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What to write in a Christmas card

by PostSnap Team 19th November 2020

The sending and receiving of Christmas cards is an age-old tradition which dates back to 1843 and sitting down on a cosy evening to write your Christmas card messages is a special part of preparing for the holiday season. But when it comes to putting pen to paper, how often do you struggle to write season’s greetings for your friends and family? Our guide on what to write on a Christmas card, will provide all the inspiration you need to help you share more joy this holiday season.

Choosing your Christmas cards

We have many choices when it comes to how we wish to stay in touch with friends and family, but there is no better way to send holiday wishes than with a Christmas card.

Before you start writing your Christmas greetings, you need to select your chosen style of Christmas card. You could get crafty and create homemade Christmas cards, choose to make it extra meaningful and turn a photo into a Christmas card, or simply opt for a traditional shop bought Christmas card.

Ideas for what to write in a Christmas card

We’ve made composing a thoughtful message for your holiday card simple. We’ve categorised our ideas to ensure you have the right seasons greetings for each person on your list.

Simple Christmas card greetings

Merry Christmas. Wishing you all the best this holiday season.
Wishing you a Christmas that’s merry and bright!
Merry Christmas with lots of love.
I hope your Christmas is filled with joy and laughter.
Happy Holidays! I hope all of your Christmas wishes come true.
Best wishes for Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year.
Wishing you a magical and blissful holiday.
Peace, joy, and love to you and your family

Photo Christmas Card For Partner

Christmas card messages for your partner

The only thing I love more than Christmas is you.
It’s not what’s under the tree that matters most, it’s who’s around it. Every year I’m so grateful to have you there.
All I want for Christmas is you.
I’m so lucky to be spending another Christmas with you!
Merry Christmas! You’re the best gift I could ask for.
Christmas is magical because we’re together.
The best gift of all is the gift of loving you. Merry Christmas.
Being with you has given me something to celebrate every day. Here’s to another Christmas with you.

Christmas Card For Nanny And Grandad

Christmas card sayings for your family

So glad we’re family…and so grateful for all the great Christmas memories we share.
For me, the holidays start when we get together.
There is no greater gift this festive season than spending time with family.
You’re all so important to us. Stay safe and stay happy this holiday season!
Having family like you is the best Christmas gift there ever could be.
Grateful to be blessed with such a wonderful family. Merry Christmas!
You can’t choose your family, but even if you could, I’d still choose you. Merry Christmas! Looking forward to spending some time with you.
I’m so thankful to have been blessed with such a wonderful family with which to celebrate this meaningful time of year.
It makes me so happy to remember all of our special memories from the past years.

Photo Christmas Card For Friends

What to write in a Christmas card to friends?

So grateful to have a friend like you at Christmas and all year long.
The warmest Christmas wishes from our home to yours.
This year I have been so grateful for your friendship—thank you for being such a wonderful part of my life.
Christmas is a good excuse to send cards to all my favourite people.
It’s friends like you that make this season so special and magical.
Holidays are so much more special when they are celebrated with important friends like you.
Wishing one of my most dearest and special friends a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
I hope your holiday season is as awesome as you are.

Photo Christmas Card

Christmas card messages for those who are far away

Missing you even more at this joyful time of year.
We may not be together in person this Christmas, but you’ll be in my thoughts and my heart.
Christmas won’t feel the same without you here. We wish you a wonderful holiday time.
Wish we could be together this holiday season, but since we can’t, I’m sending the warmest wishes your way.
Thinking of you with lots of love at Christmas.
We are not celebrating together this year, but my love and wishes will be with you always. Merry Christmas.
As we celebrate this Christmas in different places, we wish for good health and well-being for all of you. A very Merry Christmas to all of you.

Words to sign off your Christmas cards

Love,
With love,
Love always,
Much love to you,
Best wishes
Warmest wishes at Christmas and always,
Warmest wishes,
Christmas blessings,
Best wishes
All my love,
With all our love
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas
Much Love
Hugs and kisses
All the best
Take care
Yours truly
Sincerely
Cheers
Lots of love
Your friend

One-of-a-kind words for one-of-a-kind photo Christmas cards

Meaningful Christmas greetings are even more meaningful when sent in personalised photo Christmas cards. If you want to send a card you can’t find in store, why not try an online greetings card maker. PostSnap’s greeting cards apps and online greetings card marker turn a photo into a Christmas card. Easy to use and available on Android and iOS. PostSnap photo Christmas cards are available as singles as well as in packs of 5 or 10.

19th November 2020 0 comment

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Say thanks on Father’s Day for these 3 things…

by ben 14th June 2017

written by ben

Happy father's day 2017 funny personalised card

Show Dad that you’re his best creation by making him the best personalised Father’s Day card. Say thank you for his humour, advice and wisdom, such as that time when…

He unveiled his dad-jokes:
“Two peanuts were walking down the street. One was a salted.”
(Or the time when you asked him for his best joke, and his reply was “you”.)

