For hosts inviting friends and loved ones to celebrate the holidays, or for those who want to shake up the typical holiday card sent out to let everyone know what's been going on with the family for the past year, there are some great ideas and services out there to make the card-crafting process super simple!

For those looking to send the work off to a printer or photo service, there are plenty of options.

Shutterfly is a digital option that offers printing and shipping automatically by uploading photos and text to one of their card layouts. Another similar brand is Minted, which offers other customizable card layouts and invitations.

If you are looking to create a quick invitation to a last-minute gathering, Paperless Post is a great website and mobile app to create online invitations, rather than send another dull Facebook event page. By sending an invite to guests through email, hosts can track how many people have RSVP'd and send any last minute changes to all partygoers. Plus, if there is time, the company offers paid-for printed versions of the same e-vites.

Meanwhile, there are limitless options for people who are committed to making their holiday card themselves, with little to no crafting experience needed!

A simple search for holiday invitations or DIY card ideas on Pinterest will return an overwhelming amount of cute and clever designs. BuzzFeed DIY has also aggregated a few lists of tutorials available using simple household items.

Some of the more original and heartwarming ideas cropping up include glued buttons and string as hanging ornaments, torn-paper strip Santas, finger-painted light strings that let the whole family get involved, incorporating herbs or leaves to create mini wreaths, and many, many more.

There are so many choices available to card makers, it seems picking one is the most difficult parts of the process.

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