Buyers Guide to Photo Xmas Cards
Including prices, designs, and coordinating extras
Just add photos, and Poof, you've got personalized photo Xmas cards and invitations shipped right to your door. This buyers guide lists some favorites but there are dozens of fresh new designs on these great recommended web sites.
Shutterfly Holiday Sale. See special savings on most popular products. See site for details.
NEW and Favorite Designs for 2008
Tiny Prints
Tiny Prints signature style is clean, crisp, and uncomplicated. See all the new Christmas photo cards, and holiday party invitations from Tiny Prints.
NEW! Tiny Prints has just launched a line of Eco friendly holiday cards printed on high quality recycled paper. Look for the "Available on Recycled" label.
The darling decorative tree card is one of my favorites because it has lots of color and simple clean lines.Next, happy presents and gorgeous script are why I chose this card. I love it! The ornamental ivy or mistletoe on this card is pretty but I chose it because it uses an unconventional holiday color palette. Something fresh and different! Finally, the winter landscape card with two photos and a bird motif reminds me of a breath of fresh air. Sweet and clean.
Pricing
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Flat 5x7 stationary cards start at $1.59 each for set of 25
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All cards sold in sets. No individual cards.
Shutterfly
Shutterfly has improved their designs this year and added designer letterpress-style cards printed on matte card stock. Click here to see these new Christmas photo card collections from Shutterfly
Pricing
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Flat 5x7 stationary cards start at $1.99 each for set of 12 (must be ordered in sets)
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Folded greeting cards are $2.49 each or less depending on quantity. Can be ordered individually
Free Printable Christmas Photo Greetings
Download this photo card template and add your own photo! Prints in MS Word on Avery Half-Fold Cards.
Click here for our FREE printable photo cards for Christmas!
Christmas Photo Card Pricing Comparison
Here’s a chart comparing photo Xmas cards from my favorite online photo card companies. We have purchased cards from all of these companies and recommend them all.
*Prices are the approximate cost per card when 25 cards ordered.
| Card Type | Paper | Shutterfly | Tiny Prints | Kodak Gallery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4x8 | photo paper | 67¢ | - | 65¢ |
| Flat 5x7 | photo paper | 84¢ | - | 80¢ |
| Flat 5x7 | card stock | $1.79 | $1.59 | $1.29 |
| Flat Square | card stock | - | $1.49 | - |
| Folded 5x7 | card stock | $1.79 | $2.49 | $2.29 |
| Folded 3.5x5 (notecards) | card stock | $1.08 | - | $1.29 |
| Folded Square | card stock | - | $2.24 |
$2.79 |
Who We Like Best and Why
Tiny Prints - best designs and printed quality
Shutterfly - best overall combination of designs and price
Photo Card Styles
Flat, printed on photographic paper
4x8 or 5x7 sizes. Printed on the same material as a photo print. Not as nice to write on if you want to add a personalized note, but the cheapest option if you have to send out loads of cards each year. This sample is from Shutterfly. They have lots and LOTS of styles in both sizes to choose from.
Flat, printed on card stock
Sizes 4x6 or 5x7. Printed on matte finished card stock. Much nicer to write on. In our opinion, the leader in this category is Tiny Prints. Tiny Prints cards have a certain look and we love'em all.
Folded, printed on card stock
5x7, 4x6, and 3.5x5 notecard sizes. Conventional style. Message can be added to the front and interior except for notecards, which are usually blank inside and sold in sets of 10 or 12.
Folded Square
5.25x5.25 sizes or slightly smaller. A little bit different from the traditional card and brimming with fresh modern style. While extra postage may be required to mail these cards, we don't care because we love them anyway!
Once again, Tiny Prints has the freshest designs, but also check out Photoworks for some unique square cards you won't find anywhere else.
Coordinating Stickers, Seals, Return Address Labels and Gift Cards
You can also get coordinating stationary from Tiny Prints and Kodak Gallery that match your Christmas card design.
For example, these cards, return address labels and gift cards are from Tiny Prints:
More Christmas photo cards with coordinating labels
