Holiday Greetings are my Favorite ...Thanks to Shutterfly!

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It's been a few years since we've sent out Christmas cards--things were just too crazy when Violet was born 2 years ago and last year well, juggling schedules never afforded opportunity for pictures of everyone. It didn't stop me from longingly looking at the designs I wanted to use. This year I was determined to make sure to get cards.

My go-to for Christmas cards has always been Shutterfly.  The variety of choices is exceptional!

This year Shutterfly has added a lot of new options. Their designs are easy to use and completely able to be personalized. There are so many choices to make your card absolutely unique to you.

I'm really loving the foil stamped colors available:  red, gold, silver, gold sparkle?! Yes, please!   It's like beautiful glittery goodness without the mess. My husband is a glitter grinch.  This is a perfect way to get the look I love! The other new feature I love this year is adding colored envelopes and a festive liner inside the envelope! Such a simple, classy way to add a bit of "me" to our cards.  I've always loved the back of the card designs.  Just a sweet, little send off that makes me happy!

Not going to lie, it was hard to choose because there are  many options even within each card! But, without question, these foil-stamped cards are classy and beautiful and I couldn't have gone wrong with any of them!  You'll have to wait and see what I picked. ;)

These are a few of my favorite choices for cards this year:

Another unique way to spread holiday cheer is to send out ornament cards!  I think these would be super fun to receive and what a unique way to display cards at home! Shutterfly pretty much has you covered no matter what type of card you choose!  Matching address labels and gift stickers simply seal the deal! 

I have some more of my favorite Shutterfly products to share soon, so you can add them to your own wish lists or make amazingly personal gifts for loved ones!

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Stay tuned! Monday I'll be back with photo gift ideas and even some home decor that can be used year 'round ---the perfect gifts! 

Which cards are you loving this year?

Disclosure: I was provided exclusive insights or other products for this post. Shutterfly is my favorite photo gift provider and I've been a loysal customer for years! All opinions are my 100% my own. Please see my full disclosure.

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The Perfect Christmas Card

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~There are HOW many days until Christmas?????

It's been a few years since I've sent out Christmas cards.

Why?

Well, the last few years have been overwhelming at times and quite honestly, we were simply spent.

George and I were discussing this very thing last night --how the ease of our family has really fallen into place. Maybe it's the perspective of a new baby and simply watching this amazing creation grow and how she knows no evil of the world.

She is the connection for all of us--G, Andrew, Reagan, and myself. 
She is pure happiness.

So, not only because it's Lily's first Christmas, but because we, as a family, have found more peace and even greater connection, we'll definitely be sending out Christmas cards this year!

I often scour blogs and emails and company sites for deals--I love a bargain!
In addition to simply loving a good deal, that frugality enables me to be home. What a gift!

This year, Shutterfly is offering 50 Free Cards to bloggers !  Now, that's MY kind of bargain!

The problem I'm going to face...just which one to choose!

I picked my top three:
This One:

This One:

This One:

I just recently received 50 free prints from Shutterfly for being a new customer and I took advantage of that when they had FREE SHIPPING! So, now thanks to Shutterfly I have some awesome new prints that arrived in the mail just a few days later--purely a gift!

I still have a Shutterfly Gift Card to use that I received in my baby registry, so I'm thinking about a wall calendar for 2011. I've learned to WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN because pregnancy brain turned into mommy brain! And calendars are the perfect way to record everything...what better than a calendar with my kids' faces. :)


Now....to pick the perfect photo!
Did I mention I have an obsession with photographs...