Unique Religious Christmas Cards

Common Religious Cards

Most religious Christmas cards include one of the following elements:

• A full nativity scene
• Mary holding the baby Jesus
• Mary, Joseph, and Jesus
• The Three Wise Men traveling or presenting their gifts
• An angel

While these iconic images can create beautiful and meaningful cards, sometimes you want something a little different. You want a card that fits your personality or sense of style and won't blend in with dozens of other cards. With the right design, your card can stand out while still offering a religious message.

Unique Religious Christmas Cards Online

While you can spend hours looking through the racks at your local card shop to find the perfect design, the best selection of unique Christmas cards can be found online.

Bridge Building Images

Bridge Building Images creates unique religious Christmas cards by adding Native American imagery to classic Christian themes. Each of the following cards feature Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and the Magi as Native Americans, adorned in traditional attire:

• Chiefs Visit the Christ Child
• Shepherds Playing for Christ
• Adoration of the Magi
• The Birth of Christ
• Guatemalan Nativity
• Choctaw Virgin Mother and Child
• Navajo Virgin and Child

In addition to Christmas wishes, the cards also include narratives explaining the history of the artwork.

Coalition for Christian Outreach

The Coalition for Christian Outreach eschews traditional images and art styles while also focusing on Bible verses outside of those commonly used in Christmas cards. A few of their selections include:

• Dandelion compares Jesus to a weed taking root and growing.
• Music in the Heavens forms the traditional Bible verse, "And suddenly there was with the angels a multitude of the heavenly host praising God" into the shape of a treble clef.
• Divine Thumbprint features a gold foil thumbprint surrounded by a spiraling religious message.
• Great Light shows a star shining light on an average home in a departure from the usual images of the Christmas star shining on the city of Bethlehem or the manger.

MyExpression

MyExpression is an online seller of cards, invitations, and stationery. The site includes several unique Christmas designs:

• Mixed Faith recognizes the needs of households blending Jewish and Christian faiths with a card featuring Christmas trees, holly leaves, a menorah, and a Star of David.
• Lamb and Lion offers a more subtle religious message. The lion lying down with the lamb references a Biblical vision of peace.
• Country Church evokes a religious sentiment without any use of Bible verses or angels. The old-fashioned image of a country church makes the origins of the holiday clear.
• Kings in Bethlehem features one of the common religious card elements, but present it in a unique and stylized way. The kings ride camels in silhouette with gold-stamped star and crown accents and a layered paper look, a common design technique of scrapbooking.

Shades of Time

Shades of Time is a U.K.-based online store, but it is experienced with selling to U.S. customers, and even includes a currency conversion link next to each card. The site sells unique cards in three categories:

• Calligraphy Christmas Cards by Michael Podesta combine the beauty of calligraphy with religious sentiments and Bible verses.
• Inspirational Christmas Cards feature watercolor artwork in a rainbow of colors not usually found on Christmas cards.
• Handmade Christmas Cards offer simple designs with special touches.

Homemade Cards

If your search for unique religious Christmas cards leaves you dissatisfied, try making your own. You can use a card-making computer program like the Art Explosion Christian Greeting Card Factory or call on your crafting skills. When you customize the artwork, message, and layout, you create the ultimate unique card.