Christmas Cards

Since we just entered November, my attention has now turned to the greatest task of the season...dum, dum, dum...Family Christmas Cards!  It has been a tradition for us - almost since Sean and I got married - to do photo Christmas cards.  It gives people an updated picture of the family - though I know they are more concerned about the kids than Sean or I - and in my opinion, is more fun to receive than a simple card with someone's name in it.  So, I already have our photography session booked with a friend in downtown McKinney for next Saturday morning.  The attire was picked months ago.  And so, I have now begun to search for holiday cards with that information in mind.  My first pick was Shutterfly, and I was amazed at how easy it was to find what I was looking for.  I went to the photo cards section and found a preference column along the side to narrow my search.  This was particularly helpful this year because our photo attire is gray and black with Kadynce and I in accents of hot pink.  Obviously, a typical card with brown or lots of red will clash.  Also, I want a card with a spot for a family photo as well as a spot for individual shots of each kid.  As always, Shutterfly delivered exactly what I needed.  While I don't want to give away the final product (which has yet to be created), I can give a preview of the card I found, which I believe will work perfectly for us:

(The name of the card is Snowflake Wishes Noir Holiday 5x7 Photo Card.)

I have ordered a few products from Shutterfly within the past year, and I have been very, very pleased with the products I have received.

If you are looking for Christmas cards like I was, you can visit: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards .  You can also find more generic, holiday cards at http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards .  As I mentioned, they have a wide variety of cards, and the sidebar to help narrow the search is quite helpful if you know what you are looking for. 

Last year, I ordered my dad a wall calendar for Christmas.  I had so much fun putting it together, and the quality of it was wonderful!  It has hung in my dad's office all year.  If you are looking to do something similar for the holidays, visit http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars .

I guess I'm singing the praises of Shutterfly this year! (Oh and hey, 50 free cards for this blog post isn't too shabby either!)