critique my christmas card! (PIP)

Mama Jan · November 2009

Be honest, seriously! (i made it large so you can see the words.) Doing a test print this weekend to make sure their names are readable when printed...

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Mama Jan · November 2009

is it not loading the whole pic? I can't see the whole thing...

Here it is smaller:

borc0080 · November 2009

It's disgusting....ly cute! Love it!

ljlkm · November 2009

I love the layout and the color composition...but it seems weird to me to have their names and ages on it.

lolo5000 · November 2009

I really like them. The only thing I might change is the color of your ds's font. They are hard to read, especially in the leaves.

amber_tynan · November 2009

Cute idea, but not very "Christmas-y," is that what you were aiming for? I personally think Asher looks a bit scared. You said to be honest!

Mama Jan · November 2009

ljlkm:
I love the layout and the color composition...but it seems weird to me to have their names and ages on it.

I guess I did that because we send it to extended family and friends we hardly ever see. Whenever I get cards with people's kids on them, I want to know how old they are. Do people not do that?

kittykatlover · November 2009

ljlkm:
I love the layout and the color composition...but it seems weird to me to have their names and ages on it.

i really like the names and ages.

Mama Jan · November 2009

amber_tynan:
Cute idea, but not very "Christmas-y," is that what you were aiming for? I personally think Asher looks a bit scared. You said to be honest!

I DO want people to be honest! So thank you!

At first I was aiming for Christmas-y but this is what came out when I wanted unique (if that makes sense). I'm ok with it not being like red/green/nativity kind of Christmas-y. (plus Christmas isn't wintery/snowy here!)

Asher does look a little scared... I have to wait and see if our photographer got anything better of him but I have a feeling this is it...

UrbanHippieMama · November 2009

I really like it!

CalinsBride · November 2009

I like it!

I'm not a huge fan of the fonts w/ their names, though--it looks too spindly. Maybe bold or italicize it, or switch to a different font?

Also, I'm not sure I like the shade of yellow against the brown. . .maybe a warmer, more golden yellow would better compliment the brown?

Overall I love it, though

heidismith · November 2009

I really like them, but I think the names and age kind of get lost. Maybe make them bold?

Mama Jan · November 2009

CalinsBride:
I'm not a huge fan of the fonts w/ their names, though--it looks too spindly. Maybe bold or italicize it, or switch to a different font?

I agree - I was just thinking the same thing. I will play around with it.

Thanks everyone! This is very helpful!!

grinsandgiggles · November 2009

I think it's the thin font that looks weird in the leaves. I definitely think if it was a thicker font and you gave it a shadow or something, it would pop-out more and look nicer.

I am also not a fan of the baby poop yellow. I would go for a tan color instead.

Temp159135562506975 · November 2009

i would put more of a boarder between the photos... they sort of blend into each other in an odd way - not badly- but i think having a more crisp boarder would make each photo stand out more.

MattysGirl81 · November 2009

It's cute, but "Merry & Bright" probably wouldn't be my first choice of words for a Christmas card.

kyrastapp · November 2009

Its great! What a cute family!

SCBride_Oct2004 · November 2009

May I ask what program you used to make yours? I don't have photoshop and am unable to produce a project with good quality from the trial of Microsoft Publisher and Corel Draw, or a few freeware photoshop knock-off programs I tried. It's not my design skills that are lacking, it's lack of a good program and I don't know what to try next.

Any tips and suggestions that you have would be great because I think yours looks good. In Microsoft publisher, the tools are easy to use but the image quality of the photos seriously is diminished and pixel-y/grainy looking. Your photos look crisp and that's what I'm looking for and I like how you were able to layer and overlap the text in the background.

I made our first son's birth announcements in powerpoint oddly enough, but they were a solid background, white writing, and 3 black and white photos and turned out great. This time I'd like to use color photos and add some more design elements. The color photos just don't look good or print out well from the programs I've tried.

I'm considering sending to a service like Vistaprint if I'm able to make something that looks crisp/high resolution. What are your thoughts? Any tips would be appreciated!

Mama Jan · November 2009

SCBride_Oct2004:
May I ask what program you used to make yours? I don't have photoshop and am unable to produce a project with good quality from the trial of Microsoft Publisher and Corel Draw, or a few freeware photoshop knock-off programs I tried. It's not my design skills that are lacking, it's lack of a good program and I don't know what to try next.
Any tips and suggestions that you have would be great because I think yours looks good. In Microsoft publisher, the tools are easy to use but the image quality of the photos seriously is diminished and pixel-y/grainy looking. Your photos look crisp and that's what I'm looking for and I like how you were able to layer and overlap the text in the background.
I made our first son's birth announcements in powerpoint oddly enough, but they were a solid background, white writing, and 3 black and white photos and turned out great. This time I'd like to use color photos and add some more design elements. The color photos just don't look good or print out well from the programs I've tried.
I'm considering sending to a service like Vistaprint if I'm able to make something that looks crisp/high resolution. What are your thoughts? Any tips would be appreciated!

I do all my work in photoshop and haven't worked with the other programs you talked about. When you open a new file, does it give you the option for file dimensions including dpi? You want it to be a minimum of 300dpi. I would check that first. If not, see if you can download a trial version of photoshop or something. You won't have as many editing options but it should be fine for what you want to do.

Also, with Vistaprint, I think you are supposed to give it a "bleed zone". I have never printed with them, but I've read through their directions:

https://www.vistaprint.com/customer-care/artwork-specifications.aspx?xnav=foot

Email me at MamaJan0208 at gmail.com if you have any more questions!

Jen&Joe06 · November 2009

MattysGirl81:
It's cute, but "Merry & Bright" probably wouldn't be my first choice of words for a Christmas card.

I agree with this. At first I thought your first names were Merry and Bright. That part of the card seems weird to me.

korndog99 · November 2009

I agree with the merry and bright. Also, I would use a "&" instead of the + symbol. I like it though!

Mama Jan · November 2009

ok, i see what you all are saying about the merry+bright. what if i wrote at the top (same font/size as our lastname) "may your days be...."?

i will try it with an & but DH chose the + so it may need to stay.... i'm also not crazy about that font but DH again chose that one.

deeanneharris · November 2009

I love it. "The Lastnames" is a beutiful family too. Smile

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