What if this year, you tried your hand at Christmas greeting cards?
We’re not talking about a text message, but a personalized card that you send by mail or by digital means. One thing is for sure, it will warm the heart of the person who receives it. So, are you ready to get started? Here are a few tips that might help you keep this tradition alive.
Handmade Greeting Card
For the creatively inclined, why not jump right into creating your own greeting cards? They will delight your loved ones with their originality and uniqueness. Here are some ideas to inspire you:
- You can use various textures and colors of paper that you can layer and glue to create shapes and dimensions. For example, superimpose iridescent or glossy paper over matte paper to create inserts or shapes.
- You can buy different colors of ribbons that you can glue to the cards to create pretty garlands or bows.
- If you have wool, you can use it to create snowballs, snowflakes or Christmas trees. If you don’t have any, you can also use string.
- Another idea is to use a punch to perforate paper and create pretty shapes like little snowflakes. Again, you can let your imagination run wild by layering.
- Finally, what will make your card even more charming and personal is a handwritten message from you to your loved one.
The sky’s the limit!
Digital Greeting Card
For those of us who are a little more comfortable with technology than handicraft, you can create digital cards and then share them with your friends and family, via email or social media. Today, more and more tools are available to create beautiful cards in a way that’s very easy and intuitive.
For example, you can use Canvaor Crello, which are graphic design tools, to create visuals like there’s nothing to it. If you run out of ideas, there’s a multitude of templates you can use to help you design your cards. You would rather use your own images and pictures to make your cards even more personal? Go right ahead, you have that option too!
Video Greeting Card
What to take your Holiday greetings to the next level? How about creating an animated card or a short video? That way, you can wish season’s greetings to your loved ones or share the best moments of your year orally. This format is not the most traditional but would be even more personal and intimate. What do you think? If you like the idea, there are a lot of very intuitive video editing software. If you have a MacBook, you can use iMovie Maker, a default program on your computer. If you use a PC, you can download Windows Movie Maker. Otherwise, you can also download Openshot, another video editing software for beginners.
If you are more comfortable with a phone, there are many video editing applications. Adobe Premiere Rush, for example, allows you to edit a video very easily on a phone for free. The same goes for InShot, which also contains filters and effects to further personalize your videos.