He offered his best advice:
“Make sure you eat before you go; a soldier fights better on a full stomach.”

He gave you his best nugget of wisdom:
“It’s being a bit scared that makes an adventure. Otherwise it’s just a pleasant day out.”

Father’s Day is June 18, 2017. ?

14th June 2017 1 comment

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Best snaps to use on your Mother’s Day card

by ben 20th March 2017

written by ben

Make Mother’s Day extra special and create a personalised card using your own photos. If you’re not sure what photos to use, here are some ideas…

Silly photos
Dress up the kids and take a few silly snaps for a montage photo card for mum. Or dig out a fun family photo to make into a Large Postcard – these are bigger than a standard card and easy to frame as a gift.

Spot the difference
For the adult daughters out there, dig around for a photo of you when you were 21 and find a photo of your mum when she was 21. Upload them to Postsnap and use the two-photo layout to show the photos side-by-side. You may be surprised by how similar you both are!

Pets
Find the cutest photo of your mum’s beloved dog, cat or horse. For those days when you haven’t got your selfie-face on, a photo of the fur-babies (or as my mum has referenced them as: ‘your adopted siblings’) should do the trick!

Holiday
Find your favourite family holiday photo together. Maybe it was 10 years ago, or perhaps last summer. If you can’t choose one, select a few and make a photo montage with them.

Embarrassing photo of Mum
Perms from the 80s, shoulder pads, puffy high school ball gowns, drunken dance at Christmas two years ago… You know where the photo evidence is. And they all deserve to be on a card.

Just the two of us
Find a lovely photo of you and mum – maybe even look into getting a professional photo done of you both. It’ll be perfect to have on a card, and perhaps even get a print done to make into a canvas to display on the wall.

No matter what photos you choose, a personalised card will surely make Mum’s day!

20th March 2017 1 comment

Postsnap personalised Valentine's Day greeting card I'd always swipe right for you

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Postcard postage rates for UK and beyond

by 9th February 2017

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We often get asked for the price of postcard stamps to and from popular destinations such as the UK, Canada, Australia and the USA. So here is a guide for rates for mailing cards.

Where to buy postcards
You can buy stamps at the Post Office or major super markets, such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda. But the pricing generally stays the same.

The standard postcard rate
Sending a postcard within the UK is surprisingly good value using the UK’s Royal Mail. A standard 6 x 4 (148mm x 105mm) postcard is treated as a smaller letter and costs just 64p for the 1st class service or 55p if you choose 2nd class.*

The standard postcard design is classed as a smaller letter because they weigh less than 4 grams. Ours weigh closer to 7 grams because we use thicker card, with our large postcards weighing 13 grams – but with no extra postage charge.

Send a breathtaking personalised Postcard However, if you are sending postcards abroad from the UK, the postage rates increase substantially. It can set you back around £1.05 to send a postcard internationally. That’s expensive for postcard mailing, let alone the cost of the card.

Australia charges $1 (£0.62) for domestic postcards, and $2.75 (£1.71) for postcards sent beyond New Zealand or Asia.

USA charges $0.38 (£0.28) for postcards sent domestically, but $1.15 (£0.95) for everywhere else.

Using your phone to send a postcard
Being part of Generation Y, sending handwritten post is not something I am completely familiar with. I remember having to send my first postcard (without mum’s guidance) not that long ago.

The dumb-founded look on the Post Office clerk’s face as I waved a postcard in front of her, asking ‘what do I need to do to get this to New Zealand?’ was a tad embarrassing.

Having postage included on the card or postcard would certainly take the hassle (and embarrassment) out of posting. Therefore, creating and posting greeting cards and postcards online is becoming the best way to avoid standing in a Post Office line for half your lunch break.

Thankfully, using apps to send postcards is an easy solution for us Millennials and Gen-Ys. It’s much cheaper and doesn’t involve setting a foot in the local Post Office.

Postsnap for example enables you to make and send your postcard all in one go – without leaving the sofa or sun bed. With printers in England, West Coast of USA and in Australia’s New South Wales, no matter where your recipient is they will receive their cards quickly.

Our international postage prices never more than £0.50 or $o.50, with free postage within UK – making them cheap postcards in comparison.

With so many families and friends living overseas, keeping in touch isn’t always easy. But sending postcards with your own photos is a gesture that goes a long way without the fuss or stress.

I know my non-Facebook-using family in New Zealand enjoy seeing what I’m up to in the UK, and even keep my postcards to frame and display on the mantle piece.

*all prices as of March 8, 2017.

9th February 2017 2 comments