I have a new neighbor. He and his mom moved in across the street the first of October, but by the end of September, I knew they enjoyed Halloween. Why? They had brought along a skeleton – life size, and buried it in their garden. So I used photos of the poor fellow in the greeting card I sent him last week. Here’s the front of my new friend’s greeting card:

Here’s what I did on the inside of the card, using the same template and the full picture of the remains left in his garden. You’ll notice I moved some of the elements from the original template over to the right inside page to balance the message.

To top it off, I included a trick or treat, depending on how you look at it. The greeting card system that I use, includes gifts, and I decided to include a very fuzzy, 23-inch spider complete with glitter with my card. Why for a young man I hardly know? Because I can. Why not?

Depending on the kind of package one has, a personalized, fun photo card like this costs between $.93 (93 cents) or $1.47 (147 cents). Sure the gift was extra, but the whole thing ran me a little over $13.00, plus shipping.

Just think what you could do to make your Holiday cards
remembered and really appreciated
in 2010 !

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Happy Halloween! Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Chanukah! Blessed Christmas! Happy Kawanza!

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As I’ve mentioned before the greeting card system that I use, has over 14,000 different greeting cards. I use them alot, but here is a custom greeting card that was also made on the system, using jpegs stored on my computer. My intent is to show respect for Martin Luther King, Jr, the Man, the date (not a day off but a day on in our world community), and for a committment to non-violence and peace among all people.

Here’s the front of the card:

(on the inside top of the card are printed these principles)

Martin Luther King, Jr’s Six Principles of Nonviolence

Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.

Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.

Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice not people.

Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform.

Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.

Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.

(on the inside bottom of the card is this Pledge)

Pledge of Nonviolence, Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
I hope you will join me in this commitment.

IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S LIFE AND WORK,

I pledge to do everything that I can to make America and the world a place

where equality and justice, freedom and peace will grow and flourish.

I PLEDGE TO MAKE NONVIOLENCE A WAY OF LIFE

in my dealings with all people.

I WILL REJECT all forms of hatred, bigotry and prejudice, and I will

embrace the values of unconditional, universal love, truthfulness, courage,

compassion, and dedication that empowered Dr. King.

I WILL DEDICATE my life to creating the Beloved Community of Dr.

King’s dream, where all people can live together as sisters and brothers.

-Shalom-Fridden-Der Frieden-La Paix-Achukma-Heiwa-Salam-
LaPaz-Amani-Hoa Binh- Maluhai

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I admit to a bias, when it comes to this photo Christmas card. My husband and I formed a remarried family about 1000 years ago. (OK, not really, some days it just feels like it.) Anyway,  I love the uniqueness and creativity that went into this family’s 2008 holiday greeting card. 

This long-distance couple probably have more frequent flier miles than I can imagine. They are separated by more than 1000 miles and spend every other weekend in the other’s home town. This year unlike most, they have had only brief moments when all the children were together in one place. That wasn’t conducive to a single family photo for their Holiday greeting. 

I must admit to some trying times scanning this card into my system, and I worry that the crispness that came across in the card is missing online. But I love this card and wanted to share it in spite of my scanning challenges.

First I find the use of the non-traditional colors of the border a pleasant change of pace. It also makes the photo of the couple, as well as the parents and children, really pop. They are not lost in the traditional sprigs of pine and holly berries.

The designer of this card, the mom, prefers to handmake her cards but used an online template and service. That may speak to her skill in composition, because I find those who handmake their cards are really sending out mini works of art. I think with those years of experience in custom designing cards, this designer brought all her skills to this custom photo Christmas Card.

Then I loved her message. She sent out such good feelings for those who received this family’s greeting card. Here’s her message:

For those who we see throughout the year,
 we love you and cherish our memories with you.
For  those who we don’t get a chance to see often enough,
we miss you and hope to see you soon!
May the joys of this Christmas season
be with you throughtout the coming year.
 We hope you have a happy and healthy 2009!

Then across from the message, she listed the names and ages of the children and added her personal message to the card.

This card was striking, informative through pictures, and again gave such a personal touch. What fun it was to receive! Thank you for letting me share this on my blog and travel safe and enjoy the holidays!

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