ONE PHOTO. THREE LOOKS. YOUR FACE.

AI Christmas Card:
Pick a Look, Keep Your Face

Upload one photo, pick a look, press Build the still, then Animate it if you want snow falling on it.

One photo. Pick a look.

PhotoCraftOpens its own page
  1. 1Build the still
  2. 2Check the face
  3. 3Animate
Scene
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Still: GPT Image 2.5 · 9:16 · 1K. The animate step shows its own credits after you approve the still.

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ONE PORTRAIT, FOUR CARDS

AI Christmas card examples for AI Generator

Three card looks built here from one original couple photo, and a moving card cut from a 10-second original where the snow falls and the couple wave.

Fireside Sweater

Input photo: a man with a red beard in a green sweater and a woman with curly black hair in a red sweater
Photo
Fireside Sweater card built from the photo
Still
Still only
Video

Still: GPT Image 2.5, image to image, 9:16 · still only · made 2026-10-30

Snowy Doorstep

Input photo: a man with a red beard in a green sweater and a woman with curly black hair in a red sweater
Photo
Snowy Doorstep card built from the photo
Still
Still only
Video

Still: GPT Image 2.5, image to image, 9:16 · still only · made 2026-10-30

Illustrated Winter

Input photo: a man with a red beard in a green sweater and a woman with curly black hair in a red sweater
Photo
Illustrated Winter card built from the photo
Still
Still only
Video

Still: GPT Image 2.5, image to image, 9:16 · still only · made 2026-10-30

Card that comes alive

Input photo: a man with a red beard in a green sweater and a woman with curly black hair in a red sweater
Photo
Card that comes alive card built from the photo
Still
Video
First frame, Card that comes aliveLast frame, Card that comes alive

Still: GPT Image 2.5, image to image, landscape card · Clip: Remixed from a Seedance 2.0 Fast clip (10 s master, 720p, 16:9, reframed to 9:16) made 2026-10-30

The couple are original characters generated for this card, not real people. The three looks are stills only. The moving card is a remix of a Seedance 2.0 Fast clip: re-cut, reframed from a landscape card to vertical and color graded for this page, not mirrored, with an original music-box tune. In the workbench you pick from the models and credits shown. Last checked .

TWO CLICKS

AI Christmas card in two clicks

Upload one photo, pick a look and press Build the still; press Animate it only if you want the snow and a wave.

  1. 01

    Build the card

    Upload one photo with every face clear and lit from the front, just you or you with your partner or family. Pick Fireside Sweater, Snowy Doorstep or Illustrated Winter and press Build the still: Image to Image keeps your faces and builds the card at 9:16, the shape of a phone screen or a tall postcard.

  2. 02

    Animate it

    Press Animate it only if you want the card to move. Image to Video starts on the card: snow drifts across it and you smile and wave, for about 10 seconds. The credits show on each button before you run it.

PICK A LOOK

Three AI Christmas card looks

Fireside Sweater puts you by a lit tree, Snowy Doorstep sets you outside under lights, and Illustrated Winter draws you with a holly border.

Fireside Sweater stillFor family

Fireside Sweater

Matching cream cable-knit sweaters by a lit tree and a fireplace, with a cream border and Merry Christmas in gold. In the sample the couple sit cheek to cheek in warm firelight.

Snowy Doorstep stillFor couples

Snowy Doorstep

Arm in arm on snowy front steps at dusk, in coats and scarves, with a wreath on the red door and string lights along the porch. The sample ends with Season’s Greetings in white at the bottom.

Illustrated Winter stillA drawn card

Illustrated Winter

A gouache-style drawing of you in Santa hats with an original snowman and reindeer, inside a holly and berry border. The faces stay recognisable in the drawing.

BEFORE YOU ANIMATE

Check your face on the AI Christmas card

Compare the card with your photo before animating; if a face drifts, use a sharper photo lit from the front and rebuild the still.

Before: the original couple photo used for all three looks

Before and after

Put the card next to your photo and check the eyes, the smile, the hairline, beards and glasses. In the samples above, one couple photo became all three looks with both faces intact.

After: the Fireside Sweater card built from that photo

Rebuild the card

What you see: a smoothed face, a different smile or someone half hidden.

Fix: upload a sharper photo, faces to the camera, lit from the front, no sunglasses or filter, then press Rebuild still. A new still costs far less than a new clip, so fix it before Animate it.

Open Image to Video →

Rebuild the still ↑

FOR WORK

AI Christmas card for clients and teams

Use a team photo, keep the line short with the company name, and send the still by email and the clip in chat.

Team photo

Upload one group photo where every face is clear and lit from the front, of adults who agreed to be on the card. Fireside Sweater suits a small team on a sofa; Snowy Doorstep suits the office entrance.

Short line

In the card prompt, change the lettering to one short greeting and the company name, such as “Happy holidays from the Northwind team”. Short text stays readable at postcard size.

  1. Email the still to clients as an image or print it.
  2. Post the moving card in the team chat, with an original tune from AI Music under it.
Open AI Music →

Build the still ↑

A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS

AI Christmas card FAQ

Which look should I pick?

Fireside Sweater for family, Snowy Doorstep for couples, and Illustrated Winter if you want a drawn card. All three keep your face, and you can switch the look and rebuild the still before you animate.

Does the card keep my face?

Yes. Image to Image rebuilds the scene around you and keeps faces and expressions recognisable. If a face drifts, upload a sharper photo lit from the front and rebuild the still.

Do I have to animate it?

No. Build the still gives you a card you can download, print at postcard size or send as an image. Press Animate it only if you want about 10 seconds of snow and a wave.

Can I use Grinch art?

No. Licensed characters are left out of the looks. Ask for original snowmen, reindeer, ornaments and pine branches instead, as in the Illustrated Winter sample.

Can I add music?

Yes. Describe a short original music-box or piano tune on AI Music and put it under the clip. Leave out copyrighted Christmas songs.

Where do the samples come from?

The three looks are stills made with GPT Image from one original couple photo. The moving card is a remix of a Seedance 2.0 Fast clip made for this card on October 30, 2026: re-cut, reframed from a landscape card to vertical and color graded, not mirrored.

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