Christmas cards are one of my favorite traditions of the holiday season– seeing growing families, hearing from loved ones, the exchange of good wishes. Watching them arrive in my mailbox each day only reminds me that I haven’t ordered our cards yet. You see, our photo shoot didn’t go exactly as planned this year. And by ‘planned’, I mean I planned it to the minute (we got them done before Thanksgiving!), the kids were actually super great during the 3 hour process, but the mall photographer blew it. Which you probably realized when I mentioned ‘the kids’ and ‘3 hour process’ in the same sentence. You should see the photos. They’re like a comedy reel.
You know you’re in trouble when this is one of the best photos from the shoot. OMG, Bee’s face! And the kitten! And they’re on a SLED! With his little belly showing!
BUT! I’m not freaking out. For the past few years I’ve worked with Pear Tree Greetings and found the most perfect holiday cards for my family. They make it super easy to personalize– from the colors to photos to fonts. I whipped up a few samples in just minutes, and as soon as we get a great photo I’m ordering! They have great turn-around time and they come out beautifully. Here’s a few of my favorites. Can you guess which one I’m planning to order this year?
Grey Sequins– simple but so pretty!
Split Personality– Naughty or… NICE!
Tri-Photo Frame— great for sending to relatives because it doubles as a frame.
Chalkboard Greeting- embrace this year’s hot chalkboard trend!
Pretend Postcard– so vintage-y and cute, I love the faux post card idea.
Memorable Mittens— these can be hung from the Christmas tree; they are so dang CUTE.
Sprinkled with Gold– gold sprinkles. SIGH. LOVE.
There’s about a million more I love but those are a few favorites. Yup, I have mine picked out, personalized, and saved in my Pear Tree account just waiting for the perfect final photo. I ordered mine late last year as well, and they still arrived before the holidays. Plus there’s a sale there through Sunday, so you might save some bucks if you’re ordering right now too.
One last laugh:
^^^^ still one of the best pics from the photo shoot, gah! ^^^
Did you find one you loved? Can you guess which is my #1 choice? Stay tuned!
So many pretty cards to choose from! Good luck getting that perfect shot. 🙂
We had a photo shoot fail too but it was our fault. We ended up just taking some at home in front of the tree. I wish I saw this before we ordered ours. I love the mitten cards so much!
Nice! We have this awesome shot, when Zoe was 3months old and Amelia just turned three. They are wearing the pretty tulle Christmas dresses you get for little ones and Amelia is BEAMING down at Zoe, while Zoe is enraptured by her sister. I will NEVER take that Christmas photo down! And it made awesome cards.
all of the card designs are beautiful, and your kids are so precious even with the little belly sticking out! 😛 Can’t wait to see which design you choose!
Oooh, thanks for this new source!
And thanks for commenting on my guest post on Musings of a Housewife!
Great choices! Choosing holiday cards is a fun kind of stressful. 🙂