Okay, here it comes -- my opinionated little take on Christmas cards. I have to get it off my chest since I spent about twenty minutes today at Target either laughing out loud at or getting totally offended by at least half of what they're carrying this year. Here are my ten simple rules for picking out a Christmas card to send to friends and loved ones:
- It can't have dirty jokes or references to body parts.
- It can't have scantily clad women dressed as Santa.
- Cartoon animals (especially ones that talk) are never acceptable.
- The card shouldn't make fun of the family.
- The shiny to matte ratio should be about 1:3 - a little foil goes a long way!
- The reader should never be covered with glitter after opening a card.
- The card should require NO extra postage.
- It should make the reader feel like it's Christmas! (No Hawaiin shirt Santa on the beach.)
- There is NO SUCH THING as a holiday card. It's a Christmas Card people!
- It should say the word Christmas on it. If it doesn't, it should say the word Christ. Or Jesus. Or at least have a picture of the Savior.
There. I feel so much better. Now I'm sure the world will be dying with anticipation to see what I've chosen for our card this year. Let me just say this . . . it not only follows all of the above rules, but also cost me only $2.99 a box after Christmas last year and looks NOTHING like the picture above! Yippee . . . a bargain!
2 comments:
I agree with everything but the glitter. Consider it fairy dust, everyone needs a little sparkle or even a lot of sparkle in their lives.
As for Christmas cards going out this year from my house, it isn't happening. I'm thinking more on the lines of a Millard Fillmore card in January.
Sweet card making mama - you know I love the glitter . . . I'm just talking the cards that have SOOO much glitter you can't find the card part! All of your cards are glitterific and I adore them.
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