgettable day, beautiful scenery, buildings, or even memorable personal photos.

If digital images are stored in one's personal computer, then it is easy to create cards, in a few steps. The cards can be prepared in varying styles and designs. Horizontal or vertical prints of photos are taken, depending on the choice. It is possible to create cards online as well. Once created and ordered, the corresponding dealers send the cards through email at the earliest.

Thank you photo cards are excellent for almost all occasions including weddings, showers, birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations. Wedding Thank you photo cards are means to express sincere wishes and gratitude to the guests for making the function an auspicious occasion, and for their good wishes and gifts. These cards are unique gifts sent by the bride and groom and include memorable wedding images that imprint the function in the memory of the guests.

Thank you photo cards are becoming more and more popular in recent times. Thank you photo cards are sufficient compensation when one is unable to visit distant relatives and friends. Good cards breathe affection and show the deep concern of the sender to his near and dear ones. Further, the cards with photos are memorable and valuable gifts to the loved persons.

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Guide to Perfect Holiday Photo Cards

What is the best way to spread a smile during the holidays? With another smile! Photo cards have become an almost infectious tradition during the holiday season because everyone wants to share their beautiful family--whatever shape or size it may be--with those that they care about. The best way to express change is by showing it! Children grow, people change, and all of that is reflected in a simple snapshot. Now that digitally printed photo greeting cards are available, sending customized holiday cards is a synch. Follow this comprehensive guide to get the perfect holiday photo cards this year!

Most photo cards have a minimal amount of wording. They keep it simple, and generally say who it is from along with a greeting or sentiment. Pretty easy, right? Believe it or not, there are three major errors that appear time after time. Get in the know, and avoid these mistakes before they are even made.


Last Name: It is not as ridiculous as it sounds! Carefully check the spelling of any last names, of course, but also be careful of using plurals. It is easy enough with a typical last name:
Last name: Smith

The Smiths

The Smith FamilyHowever, if your last name ends in an "s" things start getting tricky:
Last name: Jones

The Joneses

The Jones Family

Year: Which year do you use? The New Year is just a few days away from the major winter holidays, but do not let that trip you up! Always use the year that we are currently in on your holiday photo cards.

Photos: We offer a ton of holiday photo card options, both digitally printed and attachable photo cards. Be sure that your photos suit the card that you have selected. Designs can call for square, narrow, or standard photos. We handle the cropping for you for digital cards, but be sure that the photo can be cropped into the shape that you will need.

When sending a custom holiday photo card, the most important part is naturally the photo. The way that you share your family with your photo will change the look and feel of the entire card. Aside from selecting just the right photograph, there are several coloring options that can also be implemented. Each one will alter the appearance of your photo card, so take a moment to consider these options:


Full Color: The natural state of most photos is to have full coloring. These photos tend to be lively and bright, giving a more uplifting and energetic impression. They also offer the greatest variety, as you can select what colors you want to wear or have in the background when taking your photo. Full color photos are a great chose for happy children, pets, and entire families.
Black & White: This coloring style gives your photo a classic look, as if you are capturing a moment in time. A simple photo with one or two subjects is ideal for this style. Black and white photos are great for sleeping or serene children and couple shots.
Sepia: Sepia coloring brings in an old world, antique feel to your photograph. Just like the black and white, this monochrome coloring style is best with simple subjects. This coloring style is best suited for couples such as engagement or wedding photos.
Selective Coloring: A unique coloring option to speak with your photographer about, this coloring style incorporates offering coloring to only select portions of the photo. It can give a similar feel to the old style painted photographs, or can offer a brilliant method of highlighting certain aspects of a photo (eyes, lips, flowers, etc.).

There are several different styles of holiday photo cards available to suit your different needs. Understanding the options will help you with selecting the perfect design.


