The Tradition of Holiday Greeting Cards

Many people enjoy receiving Christmas cards during the holidays, but have you ever stopped to wonder how the tradition of sending Christmas cards began? Sir Henry Cole, a British inventor and civil servant, produced the first commercial holiday cards in 1843. He commissioned an artist named John Horsley to illustrate them, and Cole obliged by drawing... [Read more]

Make a Christmas Card Using PowerPoint

Only a few years ago, if you wanted to send out Christmas cards, you were limited to the printed cards you could buy at the local store. Now you can buy hundreds of unique and interesting printed holiday greeting cards online, create your own at sites such as Zazzle, or select from digital Christmas cards available from Internet sites like Smilebox.... [Read more]

Paper Christmas Cards

Not that long ago, the phrase “Christmas cards” meant only one thing – a holiday image on the outside of a folded card with touching text inside. That was, of course, before the days of electronic greeting cards. Now “old-fashioned” paper Christmas cards are not always the greeting of choice during the holidays. But they still offer recipients... [Read more]

Christmas Address Labels

Christmas Address Labels By Jimmy Sturo Mailing letters is fun with Christmas address labels. Thanks to the Internet and the advanced technology available, you can now create your own Christmas address label in a matter of minutes. Christmas address labels are great even when it is not Christmas time – have you ever heard the phrase “Christmas... [Read more]

Christmas Postage Stamps Add Color to Holiday Mailings

Why should the inside of your holiday mailings have all the fun? Put some fun Christmas postage stamps on your envelopes! The US Postal Service has been issuing special Christmas postage stamps since 1963, when it released its first holiday stamp with an image of a Christmas wreath and candles. Now the USPS issues Hanukkah and Kwanzaa stamps, too, as... [Read more]

Green Christmas Cards: Recycled Cards for the Holidays

Americans send approximiately 2.1 billion cards every year during the holidays, and most of them are made from virgin paper. If you’re looking for a way to lessen your impact on the environment during the holidays, consider green Christmas cards. There are now a number of stores that offer cards made from recycled paper, printed with soy inks... [Read more]

Create Free Animated Christmas Cards Online

Have some fun with your photos this holiday season! Smilebox is a service that lets you create free animated Christmas cards, slideshows and scrapbooks that you personalize with your own photos, text and choice of music. They have hundreds of designs for all occasions, including 95 different Christmas designs, and they’re all free – as long... [Read more]

Unusual Christmas Cards Are Christmas Letters, Too

Traditionally, if you wanted to send a Christmas letter at the holidays, you had to print it on a separate piece of paper and stuff it inside the card you were sending out. No more! The cards shown here, and others like them, let you combine your Christmas card and letter into one easy-to-create mailing. The great thing about these unusual Christmas... [Read more]

Create Your Own Custom Holiday Photo Cards

Back in the old days before the Internet, sending out photo Christmas cards meant a trip to a photography studio, weeks of waiting, and a lot more expense than traditional cards with images. No more! These days, you can hop online, pour through hundreds of designs, upload your own digital image, press a few buttons, and voila! your cards will be in... [Read more]

Christmas Card Greetings

Sometimes it’s hard to come up with the just the right phrase for your Christmas cards and letters. If you need some help getting started, here’s a list of Christmas card greetings you can use for your greeting cards or annual holiday letters. And if you need help selecting the perfect card for the perfect someone, be sure to visit our Christmas... [Read more]

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