| The tradition of exchanging holiday greeting cards | | | | geography. Add your photo and see. Send one to |
| at Christmas really blossomed in the 19th century. | | | | friends and relatives everywhere. |
| The growth of a postal service that could reach | | | | Vintage artwork gets still another lovely |
| all corners of the country was one reason. More | | | | treatment in the Joyful Strokes Holiday Greeting |
| people were also learning to read and write, so | | | | Card. A simple line drawing evolves to a more |
| the practice spread. Christmas was a natural | | | | complex motif and ends in a simple word - "JOY" |
| occasion to share some good will and more were | | | | - at the center of a lovely graphic. The emotional |
| eager to do so. | | | | center of this design remains the photo you |
| Holiday card designers bring that tradition to a | | | | supply. Share your happiness, simple or complex |
| new level with a whole range of vintage | | | | with friends and family with this outstanding |
| Christmas cards. With such a long history you | | | | design. |
| might think designers would've run out of designs | | | | Vintage themes can be simple or complex, |
| long ago. Not so. One Christmas card may feature | | | | courtesy of the long history from which it draws. |
| an early 19th century graphic design. Another | | | | The Fanciful Flowers Holiday Photo Card presents |
| might be as 'modern' as a movie theme from the | | | | a delightful combination of old and new. Its floral |
| late 1950s. Creativity is neverending. | | | | graphic blends splashes of symmetric snowflakes |
| The Vintage Whimsy Christmas Photo Card is an | | | | in holiday red and white with a cheerful vintage |
| excellent example. It adapts the artwork of the | | | | motif. You supply the portrait to occupy the left |
| late 19th century/early 20th century, featuring | | | | half of the card and the result is the best of all |
| delightful scrollwork. The design might have been | | | | possible worlds. |
| seen on a mansion gate. Or, it could have been | | | | The word "vintage" doesn't have to mean |
| used for furniture of the period. That flexibility | | | | "centuries old". The Festive Film Holiday Greeting |
| reaches a new peak, thanks to the inclusion of | | | | Card design might just remind viewers of the |
| three image areas where you place your favorite | | | | classic films from Hollywood's golden age. |
| photos to complete the card. | | | | Sprocketed film was used for those movies and |
| Vintage motifs run the gamut from simple to | | | | the design was often adapted to film posters. |
| complex. Some cards use both. The Holiday | | | | You create your own poster by filling three of the |
| Hoedown Christmas Greeting Card design sounds | | | | frames with your preferred photos. Cast your |
| like a design for a southern dance. But the 19th | | | | entire family and then send a party invitation to all |
| century scrollwork shows just how varied a | | | | your fans to celebrate the opening. |
| vintage holiday card can be. Fine art transcends | | | | |