Options When Creating Customized Family Photo Christmas Cards

Making Christmas cards with photos of family on the front has become popular over the last couple of decades, and there are plenty of reasons why. It gives a pictorial representation of what you and your family have been up to over the last year to friends and extended family that you haven’t seen in a while. It’s great for showing off any new family members such as babies or spouses, and it can be a great way to show what you did on a family vacation. But when you’re making decisions about what will go into your family Christmas card, there are several things that you will need to choose.

Which Picture

When you choose a picture for your Christmas card, how do you decide which one will be the best? Choose a picture that has everyone that you would like extended relatives and distant friends to know about. When you don’t see someone for a long time, they’ll want to see pictures of your new child. You can also choose a picture that represents something that you and your family enjoy doing together such as having a family picnic or going to a sporting event.

Orientation

When you make a customized Christmas card, you’ll need to choose a layout that fits with the layout of the picture that you’ve chosen. Did you choose a picture that was shot in landscape or portrait mode?

Message

Customized Christmas cards often have messages, and you’ll need to decide if you want the message to be fairly secular or fairly religious. If you view Christmas as a religious holiday, do you want to share your views with others? You’ll want to consider who you’re sending your cards to because this might determine what you would like to put on the cards. For instance, if you plan on sending cards to your business clients, employees or co-workers, will a religious message be appropriate for the situation. It’s somewhat of a personal decision, but you’ll feel most confident if you’ve thought through who you’re sending your cards to. If you find yourself split, you can also make a set of cards that you send to friends and family and another that you send to business associates.

Decorations

This is a really fun part of choosing your personalized Christmas cards. You can decorate with mistletoe, red bows, Christmas trees, holiday lights, and a wide variety of other decorations. Have fun with it.

Having a customized Christmas card is so much more fun than merely choosing a card at the grocery store. You get to show off your family and other loved ones to all of the people that you don’t get to see as often as you would like to and, after all, don’t you like it when you receive these kinds of holiday cards?