Holiday Card Designs That Will Brighten the Season

Christmas is fast approaching. Although it’s a season of great joys and celebrations, it’s also a mad dash for sending your greetings and wishes to friends and family. Also, this is that time of the year when life at work becomes somewhat short of being chaotic.

Whether you’re an employee or boss, it’s inevitable to be inundated with year-end reports or finding the perfect caterer for the office Christmas party. Despite all the confusion, it’s always a good idea to send your colleagues good tidings and cheers. Here are 15 Christmas card designs and examples you can grab to let your co-workers know that you care:

1. Action Shot

Take photographs of the whole staff hard at work and turn it into beautiful Christmas card designs. Let the boss know that no one in the office has been naughty this year. This card from Ziti Cards shows an architect working hard at a Santa drawing. It doesn’t seem like being good after all.

2. Wear Costumes

Get everybody to wear Christmas costumes and take a group pic that you can use for your Christmas card designs. It can be the works with mistletoe, snowmen, and the reindeers or just a simple Santa hat on everyone’s head. As long as everybody’s having a good time doing it, it makes for a memorable experience.

Take a cue from the employees at Balance Point, now Artisan Technology Group. This quirky Christmas photo shows them wearing different hats and costumes for a truly fun Christmas.

3. Give Thanks

Christmas is also a time for showing gratitude to people who’ve been a part of your life. Your work takes up one-third of your waking hours. So sending cards on Christmas tells them that you value and respect your co-workers. This Christmas card design beautifully captures the spirit of showing appreciation to everyone in your workplace.

4. Textures

Christmas cards come in different shapes, sizes, and textures and it’s not hard to find ones that express your sentiments. Cards such as this embossed one can be great to send to your employees if you’re the boss as it is elegant, simple, and tasteful. You can also send these to clients, business partners, and friends.

5. Group Photo

Have a photographer come in for a photo shoot and get a picture of the whole gang in a wacky pose. If the nature of your business dictates that you steer clear from funny poses, a simple setup will do. This group photo from Health Loop is a good example. Just a few hats here and some scribbles all around the picture makes for a great Christmas card for the office.

6. Group Caricature

You can take that group photo one step ahead by having someone create a caricature of all of you. A whimsical drawing of you in costumes can make for the best Christmas card for your office. Not only is it unique, but it’s also a great keepsake that every one of you can hold on to for years to come.

7. Business Related

You can have Christmas cards customized depending on your business to make them more special. Make them funny, serious, zany, whatever floats your boat! This card sample is created specifically for realtors. You can think of your own Christmas card message and add puns or quotes from your line of work.

8. Non-Denominational

Majority of Americans celebrate Christmas whether they’re Christians or not. It has become a non-religious affair, especially for the younger generation. If you don’t observe Christmas yourself but still want to send out cards, or if you have someone in your office that doesn’t, you can still do so. There are Christmas card designs that are non-denominational so you don’t have to worry about offending anyone.

The Gallery Collection has cards that feature boughs, mistletoe, and other decorations that don’t have religious overtones in them. Perfect for card-giving to everyone regardless of their affinity or beliefs.

9. Human Snowflake

Get a stepladder and have someone take a photo of everyone in the office in a snowflake formation. Get that photo in your Christmas card and send them to your boss, your employees, or business connections. It’s a fun way to send out your greetings and build camaraderie at the office this busy time of the year.

10. Card Holder

Get this card holder from Stacy Turner Creations and fill it with Christmas cards for everyone in the office. This way, no one is left out as you can clearly see each card for each of your staff. You can also use this for Secret Santa and leave the gifts on the holder.

11. Card with a Pouch

If you want to add an extra touch to your Christmas card, get a card that has a pouch in it to hold tickets to a ball game, a gift certificate to a favorite shop, or a voucher that the recipient can use when shopping online. This linen-textured card comes with a pocket with metal eyelets to secure the contents inside.

12. Explosion Box

If you want something unique to send this Christmas, try giving an explosion box to your officemates from Platypus Creations. Take pictures of each of your workmates and place them in the many folds and pages of the box. Add memorabilia to it and place it in an area where everyone can see it all year round.

13. Marshmallow Cards

Another unique Christmas card design idea is this marshmallow card from Boomf. You can custom create your own cards using your pictures and Christmas greetings all on marshmallows. They also have the Boomf Bomb cards that will explode with confetti when you open them. Perfect for office card giving.

14. Pop-Up Cards

If you want to give Christmas cards that double as decorations, you’ll love these cards from DHgate.com. They have pop-up cards with trees popping up before your eyes!

15. Music and Lights

Hallmark isn’t the name it’s famous for if they aren’t the authority in designing greeting cards. This Christmas card not only pops up, but it also has music and lights. This is the whole shebang if you want to go all out in the cards you’ll send to your co-workers.