Making Funny Christmas Cards

Posted by
Jo Murphy
Dec 21, 2007

Here is an example of a funny personalised Christmas Card.

This funny card has been created from a portrait of a family animal. This image is a photo of a painting of a cat. The artwork is a Christmas present and the card has been made to compliment the gift.

First Gather Your Materials

You will need

a photo of your favourite animal or of a family member. The clip must be very clear and a close up shot.
Christmas Hat
Christmas Bell
Christmas Border
for real collage,glitzy materials such as ribbon and sequins
computer print out of the caption you would like to add to the card
A programme such as Photoshop or another Computer Art Software package, or a programme such as Word
A scanner, camera or photos and printouts you have collected

Assemblage Instructions

Either cut and paste in real life or cut and paste these images on the computer, in this order

prepare a rectangle (usually11 inch by 8 inch)
fold it is half or select the right half
paste the 4 inch by 4 inch image on the right hand side of the rectangle
paste Santa’s hat on to the cat after sizing to an exact fit
paste the bell around the neck of the portrait
cut the centre from the border and place and paste over the top
create the card greeting in a computer art programme or Word
cut and paste them into place
fold the card in half
place in an envelope of the appropriate size when dry
cut a section of another Christmas border to be the size of a postage-stamp and paste it on the top right hand corner of the envelope

As an added bonus you can turn the image into a jigsaw to send as an email card to add loads of fun to your Christmas Party.