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Family Valentine Cards

Throughout the years I’ve created a Valentine card for our family. We usually discuss ideas as a family and then I get to work gathering or taking the photos we need. I then work to create the design in Photoshop. It’s a fun project and it’s a way to let friends and family know we love them. We don’t always print and mail them, it depends on the year. Although most people send a Christmas or New Year’s card I’ve grown fond of our Valentine greeting.

80's style family valentine card.
2021

Below you can view our designs throughout the years…

I REALLY love receiving holiday cards. If you are one of the phenomenal people that send us one, thank you!  I mean, really thank you. I say phenomenal because you really have to have everything together to get a holiday card out before Christmas. After the holidays I cut out all the lovely faces and display them in a collage year-round.

For me, making Halloween costumes, party planning for Grant’s November birthday, and Thanksgiving celebrations all limit my time not to mention all the Christmas prep. Plus shooting a current family photo in time seems impossible. To take the pressure off of myself, we send Valentine’s Day cards.

Valentine's Card with three photos of a family with text that reads "I wish you joy and I wish you happiness but above all this I wish you love." -Dolly Parton
2020 Postcard Front
Photos by the lovely Jamie Hunt Photography based in Nashville, TN.
Back of a family valentine postcard with two brothers being silly.
2020 Back of Postcard
"You are our sunshine!" family Valentine card.
2019
Front postcard of "You are loved" family Valentine card.
2018 Postcard Front
Photos by the talented Jordan Mobley based near Oklahoma City, OK.
Back postcard of a family Valentine card with a family of four looking lovingly at one another.
2018 Back of Postcard
"We love you snow much" family Valentine card.
2017
Vintage theme family Valentine card with the lyrics of "I would walk 500 miles" by the Proclaimers on the postcard front.
2016 Postcard Front
Song lyrics by The Proclaimers.
Back of vintage family Valentine  postcard with family of four singing Da Dat Da Da Dat Da as in the song "I would walk 500 miles" by the Proclaimers.
2016 Back of Postcard
Photo by the amazing Simply M Photography based just outside of Nashville, TN.
moving announcement with family photo
2015
A family Valentine card with a child holding up a 10 of hearts playing card. The text reads, "Happy Valentine's Day! You're a perfect 10!"
2014
Shannon Cunningham based in Santa Cruz, CA took these beautiful photos.
A family valentine card with a family of three looking into a old timey movie camera in Culver City, CA.
2013
Photo taken in Culver City, CA by the awesome Jay Todd.  
A family valentine card with a family of three wearing plaid and the card reads, "Roses are red, violets are blue, we like plaid and think you're rad!"
2012
Photo taken by our sweet friend Mary.
A collage of photos of a family of 3 and the babies first year of life. The text reads, "Without you life's a bear"
2011
The first Valentine’s Day card I designed.
A Valentine card of a young couple being silly inside a red photo booth.
2010
The pics were from a photo booth at a work Christmas party.  
The card design is from Shutterfly.

You may also like Valentine’s Day at Home or a summer weekend in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Posted on 02/12/2021 by Franci. This entry was posted in Design and tagged family valentine cards, unique family valentine cards, valentine's day holiday cards. Bookmark the permalink.
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