Send Holiday Cards Right from Your iOS Device

ByMike Moffit

The holidays are a time for sending cards, right? I don’t receive many cards throughout the year, but December is a different story. The cards seem to roll in and my fridge becomes covered with my friends’ and family’s cute cards.

These days, there are numerous online card sites for creating and ordering your own cards that makes it easier than ever. The holiday season is also insanely busy for a lot of people (especially those who work in retail!), so if you’d like to send out a card but feel as if you won’t have time to stuff, address and mail numerous envelopes, consider sending them from you iOS device — saving you time and money!

Here are some great Holiday card apps that are worth taking a look at:

Martha Stewart CraftStudio – Free — Of course she has a card app…she’s Martha after all! Create cards for any occasion and then share them digitally, print out or send to Snapfish to be printed.

Red Stamp – Free — This is the app I use for sending cards and it is easy-peasy! Great templates to choose from with great fonts and colors to make your card look highly professional. Again, you can send digitally or have it sent to be printed.

Vintage Christmas Cards – $1.99 — For those of you who celebrate Christmas and prefer a more traditional, vintage looking Christmas card, this is just the app for you. With over 100 different cards pulled from the Victorian Era to Post-War America, you’ll have some great cards to choose from.

Lifecards – $1.99 — If you’re more into the postcard style of sending a card, this is a great app. Scroll through all those photos on your phone and create a great photo collage to send to you friends and family!

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