i love one Good Christmas Cards Meaning As a reviewer, I had a question heading into the holiday season: Who prints the best holiday photo cards?
Like many people, I am drawn to photo design to share my family photos with my loved ones. This is especially useful because I don’t post my son’s face on social media, so for some family members, this is a rare way to see what my son looks like now. (He’s very cute, but you still won’t see his face in this story.) While some may claim that holiday cards are out, Canva says searches for holiday cards are 90 percent higher this year than in 2024, so if there was ever a year to try it out, this seems like it.
In addition to trying out different designs that caught our attention on seven different holiday photo card sites, we uploaded our own designs to companies that offered options like Mixbook and Shutterfly. Plus, we tried the premium line at Truly Engaging and designed our own card on Canva, in addition to using a premade design from the site.
I asked my friends and family to look at the cards, pick the best photo quality, and choose which card they liked best overall, and I also took into account value-to-value, print speed, and photo and paper quality. Taking all those variables into account, the clear winner for my friends, family, and me was the Mixbook. The Mixbook offers the best combination of design tools and photo quality among the cards I’ve tested. Next up is VistaPrint, which has less design customization but impressive photo and print quality for the price.
Read on to learn the details, and don’t miss the honorable mentions for some fun designs, like this design from Shutterfly that my testers loved, even if it didn’t make it to the top pick. If you’re looking for more holiday ideas, don’t miss our guides to the best artificial Christmas trees, best smart Christmas lights, best advent calendars, best white elephant gifts, and best permanent outdoor lights.
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