# Make a warm holiday card from one family photo

> Last summer's backyard photo becomes a snowy illustrated card with your family's faces and your message.

Upload a favorite family photo and get an illustrated holiday card that still looks like your family, with cozy decorations and your own short message written right on it.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/holiday-card-from-family-photo/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: ChatGPT, Gemini
- Time: About 5 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Needs a photo: yes, attach it before you send the prompt

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Create an illustrated holiday card using my attached family photo as the reference. Everyone should clearly look like themselves, in a soft, warm [ART STYLE, e.g. storybook watercolor] style. Theme: [THE HOLIDAY, e.g. Christmas], with cozy touches like twinkling lights, a decorated tree and gentle snow. Dress everyone in matching winter clothes in [CARD COLORS, e.g. deep red, green and gold]. Write "[TOP GREETING, e.g. Merry Christmas]" at the top and this message at the bottom, spelled exactly: "[YOUR MESSAGE, e.g. Love and laughter from our house to yours]". Keep the same number of people and pets as in the photo.
```

## Step by step

1. Upload a photo where every face is clear.
2. Paste the prompt with your greeting, message and style.
3. Check every face and word, then send or print it.

## What you'll get

An illustrated holiday card that looks like your family, with your greeting and message on it.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT and Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** One clear photo to attach first, then the prompt. The prompt also asks for: art style, the holiday, card colors, top greeting and your message.

**What will I get back?** An illustrated holiday card that looks like your family, with your greeting and message on it.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by Nitika Sharma (Analytics Vidhya): https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2025/12/ai-christmas-and-new-year-cards/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.