Monday, December 13
by Karen Robert
This is a cute concept for a Christmas card, putting your family or pets inside a snow globe. It’s hard to execute, it takes great photoshopping skills and if you get it wrong the thing looks a little awkward. I found quite a few that were well executed though, so I thought I’d show them to you as inspiration to give it a try.
You can have one of these made on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/listing/37154983
This is a cute snow globe card, it looks like part of it was hand sewn with glitter inside.
Find out more about how she did it at: http://dailyviolets.blogspot.com/2010/11/christmas-cards-already.html
This is a sweet Snow globe Christmas card.
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonynewell/2123325316/
This is a beautifully executed snow globe holiday card with 2 dogs in the middle. Clearly the creator of this card has a lot of skill with Photoshop.
This image of a man trapped inside a snow globe cracks me up. I love it’s minimalistic approach.
I found it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/3373940125/
This is a more lengthy photo shop process. The creator of this card goes to great length to explain how it was done at: http://galefraney.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/snow-globe-card-art/
Cute Christmas card of a girl inside a snow globe.
Found at: http://www.eyefetch.com/image.aspx?ID=94355
Found at Awkwardfamilyphotos.com
From Capitol Hill realtor Marlow Harris, who runs the Seattle P-I Capitol Hill blog, and the aptly named “Unusual Life” blog.
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashedesign/sets/72157621967769341
Here is another snow globe Christmas card idea made by
Jennifer DeDonato. She used cardstock, ribbon, large glitter, acetate and a sewing machine. Read more about how she did it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/colorfly/3127004864
If you make a snowglobe card and would like to share it on this page, please let me know.
Saturday, December 4
by Karen Robert
Wearing ugly Christmas sweaters on Christmas cards is all the rage. Yes, you heard me, bad Christmas Sweaters are trendy. These cards are so corny , cheesy and just plain awkward that they are hysterically funny. People are having bad sweater Christmas parties, people are writing articles about them, and yes, people are wearing them in their Christmas cards. But this time, with irony. Here are my top picks for awkward, cheesy, corny, Christmas cards of people wearing ugly, bad Christmas sweaters.
I’ve posted this card before, it ‘s by Theresa Thompson, for me it’s the quintessential bad sweater Christmas card. She gets lots of points , in my eyes, for getting her teenage kids to wear the plaid vests. To see more of her cards on this site go here.
And here is another one of my favorite Bad seater Christmas cards. It’s by Trevor Navarra, he had a few pictures in my book. So many , that we actually edited this one out. I don’t know why actually since it’s so great. I love the sparkle of the tooth. Brilliant.
Yikes, this one was taken at a Sears portrait studio..I love the pose. It’s very “40 Year Old Virgin”.
By photographer John Keatley for his company card this year. He’s the one in the wheelchair.
Ever wondered what the disembodied heads of Yamaha factory riders Valentino Rossi, Ben Spies and James Stewart would look like on ghastly Christmas sweaters? Oh, I love the irony of tough motorcycle guys in bad Christmas sweaters.
These aren’t actually the worst Christmas sweaters I’ve ever seen…but the awkward spirit is there.
By Scot at scott.sphotographs.com.
Corny , Cheesy Christmas sweater Christmas card again by John Keatley again. He is available to do a corny shoot like this for you, or for your company. Both of his cards are in fact for companies. You can find him at keatleyphoto.com
Lovely couple with a lovely sense of humor…I hope. found here on picasa.
Oh, Scott…you’re so awkward.
Sony Music released this Christmas card of the cast of Glee wearing bad Christmas cards. The photo was released to promote their Glee Christmas Album which came out this month.
Even the dogs got into the action at http://littlemayra.blogspot.com
The legs are more scary than the bad sweaters on this Christmas card photo
I love the closed eyes on this card…this card sooo bad, it’s fabulous. I found it on Flickr.
Aaaaawkward
Thanks Chris and Jana Schaeffer here on Flickr.
This one was on Awkward Family Photos, but I am sure it is staged. The dog was added later on the sweater, you can tell it was photoshopped in. I love the fact that it is hard to tell if it was faked though, it makes it even more funny. …hmmmm.
Pippa’s google eyes take this card from bad to fab.
And here is an invitation to a bad Christmas sweater party found here. I love the fact that these sweaters are different, no red and green here, but snowflake inspired….niiiiice touch.
If you want to buy a bad Christmas sweater go to here, on this site you can also get some great party planning tips for throwing a bad Christmas sweater party. Parties like this are all the rage I hear.
Now that was a fun blog posting, probably the favorite one I’ve done yet this season. Remember, please send me your fun cards so I can post them for all to appreciate and admire. I have many more postings like this coming up every day. Submit your card here, or if you are a photographer with lots of fun cards to show, I would love to do an interview with you. Contact me.
Sunday, October 17
by Karen Robert
I am gearing up for Christmas cards. I promise to give you loads of ideas in posts for the next few months.
But first things first, I want to show you some fun and freaky Halloween cards and photos to help get your creative juices flowing.
What fun this family had making this card.
I found it at: http://scrapp-ily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2009/12/doc-brown-20-free-papers.html
Very Wicked card.
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbguess/3905368644/
This card is so fun with baby put into a pumpkin shell (and there they kept her very well).
This one shows skeletons in very scary looking clogs.
Found at: http://everycloghasitsday.typepad.com/every-clog-has-its-day/2009/10/index.html
Such a scary Halloween card!
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27293890@N05/3359739317/
Pug gone bad.
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahfru/4001259907/in/set-72157622577540667/
Great photo of a ghost sitting next to a kid. Photoshopped? I think not.
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/damgaard/1802313331/in/photostream/
And since we are on the subject of pets, here is one by Sarah Hunt at:
Find it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocpetphotos/1390238203/
And here is another pet card, this time with dogs.
Photo by Liz Kearley at http://www.flickr.com/photos/glyphin/4648039946/in/pool-1168009@N20/
Very Scary Shot by Lorcan Keating found at:
See it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciloisin/5087958175/in/pool-1168009@N20/
This one is in the same vein as the one above found at:
See it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/54262997@N05/5069906654/in/pool-1168009@N20/
And finally, I love these collage cards done by nancy Maxwell James. I could imagine doing them with your children’s photos.
You can see them at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarlumpstudios/4997217244/in/pool-1168009@N20/
Friday, December 11
Thursday, December 3
This was our Christmas card a few years ago. I turned my dining room table over on its side to get the manger look and used pillow cases for their Sadie and Cole’s head covers. My husband is jumping out of the way after placing our cat, Miss Mabeline in the basket. This shot is the best out of maybe 20 attempts! The picture has remained on our fridge year round ever since and our family and friends still talk about it! Sadie and Cole have left us and we miss them but Miss Mabeline is still here and I have plans for a Santa’s sleigh/reindeer theme this year…
Monday, November 16
Stuart Brown describes Norbert Rosing’s striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada ‘s Hudson Bay . The Photographer was certain that the bear would kill his dogs.
The Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs.
May you Always have love to spare and friends that care.
This is not REALLY a card, but it was sent in the spirit of the season last year so I though I would pass it on.
Sunday, December 28
Hope
you enjoy this.
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