#7 - Christmas Memories - The Twelve Photos of Christmas Past

 Christmas cards

Leanne made this watercolour in 2017.  I photographed it and made it into a Christmas card.  We sent out a lot of them.  The inset was on the back of the card.

The first known Christmas card was sent in 1611 from Germany to England.  The practice slowly gained popularity and, when half-penny postage was available in 1870, it became commonplace, with over 11 million cards being produced in England alone some ten years later.  Last year over two billion Christmas cards were sent in the US alone.  It seems the trend has continued to expand.

I have made and sold cards for many years, mostly using my own photos, but in 2017 my daughter painted a simplified Christmas scene of our front room.  It was worthy of being converted into a Christmas card, and so I photographed it and printed numerous copies on photo-quality paper.  You can download the original file by clicking on the link below.

Click on the image to see its full size then print.

I have personally found that the trend of sending Christmas cards has waned somewhat because of the use of social media and sending Christmas emails.  I have given a link of a popular free site to download cards that you can share with others.

Free Christmas E-cards

The cards present as a video and play music and end with an attractive card.  You have 5 days of free use then have to pay a fee to continue.  Not everyone's cup of tea, to be sure, but an interesting idea.

Besides, our postal strike has made it difficult to continue with the more traditional mailing.  

Wishing you all the best this Christmas season.

Eric Svendsen     www.ericspix.com



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