Christmas Cards & Print Gift Recommendations

Some of you are so on the ball that you send out your cards the day after Thanksgiving. I know who you are because I’ve received those 3 cards. ;)

Have the rest of you ordered, addressed, and mailed your Christmas cards yet? Yeah, me neither. I do have them designed and they are ready for me order.

About a month ago, we received Shutterfly’s “2010 Holiday Cards and Gifts” catalog. I was immediately drawn to their “Story Cards”. There’s just something about being able to quickly tell your year in review in a card to those we may not be so good at keeping in touch with all year long.  Shutterfly also has the flat cards that are popular too.

Oh, you say you already ordered your cards? Good job! Do you have any last minute gifts or stocking stuffers to get? A wonderful gift for a grandparent, aunt or uncle, or just for yourself is a Shutterfly calendar! You can pop in your favorite photos from the year and voila, a gift is made. They have wall calendars and desk calendars.

You want to know about Shutterfly’s print quality? I’ve always been happy with our photos and other items. The colors are spot on and the paper is great quality. After Raelyn’s newborn photo shoot last February, I had small photo books made for the grandparents. It was so easy! I actually hadn’t thought about making books, but after I uploaded the photos Shutterfly sent me an email saying they had put together a book of my photos. SWEET! I went to check it out, made a few tweaks and they were ready to print. LOVE!

Just in case you want to remember how soft and squishy Raelyn was as a newborn:

Click here to view this photo book larger

 

Now off… go finish your Shutterfly cards and/or other gifts!