Choosing Art Christmas Cards to Make the Perfect Gift

Planning ahead for the Christmas season? We’re with you every step of the way, with art gifts and much more.

Speaking of gifts, we have the perfect accoutrement - art Christmas cards, whether you plan on giving an art-themed gift or not. They make the perfect finishing touch and can send a special, personal message, even to recipients that are not avowed art lovers.

Here’s how to pull it all together.

How to Find the Perfect Art Christmas Card

We sell a wide range of unique art Christmas cards sporting art from a spectrum of different artists, from diverse schools of art.

Our art Christmas cards showcase the best of Taishō Era woodblock prints, religious Renaissance art, and Audubon’s avian sketches. There is something in this collection for anyone, regardless of taste.

Which is exactly where you should start. Sure, maybe you’re not sending a card to a dedicated adherent of Maxfield Parrish or Merson, but certainly you can cater to tastes.

Sending a card to an active member of a church in his or her community? Consider a traditional religious, art Christmas card to keep the reason for the season in mind.

Perhaps you’re sending a card to a nature lover, or to one that appreciates art from a specific culture, period of history, or school of art. Keeping these in mind will help you choose an appropriate card depending on the recipient’s interests and preferences.

Consider also the recipient’s interior design. Since holiday greeting cards are often put on display after receipt, by giving a card that thoughtfully reflects the elements of their home’s interior design, you’ll be adding an extra compliment to what was already a kind regard.

More importantly than the actual card you choose to send, be conscientious about the greeting (more on that below). What you write in the card is what really matters - it’s the thought that counts, remember?

The Extras: Ribbon, Wrapping Paper and More

If you’re not just sending a holiday greeting card through the mail and actually intend to give an art Christmas card with a gift, coordinate the rest of the trappings.

Coordinate the color and design of the envelope with the rest of your wrapping paper, ribbon, and other niceties. If giving the gift in a bag, choose a bag and tissue paper that reflect the color and elements of the card. That will make a much nicer impression!

The same goes for extras. If you’re choosing customer name tags or adorning the bag or gift with ribbon, select them based on color and overall compatibility with the card - especially if you’re starting with the card. You can backform the other elements of the gift around it.

What to Write in a Holiday Greeting Card?

What you write in a holiday greeting card is every bit as important as the design or theme of the card, although these things are important.

Many of our art Christmas cards have simple messaging inside them such as “Happy Holidays,” “Season’s Greetings,” and “Merry Christmas.” This makes them ideal for customizing with a personalized message.

If you’re not sure what to include, any of the following messages makes a nice, personal, though templated approach:

• Wishing you and your family the happiest holiday!
• Sending you peace, love, and joy this Christmas season!
• Spreading holiday love this festive season!
• Warm wishes for a happy holiday.
• Wishing you and yours the best this year and always.
• Merry Christmas, with lots of love!
• Sending you and your loved ones plenty of Christmas cheer!

These are just a few samples that might help get your creative juices flowing. Remember, there’s no right or wrong way to send a greeting - but the more personalized, the better.

How to Display Art Christmas Cards Creatively

Now let’s suppose you’re here because you’re the recipient of a lovely, art Christmas card rather than the sender. You might want to know how to best display them in your home to do honor to the gift.

There are many ways to display holiday greeting cards that will create harmony in your home and embellish your decor. Here are a few ways to display your Christmas cards:

• Embed them in a garland or a wreath. You can also create your own wreath out of them.
• Create a triangular, Christmas-tree like wall decoration.
• Use them to decorate or outline the frame of a door.
• Place them over a mantle or on empty bookshelves to make use of the negative space.
• Get some Christmas ribbon and festoon a doorway, a mantle or a table top, then either pin or hot glue the cards to the ribbon.
• Punch a hole through the corner and use them as ornaments and hang them from a tree. This is a good way to keep old cards alive, long after you receive them.

If any of those ideas seems too involved, consider getting a prefabricated Christmas card holder and just use that to display them.

Explore Art Christmas Cards Here!

You’re in the right place to explore unique, themed art Christmas cards unlike anything else out there! Shop our collection here and then don’t miss a chance to peruse our art gifts as well - many of them can also make nice tokens of appreciation and stocking stuffers around the holiday season.