Digital vs. Attachable: Photo cards are available either as digital prints or as attachable photo cards. Digital photo cards require you to provide a digital image to print in the design. Attachable photo cards require you to have your own photos printed and include a method to attach them to the card after printing.
Flat vs. Folded: Some designs are flat, and thus have all of your personalized wording on the front along with the photo. Others are folded like a traditional greeting card, and will incorporate the photo on the cover with your personalized wording inside.
Standard vs. Slim: Photo cards come in a variety of sizes. The two main distinctions are standard invitations and slim invitations. Often, slim invitations give a more formal and custom appeal, and are almost always flat.
Single vs. Multiple Photos: The number of photos will vary from 1-4, depending on the design. All designs that incorporate more than one photo will be digitally printed. Attachable photo cards only can accommodate one photo.

Armed with this knowledge, you will be a photo card pro. Whether you prefer to shop in store or online, the options will be similar. Just be sure to take the time to look and read, so you know that all your needs will be met with the holiday card you choose.

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Spread the Love by Using Christmas Photo Cards

The joyous time of the year is coming! People of every age are now making and thinking of the most suited and precious gifts they can give to their loved ones. Children are already debating on what Santa Claus will give them this Christmas. Others opt to make Christmas photo cards because it will send greetings to their far away loved ones.

It is indeed a tradition to celebrate Christmas season with all the happy greetings and smiles. It is the time when families and friends get together to share another season that will be cherished for the next coming years. It is another season to say "Thank you" and "Glad to see you" to people who shared the most dreams with you. The gift giving season will surely be heartfelt with thoughtful words.

Greetings via simple greeting cards or through personalized photo Christmas card will surely be appreciated. Some may also want their greeting to be very creative so they use their family picture for their Christmas photo cards.

A lot may have difficulty of choosing the right way to send their greetings to their loved ones. It is everyone's problem but not in today's modern world where people have the access to a lot of good stuffs that will make their lives easier and better.

Making your own greeting card or Christmas photo card is one way to make someone feel appreciated and missed. The recipients of your Christmas photo cards will be more than glad to see you and your family using photos and digital captures. Another good advantage of making photo Christmas card is for family to have a good quality time with each other while enjoying the happiest day of the year.

Christmas is not only about the gift giving but in most cases; it is a time when we share greetings and exchanging great stories. By using Christmas photo cards, you will not only send a message of love to your loved ones but also share a part of the memory that will last forever by giving them a copy of your family's Christmas photo.

There are companies that help people in making personalized photo Christmas cards. They make innovative designs or use even the photos that you have as a cover of your photo cards and SimplyToImpress.com is one of them. Try making your photo cards with them and see the satisfaction that will be sent to your loved ones this coming Christmas season!

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Photo Cards: The Great Indian Virtual Express

Photo Cards: The Great Indian Virtual Express

They're happening. They're fun. And they're Photo Cards. Whether its New Year Greetings and Diwali Cards, or whether it's a birthday card or gift card or personalised post cards, photo cards are the latest must-haves. Offering express service all the way, "pour-your-heart-out" photo greeting cards or digital photo cards, easy "do-it-fast" online greeting cards personalization tools, and express delivery, photo cards are in.

Low costs and auto-printing options on quality websites add even more appeal. With a good range of print sizes for photo cards, and a wide variety of greeting cards, they are a hot favorite with users. From birth announcements to "poemed" Valentine's Day photo greeting cards, from digital photo cards for New Year's greetings to Diwali Cards, photo cards add romance and magic to your life.

Occasion or no occasion, photo cards let you tell someone you care. Birthday card or gift card, personalised post cards or photo greeting cards, digital photo cards are unique - and quick as a flash. Fun, special and adaptable, not just to your personal style, but to everything that's important in your life, online greeting cards are favorites with all users.

With super-smart software that is pure simplicity, adding pizzazz to Christmas cards, Diwali cards, and New Year greetings is fun. And personal messages in a gift card, or love poems on Valentine's Day greeting cards show how much you care. With borders for personalised post cards, and zap- your-friends online greeting cards, the list is endless.

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Finding Inexpensive Holiday Photo Cards

These days it has become really popular for people to mail Christmas photo cards, and even some business Christmas cards that include photos. Still, these can get quite pricey, particularly if you are sending out a lot of them.

You will need to consider not only the cost of the card but the cost of the postage as well. Nevertheless, there are some sites where you can get holiday photo cards without breaking the bank.

