Design Inspiration: Holiday Photo Cards

One of my favorite things about the Holidays is to look at all of the wonderful holiday photo cards we receive. I enjoy looking for family resemblances and seeing how people change from year to year. We always pick a few "winners" each year... Best Photo, Funniest Photo, etc.  As a mother of three, I know how elusive a GOOD holiday photo can be so I truly appreciate *all* of the photo cards we receive. 

PHOTO TIPS

Have you taken your holiday card photo yet? If not, you may want to check out How to Take Stunning Portraits at the Digital Photography School.  I am definitely going to try some of these suggestions!

INSPIRATION

To inspire your creativity, I asked the 'Muses' to share some of their favorite Holiday Photo Card ideas with you throughout the week.

This first round of cards are simply made from an A Muse 4-Bar note-card.  This is a fast and easy solution for creating photo cards.  You can either print your own custom-sized photos using your home computer or have them printed for you.  I like to use wallet-size prints from Costco.  They are inexpensive, the size fits perfectly on a 4-bar card and they are ready in 12 hours or less!

Window Card

Jennie created a window for her card using the Marvy Giga Scallop Oval and the Mega Oval punches.  I love how you can see the adorable faces of Jennie's children through the window.  Inside the card, she stamped Holly Jolly Christmas below the photo for a nice finishing touch.

To learn the "secrets" to making Jennie's fun window card and see more of her work, please visit her blog.

Cover shot

I love this simple card from Lori.  She has a nice family photo, simply mounted on the front of the card.  The elegant tree with the message joy, love, peace sends such a warm message.  And, the little star twinkle sticker at the top of the tree is the perfect finishing touch!

To read more about Lori's card and see more of her work, please visit her blog.

 

Pretty Pup!

Sherry created THREE fabulous photo cards for you.  Today, I am sharing a fun card with a photo of her beautiful pup.  I like how Sherry created a patterned background using our Madeira stamp.  She then stamped, cut and colored our elegant ornaments and added them for extra holiday appeal.  If my girls do not cooperate for a photo this year, I may send photos of our kitties instead because I KNOW they will cooperate.

To learn the secrets of Sherry's first photo card and see more of her fabulous work, please visit her blog today.

 

Do YOU send photo cards for your holiday cards?  If yes, what is your biggest challenge?

Comments

[Samantha Taylor]

Really wonderful cards!

[Chris Hauck]

I always have such good intentions with Christmas cards. I always say I'm going to take a family picture. So with four kids, well it doesn't always get done. Most times not, frankly. Someone is always in a bad mood or fighting with another. Yikes! And I always have hopes that it's going to get easier. Keeping my fingers crossed again this year!
Chris

[Lori Frost]

Finding the time to make all the cards.

[StampinCathy]

What fabulous and inspiring Christmas cards.