Planning Your Picture for Your Photo Greeting Card!
I know! There are ALWAYS Holidays coming up. Hey, you should be making pictures for your Christmas greeting card all year long.(Yeah, right!)
As a mom, I know that you NEED to start thinking about your Holiday Photo even while you are finding new recipes for sugar cookies or sources for Peeps!
If you can get your Holiday Photo ready, you can enjoy the season more.
Here you will find suggestions for clothing and card ideas for your Holiday Greetings. I have even included free patterns for cross-stitching projects.
I also have included the video of our Christmas 2007 photo shoot. Watch it; it is funny!
Be sure to check out the cards at Tiny Prints. I think the selections are really wonderful. They have photo cards for all year long!
The greeting card above is from Microsoft Templates.
Helpful Websites for Making Your Own Greeting Cards
Templates and Ideas - free!
- HP | HP Creative Studio - Easter
- The "perma-link" above will lead you to the HP website. This particular link is for Easter Ideas.
Books to help you prepare for your photo shoot!
Get Great ideas from these books for your own photo shoot.
Visit my "Merry Christmas From..." Lens to learn more about this fabulous book on the list below!
Feel free to add a book you have found helpful.
Thanks.
Merry Christmas from . . .: 150 Christmas Cards You Wish You'd Received by Karen Robert
Karen Robert has spent the last several years trac more...1 point
Greeting Cards Using Digital Photos: 18 Step-By-Step Projects for Uniquely Personal Greeting Cards by Cheryl Owen
Capture a special moment in a photo, then transfer more...1 point
Beautiful Christmas Cards by Alexandra Adami
Taken from the personal collection of Alexandra Ad more...0 points
Creative Techniques for Photographing Children by Vik Orenstein
In her concrete, instructive style, Vik Orenstein more...0 points
The Art of Photographing Children: Techniques for Making Better Color, Black and White, Handcolored, and Digital Pictures by Cheryl Machat Dorskind
Introducing Parents and photographers to the equip more...0 points
Shirts with A Holiday Theme from CafePress
You can find shirts for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Easter--Oh yes, St. Patrick's Day!
Shirts with a big design show up nicely in a photo!
Don't break the bank finding outfits, though. These tees are affordable, but you could make one of your own, as well.
Try cross-stitching or even stenciling a big pattern on a shirt. 100% cotton is the best fabric.
Christmas Reindeer Sweatshirt
Price: 34.99 
Bunny Rabbit Love Kids Light T-Shirt
Price: 18.99
Holiday Outfits From Kelly's Kids
My step-daughter sells Kelly's Kids. They always have the cutest outfits for the holiday season. The company even has matching sibling clothing.
Go to the Kelly's Kids website. Create an account. You have to do this to order. On the form there is a question at the bottom that says "Would you like a Kelly's Kids Rep to receive credit?"
Please put in Whitney Staggs as the rep you want to use.
Free Holiday X Stitch Patterns
Create Cute Outfits for Your Photo
I found some cute patterns on About.com that would make cute appliques for t-shirts. Maybe even some gift ideas.(The cute Santa can be found at Carrie's Creations. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the free patterns link, find "Christmas" and click, then find "Santa" and click.)
Here are the rules for using the patterns:
Patterns designed by Connie G. Thomas, Your Guide to Cross Stitch, are protected by copyright laws and may be printed for your personal use only. You may make one working copy of each pattern. Please, do not print multiple copies of free patterns. Each pattern has a unique name and URL. Pass this information along to anyone who is interested in a copy of a pattern.
If you like this tree pattern by Connie G. Thomas, click the image to go directly to the instructions.
21 Different Hearts
These designs would be good for Valentine's Day!
Find the above hearts pattern at Carrie's Creations for Free Patterns On Line. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and find "View Free Patterns" and click; scroll down and find "Valentine's Day" and click; find "21 Different Hearts" and click.
The hearts were designed by Carrie Luhmann Pieniozek.
One final Holiday Cross Stitch Pattern from About.com
Could not resist adding this pattern--remember the rules from About.com for using free patterns!
Click the image to go directly to Carrie Luhmann Pieniozek's website. Scroll down to find "View Free Patterns"; click on "Christmas"; find "Rudolph" and click.
Our 2007 Christmas Card photo shoot was a real CIRCUS!
Notice the matching holiday outfits. They were easy to supply. The shirts have the same applique. And what is cuter than red and white checks? Start looking now for your appliqués (links for free patterns are provided below so keep on scrolling).
I think that a simple outfit is the best choice for a family holiday photo.
Christmas Circus Photo Shoot 2007
Our experience taking the photo for our 2007 Christmas Card. Five Grandkids under four years of age are a bit much to handle. Music is by the California Guitar Trio from their 2001 album "10 Christmas Songs".
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Find Cards and Envelopes For Your Photo Greeting Card:
The cards in this set are shaped like tags. You can put a ribbon in the hole and paste the photo on the tag!
Paper Accents Tag & Envelope 4.25x5.5 10 pc Kraft- 80 lb 100% Recycled paper.
Paper Accents Tags & Envelopes give you a really unique way to create your very own cards or tags. Each tag is 4.25 x 5.5" and ready to be decorated. Use paints, stamps, markers, eyelets, brads, or stickers, the possibilities are endless as to what you can use to create cards and tags. Once you have got your cards done then add a little something to the envelope to create a matching set. They are acid-free, lignin-free, buffered and archival quality. 10 pc Kraft- 80 lb 100% Recycled paper.
Right Click the link below to find more information from CreateForLess:
Paper Accents Tag & Envelope 4.25x5.5 10 pc Kraft- 80 lb 100% Recycled paper.
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Find more inspiration on these lenses by me!
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Creative Photo Ideas for Holiday Greeting Cards
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Last Minute Greeting Card Ideas--Most Are Free!
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Have You Ever Created A Greeting Card?
Go ahead and share your ideas:
Yes, really share your creative greeting card ideas here.
Or if you just want to say "Hi!" that's OK, too.
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- DUMC DUMC May 16, 2009 @ 9:09 am
- Nice work!
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- makemoneywithgiftbaskets makemoneywithgiftbaskets Mar 13, 2009 @ 11:46 pm
- Hi Mickie,
Christmas card photo themes are so difficult to decide. I have come up with very cool solutions for this on my lens. Love your lens 5*.
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- kiwisoutback kiwisoutback Feb 23, 2009 @ 7:03 am
- It's great that you're offering the free template for stitching, I lensrolled it to one of my holiday lenses. Nice work!
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- OhMe OhMe Feb 20, 2009 @ 9:16 am
- Great work here. Lensrolling to my Cards lens.
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- Winter52 Winter52 Dec 9, 2008 @ 7:04 am
- I haven't done the photo since the kids were little either, but since my son has a new girlfriend who will soon be part of the family, I'm thinking that we could start a new tradition... adding new family members as they become part of our little family. Love the idea.
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