Create a Hip Holiday Newsletter
Tips, templates, and ideas for making a holiday newsletter that’s both beautiful and fun to read.
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Introduction
Yes, you really can make a holiday newsletter that people will look forward to receiving. The HP Creative Studio has an array of gorgeous newsletter templates that make it easy! Just add photos and text and you’re ready to print copies or send your newsletter electronically.
Begin with great photos
Showcase a photo from each season. That way, you’ll catch everyone up on the events of the whole year.
Pictures are a must. They add pizzazz and visual interest to your newsletter and they’re great for breaking up blocks of text.
Find a theme:
You don’t need to include a lot of photos to make your newsletter effective. One idea is to pick a few photos from each season. That way, you’ll catch everyone up on the events of the whole year.
Another idea is to choose just one favorite photo from each of the year’s big events. Let the photos drive the text by creating brief stories to go with each image.
Tell an interesting story
Keep descriptions short and sweet—one page is the ideal length for a newsletter.
Here are five tips for writing a holiday newsletter:
- The most interesting newsletters tell a story instead of just stating facts. Let your photos inspire your tales.
- Don’t try to detail everything that has happened in your household. What would your friends or distant family members most like to hear about?
- Keep descriptions short and sweet—one page is the ideal length for a newsletter.
- Pretend that you are describing these events to a friend in-person—that’s the conversational tone you want to capture in your letter.
- Focus on the good things that happened to you and your family.
Choose a free template
Templates from the HP Creative Studio make it easy to create a stunning, festive, and photo-filled newsletter. Just enter your text and photos—it’s fast and easy!
You’ll find simple instructions within each downloadable template:
Festive Holiday Newsletter
Merry Holiday Newsletter
Woodland Holiday Newsletter
Elegant Holiday Newsletter
Hanukkah Holiday Newsletter
New Year’s Holiday Newsletter
You can also use your crafting skills to make holiday photo cards.
Bridge the miles—instantly!
Send a digital copy of your holiday newsletter to any ePrint-enabled printer from virtually anywhere.1
Even if you’re far from friends and family this holiday season, you can use HP ePrint to feel close to them on the spot.
All HP e-All-in-Ones, even entry-level printers like the HP Deskjet 3520 e-All-in-One, feature HP ePrint.
HP ePrint is a free, mobile printing technology that allows you to print to any HP ePrint-enabled printer (like Grandma’s printer) using any e-mail-enabled device (like your smartphone). So you can send a digital copy of your holiday newsletter to any ePrint-enabled printer from virtually anywhere.1
Select the right paper and ink
Printing quite a few copies of your newsletter? Save up to 40% on your printing with Original HP XL Ink cartridges.2
Be sure to pick the right paper for the job. For the best look and feel, choose one of the following:
If your newsletter has a lot of photos, try printing on HP Everyday Photo Paper. This paper is stick resistant for easy photo printing and passing around. It's a good, sturdy paper at a low, everyday price.
HP Glossy Brochure & Flyer Paper is thicker than plain paper, and it gives a luxurious look to text, photos, and graphics.
If you’re printing many copies of your newsletter, you can save up to 40% on your printing with Original HP XL Ink cartridges.2
Get tips to help you choose the right ink for your photo printer.
Use the right printer
The following HP e-All-in-Ones offer HP ePrint—so you can print from your smartphone or tablet from virtually anywhere.1 Plus, they feature wireless printing so your entire family can print gorgeous projects, photos, and documents, year-round.3
HP Deskjet 3520
e-All-in-One Printer
$99.99
- Print, scan, copy
- 2" mono touchscreen
- ISO print speed up to 8 pages per minute (ppm) black, 7.5 ppm color 4
HP Photosmart 6510
e-All-in-One Printer
$149.99
- Print, scan, copy
- 3.5" color touchscreen
- ISO print speed up to 11 ppm black, 7.5 ppm color 5
- Automatic photo tray holds up to 20 pages
HP Photosmart 7510
e-All-in-One Printer
$199.99
- Print, scan, copy, and eFax (send faxes without a phone line)
- 4.3" color touchscreen
- ISO print speed up to 13.5 ppm black, 9 ppm color 5
- Automatic photo tray holds up to 20 pages
- Lab-quality photos from 5 individual inks
Learn more
- Find out how to select the right photo paper for your creative projects.
- Get tips for making photo calendars.
- Restore a photo in five steps.
- 1 Requires an Internet connection to the printer; may require a wireless access point with usage fees/data plans, registration, firmware upgrade, etc. ePrint setup requires email and internet access and works with any Internet-connected, email-capable device. Print times and connection speeds may vary. Some smartphones and tablets require data plan purchase. For HP ePrint details, see www.hp.com/go/eprintcenter.
- 2 Compared with single, standard HP ink cartridges. Based on average retail pricing, actual prices may vary.
- 3 Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from access point, and may be limited during active VPN connections.
- 4 After first page or after first set of ISO test pages. For more information, see hp.com/go/printerclaims.
- 5 ISO speeds measured using ISO/IEC 24734 or ISO/IEC 29183. Excludes first page or first set of test documents. For more information, see hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.