One mode to preserve money on holiday photo cards is to utilize a photograph for the photo card that you have taken yourself. In this manner you can get these cards from one of the on line photo Internet sites or through the photo producing centers that are situated in numerous discount stores and drug stores. All of these sites ordinarily have cards that are much less pricey than those you would produce through a professional photo studio.

If you wish to get the best deal on holiday photo cards you want to shop around. There are oftentimes sales on these cards close to the holidays. You will need to get them sufficient in early though so you have enough of time to address and mail them out.

Check in with all the different photo web sites as well as any photo developing sites near you, and discover the sales ads in the paper. Several sites charge different sums for these cards. If you happen to see a good sale these cards will be much more affordable.

Those who are buying just a few photo cards will end up paying more than per card than those who are buying larger numbers of holiday photo cards. There is a piece of a discount for purchasing a greater amount.

The easy thing about the photo processing centers in many discount and drug stores is that you can get your photo cards right away as they will print them while you 're waiting. If you have put things off until the last minute this can be very helpful.

Order the cards on line can sometimes be cheaper, but it will take you longer to get the cards since they will be prepared and sent. Sometimes it requires a couple weeks unless you are prepared to pay extra for expedited service. This is why it is a healthy idea to order your cards a month or two early.

The luckiest families are those that happen to have a really good picture that they have taken during the year that will work for their holiday photo cards. These images aren't always christmas photo cards themes, but as long as they aren't obviously geared toward another holiday this doesn't really matter.

Trends in Christmas Photo Cards

The Christmas Season is fast approaching and many of you are thinking about what kind of Christmas card to send to your loved ones this year. First of all, the importance of sending out a Christmas card cannot be overlooked. Today, families and friends are spread out all across the country due to job changes and the ease of national travel, so families and close friends do not get to see each other on a regular basis anymore. In fact, the holiday season may be the only time during the year when you can catch up with them, and sending a photo Christmas card is a great way to not only show off your family, but to share well wishes with those who are close to you.
So what are the trends this year in Christmas photo cards? Well, in recent years companies like Wal-Mart and Walgreens have offered cheap Christmas photo card prints with a picture on one side and a generic greeting on the other. I'm sure all of you have received one of these rather generic Christmas photo card prints from someone in years past. However, as these companies have fought over price, the quality of these Christmas photo cards has suffered tremendously and the photo materials are now so thin, the end product usually curls so much as to resemble a large potato chip. If you're in a really tight budget crunch and don't have time to think about a quality Christmas photo card this year, this may be an option for you, but not one that we would recommend.
The biggest Christmas photo card trend this year are photo cards that are printed on thick premium cardstock, but also double as a magnet. One thing that my family always had a problem with was where to display the Christmas photo cards from our closest friends and family. Mom would always place the most important Christmas photo cards on the fridge, but had to cover them up with a bulky magnet to get them to stay put. Now, however, companies are starting to offer Christmas photo cards that come with their own magnets. Gone are the days where we had to tape them to the wall or put them in a pile on the counter. Now, we can place the Christmas photo card right on the fridge!
The great thing about the new technology is that the pricing for a magnetic Christmas photo card and a regular Christmas photo card are the same. Other trends for this year are a move away from clip art graphics and toward a more refined, crisp look for their Christmas photo cards. Artists are concerning themselves more with the use of color combinations and patterns in these Christmas photo cards, and less on the use of traditional images of Santa and the North Pole. The continued trend in Christmas photo card coloring appears to be the use of an espresso brown color coupled with a combination of blues, greens and reds.
Although espresso isn't a typical Christmas card color, it is an inviting and warming color that works well with other colors, so we think this trend will continue on into next year as well. Whatever you decide to do this year for your Christmas photo card, make sure you don't just "throw something out there" without any forethought. Take some time to get a quality photograph and consider sending out a special Christmas photo card that shows you care. This may be the only time you correspond with loved ones in awhile, so make it count!



Greg Froelich founded http://www.magneticmessenger.com He is a graphic designer of beautiful announcements and invitations and owns several websites that feature chic and trendy invitations for holidays, weddings, birthdays, and other events. Greg offers advice on getting the most out of your beautiful announcements and invitations to create a special memory!

