The cards are done. The last stragglers are going in the post today. The final total was 64 - is that ridiculous?
I love sending Christmas cards - we hardly receive any these days but I still love to make the time for them. Sometimes it's the only contact we have throughout the year with more distant family and friends. I even do the much ridiculed 'family letter' but I know my older relatives love getting that little insight into our year - let's face it they're not really the blog reading types.
In saying that I must say each year I forget what a mammoth effort it is - it takes so much longer than I think it will.
The last 2 years I've done my own photos of Noah for the front but this year I thought we'd send a picture of all 3 of us and I'm really happy with how it worked out. I just sent the photos off to this little Etsy shop and voila 24 hours later I had a card all ready to print at Big W at only 10cents each. (Having the card designed cost $15) I have been doing that for all our invitations lately and would definitely do it for a baby announcement if we are lucky enough in the new year :) So easy and really cost effective plus beautiful.
P.S. The free Christmas printable is coming - I promise.
Gorgeous : ) What a great job !
ReplyDeleteGod, I wish I'd known about this a week ago!
ReplyDeleteEvery year we take a family photo and it becomes our Christmas card.
This year, I decided to print the photo with MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010 etc on it, then paste that to a red card, and then print an insert. But all the printing, guillotining and pasting is DRIVING ME INSANE! It's been so time consuming.
I also write a newsletter, which is not too bad. But next year - I'm SO doing this. Your cards look great and for 10c each? Pffft! Brilliant!