Makeover Project - Humorous Christmas Card

Christmas Card

Redesign this holiday card so the funny photo doesn't fall flat.

This simple layout was generated with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 using one of its standard greeting card layouts and graphics.However, the funny photo loses its impact inside the candy-striped frame. The photo, a makeshift toilet with Christmas lights, was part of a larger, comical holiday yard display featuring an imprisoned Martha Stewart. (in Austin, Texas)

Here's your chance to flex your photo-editing muscles and tickle some funny bones while spreading holiday cheer. Download the original, unretouched image and do any necessary cropping, color correction, and other enhancement you desire.

Use the photo as the central element of a humorous holiday card aimed at adults (keep it clean though - yes, it's a toilet but hold back on the bathroom humor). Write your own title and punchline in a font and color of your choice. Choose any size and layout that suits the photo after you've made any necessary changes.

Download the original 1600x1200 JPEG, uncropped and unretouched. (Photo by Samantha Bear)
makeshift_toilet.jpg

Beginning with this makeover project we're no longer automatically offering forum posting and critiques. However, we do want you to show off your work. Use the form, below to submit up to two photos of your redesign and a description of what you did. After your submission is published, feel free to post a link in the forum to your redesign page and solicit comments or critiques.

View reader submissions for this makeover project.