Debating on whether or not to send out Christmas cards this year? I love getting cards from the friends and family especially those that I don't see very often. But a stamp,
PLUS the cost of a card or photocard...it can really add up fast! Even if you Costco's deal of $14.99 for 50 cards it is still around $.72 for each card you mail.
If {like me} the thought of mailing 14 cards for about $10 makes you cringe but you'd still like to send a card to people--here you go! How about a photo postcard?! It will cut your costs almost in half...or even nothing if you just send it as an Ecard!
Christmas Photo postcards!
What is a photo postcard? A 4X6 picture of your family that you send as a postcard in the mail! You can even write a little note on the back if you want to.
Step #1 Get a photo.
Find a picture you like enough to mail to your friends and family. I know this can be challenging, but if you don't have one...get one! You'll
never regret having a recent family picture--even if its just a snapshot.
Step #2 Create a card!
There are several ways to do this. I just made mine in Photoshop Elements. If you don't have Photoshop you can use photo places like
Shutterfly or Snapfish to "edit" your photos... or add a border, writing, etc. Its really not that hard, & you can create a fun, unique card that people will love to get!
Note: If you're interested in a little help just email me. For $10 I'll put your photocard together for you. Just email me:
toadstreasures@gmail.com for details.
Step#3 Order 4X6 prints
You can do this just about anywhere, but I got mine for super cheap at Vistaprint.com! I just upload my picture as a postcard and I have more than enough for my photocards and to put on my neighbor gifts.
You can also just get prints at
Costco.com. I just uploaded them online --they have a 1 hr service--and picked them up the next day.
Note: They need to be 4X6 to be considered a "postcard" for the postal service. You can get more details at the
USPS website.
Step#4 Get a postcard stamp
This is where you really save $$! Buy postcard stamps for $.28 each. Oh yeah!
Step #5 Mail that card!
You just address it, stamp it, and mail it as you would any other postcard!
And TahDah!
Its a great way to keep in touch with people
{like your great uncle Harry, your friends from college, your old neighbors}, and let them know you are thinking about them. I'm sure it will make their day to see your face smiling when they get the mail! {Hint, hint...should I post my address so you can all send me one?:)}
PS That's not all you can do with photocards! I have another fun idea that I'll share with you soon!
Big brothers also love to find trees...but they love running through them even more!
What's great is if you look carefully through the trees you might even see a REAL reindeer...
or an ginormous nutcracker!
and think, "If they would only let us play with those great deer!" Don't you think a ride through the sky would be nice?
Well, even if you can't get a ride from the reindeer at least you can remember them with a nice picture. How about a great shot with Santa's deer in the background?
And if the trees cost $70 {gasp} at the tree place with the reindeer, just head for Lowe's. Then you can also ride in the cool car cart & push all of the buttons of the snowglobes. What fun!
It doesn't really matter where you get your tree as long as you were a good "hunter" and you LOVE the one you found. Right?!
And everyone in the family can help bring the tree home!
Just throw that tree in the back of a truck...
and have fun decorating it when you get home!
