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You must check out the newest personalized Christmas cards from the Gallery Collection. Being the devout Catholic that I am, I only send religious Christmas cards<\/a><\/strong>; I refuse to send out Season\u2019s Greeting cards \u2013 except to my non-Christian friends, of course. Jesus is the reason for the season and I proudly proclaim this when choosing the Christmas cards I send each year. I know it\u2019s politically correct to say \u201cSeason\u2019s Greetings\u201d \u2013 even shopping mall employees are forbidden to wish us a Merry Christmas. Although last year I told the cashier that if she didn\u2019t wish me a Merry Christmas I would leave without buying anything. Knowing which side her bread is buttered on, she mouthed it very quietly but I could tell she agreed with me.<\/p>\n

One of The Gallery Collection\u2019s new and exquisite designs, #126CW Madonna & Child Religious Christmas Card<\/em>, features a painting by Sassoferrato, who is also known as Giovanni Battista Salvi. The colors of red, white, and blue in the Virgin Mary\u2019s robes are so vivid. The material is so soft you can practically feel it and the detail in the folds of her robes are so well defined. Looking at Mary\u2019s young beautiful face you can\u2019t help but feel the anguish her expression foretells. You can feel the love she has for this babe \u2013 the fruit of her womb \u2013 yet she seems to be looking to the future at the trials and tribulations he will endure. Her arms are wrapped around him trying to protect him from all harm, as a mother is to do. She seems to be at peace yet her eyes are not completely closed. She knows that her love is not enough to keep this special child safe and so she will remain vigilant. Yet the baby Jesus is sleeping soundly. He knows that he is in good hands \u2013 his mother\u2019s and his father\u2019s. He has his hand resting on top of his mother\u2019s, the child protecting the mother. He\u2019s telling her not to worry. He knows the end will be triumphant. This beautiful image is surrounded by a shiny gold regal border, the old juxtaposed with the new, that seems to remind us that this event is as alive today as it was 2,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

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\"Design<\/a>
Design #126CW – Madonna & Child
Religious Christmas Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/center>Another new design that I will be sending to my non-Christian friends and associates is design #094CX, Golden Greetings Holiday Card<\/em>. This card is of such high quality, rich paper stock. There are three ornamental designs \u2013 a tree, a stocking, and a bell \u2013 on the cover that are embossed and detailed in gold foil. There are silver foil snowflakes that sparkle and reflect beautiful colors; they seem to pop off the paper! The three designs are more commercial than \u201cChristmassy\u201d and since it reads \u201cSeason\u2019s Greetings,\u201d you can really send this holiday card to anyone and still be politically correct. The personalization in gold foil (not gold ink) on the inside of the card is so classy and it ties the outside and inside together nicely. I must say, while it\u2019s not a religious Christmas card, it is rather impressive.<\/p>\n

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\"Design<\/a>
Design #094CX – Golden Greetings Holiday Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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