November is almost over and it’s the perfect time to gear up for the holiday season. December brings in holiday cheer, festivities, winter fun and unparalleled excitement. It has always been a very special month for the 123Greetings family as ‘tis truly the season to be jolly’ and one that brings the maximum traffic on the platform. With so much to look forward to, we urge each one of you to join in the celebrations wholeheartedly so that we can make December 2016 bigger and grander than ever before!
Mentioned below is a list of all events which you can choose to design for. Try and put up cards under varied subcategories and as many as possible. This is your chance to maximize your earnings since our top visualizers usually draw around $1000 in December itself. Those who are yet to win the reward plan, this is the perfect opportunity, so ensure that you do not miss out! Take inspiration from the onset of winter, festive colors of red and green, lovely music that accompanies the zillion celebrations and the Christmas spirit on the whole which manifests being merry and spreading love and good cheer.
Cookie Day is time to enjoy all the mouth watering cookies during the holiday season. Grab this chance to strengthen the bonds of love and friendship by creating yummy cookie cards which users can send to their dear ones and make their life a sweet celebration!
Also known as Feast Day of Saint Nicholas, it is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to his reputation as a bringer of gifts. Help users to wish their family, friends and colleagues love and happiness. Create some cute cards which users can send to their loved ones and wish their dreams come true on this day. Elements such as stockings filled with gifts, gifts, goodies, Santa Claus bringing gifts and reindeers are the ones you should not miss.
December, 9: Christmas Card Day
Christmas Card Day speaks for itself, it is a day to send cards to everyone you know and to get them in the festive spirit. This day gets the young and old excited that Christmas is just around the corner and celebrations are in the air! Give your users the opportunity to send warm messages with cute and fun illustrations to their loved ones and make them feel great with some cool ecards.
December, 19: A Christmas Carol Day
Each of you will always associate Christmas Carols as a special place in your heart. ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘Deck the halls’, ‘Silent Night, Holy Night’ and ‘We wish you a Merry Christmas’ are some of the famous carols which we all have sang with all our heart throughout our childhood and have beautiful fond memories of. This day, holy hymns are sung to welcome the festive season. Create such memorable cards for your users to send to their near and dear ones and fill their heart and home with joy. Don’t forget to add Christmas carol music in your cards!
It is a day to celebrate the rebirth of the sun with family and friends. This day basically marks the first day of winter along with the return of the sun. Imbibe elegance and warmth in your ecards and aid users to make it a memorable one for their special ones.
December, 22: Christmas Tree Light Day
The best part about Christmas is decorating the Christmas tree with the ornaments, decorations and mistletoe with your family and friends to give you company. Seeing the Christmas tree adorned with sparkling lights, standing pretty near the fireplace is a beautiful part of the entire Christmas celebrations. It builds the excitement and fun for Christmas and sets the mood going for all the family members. Create some cards with the Christmas tree as the main element, ensure your messages are fun and to the point, music celebratory and you are ready with your ecard for Christmas Tree Light Day!
December, 24 – January 1: Hanukkah
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight day Jewish Holiday. The word Hanukkah means ‘dedication’, the theory goes that with enough dedication and commitment, God creates miracles. Like many other faiths, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah brings light in the darkest time of the year. Being an important festival for Jews and its closeness to Christmas, it is a good opportunity to increase card sends and gain on the earnings. Do read last year’s blog – 8 ways to create the ultimate Hanukkah greetings which will help you create some wonderful ecards for the occasion.
We are sure that Christmas needs no introduction! All our lives, as a child, as a teenager and now as grownups we look forward to this day with utmost eagerness and exhilaration and celebrate this day with thrill and elation. With more than 20 sub-categories under this event, all of you have tremendous scope and opportunity to showcase your creativity and skill and create some innovative and sensational cards. Make use of this chance to expand your portfolio and achieve high sends and earnings. Key elements such as Santa Claus, Christmas tree, gifts, bells, candies, stockings, fireworks, angels and sparkling lights are the ones you shouldn’t miss out on. Play around with these elements and create some magic this Christmas!
December, 2016 – January, 2017: Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays and Holiday Thank You
Along with the multiple events stated above to keep you on your toes we have three month long events to keep you further pepped up! Incorporate the elements of all the above events to create bright and colorful Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays and Holiday Thank You ecards for your users. Help us spread good cheer, joy and warmth this season through lovely ecards which users will cherish for years to come.
We are so excited for the upcoming month and are certain that this year we will be able to feature some great ecards for our users. December and Christmas is when most cards on the platform are sought after and sent out and we love enabling our loyal customers to spread the blessings, cheer and love! So, get your creative selves to work so that you can add to the joy and witness an overwhelming response for your designs. Conceptualize your designs innovatively adding your own personal touch to everything you create. Cards could be simple, classy, beautiful, funny, witty or even sarcastic but as long as they’re fresh and stand out, they are bound to appeal to our lovely users. We wish you merry times ahead and hope that together we’re able to make this December, truly a one to remember!