Tips For Creating a Memorable Holiday Photo Card

It is a longstanding tradition to make holiday cards more memorable and unique by including a terrific photograph. For many people, it is an annual challenge to create a holiday photo card that outshines the one that they sent out the year before.

While creating personal holiday photo cards should be an enjoyable endeavor, choosing a great and unique photo can be easier said than done. We've all known people who become quite anxious in deciding on the "perfect" picture. For example, should it be a funny or candid shot or should it be a posed portrait? And what about including the family pets in the photo? Here, we offer tips on creating memorable holiday photo cards by choosing great pictures.

Do You First Choose the Card or the Photo?

The short answer to the question about whether to start first with the card or the photo is to go with whatever works best for you in getting those creative juices going. Perhaps you've already chosen the picture and now you want to look for a card that suits it. Or maybe you've found a terrific Christmas card first and now want to take a picture that complements its style and design.

Regardless of which works best for you, it is fun to check out the greeting cards currently available to spark some great ideas for the kind of photo you want to take. Also, the size of your favorite card may be a determining factor in your choice of holiday photo; for example, if the card is fairly small, then you want to choose a photo that fits that size. And some cards are large enough that they offer the choice to include more than one photo if that works for you.

It's always a good idea to explore the selection of holiday cards that are available to you because that may inspire you to take a terrific photo that matches their style and design.

Ideas to Make Your Christmas Photo Cards Stand Out

Some people who have a tradition of sending out holiday photo cards think their families and friends only want to see pictures of their children or their pets or both together. Either Mom or Dad may be camera-shy, or they may think that the recipients of the card only want to see their cute kids and pets, but the holiday season is a time for sharing so jump in front of the camera this time to share a photo of your entire family.

Another idea to be different from the crowd is to choose a black and white photo for your greeting cards. If you are using a digital camera to take your holiday photo, it should have a setting that lets you take a black and white photo. If not, there is software available to convert color photos taken by digital cameras into a grayscale image. One tip for taking a great black and white photo for your holiday cards is to keep the subject matter simple and uncluttered.

If you are going on a family vacation regardless of the time of year, why not take along some Santa hats for all those who will be featured in your holiday cards? That way, whether you are all on the beach, at a national park, or in some exotic locale, you can slip on the Santa hats to take a picture in these settings for unique holiday cards.

While hiring a photographer for professional portrait pictures is an option, sometimes candid shots are often more fun and show true personalities in photos. Why not consider taking pictures of the family while involved in some of the activities they enjoy? You can put a smile on the faces of your friends if they receive a holiday photo card with your family acting silly or goofing around.

Here are Some More Suggestions for Your Holiday Cards

Perhaps these additional suggestions will inspire you to take a great photo for this year's holiday cards.

o Taking a holiday photo of your family trimming the Christmas tree may be an oldie, but it is also a goodie. Think of Norman Rockwell when choosing the activities featured in your photo, like Dad putting a star on top of the tree, Mom placing an ornament on the tree, and the children peeking at their gifts or shaking a present, trying to guess what's inside.

o If you take holiday photos for your cards every year, then you might include the year of that holiday season in the picture. You can incorporate the numbers of that year in unique ways by having the folks in your photo hold them in an unusual or fun way.

o Sure, it's a bit silly, but how about putting some reindeer "antlers" on your children and furry friends? That always makes for a cute photo.

o Surprise! Take a holiday photo of someone in your family popping out of a large gift box near your Christmas tree, complete with bows and wrapping paper.

Whatever photo you choose for your holiday cards, remember it's supposed to be an enjoyable experience. Just plan early enough and give free reign to your imagination.

Christy Bode is a customer advocate and blogger for Pear Tree Greetings. They offer customizable holiday cards, including holiday photo cards.

Fun and Classic Ideas for Making Christmas Photo Cards

Are you tired of making the same old Christmas photo cards during the holiday season? Many people, especially moms are thinking of something unique to give to their friends and relatives. Christmas photo cards are one of the unique and creative ideas of sending out greetings for the holidays.

