Wouldn’t it be nice to skip the whole printing, folding and stuffing part? Well, you can.

Clever card manufacturers are now making holiday cards that have enough room for you to print your Christmas letter right in the card. You can create these Christmas letter cards right online. They look great, are easy to create, and mean less work for you.

You simply upload the photo(s), write your text, and then relax or bake Christmas cookies while you’re waiting for the printed cards to arrive in the mail. You’ll still have to address and mail them yourself, but you should have plenty of time for that, since you’ll no longer need to sit at the computer to design and print your Christmas letter.

Of course, you’ll still need to figure out what to say in the letter, so if you need some help drafting your message before you go online to place your order, check out our page with Christmas letter writing tips.

Then when you’re ready, visit Pear Tree Greetings to select a Christmas letter card. All of their cards are printed on 100 lb. card stock, and many of their Christmas card designs are available on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Use code SANTA15 to save $15 off holiday cards with an order of $100 or or code 16734 to save $10 with a purchase of $70 or more.

Don’t like ads? Then sign up for the 14-day free trial. You’ll get all the premium features – such as full-screen, ad-free versions of your creations – at no cost for two weeks. If you want to continue the premium service, you can upgrade any single card for just $2.99 or $5.99 for unlimited cards during the month. They also have an annual membership.

Smilebox greetings are so easy to creat, anyone can do it. You simply drag and drop your photos into their templates, add your text, and select the music. That’s it. You’ll have a great, personalized greeting in just minutes.

Here are three examples of the types of free animated Christmas cards you can create at Smilebox.

Let it Snow!
Personalize with 5 – 10 photos

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Animated Nativity Card
Personalize with 1 – 5 photos

Make a Smilebox greeting

Animated Dancing Snowmen Card
Personalize with one photo

Make a Smilebox greeting

See more free animated Christmas cards.

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 cards is that they can be personalized online with your own digital photo and text. Simply choose your design, upload a photo, and write your text in the online editor. You’ll be able to see a preview before you order.

You can find all-in-one Christmas card/letters in several designs, from tri-fold cards that allow you to print photos on two of the panels and include your letter on the third, to oversized postcards with room for a large photo on the front and your letter on the back.

You can get more information about the design shown here at Pear Tree Greetings or see other designs at Tiny Prints.com, Shutterfly and Personalization Mall.

You can also read more about cool and unusual Christmas cards on the following pages:
Cool Christmas Cards at HubPages
Unusual Christmas Cards at Squidoo
Cool Christmas Cards at Squidoo