Christmas card ideas get a lot more interesting when there is a baby to introduce. The holiday card is already going to the whole list — grandparents, cousins, the friends who moved away, the neighbours who still ask about you — and a birth announcement is going to most of the same people. Sending one card instead of two means the news lands with the photo, the name, and the birth details all at once, at the exact moment everyone is already opening envelopes.
These cards were designed for that overlap. A plaid or check background, a full photo frame, and room underneath for name, date, weight, and length, so the card reads as a Christmas greeting from the front and an announcement the second it is in hand. Below are the designs in the collection, grouped by colour family.
Classic Christmas plaid
Gift from Above Red Plaid
Deep Christmas red tartan, the version most people picture when they think of a holiday card. The photo sits in a full frame with the baby’s name, birth date, weight, and length set below it, and the reverse carries a longer announcement message.
Shop the Red Plaid Card →Gift from Above Green Plaid
A darker forest green tartan for families who want the holiday feel without the red. The same photo frame and birth detail line, with the greeting running along the bottom edge.
Shop the Green Plaid Card →Blue for a winter arrival
Gift from Above Blue Plaid
A soft grey-blue plaid that reads more winter than Christmas, which keeps the card on a mantel well past December. Full photo frame, birth details below, greeting at the foot.
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Gift from Above Blue Checks
A larger gingham check in pale blue — the simplest pattern in the set, and the one that lets a busy newborn photo breathe. Same layout throughout, with the announcement text on the reverse.
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Gift from Above Blue Tartan
The lightest option in the blue family — a fine tartan in soft aqua and white. Quiet enough that the photograph carries the card, with the name and birth statistics set cleanly underneath.
Shop the Blue Tartan Card →Soft pink for a Christmas girl
Gift from Above Pink Plaid
A wide pink plaid with white overlay lines, warm enough to sit alongside red and green cards without matching them. The photo frame and birth detail line follow the same layout as the rest of the collection.
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Gift from Above Pink Checks
Large soft pink gingham, the quietest of the pink designs. A good match for a photograph with a lot going on in it, since the background stays flat and even behind the frame.
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Gift from Above Pink Tartan
Fine dusty pink tartan lines over a pale ground — the most delicate pattern in the collection. Name, birth date, weight, and length sit below the photo, with the family greeting along the bottom.
Shop the Pink Tartan Card →One thing worth sorting early: the holiday card list and the announcement list are rarely identical. Work out who is getting the card before you order, because the count usually lands higher than expected once both lists are merged — and December mail deadlines leave very little room to reorder.