There are a lot of simple steps to learn in making a photo Christmas card. Most of the time, these step-by-step instructions for making photo Christmas cards are very easy to learn and follow. A lot of people are trying out personalized Christmas photo cards that are being described in many internet sites. It is common that one family will make photo Christmas cards all together, while others on the other hand come up with a theme and from the proposed theme, they do their photo cards.

Some other people are doing this as their holiday activity. They do it as a competition. Family members will be divided into two groups; the most usual is that one group will be lead by the mother while the other group will be the father's. Each group will be having their own presentation on making the best and most effective photo Christmas card. It will give them a chance to test their creativity and most of all, their cooperation.

Other families do this to help them have a bonding activity during the holiday season. Christmas is a time where families come together to celebrate a special occasion- the birth of God's child, Jesus. In this way, they will have time to give their best shot of memories.

Sharing each other's ideas for the coming holidays will not be complete without the presence of family members. We do invite them to celebrate Christmas holidays with us or sometimes to greet them the most precious message of the holidays. Invitations and greeting cards will do the trick. Aside from making your own photo Christmas cards, you can also personalize your photo invitation cards for hosting parties and events. Personalized photo invitations will get the hang of letting your guests know that they are invited personally by you! Isn't that great?

There are many online stores that offer this kind of personalizing your photo cards and invitation services. One of these is SimplyToImpress.com. They specialize in giving the best photo holiday cards and invitations that are personally created by their customers. So do you want to get the real feeling of Christmas? Make your photo Christmas cards with SimplyToImpress.com today.

Mavis Hayes is a mom of two wonderful boys and a wife to her engineer husband. She is a working mom, currently a partner of SimplyToImpress.com, a company that hosts innovative and creative photo greeting cards like Holiday photo Christmas cards. Make your own Christmas photo cards at SimplyToImpress.com.

Tired Of Buying Boring Christmas Cards? Get Creative With These 3 Fun Christmas Photo Card Ideas

Spreading the Christmas cheer by sending out festive holiday greeting cards to our friends and family is one of the biggest traditions associated with celebrating Christmas but finding the perfect Christmas card which reflects you and your own family is not easy. However there is a fun alternative which can involve to whole family, making your own homemade Christmas photo cards. Need some ideas? Then read on and check out our 3 fun Christmas photo card ideas.

Black And White:

There is nothing more stunning than a black and white photo of the family which can be perfectly placed on the front of your homemade Christmas card. This is easy and simple to create as all you need is a digital camera and photo editing software on your computer to turn your family picture into a stunning black and white photo. This Christmas greeting card idea is great to use if you're looking to make a Christmas card which truly represents your family as well as being easy to replicate if you want to send it to a lot of people. A simple 'Merry Christmas From the Family' Message at the bottom of each card will make this Christmas greeting card simply wonderful.

Mix and Match:

Collecting your cutest and most memorable Christmas photo's, combining them and then scanning them onto your computer can also provide a great fun Christmas greeting card idea. You can then edit your scanned collage of photos on your computer, cutting out the areas which you don't want and even adding some Christmas clipart. This is a perfect Christmas photo idea as it shows all your holiday greeting card recipients all the fun times you've had over years celebrating with your family, ensuring smiles all around.

Ball Balls and Tinsel:

Nothing represents Christmas more than sparkling Christmas tree ball balls, tinsel and glitter, so why not go to your local store, buy a selection of Christmas decorations and get creative. In your most artistic way or even with the help of other family members, with some adhesive randomly apply the Christmas decorations to the front of your Christmas greeting card. You can even add some miniature Santa Claus pictures to give it an even merrier Christmas look. Make sure you remember to write a small Christmas note on the front and also make sure that your decorations are not too big as it won't be able to fit in the envelope.

Here we have provided you with 3 Fun Christmas Photo Card Ideas to help you create your Homemade Christmas photo cards. These ideas are sure to get you and your family interacting and sharing the Christmas spirit and be a hit with all your friends and family who receive their personalised cards. You can find more Custom Christmas Photo Cards Ideas that will help you and your family celebrate this memorable holiday at Top Christmas Photo-Cards.