Create a Hip Holiday Newsletter

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.

Get tips for taking better photos.

Keep descriptions short and sweet—one page is the ideal length for a newsletter.

Here are five tips for writing a holiday newsletter:

1. The most interesting newsletters tell a story instead of just stating facts. Let your photos inspire your tales.
2. 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?
3. Keep descriptions short and sweet—one page is the ideal length for a newsletter.
4. Pretend that you are describing these events to a friend in-person—that’s the conversational tone you want to capture in your letter.
5. Focus on the good things that happened to you and your family.

Holiday newsletter templates from the HP Creative Studio are beautiful, fast, and easy!

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:

You can also use your crafting skills to make holiday photo cards.

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.

Most HP Photosmart e-All-in-Ones, even entry-level printers like the HP Photosmart 5510 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

Printing quite a few copies of your newsletter? You can print up to three times more pages using HP XL ink cartridges versus HP standard-size 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, save money by using HP XL ink cartridges. You can print up to three times more pages versus HP standard-size cartridges!²

Get tips to help you choose the right ink for your photo printer.