Have you taken your Christmas card photo yet?
This always stresses me out for three reasons. One, there’s the matter of how many chins will I have in the photos. Then, I either have to A) pay a bunch of money to have all three of us photographed, or B) lure a friend to my house and then awkwardly force him/her to take or picture.
But this year things were different. First, my chins have significantly reduced in number since I began running and losing weight. And then my awesome sister-in-law, M, took our pics for us at Pensacola Beach. We just had to buy three plane tickets to Florida! (Ms. M is a great photographer and is starting a side business. Contact me if you need a photog in the Pensacola area!)
I don’t want to reveal which picture we chose, yet, but here a couple other photos I love, taken by Ms. M:
So, with the photo already taken, now all I have to do is chose a card. And, this year, I’m going to use Shutterfly. In the past, I’ve used other sites and I felt like the photo card designs I had to chose from were extremely limited. But I saw Shutterfly’s blogger special (go here), so I went and checked out their selection, and then signed up immediately!
Dude. They have a ton of designs. I think I like the Christmas photo cards here best. The design I’m thinking of is the Stamped and Sealed one. It’s definitely a contender! They also have the traditional style folding cards (here) so you can write a personal message inside. That’s not enough space for me — as you probably know. Yeah, I need both sides of an 8-1/2-by-11 piece of paper…
I actually just used Shutterfly for the first time to create a photo book. It was fun — picking the designs and placing the photos. I can’t wait to get it in the mail! This is probably as close as I’ll ever get to publishing a book (yeah, NaNoWriMo didn’t go as planned).
I’m even thinking of doing some more personalized gifts at their site, too. They have photo calendars (here) that look really cool. Maybe a race photo calendar? That would be awesome!
Just remember, you got that idea from me.
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Okay, I've had this sneaking suspicion that it was probably time to consider the Christmas photo and you've now confirmed it… eeek!! I love the pics you have posted, they turned out great. 🙂
I did a race photo calendar a few years ago…it was fun (although possibly, I feared, the height of narcissism). This year I have done at least one race every month (except December), but there are so many where I didn't bother with pictures….
Your pics are awesome! We went to Sears last weekend for ours. Somehow, it's just not the same as your beach shots!
Georgous pictures!
Ug. No picture for us yet. Might not happen. Maybe I can borrow one of yours? The 2 you posted are gorgeous! Good tip on teh Shutterfly. Used Costco last year and wasn't very pleased with the quality.
@Kristin – Think of it as a record of what you accomplished…with dates for planning stuff. LOL!
Great photos!! I need to get on our famiy cards ASAP!! Tick tock!
Love the photos!!
Kerrie,Your pictures are gorgeous!! Love the one of you and your little guy 🙂
Love the pics! I've got to get on mine … and check out Shutterfly.Winks & Smiles,Wifey
Love the pictures. And great shutterfly design picks. I, too, was really impressed by their cards this year. They've really stepped it up since last year!I did the blogger special, too. Did you get a code for your free cards yet? I've been refreshing my inbox constantly the past couple of days hoping to get my code soon. It hasn't arrived. I'm hoping this is due to the holiday. I'm eager to get our cards and get them sent out.
I simply love your photos…great job keep it up!