Christmas Greeting Cards

With the advent of low cost software and the Web, making and sending Christmas greeting cards has become a breeze. Aside from websites that offer these e-cards, computer programs have made it easier to create customized cards.

Tips for Designing Yuletide Cards

Choose the computer software to make the card. For quick and easy e-cards, use programs that have templates so you don’t have to design the card from scratch. Basically you just choose a template and add artwork included in the program. You can also embed your own pictures.

After that you just type the message and print or email the card. You can also use photo editing programs like Photoshop. This will give you more control over the appearance of the card.

When designing the card, make sure you choose the proper motif and colors. Christmas colors are red, green, gold and white. Popular elements are the snowman, Santa Claus, Christmas stockings etc.

You can make these drawings yourself or modify existing Christmas drawings. Yuletide clipart is available on CDs and the Web, usually for free. When you’re done making Christmas greeting cards, save and print them. Or you can email them instead.

Tip: there are now some Christmas style fonts available. There are also programs that let you add sound and music to the card.

Other Ways to Make Christmas Cards

For a combination of handcrafted and computer generated card, you will need the following.

Required Materials

Card stock of different colors
Scissors
Double-sided tape
Ribbons
Printer
Pen and other drawing tools
Computer
Old magazines
Glue
Old gift wrapping

Step 1

Make sure the card stock is sturdy because it will be your design base. Many people like white, but there are other colors available.

Step 2

Start designing the card. You can start drawing on a blank greeting card. Use a light pencil for the drawing. Check the proportions. When the drawing is finished, you can start coloring it.

Step 3

If you don’t consider yourself much of an artist, cut old Christmas drawings from magazines, gift wrappers and boxes. Glue them to the card or you can use double sided tape instead.

Step 4

Write your Christmas message on the computer. This is much easier than writing the message yourself. Plus you have the option of choosing from various fonts and colors. Print the message. Cut it out and stick it to the card using the tape or glue.

Step 5

When the card is finished, fold it and place inside an envelope. Write a Christmas message outside the envelope.

Holiday Cards Online

There are websites that let you make printable greeting cards too. You can find these sites with a search engine. Follow the site instructions on how to design the card. These websites also let you mail or print them out.

As the facts show, making your Christmas greeting cards is very easy. You can use computer software to make these cards. With a few mouse clicks, your card will be ready for print or to be sent out by way of email.