Custom Holiday Cards 2026
Quick answer: We print custom holiday cards three ways: pick from 218 ready-made designs starting at $29.99 (photo cards included — we drop your pictures in), upload your own finished design from $1.16 per card, or bring us your idea and we'll build it. Order by mid-November and your cards are addressed and mailed before December even gets loud.
Every year the holiday card happens the same way in most houses: somebody says "we should do a card this year" in October, nobody does anything until December 8th, and then it's a panic of photo-site coupons and shipping fees. This is your October nudge — because this year our holiday card section is genuinely loaded, and the people who order this month get the relaxed version of the season.
What's in the new holiday card collection?
The 2026 holiday card collection is 218 designs deep — the biggest card lineup we've ever run. The range covers the whole family spectrum:
- Photo cards — single-photo and multi-photo layouts with clean banners and frames; send us the pictures and we do the layout work.
- Classic Christmas — trees, ornaments, wreaths, and traditional reds and greens.
- Modern & minimal — art-style trees, bold typography, designs that look nothing like a drugstore card.
- Winter & neutral — snowflakes, flannel-and-frost, greenery — festive without being Christmas-specific.
- Holiday party invitations — a matching 56-design invitation collection for the office party, the open house, and the ugly-sweater night.
How much do custom holiday cards cost?
| Route | Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-made designs | from $29.99 | Pick a design, we personalize it — names, photos, greeting |
| Upload your own design | from $1.16/card | Finished art from Canva, ChatGPT, or your designer — we just print it beautifully |
| Custom build | Quoted | You have the idea; we have the designers |
Making your card art in ChatGPT or Canva? That's a whole lane now — our new guide to designing your holiday card in ChatGPT walks through prompts, sizing, and the one mistake (AI-generated text) that ruins card orders.
Why order cards from a real print shop instead of a photo site?
- A human proofs every card before it prints. Names spelled right, photos positioned right, no "Merry Christmas from the Johnson's" apostrophe disasters shipping in a sealed box of 100.
- Real cardstock, real print quality — the difference you feel the moment you pick the card up.
- No coupon games. The price is the price, and it's competitive with the photo sites' "sale" price.
- Local pickup in Carrollton or shipping anywhere — and if something's off, you talk to a person, not a chatbot queue.
When should you order?
Work backward from mailing: cards you want in mailboxes by mid-December should be ordered by mid-November — that covers our standard 7-to-10-business-day production after proof approval, plus your addressing-and-stamping evening with margin to spare. October orders? You'll be done with the whole tradition before Thanksgiving, which is its own kind of flex. The full season math for every custom product is in our holiday lead-times guide.
Frequently asked questions
How much do custom holiday cards cost?
Ready-made designs from our 218-design collection start at $29.99 with personalization included, and printing your own uploaded design starts at $1.16 per 5x7 card.
Can you print photo holiday cards?
Yes. The collection includes single and multi-photo layouts — send your photos and we handle placement, then you approve a proof before printing.
Can I print a holiday card I designed myself?
Yes. Upload your finished design from Canva, ChatGPT, or any design tool to our 5x7 card product and we print it from $1.16 per card, with a proof first.
When should I order holiday cards?
By mid-November for comfortable mid-December mailing. Production runs about 7 to 10 business days after proof approval, and earlier orders skip the December rush entirely.
Do you proof cards before printing?
Yes — every card order gets a human check and a proof for your approval, so names, dates, and photos are right before a single card prints.
Do you print matching holiday party invitations?
Yes, there's a 56-design holiday party invitation collection, and we can coordinate your card and invitation so the whole season matches.
Be the household that's done early this year. Browse the holiday card collection and pick your design — or if your card art's already made, upload it and order in minutes. Three-time Times-Georgian Readers' Choice winner for Best Print Shop (2024, 2025, and 2026) — get in touch and let's get your card in the mail while everyone else is still saying "we should do a card this year."