I mean, we have some big things coming up -- hosting Thanksgiving at our house in KC for the first time ever, getting our basement ready for show and tell, lots of holiday parties, my cousin's wedding in Dallas, and the always dreaded...Christmas Card.
Don't get me wrong, I love cards. And I know our family and friends love receiving them.
It just so happens that the annual Christmas card requires a lot of time and preparation. I have always designed, printed and mailed my own cards. The process goes a little like this...
1. Scour your computer for a photo worthy enough to go on the card
2. Realize you don't have a worthy photo, so force your husband to do a self photo shoot
3. Select a photo
4. Start designing the card
5. Edit, edit, edit
6. Change the photo because you decided you didn't like the one you chose
7. Ask your husband for his input and get nothing
8. Finalize the card
9. Purchase paper and fun envelopes
10. Print cards and address labels (no turning back)
11. Trim cards
12. Stuff envelopes
13. Address envelopes
14. Stamp envelopes
15. Send to family and friends
Doesn't that sound like a lot of work and somewhat stressful?
Well, Shutterfly is making my life a little easier this holiday season.
They are offering 50 free holiday cards to bloggers. What a perk! I can't tell you how excited I was when I read about this deal on a friend's blog.
Did they just say free!? Why yes they did. Click here to join in on the sweet deal.
So, after spending hours on their site browsing the endless options, I have narrowed it down to four designs. Now, I used the photo from last year's Christmas card (plus a few random others), just as an example. Why you ask? Please refer to number two above. Can you guess what we might be doing this weekend? :)
Option 1: Bright and Cheery Holiday
Option 2: Simple & Clean
Option 3: Holly Jolly, Jake Front & Center
Option 4: 2010 Timeline
Which one do you like? I need your help to decide!
With SO many options available on their site, it was super hard to narrow down, For someone who was dreading this process, I had way too much fun with this.
Their Christmas Cards were at the top of my list, but I was tempted to throw in the towel, and just do a Thanksgiving Card this year. How fun and different would these be with a nice photo of trees/leaves in the background?
I also plan to check out the Canvas Wall Art. Maybe something to go in our new basement room?
So, a big THANK YOU to Shutterfly for turning the much-dreaded-annual-Christmas-Card-fiasco into a fun, shopping adventure!
Don't forget to comment and help me decide which card to choose!
4 Comments:
Do you really make brian get all snazzied up in a suit just to take a picture for a christmas card??? If so you officially have the most understanding loving husband in the world. For my vote I say you just put a picture of Jake with some antlers on him and call it good.
Jake front and center! Dogs always come first!
i'm kind of digging the holly jolly christmas with jake front and center :)
I love #2 and #3. Jake needs the spotlight sometimes :)
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