SENDING A SENTIMENTAL HOLIDAY CARD REFLECTIVE OF 2020
For many of us, 2020 has been a year like no other. As a result of COVID-19, family celebrations and weddings have been put on hold, parents may have lost jobs, and virtual birthday parties have become the new normal. In this unprecedented year, social practices have shifted the way we have traditionally composed holiday greetings and wishes. This year, our team at Minted has hand-curated this assortment of sentimental Christmas cards to speak to the current times and hopefully express your feelings deep within. From fun photo and text arrangements to clever sayings, we hope you find a card that reflects your unique attitudes toward 2020.
UNIQUE AND TIMELY THEMES TO CONSIDER
As you browse our curated collection of COVID-themed Christmas cards you will start to see a few design trends emerge. Unravel a styling that best fits your intentions.
- Peace, Love, & Joy: In these times sharing a message of “peace, love, and joy” is more important than ever. It encourages family and friends to find peace in their life, love the ones around them, and search for joy in the little things. On Minted, you can find a variety of designs that convey this sentiment. Some designs, like Botanical Swash by Robert and Stella, display “peace, love, and joy” in bold typography. Others convey the message in a more subtle, simplistic way, like this Pure Peace design created by fatfatin that weaves the peace sign into your selected imagery.
- Family: With more time spent at home, families have become closer than ever as they overcome challenges and uncertainty together. Whether your family is close by or staying connected virtually from afar, it’s important to express gratitude towards loved ones. Sort through our sentimental Christmas cards that speak to the value of family. You might consider the design We're Merrier Together by Lisa Assenmacher, which allows you to feature a large family photo. Or perhaps, Candid by Annie Clark is a good fit, as it conveys the message “Here’s to what matters most.”
- Lighthearted: With all that’s happening, it’s important to have a laugh once in a while. To help lift spirits, you may consider choosing a sentimental holiday card that has a more lighthearted message. Some cards offer playful puns that speak to COVID-19. Greetings like “Cheers from our Quaranteam to yours,” and “Merrily keeping our sleighs six feet apart,” are creative ways to incorporate cheeky COVID-19 Christmas card themes.
- Hope: As uncertainty lingers and the coronavirus pandemic continues, it’s important to remain hopeful about the future. On Minted, you can find a variety of designs that convey a hopeful message in different ways. For a more simple and typographic option, you might consider this Hope Heart design by Kim Dietrich Elam that replaces the letter “O” in “HOPE” with a giant heart silhouette where a picture can be inserted. Or perhaps you’re looking for a card that speaks to looking forward, like Bright Days Ahead by Sara Hicks Malone.
- Multi-Photo: Since face-to-face interactions have been lower than usual this year, friends and family will enjoy seeing pictures and faces they may not have seen in a while. Plus, with so much time spent at home, you’re bound to have a lot more family pictures together. Whether you want to use casual home photos or professionally shot images, you can find a variety of multi-photo designs on Minted to showcase all your pictures. The 6-photo Little Moments of Togetherness by Mansi Verma is the perfect way to showcase multiple photos on one card. If you have even more photos, you might consider the 12-photo, film strip style design Proof by Robin Ott.
FOCUS ON PERSONALIZATION THIS YEAR
As you begin planning for the holidays, consider sending out a personalized holiday card in 2020 in lieu of a more generic boxed set card. Sending a personalized card will help you better connect with friends you haven’t had as much contact with in the last six months. Share personal messaging that is close to your heart and feature images of your family.
On Minted, there are numerous ways to personalize your card to make it feel special and unique to you.. First, when you’ve selected a holiday card that you love, you can choose from a variety of size options and formats, including postcard (4.25” x 6”), petite (4.25” x 6”), classic (5” x 7”), or grand (6” x 8”). Once you’ve selected the perfect size, make the card stand out from the rest by adding a special shape. Choose from a variety of options including rounded corners, waved frame, classic frame, ticket shape, and more.
Then it’s time to select the color theme for your card. Whether you want a more traditional green and red color scheme or a more simplistic black and white scheme, there will be a variety of themes to choose from based on the card you selected. You can even customize further by selecting your favorite foil color to match the color scheme you love. This year we have festive red and green foil options to choose from.
After that, you can then begin customizing your greeting, adjusting the text to include your family name and any special note or message that you would like to include. This year, you might consider including copy like “Sending love from afar” or “We laughed, we cried, we Zoomed.”
Finally, once you’ve finished the front of your card, you can begin customizing the back of your card by choosing from one of our many themed templates. Select a photo template to include more photos on your card, or add a recipe template to share your favorite holiday recipe with family and friends.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR 2020
Because this year is so unique, you may find yourself running out of room highlighting everything you want to talk about in your COVID-19 Christmas card correspondence. To give yourself more space, you might consider some of our other stationery products:
- Holiday Enclosure Cards: If you found the perfect holiday card, but just want a little more space to include updates, you might consider adding a holiday enclosure card. You can use the enclosure cards for a variety of messages, whether that’s sharing news about a new pet, a moving announcement, a sentimental message of hope, or a family recipe. Let your imagination and creativity run wild!
- Year-in-Review Cards: Our year-in-review cards are designed to perfectly recap family events from the last year. Some of these designs, like Simple Family Letter by Katharine Watson, allow you to stylistically recap key events from the year such as how your son’s soccer team performed or a new exercise class the family has started participating in.
- Photo Calendar: As 2020 comes to a close, start 2021 on the right foot by creating a unique photo calendar to hang in your home. These calendars can be customized with photos of family and friends, reminding you of all the good times shared together throughout the year.