Our 2014 Christmas Cards + $250 Giveaway to Minted
I have way too much fun planning out what I’m going to do for Christmas cards. I LOVE sending and receiving Christmas cards… there’s just something so personal and so traditional about it. In today’s day and age, we rarely send a note through the mail anymore… but sending a Christmas card is still this sliver of “old school” that I love and hope to hold onto for years.
Although, I will admit that the Christmas-card-picture-taking-process is NOT one that I’m a fan of… Just because trying to wrangle a husband who admittedly dislikes getting his “picture made,” a baby who is no longer a baby and does not want to sit still, and two dogs who are ready to chase any and all things they see… it’s not exactly a recipe for a great picture. And y’all know me… I LOVE PICTURES. But, we made it work. I took a picture of Lilly and my friend Kristin came over and snapped a picture of the five of us in our front yard. We made it work and it came out alright! 🙂
Anyway, when it comes to getting them actually printed, I LOVE finding a creative design, added personal elements, and I love a high quality finished product. I have used Minted for YEARS. I’m kind of obsessed with their stuff. I’ve gotten cards printed, invitations, announcements, etc. and have always loved their designs, their customer service, their crazy fast printing / shipping times, and the really high quality finished product.
I got our cards this week and I just LOVE them. I actually printed a little “Christmas letter” on the back as well… (I didn’t photograph it because I didn’t want to share the personal note to our friends and family with the interwebs)…
But one of my FAVORITE features that they are offering FREEEEEEE, free, FREE this year is that you can upload your recipient addresses and they will print addresses for you on the envelopes… FOR FREE. That saved me so. much. time. when it came time to stuffing and sealing the cards! I LOVE them!
What about you? Are you a Christmas card fan, too? Are you sending Christmas cards this year? Have you used Minted?
The fabulous folks at Minted are giving one of my readers a $250 gift card to Minted!! Woohoo!!! I know it’s a little late for Christmas cards… but you could use it for New Years cards, baby announcements, etc.!
Good luck!
*Thank you to Minted for providing us with our 2014 Christmas Cards. You guys are the best!! We LOVE them! No other compensation was provided. This post does contain an affiliate link which means I make a small commission if you purchase through it… but that’s it! I have used Minted for years for announcements, invitations, cards, etc. I really love them!
I would get business cards, and Christmas cards too!
I would get some lovely thank you cards to send out.
I really like the Oh, Hello 2015 New Year’s Photo Cards!
I would choose the a wonderful life new year’s photo cards!
I would get some fun 1 year old birthday invitations made for my baby girl’s birthday coming up in March and make a couple personalized calendars with pictures of my baby girl throughout the year to give to grandmas on Mother’s Day!
Hello! I would get a personalized day planner and some of their ceiling and wall decorations. I’ve been wanting to make a hanging collage of pin-wheels and paper flowers & they have a new section where they sell several of these items. Nice! Thank-you for the generous chance!!
I would get New Years cards to send out. We haven’t had a chance to take pictures so we could do it Christmas.
I’ve already sent out my Christmas cards, so maybe I’d order some personalized thank you cards!
Well, I’m not sure if there’s an expiration date on the voucher, but my baby boy (our first!) is due january 20th and I would be thrilled if i could send out birth announcement postcards via minted because they have the cutest ones ever. 😀
I’d probably spend hours choosing specifics, but I’d probably get birthday cards to send to blogger buddies, or get cards for next holidays!
I’d get thank you cards for my upcoming wedding!! Thanks for a great giveaway!
Your Christmas cards are gorgeous Molly!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
I love Minted Christmas cards! I’ve always wanted to order from them but we only need about 30 cards and it usually ends up being too expensive per card 🙁 But I’d love to win this giveaway and order some cards! I love the gold foil ones.
~Jessica
Jeans and a Teacup
I would get some stationary or business cards!
I would make business cards.
hmmmm…I would order some random cards just to send to people for no reason because I love mail 🙂
I love minted. I would either use the money towards wall prints or Christmas cards for next year. Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
Hmmm, I’m not sure. Maybe I would surprise family with a Happy Spring card or Easter 🙂 Its fun to receive cards when not expected. Thanks!
My wedding invitations!
I adore Minted! They have such fun and classy designs. I’m such a Christmas card person- I love sending and receiving 🙂 My favorite card from their designers this year is the Winter Brush Christmas card with gold foil.
I’d get myself some new personal stationary! Thanks for the giveaway!
destination luggage tag holiday photo cards
Love sending and receiving Christmas cards also, but didn’t get my act together this year to get my little family picture taken. There’s always next year 🙂
I would use them for birth announcements 🙂 and personalized prints
I’d order Happy New Year cards! 🙂
I have an upcoming shower I’m planning and would love to use it for this! Minted’s card are so luxe!
Liz @ ShoppingMyCloset.com
I’d save it for next year’s Christmas card! I’ve ordered our cards from Minted for a couple years now… and this year’s takes the cake. It was an address change/Christmas letter/photo/holiday card. Love! They also addressed our envelopes for us. Lifesavers.
AAAHHH I love your Christmas card 🙂
i would use them for next year!
So cute! I would love to use them for next year’s cards!
I love how your cards turned out! SO CUTE! Minted always has the cutest designs. I’d love to use them for next year’s cards!
Love this! I’d probably save mine for next year’s cards – we used minted this year too and loved them!
Love your card! I love doing Christmas cards each year and it is fun to compare how much things have changed. I made a scrapbook of all my cards and although it is small, it is fun to look at.
If the credit doesn’t expire I would use the credit for my son’s birthday or Christmas cards next year.
I’d order Birthday cards!
I have never heard of Minted before, but will check them out next year. I send Christmas Cards with a photo card and a letter every year because like you, I’m Old School and just think it is tradition we shouldn’t lose. There are so many people that we only communicate with at Christmas. I love to receive cards and letters and read about what friends and families have been up to the past year. But unfortunately, the amount of cards I receive seem to be dwindling more every year. People seem to just say Merry Christmas on FB and that’s it.
Two thumbs up, Molly! We got ours yesterday 🙂 It’s so pretty! I love the layout and the colors.
I would definitely save this for baby announcements when our little one arrives in April!
I have never used Minted but they have an amazing selection! I love the Its a Wonderful Life and the Aglow cards. I start planning our cards in the summer(: Merry Christmas and thanks for this fun give away! Susan
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