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10 Holiday Card Ideas to Inspire the Procrastinator

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Published on: December 10, 2013

Paperless Post

Joy to online

Paperless Post has been a last-minute card/announcement/invitation savior for techie types for quite some time now. You can customize everything from text, photos and color scheme for holiday e-cards sent on-time and nestled in an adorable e-envelope.


Simple cards by The Sweet Beast

Say it simple

Washi tape to the rescue! The Sweet Beast has the DIY answer for last-minute holiday cards. Quick tip: Always have a stock of blank cards on hand, and with some simple add-ons and handwritten wishes, it’ll seem like you planned it all along.


Kristin and Kayla

Send laughs

No time to order cards or send them out? Use humor to your advantage and share a funny family photo — like this one by Kristin and Kayla — via email or your social networks. Add a quick update about your year in a few sentences, click and you’re done.


LittleMissMrs Etsy shop

Year in review

If writing a holiday letter is the last thing you want to do, let the LittleMissMrs Etsy shop help you out with a custom (printable!) infographic of the family’s year in review. You provide the family facts, and 24 hours later you’ll have a unique alternative to the usual nap-inducing holiday letter.


Foster family holiday video

Show, don’t tell

Take a cue from the Foster family.This clever clan has been making creative videos as a family and posting them using Vimeo for their loved ones to see. Not creative enough to cut a music vid on your own, or put together a script? Not required! You could put together a more simple video of the family talking about their Top 10 Moments of 2013, or just a short take to send best wishes for 2014.


Ribbon cards by Oh Hello Friend

All the trimmings

Get the homemade feel for your holiday cards with a sewing machine, scrap lace trimming and some blank cards. Oh Hello Friend shares tips for cranking out a ton of these assembly-line style so you have one for every gift.


Emily Clark

Family photo booth

Let each family member show some personality in this year’s holiday card with this idea for a photo booth featured at Emily Clark. The full post even include links to the printables by Oh Happy Day. The finished product can be shared in print, electronically  or posted online given your bandwidth for spreading cheer this year.


Present and Correct confetti card

Confetti card

Buy yourself a week or two by opting to send a Happy New Year card like this one by Present and Correct. You can purchase online, or get inspired to make your own from vellum paper and colorful confetti pieces. Write the family’s highlights on the outside and have the whole family sign and send best wishes of the new year.


Meet the Dubiens

Crafty kids to the rescue

Shopping, decorating, cooking. Who has the time to write that darn holiday letter? Put the kids to work one afternoon making these adorable fingerprinted cards dreamed up by Meet the Dubiens. Sending out kid crafts will definitely give you a pass on the year-end manifesto.


Cheergram app

Insta-card

Put that Instragram library to good use and create a set of holiday cards in minutes using the Cheergram app. Holiday theme + family photo + brief message = 25 custom cards and envelopes for $29 delivered in 3 to 5 business days. BAM!.

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