I need yet another Christmas Card Photo Idea......

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Dec 3, 2009 11:33 AM
Ok....So every year we take the kids pictures in some situation that would relate to Christmas, Photoshop it with a background and send it out....Family, friends, comment every year on them...Some years funny, some years fairly traditional...Have been doing these for 16 years or so...As the kids (2 boys) are getting older this will probably be the last year and we need to go out with a bang. Examples - In the past we have spelled out the word "PEACE" with them as the letters...We have dressed them up as snowmen and photoshopped the dog peeing on them for "Warmest Wishes"...We have photoshopped their heads in snowdrifts with their headless bodies pulling their heads out....Any clever ideas out there for this year? What are the funniest one's that you have seen or done? Thinking of duct taping them..mouth and all..under the tree for "Silent Night"? Whadya think? Too dark?
Dec 3, 2009 11:33am
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Dec 3, 2009 11:43 AM
Scenes from the Nutcracker. Have one kicking the other in the nuts.
Dec 3, 2009 11:43am
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Dec 3, 2009 12:05 PM
I like the silent night idea. Post a pic of your card.
Dec 3, 2009 12:05pm
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darbypitcher22

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Dec 3, 2009 12:08 PM
Somebody's office Christmas party?
Dec 3, 2009 12:08pm
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Dec 3, 2009 12:34 PM
darbypitcher22 wrote: Somebody's office Christmas party?
Expound.....Not sure I follow.
Keebler wrote: Scenes from the Nutcracker. Have one kicking the other in the nuts.
Hmmm...This has me thinking..Possibility..I have a couple of friends that their kids would be perfect for this idea. They are younger and real ball busters.
Dec 3, 2009 12:34pm
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Dec 3, 2009 4:00 PM
I like the Silent Night idea.
Dec 3, 2009 4:00pm
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Dec 3, 2009 4:28 PM
I'd love to see some of them. They sound very clever.
Dec 3, 2009 4:28pm
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Dec 3, 2009 7:00 PM
Keebler wrote: Scenes from the Nutcracker. Have one kicking the other in the nuts.
THIS!

I am not creative but I will give it a go... put their faces on turtledoves (haha i am horrible at stuff like this)
Dec 3, 2009 7:00pm
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Dec 3, 2009 7:06 PM


not sure why it saved/uploaded like that hmmmm
Dec 3, 2009 7:06pm
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Dec 3, 2009 9:14 PM
mexappeal12 wrote:

not sure why it saved/uploaded like that hmmmm
Flashing Santa....I like it....Turtledoves?....not so much.
Dec 3, 2009 9:14pm
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Dec 3, 2009 9:46 PM
haha i didn't like turtledoves either... like i said Im not very creative lol
Dec 3, 2009 9:46pm
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Dec 3, 2009 11:27 PM
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Dec 4, 2009 1:01 AM
Show us some of your past cards...
Dec 4, 2009 1:01am
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VikingFan

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Dec 4, 2009 9:46 AM
Ok...posting examples...

Traditional


PEACE


Belated....We lost our heads..


My personal favorite - Warmest Wishes



I fuzzed out their faces on some to protect their now identity....Enjoy

Will probably end up going with the duct tape unless anyone can come up with something different....
Dec 4, 2009 9:46am
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Dec 4, 2009 11:01 AM
Those are great! I particularly like "PEACE". They are obviously older now and I think it's great that they are still willing to play along. A lot of teens would refuse to do it. Says a lot for how they were raised.
Dec 4, 2009 11:01am
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Dec 4, 2009 1:26 PM
Why thank you....I did have a little resistance last year because I wanted them to get their picture taken with Santa and they wouldn't do it....I had to find a good Santa pic on the web and photoshop them all together in one....My only regret on this one is that I didn't put STATE Championship on the Wish List because we only got Regional Runners-Up...Maybe Santa would have delivered on that one...??? lol

Dec 4, 2009 1:26pm
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Dec 4, 2009 4:09 PM
Here is our Christmas card this year (my 15 month old daughter).

Dec 4, 2009 4:09pm
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VikingFan

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Dec 5, 2009 2:21 AM
Joe.....your baby is absolutely adorable.....Love the card.....Haven't used the Black/White Photography with the color mixed in yet.....Might try that this year with the duct tape....Maybe duct tape the mouths and use Christmas Lights for bondage on the bods.....Hmmmmm
Dec 5, 2009 2:21am
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Dec 14, 2009 1:18 AM
Finished! Names/faces blurred to protect the innocent. Here's pic...Merry Christmas FreeHuddlers!

Dec 14, 2009 1:18am
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Dec 14, 2009 1:28 AM
I like it.
Dec 14, 2009 1:28am
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Dec 14, 2009 9:53 AM
That is awesome! And the baby is truly adorable. Some great Christmas cards!
Dec 14, 2009 9:53am
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Dec 14, 2009 7:39 PM
how do you make the picture black & white with just one color?

BTW - nice!
Dec 14, 2009 7:39pm
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Dec 14, 2009 11:19 PM
I do have adobe photo elements but haven't experimented much with it. Thanks for the photobucket tip!

Nice tradition you have there ... I hope you can continue it.
Dec 14, 2009 11:19pm