Billeater: 7 Websites for Custom Holiday Photo Cards

Photo cards are the perfect holiday greeting for those you love. Recipients of these beautiful cards often cherish them for years. The image of your family, children and even pets gives your friends and family a visual update and makes the card a keepsake.

If you love the look of photo holiday cards, you may wish to check out one of these online services that provide quality customized products.

1. Black's
   
   Black's offers over 160 unique card templates that registered users can use to create custom holiday cards. They offer photo postcards and greeting cards in a variety of sizes. Uploading and editing photos is easy at Black's. Shipping is free to Canadian residents, but the company does not ship outside of the nation.


2. Hallmark
   
   Hallmark allows users to add single or multiple photos to one of over 1,000 greeting card and postcard templates. Guests can customize the front, back or both panels of their holiday cards as well, depending on the style that is chosen. They offer free stamps or shipping for free on all holiday orders placed by December 4th.


3. Shutterfly
   
   Shutterfly also offers over 1,000 card and postcard holiday photo templates. Prices at Shutterfly are based on the number of cards ordered: The more the customer buys, the more he or she saves on gorgeous photo cards. Shutterfly offers excellent prices, starting as low as $0.32 for large orders and $0.55 for small ones and they're currently offering savings of up 40% on holiday cards.
   


4. Snapfish
   
   Snapfish offers an astonishing array of holiday templates, with over 5,000 greeting and flat card options. They offer plenty of choices for the season, from Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa cards to generic holiday greetings. Guests can further customize their cards with text on any panel for no additional fee. Snapfish is offering a 30 percent discount on all orders.


5. Tiny Prints
   
   Tiny Prints offers over 1,100 templates for holiday cards and postcards. Tiny Prints has a wide array of card shapes, including cards with rounded edges, square cards, circle cards and tri-folds. Use one photo or several to create stunning holiday cards to send this year. Tiny Prints offers free shipping on greeting cards and deals for $5-10 off orders.


6. Vistaprint
   
   VistaPrint can transform color photographs into gorgeous black and white or sepia tones for classic holiday cards. Users can choose from over 1,600 designs and never have to register to see their template. Vistaprint is offering 50 percent off of customized holiday cards along with free shipping on orders over $50 for the duration of cyber week.  In addition they have a deal where you can score 10-20 cards for free!
   


7. Zazzle
   
   Zazzle's service is unique in that guests to the site create their own template, rather than making a selection from a list. This full customization allows you to choose the perfect greeting, style and color palate for your photograph. Zazzle's customization feature is available for standard 5-inch by 7-inch greeting cards, photo cards and postcards.  They're also offering a 50% discount on holiday cards.
   

Are you doing photo cards for your holiday greetings? Share your thoughts about the retailers listed or your tips on creating a memorable custom card in the comments!

Jessica Bosari writes for the money-saving site, Billeater.com. The site is devoted to helping people reduce expenses, save money and find great deals. Pay Billeater a visit for more money-saving tips!