Comments on: Holiday cards – your preferences?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:39:18 +0000

I love making hand-made cards and try to whenever I can, although some years I am just too busy. I never should have started it, b/c family and friends grow to expect it and there is a lot of pressure to send out nice cards when people are saying “oh, we can’t wait to get your beautiful hand-made card this year”. Yikes!!

By: kgirl

kgirl — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:03:54 +0000

I’ve always saved the cards too, but I’ve never sent any out. Every year I say I might, but then I don’t.

By: Mom on the Go

Mom on the Go — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:56:57 +0000

I’m a photo and newsletter person. When I remember, I get the photo-with-greeting card that is the length of a business envelope to make my life simpler. (Can be with photo studio or just from Kodak kiosk and your pic.) Grandparents, aunts and uncles on all five sides (Ken’s parents are divorced, we know only his stepfather’s people) report that they enjoy the pics and the stories.

Now to write the newsletter…

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:14:09 +0000

We do Target/JCPenney/Portrait Innovations portraits at Christmas-time, partly to get a family photo for the grandparents as a Christmas gift and partly to send as a card. Every year, I contemplate upgrading my camera and trying for a TinyPrints-style photo card, but now the formal portrait is a tradition and I’m having a hard time changing the format.

I send out a newsletter with the card. It used to be a quarter-page of 8.5×11, but now it’s an entire page, only with much bigger font. Probably about half of the cards go out to elderly relatives and the tiny 9-point font just seemed cruel.

By: DaniGirl

DaniGirl — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:21:36 +0000

Me too, Julie! I’m totally convinced now — and they do ship to Canada!

By: coffeewithjulie

coffeewithjulie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:35:40 +0000

Thanks to everyone for letting me know about Tiny Prints. I am TOTALLY doing that! (provided they ship to Canada, of course). LOVE IT — best of both worlds … some news, some photos.

By: Angela ( jhscrapmom)

Angela ( jhscrapmom) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:04:25 +0000

this was last years ( i missed christmas so sent out a new year’s card)
http://www.tinyprints.com/personalize/540201/Starry%20Holiday%20|%20Christmas%20Cards/saved/10e611f461623389b6d842cfa430310d121d48d8.html
hope that worked

By: Angela ( jhscrapmom)

Angela ( jhscrapmom) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:03 +0000

tiny prints is where i get mine done every year. it links right up to your flickr account ( the link is right on the bottom right hand corner of the flickr home page) and offers a bajillion options. i ordered my cards this week and they should be here by the 17th of november. i did the single photo card thing last year with three portraits of the kids ( loved it:))) but got alllllll kinds of fancy this year with my card, using 6 shots – front, inside and back!! if i can figure out how to link my card to you, i will.
http://www.tinyprints.com
but do it through flickr as it links to your account easily. go and play even – it is a ton of fun!!

By: Nat

Nat — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:05:58 +0000

My favourite by far were the ones we got made at from iPhoto … but my friend Julie (far far craftier than me) makes these wonderful photo/cut with ribbon thingies… I just don’t have the time … or the talent.

We didn’t do card this year… not sure what I’ll do this year.

By: Shan

Shan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:46:40 +0000

I think we’re going to do a newsletter this year. We love getting them. It seems weird, though after all the blogging. I’ll see what I come up with. I’m also planning on some pictures. My brother shot some beautiful family pictures for us. Now to pick which ones to print.