Foreign Language Christmas Cards - Make Your Own

We have friends in Germany.  Each year I like to send Christmas cards to them with the inscription written in German.  Hallmark card stores sell Christmas cards in a variety of languages.  These cards do not appear in the racks until about the end of November.  Unfortunately, several languages  sell out fast.  This year I needed seven cards in German, but our local store was sold out and time is getting short for sending them in time for a December 25 arrival.  I decided to make my own.

Step 1 Buy Card Stock

At our local Wal-Mart I found a package of 5 x 7 inch single fold cards blank inside and out.  Matching envelopes are included.

Comments

[aesipov]

Thank you very much for the article: My cross

[Phil B]

Thank you for your comment. Somehow I missed it until now.

[lemonie]

That's thoughtful - the image pictured is a classic western-European piece of art, does the "taste" for religious images vary much between countries or is this generic scene generally applicable?

L

[Phil B]

The image would be very applicable in the USA.  I cannot speak confidently about parts of the world other than it and what I have seen from Western Europe.  We see all sorts of things in the USA from rather traditional and classic artwork to very modern things done with only a few sweeping arcs to evoke the suggestion of more details, to simple things suggestive of something a child would with colored crayons. 

I rather like the idea that I can now do my own cards, whether in another language or in my own.  I feel like I am less dependent on finding what I need at a store during a time when it is still available.  Thanks for your comment.

[lemonie]

Making your own is undeniably a good move, as you're tailoring to the recipients I was generally curious. I appreciate the response.

L