Christmas Card 2013

So maybe I'm just a little bit crazy.... but I started

thinking about my Christmas cards back in September!

I had decided that I wanted to get some pictures taken at

the cabin my husband's side of the family has been

in the processing of building this year. My family was all

going to be there for a long weekend in September, so it

worked out perfectly for my sister to take the pictures for us.

The picture below is a cell phone screen shot of the card,
so it's a little blurry, but the actual cards turned out great! 

 

I found this printable online that I thought would

be something cute and different to use in a card.

 

I already had the red frame so all I did was get

chalkboard vinyl from Hobby Lobby and then while I

was getting ready, my mom and sister put it on

a piece of cardboard sized to fit the frame. It really

worked well to have 2 people working on it. Oh, and

they used a boxcutter on the vinyl to cut it.

 

My sister used the printable I found as a

guide to draw on the words.... she did a great job!

After I decided on a picture (which really wasn't

easy... my husband wasn't in the mood to get

pictures done, and it was obvious!), Rebekah added

the little bit of wording at the bottom of the picture.

I think it mimics the style of the lettering on the chalkboard

pretty well! Then we emailed the picture to office depot

and they printed off 500 pictures on cardstock and cut them

to size. The lady there gave me two different discounts

which took about $45 off the final price! She said it was

because we had to wait longer than usual due to a rather

difficult customer who was ahead of us in line.

 

For envelopes, I grabbed some from Hobby Lobby when

they were 40% off. I stuffed them during the car ride

to my in-laws for Thanksgiving, addressed the cards on

Thanksgiving Day, and my father-in-law and 2 year old

niece helped me seal the envelopes!  I still have a few more

that I need to get in the mail tomorrow... and a handful to give

out to people when I see them at church on Sunday, but the

majority of them have all been sent/given out.

 

Hope you like it! Merry Christmas!