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you will know where to cut. Next, add a text box to write words like "Merry Christmas" in a font and size of your choice. Copy the entire rectangle and paste two more times on the document. You instantly have three photo cards that you can print out on one sheet of photo paper.

Now you have all your photos, clip art, magazine clippings, and images from old cards. What do you do with them? Before you just start haphazardly gluing bits on to a card, lay out the pieces on the card to see how it looks. Decide first if you want to create a snow scene by placing colored wallpaper and trees on the card. Maybe you want to use a child's photo as the centerpiece of the card and stamp holiday dcor around the border. You can design a simple, yet elegant card with a single large snowflake on the front and the words "Merry Christmas." You can also search on the internet for other Christmas card designs and develop ideas for what you want to use in your cards. The possibilities are endless for Christmas card design.

One neat little idea is to put your own logo on the back of the card, just like the big boys do it. You can design an image in a paint program and print it out on your cards before you start decorating or even print it out on sticker paper, cut it out, and place on the back of the card. Design something simple, such as the first letter of your last name and beneath type in smaller font "(Your last name here) Publishing." You can also find a simple image of your favorite animal and use an inventive name for your "company." This is all for fun and of course, doesn't have to be used, but when your family and friends receive your card made with love, they will know how much time you put into making it just for them.

Now that you've spent all this time on the cover and the back of the card, what should you put inside? Everyone likes money, but if that's not your intentions, a simple "Merry Christmas," "Happy Holidays," or "Season's Greetings" will be perfect. If you want to write a little note, you may want to do that before you glue on the cover. Depending on your decorations, it may be difficult to write on the inside flap.

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