{"id":24952,"date":"2016-11-22T04:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=24952"},"modified":"2016-11-21T16:38:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T23:38:29","slug":"10-ways-to-make-your-christmas-card-unique-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/10-ways-to-make-your-christmas-card-unique-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Your Christmas Card Unique This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all tend to see the same Christmas<\/a> cards year after year \u2014 a Christmas<\/a> greeting in traditional red and green, perhaps with a festive family photo. But what if you tried something new and different this year? From cheap Christmas cards<\/strong><\/a> with funny wording to more elaborate cards that shimmer and shine, we\u2019ve got some fresh ideas for putting a new spin on your annual Christmas<\/a> cards. Let\u2019s take a look!<\/p>\n

1. Include Your Family Pet<\/strong>
\n\"Pet<\/a>Let\u2019s face it \u2014 our furry friends are 10 times more photogenic than we are. Why not let them hog the limelight this year? Use your pet\u2019s favorite treat to bribe them to sit still for a shot in a Santa<\/a> hat or silly reindeer horns. Better yet, catch a candid photo of your pet attacking the Christmas<\/a> tree like they do every year. At the very least, include your pet in your family photos. It will up the charm factor, and your family and friends will love<\/a> it.<\/p>\n

2. Make a Top 10 List for the Year<\/strong>
\n\"Top<\/a>Share the highlight reel of your year with a top 10 list of your family\u2019s big adventures, milestones, and achievements. It\u2019s like Facebook, but in convenient Christmas<\/a> card form! In fact, you can even scour Facebook and your other social media pages for ideas to include that you might have forgotten (because January was a long time ago). Family vacations, graduations, work promotions, and baby\u2019s first steps are all fair game.<\/p>\n

3. Send a Booklet Christmas<\/a> Card<\/strong>
\n\"Custom<\/a>Instead of choosing only one photo for your annual Christmas<\/a> photo greetings, why not show off all of your favorites? Booklet Christmas<\/a> cards offer plenty of space for full-size photos from your family\u2019s holiday photo shoot or even your favorite photos taken throughout the entire year. Customize the text for each page to narrate your photos or simply share fun facts about your family under each photo. Booklet cards are a unique way to send not only a Christmas<\/a> card, but a Christmas<\/a> keepsake!<\/p>\n

4. Include Your Newsletter on the Back of Your Card<\/strong>
\n\"Christmas<\/a>Many of us send family newsletters each year in addition to their yearly Christmas<\/a> cards. This year, combine the two. Share a photo on one side of your card and your newsletter on the opposite side. A newsletter is pretty much an extended highlight reel with more details. Mention the big changes and events that took place over the year along with what you\u2019re looking forward to in the New Year.<\/p>\n

5. Send an Ornament Card<\/strong>
\n\"Ornament<\/a>Our loved ones often adorn their mantles with the Christmas<\/a> cards we send them, but wouldn\u2019t it be fun to send a card that doubles as a Christmas<\/a> tree decoration? Ornament cards are actually shaped like ornaments and have nifty holes along the top that allow your family and friends to easily suspend your Christmas<\/a> card from a branch on their Christmas<\/a> tree. It\u2019s yet another way to turn a Christmas<\/a> card into a keepsake to be used year after year.<\/p>\n

6. Use a Unique Photo for the Front of the Card<\/strong>
\n\"Photo<\/a>Far too often, we send Christmas<\/a> cards with standard, sitting family photos. This year, try something new by taking a unique photo for the front of your card. It doesn\u2019t even have to be professional! It can be as simple as having everyone wear ugly sweaters or Santa<\/a> hats. <\/p>\n

Other ideas might include winter action photos, like a photo of the kids making snow angels or decorating Christmas<\/a> cookies together. Aside from original candid shots, you might think up a charming posed photo, like a photo of your kids looking up the chimney for Santa<\/a> or peeking inside their stocking.<\/p>\n

7. Include Funny Wording<\/strong>
\n\"Funny<\/a>There\u2019s a million ways to say Merry Christmas<\/a>. If it\u2019s a picture of your cat, you can say \u201cMeowy Christmas<\/a>.\u201d If you recently got married, you can write \u201cMarried Christmas<\/a>.\u201d You can even give a nod to the hullabaloo over the phrase \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d and say \u201cHappy Whatever Doesn\u2019t Offend You\u201d or the simpler \u201cHappy Everything.\u201d <\/p>\n

One of the funnier ones we\u2019ve come across is a short poem with a dash of bah humbug \u2014 \u201cNoses are red, fingers are blue, I\u2019m tired of winter and holidays too.\u201d We\u2019ve also seen a photo greeting of a family wearing fake mustaches with that says \u201c\u2018Staching through the Snow.\u201d Get creative, and see if you can draw out a smile or two.<\/p>\n

8. Try a New Year’s Card Instead<\/strong>
\nDespite our best intentions, we don\u2019t always get our Christmas<\/a> cards out in time for Christmas<\/a>. Never fear \u2014 that\u2019s what New Years cards are for! That same photo that you intended to use in your Christmas<\/a> cards can be used on a card with a warm New Year\u2019s greeting. Your friends and family will be just as happy to receive it, even if it doesn\u2019t arrive by the 25th.<\/p>\n

9. Timeline Year in Review Card<\/strong>
\n\"Timeline<\/a>Year in review cards are a popular option for Christmas<\/a> cards, but it can be tricky to compile your whole year into one cohesive message. A timeline year in review is a great option because it allows you to share the highlights of your year in the winter, spring, summer, and fall in chronological order. Don\u2019t forget to include photos for each point of your timeline!<\/p>\n

10. Send a Foil Stamped Card<\/strong>
\n\"Foil<\/a>Bling up your Christmas<\/a> cards this year with foil stamping in gold, red, or silver. Foil stamped Christmas<\/a> cards go through a special printing process that applies a shiny foil to the design. The foil catches light and gleams beautifully, adding a dazzling effect to your Christmas<\/a> cards. This elegant touch of foil instantly takes your Christmas<\/a> cards to the next level and ups the wow factor for family and friends.<\/p>\n

We hope these ideas inspire you to send affordable holiday cards<\/strong><\/a> that are refreshingly original and just a little bit outside the box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all tend to see the same Christmas cards year after year \u2014 a Christmas greeting in traditional red and green, perhaps with a festive family photo. But what if you tried something new and different this year? From cheap Christmas cards with funny wording to more elaborate cards that shimmer and shine, we\u2019ve got […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":24958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","iawp_total_views":71,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112,5,621],"tags":[556,620],"class_list":["post-24952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-shopping","category-christmas-traditions","category-sponsored","tag-christmas-cards","tag-sending-christmas-cards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}