Why do Christmas cards and greeting cards in general have to be so big? It might seem contradictory for an ephemera lover and a traditional book lover to be a conservationist, but I am. We need to use our trees and paper more responsibly.
I like smaller Christmas cards. And it seems as if the challenges of having less space leads to more creativity and beauty on the cards. Decisions have to be made about using the space in the best way possible. When you have a fold-out card the size of Godzilla, there's no room for subtlety.
The best of all, of course, would be smaller Christmas cards printed on recycled paper. Or recycling old Christmas cards to create new offerings.
Tonight's vintage card is not much larger than a business card. It's just a smidge over four inches by two inches. It features a wonderfully cozy living room scene. This tiny card has so much attention to detail that there's another winter scene taking place outside the window.
Other Papergreat posts featuring the word "cozy"
- Cozy vintage Christmas card decked out in greens and reds
- Four vintage Christmas cards (So many cozy buildings!)
- Long-ago holiday greetings from Edna Belle Curtin
- Small Christmas card from long ago (Which features the 2013 version of today's rant. I'm just a cranky guy repeating himself, I reckon.)
But you can't send these through the mail unless you put them in a larger envelope...conservation fail.
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