For a last lesson of the year (assuming coursework is finished!) here is a way to make Christmas cards from your whole family. Just like these ones of my family (I'm the grumpy one!) plus a different background:

To make the avatar I use the following site:

http://www.weeworld.com/

Then select "Create a WeeMee" to draw your character. DONT save!!!!! Instead zoom in (CTRL +) and take a screen shot. Then paste into Photoshop and use the magic eraser to delete the background. You can get a range of backgrounds from the internet and place them on a lower layer.