Our Christmas Cards and Outtakes!

I left Christmas card pictures up to Ethan this year. He set up some lighting equipment in our house and told me to run to the dollar store and grab some props. This year we took pictures "photo booth" style and I'm so glad we did. I have some awesome equipment but we never seem to get pictures of all three of us. It's usually just mom or dad and Kaiden.  It was pretty simple staying in one spot and standing there as the self timer went off, striking crazy poses.

I kept life simple and ordered our Christmas cards from Tinyprints.com. I didn't feel like messing with Photoshop templates and I didn't want to order a ton of cards in bulk from some of my usual printing companies. If you still haven't done Christmas cards this year, I highly recommend using them! We took the pictures on Monday, ordered the cards Monday night and received them on Friday. (Right now, if you use the code FREESHIP12 you can get their free expedited shipping. Just make sure you click it, even though it looks more expensive.  You can also combine codes and get 20% off your purchase using the code 20NOVSW. They are also throwing in free rounded corners -- normally 10 cents a card -- at no extra charge, but I'm not sure how long that offer lasts for.)

Here are some of the outtakes from our Christmas pictures...

A Collection of FREE Thanksgiving Printables

I know I just recently posted about putting up Christmas decor, BUT in my defense, I still have been attempting to find little ways of spreading Thanksgiving cheer around the house. I've curated (5) FREE Thanksgiving printables from all over the web so power up that printer and make use of this resource!

From top to bottom and left to right:

1 // I Am Thankful For Cards by Coordinately Yours ... Perfect for your Thanksgiving place settings. Write down what you are thankful for and save the cards so you can read them next Thanksgiving.2// Give Thanks Invitations by Nicole's Classes ... A fill in the blank, printable invitation to your scrumptious Thanksgiving meal.3//  Thankful Notes by Oana Befort ... Scatter these "thankful cards" all around your house so you will remember to be grateful year round.4// Give Thanks Tags by Polkadot Print Studios ... These can be used for table decor but were created for a variety of options! The possibilities are limitless.5// Thankful Cards by Oana Befort ... These fold out cards are perfect for mailing out to loved ones who may not be able to share Thanksgiving Day with you.

With this economy, free is hard to come by but it's great to know that there are people out there sharing their creativity, resulting in a few extra, warm touches to add to our Thanksgiving Day! If you do decide to print, be sure to comment on their post and give these designers a BIG thank you.