Personalized Photo Christmas Cards for 2011

Personalized photo Christmas cards

Probably the most popular type of card you can send at Christmas are personalized photo Christmas cards. After all, you can include anything you want in your photo, family, pets, home, etc.

How many times have you received a photo Christmas card from a friend or family member that has a photo and a typed message from the family? Sometimes the letter has a whole years worth of news and it is made up to update everyone what has been going on with the family for the past year.

Since Christmas cards are sent once a year they may be the only contact you have with someone that whole year. So, personalized photo Christmas cards will give the receiver something to compare each year. They can see how big your children are growing, as well as other changes. If you move you can show off your new house, or maybe a new pet or new baby and so on.

After all, a picture says a thousand words, so you don't have to write as many! There are a variety of ways to personalize your photo cards. Last Christmas our family had their picture taken with Santa and then we printed off extras and sent them out. It was a fun activity for the whole family.

Personalized photo Christmas cards:

If you have a budding photographer, give them the digital camera and let them go to work at Christmas time. You may come up with one you would like to showcase on a card. If the photograph takes pictures at home with your Christmas decorations up, that will help give your cards a festive look.

You can also go the online route for Christmas cards personalized in your own way. There are a lot of options and you can still be unique and creative. Do you like to draw. There are online programs where you can upload your own drawings onto a card. You can write anything you want, add any picture you choose and have them create the cards for you. Voila, it's that easy!

If you want to invest in the software, it's pretty easy to make the cards yourself. Eventually the software will pay for itself since you can use it each Christmas season. You may find yourself using it for other occasions as well, such as birthdays.

It's hard to go wrong with sending personalized photo Christmas cards. They lend a sentimental air to your greetings and help others feel connected to your family.