Last year I bought a bunch of rad neon orange velum envelopes in the hopes of sending a holiday card out. I’m not one to really stick to the “only at Christmas” deadline, so I thought I’d do it after the holidays. January or February. Well, now it’s November & the pile of orange envelopes are still in my stash without any signs of a greeting card nearby. I like to send out holiday cards that are different & unique from everyone else, but that definitely takes time & energy that’s rarely seen these days.
When Tiny Prints contacted me to see if I’d like to host a review & giveaway for their holiday cards, my first thought was do they have the option to make your own custom designs? No. They don’t. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was a tad disappointed. However, their wide variety of designs made me think that this might be better. I’d actually send out a holiday card if I didn’t have to take the time to design it. I’ve actually done a few things through Tiny Prints before & their print quality is fantastic. I designed & printed the SocialLuxe Lounge posters through them & their blacks & solid colors (which can look awful) turned out gorgeous.
Now that I don’t have to worry about designing this year’s greeting card, all I have to do is take our picture. Yikes. Two years ago, I dragged the whole famn damily to a skate park at 7 in the morning for family photos. I think I was on crack or something. Setting up the shot was awful. I had to use the timer & run between the camera & our pose every time I took a picture. I think I took 50 exhausting photos. This was the best one:
This year wasn’t nearly as stressful, thank heavens! Chris just bought me a wireless shutter remote and it made everything worlds easier. I just set that thing up & click. click. clicked away. It was much less traumatic than last time. Here’s one of my favorite outtakes, I was teaching Penelope how to take the photos:
Now that I have a few family pics to choose from, I have to choose which photo card to print. I’m having a hard time deciding. Will you help me? Tiny Prints has quite a few beautiful photo cards with hand-calligraphed or gorgeous script details on them. I’m a huge, huge fan which makes it so hard to pick just one design.
Tiny Prints is offering one lucky IS•LY reader a $50 Tiny Prints gift certificate! Here’s how you can enter:
- Visit Tiny Prints & take a look around
- Tell me which photocard I should get by submitting your opinion through the poll on the sidebar
- Leave a comment on this post telling me you’ve submitted your opinion
- Comment by 11:59pm (MST) Thursday, November 18, 2010
- This contest is open for US residents only
- Only one (1) comment per person
- No purchase necessary
- One (1) winner will be chosen via random.org & announced Friday, November 19, 2010
i voted! thanks for hosting such an awesome giveaway!
I voted!
I voted, great pictures!
voted! thanks for the giveaway!
I voted!
LOVE all of these options. I voted!
I like #1 and voted. Very cute!
Option One is really beautiful, but Two is hilarious. Definitely Option Two! That’s the one I voted for!
Thanks for hosting a great give away.
I voted!
I love option #2. It seems to be a clear winner! :)
I voted for option 2. very joyful!
I voted… love number 2!
I voted. Great pics!
I voted! They’re all adorbs (:
I voted! I love the scrolls and letting on #2- Plus I love your picture! So fun to see silly/happy families. God Bless!
Will you please somehow magically have random.org “randomly” choose me? Please? I voted, and apparently it was the most popular choice! Does that mean I have good taste? Anyway, they are all cute!!
Voted for #2, adorable, love it!
That was a toughy! I like you guys (especially that fetus kid, so expressive) in #2, but I like the card part of #1 best.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I voted, #1 is my fav! -kb
Voted. :)
I voted. (For #3, but they’re all so cute!)
I voted (for number three — gotta love b&w at Christmas time).
I voted. And thanks for the heads up on that remote shutter thingie, my husband would love one of those for Christmas
Fetus. Ha! That’s hilarious.
I voted! Thanks for the awesome chance to win! I personally liked #1 more, I just think it looks more “Christmassy” (not sure if thats a word, but it is now ;) LOL).
I vote option #3!
I voted- thanks for the opportunity to win!
haha, i love the very first family photo. baby pen’s face is priceless!
i voted on #1 b/c it is a great shot…but i did think hard about #2 since it expresses your family’s fun personality.
I like option one the best.
I voted! They are all adorable, however. I used to play around with calligraphy pens in high school – you make me want to take it back up!
i voted for #1! what a beautiful family!
I’ve submitted my opinion, and it was def number 2 for me!
I like option 2 best! It’s such a cute picture of you guys too! I REALLY love that you have all your names and “fetus”! That’s hilarious!
I voted!! It was a hard decision I liked them all… Whichever you choose will be fantastic!!
I voted for option #1… call me traditional! But #2 is pretty hilarious & cute, too.
I voted! They are all really cute! It was hard to decide.
I voted. i love that u included the fetus!
voted!
Mi voto es por la opcion 2, es mas origina y divertida, ademas muestra la familia alegre que son.
I like option 2 design with option 3’s picture. :)
I voted! you guys look great in all the pictures, #2 screams holiday.
Have a great one!
Sweet giveaway!
I voted – great pictures!
I submitted a vote!
I voted! They are all super cute! :)
I voted for #1 but I think that they are all great pictures.
Hard to choose ~ but I Voted! Loved all three option, though! Thanks!
they are all awesome! but i voted…#2 was too cute and i love that it’s not your traditional holiday pose. :)
I voted for Option 1.
You should get option#2! SUPER cute!