Design 16: This One Gets Better
- DESIGN 16: FRONT
- DESIGN 16: INSIDEÂ
Full size of the inside of the card: 10 inches wide by 7 inches tall. Message: “May the joy of Christmas be yours throughout the year.”
(The card was signed below the message.)
- DESIGN 16: BACK
- Specs: Vertical 5×7 card on archival linen with the inside design spanning the inside spread, folded in the middle.Â
What I love about this design — Bernadette’s painting on the front of this card is simply beautiful. And to think that this family got a Christmas card of their very own with a custom painting on the front by a respected artist — there’s something about that to me that is so incredibly special. I hope the people who received this card appreciated the art and talent behind it! Bernadette is fantastic! In the original design, the boys’ names were superimposed into their images, removed here for privacy, but that was totally cool too!
While I love the cover, the card just keeps getting better with each turn. As you open the inside, you are treated to a beautiful image of family fun and the expressions of pure joy on the boys’ faces. Couple that with the message about joy being yours throughout the year, and it just WORKS! Yay! I also love the little inset family picture because the mom is an expert professional scrapbooker, and this is a snapshot of her family looking through a scrapbook. How cool is that?
And it isn’t over yet! Turn to the back and there’s this super sweet picture of what we call in my family a “family hug.” And the walking shot, incidentally, has since been made into a gorgeous canvas hanging on this family’s wall. I love being a part of people’s family memories!
Click here to see more of Bernadette’s Artwork — the original inspiration for my custom card backgrounds. I can’t thank Bernadette enough for providing such beautiful and bold colors and textures for my backgrounds this year!
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My family calls me "the mamarazzi."
Love the card!
Absolutely one of the most beautiful cards I have ever received! All the photos are great!
Absolutely beautiful card and beautiful pictures – nothing formal; just the everyday love that families share captured in photos.
This was definitely one of the best cards we received EVER! I was so delighted to open up and see the pictures inside too and over the moon to see the one on the back – Moms never get in the picture and this is a great one of Laura as the center of attention!
There’s so much packed in here! Any of these images would make a great card, but all together you can really see what a loving and fun-loving family they are!
A truly special and beautiful Christmas card. It also shows family love in a special way.
This is so unique – nothing like I have seen before. It’s so unique, but also I love the simplicity of it. It’s a family doing ordinary everyday things, but the joy that is captured in these photos – so special! Is there anyone in Texas that does this type of ART? Thanks for sharing this wonderful card.
Beautiful!
This was our best Christmas gift last year.
The whole design is wonderful but I LOVE the cover.
Beautiful cover art! What a lovely family card this is!
Love the family picture…looks so loving. The tree on the front is so festive and holiday joyfull. I really love the person who designs these.