Christmas cards

What is Christmas without Santa, Gifts and Christmas cards? Christmas cards have been around since 1843 when Sir Henry Cole of London commissioned one. He had also introduced the Penny Post three years earlier. There has been a steady decline in the number of Christmas Cards sent out through snail mail in recent years. However, the number is still close to 2 billion cards a year.

Official Christmas cards started going out in the 1840s and in 1953 US President Dwight D Eisenhower sent out the first official White House Christmas card. During his years as president, George W. Bush sent out over 1 million Christmas Cards. However, sending Christmas cards is a costly endevour for us mere mortals. 

A whole new genre of Christmas cards started in the late 1990s when the internet and email became popular. And there are many websites dedicated to Christmas Ecards. Some of the most popular ones are American Greetings and Hallmark who also have large print presence. However, the advent of ecards has inevitably led to christmas card spam.

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• christmas ideas [day 2] : handmade cards

  
  living on the crafty side of life — Authority: 104
  I love making my own cards. I love my girls making their own cards. Christmas time is no exception. In this post Im sharing some cards which were a free added bonus to one of my Christmas online classes in the past. They are still some of my favourite cards. If you would like to make these I ...
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• Christmas PAR-TAY!!!!

  
  Card Felt Greetings — Authority: 122
  Each Year one of my close friends (who luckily lives with in crawling distance from my house) throws a Christmas party for all our friends and a few family members as well. Traditionally each year I make the invites and she writes a funny Christmas poem for the inside.... Here are the cards that I made 10 of in less ...
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• Little Snow Tree

  
  Out To Impress — Authority: 122
  I dont know about you, but when I set my eyes on any kind of snow globe, I just cant help but pick it up and turn it over to magically stare at all the snow and glitter. Its like an instant stress reliever! So, when I saw this little snow globe stamp from Impression Obsession, I thought... "Awwww!" It just looked like ...
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• High-Minded Holiday Gifts 2009: Noble Works Cards

  
  The Art of the Prank — Authority: 427
  Submitted by Mark at NobleWorksCards.com : Scandalous greeting cards for Christmas , Birthdays , Get Well and any other kick ass occasion you can think of.
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• Be Merry and CAS!

  
  A Necessary Creativity — Authority: 122
  Hi everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend! How was Thanksgiving for those of you in the U.S.A?  Wonderful,  and busy I expect!  We took a quick trip to my Sisters and then on to my Mom’s house over the weekend. They live an hour apart, and 3 hours away from me.  It [...]
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• Sue’s Advent Series – Week Two, Season of Joy: Day Two

  
  http://stampersquest.com — Authority: 124
  Finished Size 4.25" x 5.5"Supplies:Stamps:Season of Joy  (Stampin Up!)Papers:Matte... Visit Stampers Quest to find out more about this article! You never know what surprises you may find on the trail!
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• Holiday Splendor: Nostalgic Santa Card

  
  http://stampersquest.com — Authority: 124
  By: Melanie Smith, Artistic GuideFinished size: 4.125" x 5.8"This is a quick simple card... Visit Stampers Quest to find out more about this article! You never know what surprises you may find on the trail!
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• Christmas Card Countdown – week 3

  
  House O' Stamps — Authority: 119
   I’m sure you were all busy beavers working on your Christmas cards, right?     Over the past two weeks we were to get several of the processes done on our Christmas card.  Possible steps on your card might be: Cut and score your card bases Cut your layers of paper for the cards Stamping/Embossing ...
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• One Mans Junk....

  
  My Creative Corner! — Authority: 131
  Actually this was beyond junk, it was really garbage!!! Recycling garbage of course. And I punched up the recycling part of it.Some months ago I had gotten a garden flag holder from my dear friend Ann. And a cute kitten flag that read "welcome to my garden." Well when I was out shopping I had found a fall one on ...
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• Christmas Card with Starbucks Help

  
  Aileen's Musings — Authority: 123
  Heres another Christmas card with a little help from Starbucks! (Click HERE to view my other Starbucks Christmas Cards). With this card I used a Vintage bingo card and then another cardboard coffee sleeve to create the palm tree on the card. The backside of the coffee sleeve is corrugated and worked perfectly for a ...
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• This year’s best Christmas cards

  
  Daisy Green — Authority: 139
  Surfers against Sewage frozen litter card In greener circles, people are beginning to question the value of sending Christmas cards. We think it’s a very personal choice as to whether you send them or not – your great Aunt Elsie could be very offended if you don’t. But there are lots of ways to make ...
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• A Wish for Peace

  
  Addicted to Stamping — Authority: 122
    For this card I used two of my favorite Stampin Up Christmas sets; A Wish for Peace and Season of Joy. The image was stamped on Watercolour paper with Black Stazon and coloured with markers (Old Olive, Ruby Red, Summer Sun and Bordering Blue). I added some Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron to the sky with an aqua ...
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• Bitten By The Bug blog hop - phone challenge

  
  Gramma's House of Cards — Authority: 127
  Happy Monday and welcome to our monthly Bitten By The Bug Blog Hop! Now if you have made it here from the blog of the awesomely talented Krista , then you are on the right track! This week our challenge was issued by the fabulously talented Regina , and she asked us to use this cute phone cut from the From ...
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• Christmas SOL

  
  Bits and pieces of my life — Authority: 124
  Again there was an online sketch at one of my Yahoogroups. Really loved the sketch and I wanted to use it for this stamp, so this is not a large card, only 4,25"x4,25". Have been making cards this weekend for all kind of Christmascardswaps Im in. Really love the idea of sending cards to people and receiving ...
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• Todays Winterval card

  
  The enemies of reason — Authority: 511
  Todays delightful card comes from Antilles Hades: Think you can do better? Email me at antonvowl@live.co.uk
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• 15 Days of Christmas Cards - Day 4

  
  Stamp it, Scrap it, Share it — Authority: 130
  Good Morning! Welcome to day 4 of my 15 Days of Christmas Cards. I have another super sweet, super cute card to share with you using another new release from Inktegrity . This is North Pole sundae all dressed up in festive attire... Chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream never looked so yummy! Be sure ...
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• Free Merry Christmas Clip Art

  
  Presentation Helper — Authority: 116
  Free microsoft powerpoint christmas clip art This clip art can be used in microsoft office and other programs that open powerpoint files. Clip art included consists of a Father Christmas, Red Robin, Rudolf the Reindeer, Christmas Tree, 3D Snow Flake and a little green Elf. You could use these in Christmas Cards and ...
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• Sue’s Advent Series – Week Two Featuring Season of Joy by Stampin’ Up!

  
  http://stampersquest.com — Authority: 124
  Here we are in week two. I will be using the Season of Joy set from Stampin Up! With 8... Visit Stampers Quest to find out more about this article! You never know what surprises you may find on the trail!
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• im still here !!!

  
  CeeCee's Creations — Authority: 127
  Wow, its been a week since I posted and Ive missed it. As you know, my Dads been hospitalized since last Sunday and his health is a grave concern. Ive been trying to spend as much time as I can with him, feeding him soup and watching him trying to rest. Id like to thank all of you whove expressed your concern. Your ...
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• Cards Blog Button Challenge

  
  Rose's World — Authority: 125
  Hi peeps! I cant believe its already Sunday. Im lamenting the fact that the long weekend is coming to a close. Luckily, this coming week at work is Jeans week, so Ive got that going for me. And, I was able to squeeze in a challenge today from the CARDS blog . The criteria is to use at least 5 buttons on a card. I ...
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