Holiday Create-a-Card (2021)
| Holiday Create-a-Card | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Browser |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Input | Pointing device/keyboard |
Holiday Create-a-Card, referred to as Print & Play 2021 Mario and Friends Holiday Card Creator in the title of its web page, is an activity on the Play Nintendo website.[1] It is an application that allows users to design a holiday greeting card using Super Mario-themed decorations.
Overview[edit]
The application features an empty canvas upon which the user can add decorations from a scrollable list. There are five tabs with decorations available: backgrounds, greetings, characters, items, and presets. Backgrounds automatically cover the canvas when selected, while greetings, characters, and items can be individually resized, rotated, and repositioned across the canvas. The presets tab offers predetermined designs for the card, which overwrite the current design when selected. The user can empty the canvas at any time by selecting the "Clear all" button.
The user can click "Next" to advance to a screen where they can opt to download their card as a PDF file (which includes instructions for printing and folding the card) or as an image file. On the same screen, the user can also choose to return to the canvas so as to resume editing their card.
Controls[edit]
When a decoration is placed on the canvas, the user can select and move it around by way of a pointing device (mouse, touchscreen etc.) Upon selecting the decoration, it displays two adjacent buttons which perform different actions: one can simultaneously rotate and resize the decoration when dragged, and the other deletes it when selected. Alternatively, keyboard controls may be used:
| +- | Bigger/smaller |
| ←↑→↓ | Move |
| <> | Rotate |
| [] | Re-order |
| Delete | Delete |
| Shift + Any | Modify |
| W | Align top |
| A | Align left |
| S | Align bottom |
| D | Align right |
| C | Center horizontally |
| V | Center vertically |
Decorations[edit]
Backgrounds[edit]
Greetings[edit]
Characters[edit]
Mario
Princess Peach
Toad
Yoshi
Items[edit]
Gift box
Gift box
Candy cane with bow
Super Mushroom / Dash Mushroom in a gift box
Goomba / Shoe Goomba in a stocking
Mario- and Luigi-themed stockings
Yoshi's Egg with ribbon
Ornament
Ornament
Super Star ornament
Snowman with Mario's mustache and cap
Snowflakes
Sparkles
Super Star
Border with Fire Flowers, Super Bells, and Mario snowmen
Border with Fire Flowers, Super Stars, and Super Mushrooms/Dash Mushrooms
Border with golden Super Stars, snowflakes, and sparkles
Golden border with yellow dots
Border with Super Stars and multicolored circles
Presets[edit]
The application has five predetermined card designs, shown below.
Official description[edit]
Holiday Create-a-Card
You can create your own custom holiday cards for friends and family!
Gallery[edit]
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The customization screen at the start
Review and download screen
Window displayed upon selecting "Clear all" on the customization screen
Window displayed upon selecting "Start over" on the review and download screen
See also[edit]
- Mushroom Kingdom Create-A-Card
- Mushroom Kingdom Create-A-Card (holiday version)
- Holiday Create-a-Card (2022)
References[edit]
- ^ Print & Play 2021 Mario and Friends Holiday Card Creator. Play Nintendo. Retrieved October 25, 2022. (Archived November 28, 2021, 00:49:30 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
