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Unleash your Child’s Inner Picasso for your Family Christmas Card

Christmas is 3 months and a few days away. This means that the annual ritual of selecting, buying and sending Christmas cards should be well underway within the next 2 months. But if you’re anything like me, the fall months are a whirlwind of pumpkins, costumes, gourds, and before you know it the post office lines are long and my cards are late.

Not this year.Christmas cards

For most families with grade-school age kids, a photo Christmas card is the preferred way to go. Last year, of the cards we received from friends and family with kids, over 90% incorporated a photo of their kids. These personalized cards were our favorites by far.

If you’re planning to send a photo Christmas card this year, booking a session with a professional photographer now isis a great way to get ahead. But the reality is that sometimes that perfect photo doesn’t happen in time and there’s a mad scramble in early December browsing digital prints trying to find a suitable photo.

And if that perfect shot eludes you, another option is to personalize your holiday greeting with a piece of artwork created byyour kids. Select a favorite painting brought home from school or ask your kids to draw a picture of the family or a holiday scene. Then take a digital photo of this work of art and create a .jpg file that can be incorporated in a photo Christmas card in place of the family photo.

Christmas cardsKids’ art is endearing, sentimental and a great way to personalize holiday greetings. To get a head start on your planning, checkout the growing collection of holiday cards available at LookLoveSend.com. Many have the option to follow simple steps for personalization with a family photo or kids’ artwork. Join our mailing list to receive 20% off your first order with us.