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Once the final posting date has gone, a printed card simply will not arrive in time. Make a personalised Christmas card from a photo in a couple of minutes and send it straight to their phone - anywhere in the world, in seconds.
Preview free. Pay only when the design is right. Sends instantly.
Every December the last recommended posting date sneaks past, and suddenly the cards on the hall table are going to turn up somewhere around Boxing Day. Family abroad make it worse: even first-class international was a fortnight ago. The shop-bought card is now the slowest option you have.
The Card Genie flips that. Upload a family photo, describe the scene you want - the whole gang in matching jumpers, the dog in a santa hat, a snowed-in version of your street - and it builds a personalised Christmas card around your real faces. No envelopes, no stamps, no queue at the post office two days before Christmas.
You preview before paying, digital cards start at £1.79, and each one sends instantly by WhatsApp, text or email. So the relatives in Australia and the friends you forgot until the twenty-third all get something warm and personal, on time, this year.
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The Card Genie makes a personalised Christmas card from a photo in a couple of minutes, entirely online. You upload a family photo, describe the festive scene you want, and it builds the card around your real faces. You then send it instantly by WhatsApp, text or email, so it does not matter that the last posting date has passed.
Send digital Christmas cards instead. A posted card will not arrive in time once the deadline has gone, but a Card Genie e-card lands the moment you send it, even on Christmas Eve. It is built from your own family photo, so it feels personal rather than a fallback. Digital cards start at £1.79.
International post runs out of time earliest, so a digital card is the reliable option. The Card Genie lets you build a personalised festive card in minutes and send it straight to relatives overseas, where it arrives in seconds regardless of the country. You can add a short video message to make it feel more like a call home.
For last-minute sends and for family far away, they are often better than posted ones: they arrive instantly, they cost less, and a personalised one built from your own photo still feels warm and specific. Free clip-art e-cards feel like an afterthought, but a card made from a real family photo does not.
A couple of minutes per card. Choose Christmas, upload a photo, describe the scene, and The Card Genie renders it. Preview free, pay from £1.79 only when it is right, then send it instantly. Quicker than finding stamps, and it reaches people the post no longer can in time.
Yes. A Christmas card can become a short animated video (from £3.49) with a festive soundtrack and still send instantly. It works especially well for relatives abroad, turning a same-day card into something closer to a seasonal greeting in person.
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Personalised Christmas cards built from a family photo, ready in minutes and sent anywhere instantly. Preview free. Pay only if it is right.
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