LETTERs of Intent: The Art of the Holiday Greeting Card

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xoxo supah



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  I'm hooking up with my friend Foursons for her Letters Of Intent Friday.  This is a sloppy second.  Because you all like sloppy joes on Fridays I heard.  It won't dissapoint.  I promise.  Probably, might want to put the drink down.  JUST. IN. CASE.  I fear lawsuits these days with all your moaning and groaning ( my mom always said that bout me) about spitting drinks and shit.  I don't want your dry cleaning bills either!!   Consider it payment for a job well done.  You spit out your shit... I did my job.

xoxo supah

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Dear Faithful Readers,
Tis the season!  Oh  yes it is.  
Tis the season for HOLIDAY CARD GREETING- MAKING... or something like that!  I've taken it upon myself to offer you sage advice on the "nailing down" of a holiday photo greeting card.  


You .  Are.  Welcome.


The art of the daunting Holiday Greeting.  Such a task. The composition, the ordering, the addressing, the stamping, the mailing:  the sigh of relief when they are finally in the mailbox.  So much time and energy is put into these suckers.  I don't think you even realize.  


I am asking you right now.. point blank.  


What did you do with my Holiday greeting last year?  ??????

Be honest.  I'll only hate you for a few days.  
Did you use it as a book mark for your favorite holiday cookie recipe? 
Oh really.... You could have at least sent me some as a thank you.  


Did you use it as a coaster for your drink?  Hmm... interesting.. I didnt' get invited over for drinks.  And I certainly  like drinks. Hmmmph...

ANd you ?? What did you do with it???  


WHAT??   You used it for what???  


OMG.. that is just un - un... un... holidayish.   Just wrong.  Almost as wrong as the Christmas song my sister and I made up about my  mother's nativity scene: and baby Jesus. 


WHy I never. 


 See you in a few days people. 
 Honesty is NOT always the best policy.   How COULD you use my greetings FOR THAT?





















So I'm back.... it has come to my attention that this holdiay greeting is unappreciated.  I gather. 


 Interesting.  


Well now..   because this is so painfully obvious to me now.. I will let you in on a  little secret.  From me to you.  Supah; die hard , do it all right Mommy.. let's you know..  HOLIDAY GREETINGS ARE A PAIN IN THE ASS..   


YOU mustn't realize this fact ... or these little babies would be held with care, greeted with a hug and a squeeze when they grace the interiors of your MAILBOXES.  You should all be so thankful that I share with you my holiday greetings with you.  Yes.you .should. 

 But...   in honor of baby Jesus.   I will forgive you.  It is the season  you know according to all of the decorated stores, POST IT NOTE participators and sales ads stuffin my mailbox.  


 I will instead of hating you.. give you some insider tips on creating the best of the best.. holiday photo greetings.  . If done correclty.. by professional photographers like me;  your holiday greeting can be mighty enjoyable and stress free and cost you half the price of what  you would pay at Sears etc..  From me to you.  My pre- pre - pre  holiday gift wrapped with  a virtual bow.    

SUpah's Insider Tips 

for taking Photo Greeting card pictures that will GRACE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES MAILBOXES AND BE COVETTED FOR YEARS TO COME. 

1.  Choose a time of day when at least one of your subjects is terribly cranky and pissed off at the world. 



2.  Attempt to encourage natural poses.



3.  Take some finger licking good poses.  YUM.


4.  Add to the pissed offed-ness of one of your subjects by putting them in front of an object they are afraid of.   A fake tree. 


5.  Don't try too hard. 


6.  Try to capture your subjects in mid sentence. 


7.  Go for the deer in  the headlights shot.  Better yet, make sure your subjects eyes are closed.  ( Besides , that's the way I'd want to go if I were a deer.  )



8.  Catch a candid pose.   People love to display children pickign their noses.


9.  Make sure you have your subjects looking directly at you to capture the moment. 


10.  Let your subjects suggest poses.    Bucky beaver?


11.  Cut off your subjects heads.  Keep your recipients guessing. 


Sure fire ways for a grreeat holiday PHOTO GREETING!  
Are mine in the mail yet?  Um.. yeah sure.  Happy NEW YEAR everyone.  That's what you'll all be getting.  However I'm sure this years card will BE GREATLY APPRECIATED now that we've had this discussion;) 


xoxox© and pre-holiday greetings just 6 days after Halloween.
supah