Emailing Christmas Cards? page 1

faerywings

12-12-2006, 04:42 AM

I am giving myself a break this year. I decided to not send out cards. I have a picture I was going to use, but it needed some tweaking. Then add in the addressing, the personaly notes ( I can't just sign names, gotta write something different to everyone ;) ) I don't have the time. I'd rather spend some quiet time with my kids instead. So, whew~ sigh of relief on that decision.

But I think I would like to send an email card to everyone. The picture of my kids won't need much work since it isn't going to get posted on anyone's fridge or doorway :)
But For those of you who have done this before, what is the best way to go about it? Is there a website that can help me design a card and send it? Or would it be just as easy to create a card from scratch, using oscraps stuff of course, and send it out just as a regular attachment?

Thanks ladies.I have sent a card here and there from Hallmark.com but never on a bigger and more personal scale.

Dumpty

12-12-2006, 06:46 AM

I guess you can find many site that would do the trick, but it might be more personnal if it's self made ? just like you would create any other layout ? :)

txmom2two

12-12-2006, 07:19 AM

Ever since I have discovered digiscrapping, I will never send a homemade or storebought card again. I also dont print them out. Sending them by email saves sooooooo much time and money. And, they like that they don't have tons of cards all over there house. I just create mine in my photo editing software and send as an attachment through my regular email.

I don't know of any sites that you can create a card, but most card companies and email sites like Yahoo and Hotmail have ecards already made you just type your note and send.

Have fun!

Mooshu

12-12-2006, 09:22 AM

I did a very quick google and sites that let you make your own e-card often require you to use their own images. One I found that allowed your own images, requires registration and all that sort of useless stuff that comes with it :lol:

If it were me, I'd design it myself, and either send it out as an attachment or upload it somewhere and send out the link. :D

SaraAmarie

12-12-2006, 10:12 AM

At 3Scrapateers you can send anything in the gallery as an ecard and personalize some colors and stuff. So you could upload there and send it. I don't know if there are other galleries that are that way, I'll have to look around.

livelifejoyfully

12-12-2006, 01:13 PM

I bought cards...
yuck!
and now I wish I had made mine!
Ecards sounds like a great idea!

kaytebug

12-12-2006, 02:10 PM

What if you made a small card, as a say 8x8 or 6x6 digi page.
You can send it by e-mail (compressed of course) and then your friends could print it out and put it on their fridge or something else.

A friend used shutterfly.com for her cards, just another thought.

K.