DIY: Picture Greeting Cards
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Plan Your Picture for Your Photo Greeting Cards!
You should be taking pictures for your winter holiday greeting card all year long. (Yeah, right!)
As a mom, I know that you NEED to start thinking about your Holiday Photo before you start looking for a new recipes for sugar cookies!
If you already have your Holiday Photo for your card ready, you can enjoy the season more.
On this page you will find suggestions for clothing and card ideas for your Holiday Greetings. I have even included free patterns for cross-stitching projects, too.
I also have included a link to the video of my own Christmas 2007 photo shoot. Watch it; it is funny!
If you want to put your family image on the card shown here you can find it at Microsoft Templates. You can download it for free. FYI: this card template has a 4 out of 5 star rating. The blue would be perfect for a snow man themed photo for the Christmas Holidays! One could even use it for Hanukkah.
Creative Photo Ideas for your Cards
Keep scrolling down for a link to FREE holiday greetings templates from HP
Helpful Websites for Making Your Own Greeting Cards
Templates and Ideas for photo greetings
I have used the HP Creative Studio website to create cards. It can be easy, just make sure you have the correct supplies.
- Crabby's Holiday Survival Guide:
- The Crabby Office Lady There comes a moment every year when I find myself obligated to take up my machete of influence and cut a swath of clarity as we approach the holiday season
- Seasons Greetings and Christmas Projects from HP Creative Studio
- Design & download Seasons Greetings and Christmas projects at HP Creative Studio. Site offers a variety of Seasons Greetings and Christmas templates.
- HP Creative Studio. Hanukkah Gift Boxes. Free Hanukkah Crafts for Kids
- Create your own Hanukkah gift boxes, labels, decorations, cards & more at HP Creative Studio. Site features free Hanukkah crafts for kids.
Books to help you with your DIY Photo Greeting Cards:
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! The book is easy to use because it is small in size but large on creativity!
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 tracking 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.
Holiday Outfits From Kelly's Kids
Create a theme for your greeting card with matching outfits.
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.
The image here is from a past Kelly's Kids catalog.
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 21 Different Hearts from Carrie's Creations.
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.
Making a Picture for a Christmas Card --
This card features a pet!
Cards and Envelopes You Can Use 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.
Design a Photo Greeting Card On-Line:
I have used Tiny Prints to create a Father's Day Card and a Birthday Card. This online greeting card store can even mail your card for you at no extra charge --other than the postage! I did that for the Father's Day Card and it got there when Tiny Prints promised it would. My father said it was the best card he had ever received and he was going to keep it! He thought it took me days and days to make the card, but it only took me 30 minutes. I uploaded photos of my grandkids (his great-grand-children) on the inside of the card to make it personal.
Click the Tiny Prints Christmas Photo Greeting Card banner below. It will open a new window and you can start finding your perfect greeting card.
Other Greeting Card Lenses
Find more inspiration on these lenses by me!
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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nyclittleitaly
Jan 1, 2012 @ 2:37 pm | delete
- home made cards are so much more personal then store bought
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Frankster
Jan 1, 2012 @ 11:12 am | delete
- Excellent lens. I love the photo on the tag idea. Cards have become so expensive that it's nice to have an alternative. Blessed. Bear hugs, Frankster aka Cat-Woman aka Bearmeister
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SpellOutloud
Jan 4, 2011 @ 9:48 am | delete
- Usually I make my own cards via digital scrapbooking supplies, but this year I went with Tiny Prints.
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Pastiche
Nov 13, 2010 @ 9:26 am | delete
- I love to create greeting cards, and not just photo cards. I like to make cut paper cards, pop up cards, and 3 dimensional greeting cards. The most fun for me, though, is to design printable greeting cards for all occasions.
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RebeccaE
Nov 8, 2010 @ 3:26 pm | delete
- just wanted to let you know, this was easy to do, thank thanks thanks and more thanks for this lens.
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