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Christmas cards that leave an impression

Christmas cards that leave an impression

Give someone a Christmas Card they will remember forever with these simple tips from us, including ideas on what to write to ideas on how to present the cards!
Published
19th November 2019

“Out upon merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer…? If I could work my will,” said Scrooge indignantly, “every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ upon his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Story

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Christmas is the most magical time of year, and we are here to make sure that your money doesn’t magically disappear whilst shopping for it, enough so you still have enough peanuts to splash on some champagne on the day when all of your hard work is done!

Christmas is a time to reconnect with old friends, distant relatives, and share your love with close family, friends and partners, and we can do this through the perfect custom Christmas card!

The average person sends 11-149 Christmas cards each year; what to write in a Personalised Christmas card and writing one after the other doesn’t only leave you wondering what to actually write inside the majority of the time, but also leaves your hands feeling like you have just come out of a 3-hour literature exam!

In this intense period, we want to help you out, to help you find the perfect card type and content. So put your shades on, this Christmas is going to shine above the rest!

If you’re not so artsy and crafty and don’t fancy spending the entirety of your December attempting to draw snowflakes and twisting pipe-cleaners with glue all over your fingers, why not try a Custom printed Christmas card? You only need to pick your perfect card size and they’re easy to design with our premade Christmas card templates allowing you to add that personalised message and your cards can be ticked off your Christmas to-do list this festive season.

Personalised Christmas cards are always a good choice, having a photo on or a special message on the front makes the receiver feel pretty unique, they do say a picture says a thousand words! With our personalised printed cards, you are not only sending them a photo but a memory.

If you are a business or a freelancer, it is an ideal way to get these Christmas cards printed with your brand and message in the colour scheme you give off, this can also be accompanied by your very own branded wrapping paper.

Choose to make it a funny Christmas card with a message or your traditional Christmas card verses, this can often go a long way to thank your suppliers and customers for the positive collaboration you have had over the last year and most of all just type away your message, add an image and hand it to them with their Christmas gift.

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And for our second milestone….

What should you write in a Christmas card to leave an impression?

You can never go wrong with writing a personal message in any Christmas card you give, read more on the importance of sentimental Christmas cards to find out more on why you should include a personal message to get the perfect greeting card this Christmas.

We've put together some slogan suggestions for your perfect Christmas cards, to save your time of wondering of the perfect thing to write, (or what to write at all!):

Here are some suggestions for a simpler approach, maybe co-workers, neighbours or distant friends or family:

“Best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year.”

“Remembering you at Christmas and wishing you special joy.”

“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”

“Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year”

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Now, here are the extra special content ideas for your close friends or family

“To a joyful present and a well-remembered past. Best wishes for Happy holidays and a magnificent New Year.”

“May the closeness of friends, the comfort of home, and the unity of our nation, renew your spirits this holiday season.”

“May your Christmas be filled with love of family and friends and your new year filled with happiness that never ends.”

“Wishing you happiness and everything you dream of in the coming year!”

“The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of happiness. May all these be yours at Christmas.”

“Let the spirit of love gently fill our hearts and homes. In this loveliest of seasons may you find many reasons for happiness.”

slogans via sloganshub

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Or maybe, the perfect quote for that EXTRA special person this year, for all of you romantics of the world!:

image of heart drawn on a card with crayons in the background on a wooden surface

“Knowing that you are my [boyfriend/girlfriend/wife/husband] is the greatest gift for which I could have asked this year.”

“Let my love become your Christmas star. When you are in doubt let my feelings be your Christmas lights. When you seem lost, turn to me. Merry Christmas darling.”

“I wish you to enjoy from all those beautiful feelings that Christmas always awake in us. Congratulations my love, never forget that you love and you love life.”

“The Christmas season combined with the immense love that I have for you has turned me into a true romantic this year.”

slogans via Brandongaille

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However, if none of those seems to suit, or you’re going for a Christmas card with a hint of humour, how about the funniest Christmas quotes to fill your content box with!:

“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.” Victor Borge

“Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and receipts for all major purchases.” Bridger Winegar

“What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present.” Don Marquis

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” Garrison Keillor

“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph.” Shirley Temple

“The one thing women don’t want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is their husband.” Joan Rivers

“Christmas, here again. Let us raise a loving cup; Peace on earth, goodwill to men, and make them do the washing up.” Wendy Cope

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My personal favourite quotes

I like smiling, smiling’s my favorite.” – Buddy the Elf

image of Will Ferrell as Elf in his costume on a city background

Now that you’re an expert on all the wonderful things you can write and include in your Christmas cards, why not also learn how to wrap the perfect present to go alongside your printed Christmas cards this year to show your loved ones the efforts you’ve gone through this festive season.

We know it's probably the most stressful time of the year, with the to-do list, the crumbling Christmas tree on the carpet, and a hundred presents to buy, but please remember to Smile! Smile! Smile!

Enjoy this once-a-year stress and the jolliness and cheer all around you.

Now your Xmas cards are sorted, one stress can be shaved off the many. You can relax assured that if you have gone for our printed or personalised printed cards, you are in the right hands; a Christmas shoppers complaint is one that is a particularly long-held grudge, and that is why we want your Christmas shopping to be quick, easy, stress-free (and maybe even enjoyable!) this year.

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Merry Christmas from Apprintable!

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