This year, scrap the cheap-o holiday cards and send your friends and family
one of these cool picks from San Francisco stationery makers. Our friends at
7x7's sister magazine California Home + Design share their favorite finds (From left to right).

Greetings from San Fran
Wish your friends and family happy holidays from The City by the Bay! The
cards can also be printed as customized photo cards. Greetings from San
Francisco Cards($16 for 6 at Hello! Lucky)

Say it in Black and White
Keep it simple with these bold holiday cards from San Francisco's In Haus
Press. The Merriest Holiday Cards($18 for 6 at In Haus Press, Etsy)

Merry Mistletoe
San Francisco's famed Yellow Owl Press offers an unexpected take on the
traditional holiday card this year. Botanical prints of seasonal plants are
surprisingly festive and sophisticated. Botantical Card($4 each at Yellow
Owl Press)

Merry and Modern
If cutesy holiday cards aren't your thing, consider these from the SFMOMA
Museum Store. The red hue on the featured Mark Rothko's 1967 says "Holiday" but is still sophisticated. Mark Rothko Holiday Card($16 for 12 at SFMOMA Museum Store)

Doe a Deer
This unique card is merry, without being over-the-top. It comes from one of
our favorite purveyors of fine stationery, Austin Press--who, despite their
name are based here in SF. So hop to it and send it to everyone on your
list. Holiday Doe Visiting Card(price upon request at Austin Press)

Love these holiday cards? Check out more holiday card picks from California
Home + Design.