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It’s that time again. Time to think of a ridiculous premise for our holiday cards! You know how I do a monthly shoot for the kids in the same chair to document their growth? I thought it would be fun to do the same portrait for all of us this year, then compile the photos into a card.
Eleanor is a toddler. If you’ve experienced toddlerhood, you’ll know that’s all that needs to be said.
I put her down for a nap in hopes of a better shot later. I used the time to run out for flowers (Brandon’s idea, and a good one at that). We took the rest of our photos while E slept, but here are a few from the second attempt later in the day. We tried to bribe her with a lollipop. She let it fall out of her mouth and onto her skirt, and was then appalled.
August was happy! A happy but wiggly, rocking, and slightly out of focus baby. It was so dark in the living room, I had to bump the ISO waaaaay up, open the aperture all the way, and hope for the best.
I was the consummate professional, needing only one shot. Or perhaps I’m just saying that so I’ll only have to show you one shot. You’ll never know.
Brandon looks like a standup fellow. So dapper. So mature.
Oh, wait! We have a B-side. A Brandon B-side.
Aw yeah. Brandon’s footie pajamas made a triumphant return. Along with my necklace. And with that, here is this year’s Balch family holiday card.
We’re lookin’ good.
Giveaway
You are no doubt inspired to make your own holiday cards now, right? OK, you may not want to take the route we did. You can still go for the classic family photo, and for that you’ll need a nice camera. And something (or some things) to put that photo on. Well, Shutterfly is offering 50 cards, a 12×12 photo book, an 8×8 photo book, mug, 3 calendars, reusable shopping tote, and an ornament, along with a PowerShot S100 Camera.
Visit Shutterfly to select your favorite photo card template, and leave a comment here about which one you like best to enter. A winner will be randomly selected.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.) 18 years or older. Ends 12/6/11. To enter and for Official Rules, including odds and prize descriptions, visit Girl’s Gone Child, The Spohrs are Multiplying, or Make and Takes. Void where prohibited.
Congratulations to the winner, Diana L!
Comments
546 responses to “The Balch Family Holiday Card, 2011”
I like the “Bright Holly Jolly Holiday Card.” Perfect colors!
There are so many, but I’ll have to say that I like `Little Snowflake` as well as `Merry and Happy`
OMG I <3 B-side Brandon so very very much! LMAO! Hahaaaa
I love the “What Fun” 5×7 card.
Thanks!
Brandon’s B-side is awesome!
The Shutterfly card I like is Cheers To You – simple design and pretty colors.
So many cute ones but I really like the HAnd Drawn Joy one.
I’m with Jessica, the hand drawn joy is my pick!
I love the “Holiday Love Sketch” card! But they’re all kind of of amazing!
So many good ones. Yesterday I got an ad in the mail from Shutterfly for all their holiday cards and gift items. I was immediately drawn to “Mery Bright ZigZag”.
My favorite card is the Top Moments Christmas Card. I think this is a fabulous alternative to a letter. Thanks for the chance to win!
I like the frosty folding card! Very cute
Love your card!
Merry bright zigzag is my favorite shutterfly template.
I like the pop ornaments and oh so holly templates!
Great job on your card–we threw in the towel and paid someone to photograph our boys this year. It took one photographer, one parent holding the younger son, and one parent dancing around behind the photographer, to get a decent shot.
I love Shutterfly! I have been using it for years. I like the folded cards with the red snowflake border.
I am usually a sucker for polka dots, but I love the retro stripe frame card. And that picture of your daughter is an instant classic.
I love YOUR card, but I also love the Starlight Snowflakes card template!
I like ‘coastal wishes’ the best, although I like almost all the templates – that’s Shutterfly for you!
Your card is fabulous!!! I love the Snowflake Dream Card best!
I love the folded cards. The simple sparkle joy is my favorite.
i’m really liking the merry bright zig zag cards.
My favorite is the “Hearts And Home” photo card template because it is very classy. This would be awesome to win!!! Thank you for the opportunity :)
I love the Merry and Bright Zigzag. Loving the chevron pattern this year :)
My favorite is definitely “What Fun” – it’s adorable and totally secular and would work really well as a holiday card for my family!
I love the card called Seasonal Chic.
I would probably choose the “Up In Lights” photo card. It is a cute card for a pic of my daughter. I also love the “Hibiscus Flowers” with it’s tropical sentiments since we live in FL.
the such good cheer holiday card is my favorite!
I just love “We Believe”!
So many good choices! I like the ones where the graphic design is subtle and lets the photos stand out, like the “Happy Wishes”. I always order a calendar, but it would be fun to have an excuse to get a holiday card, too!
I like the Berry Merry Frame ones!
I love your family photo! And the Shutterfly template I like best is “Joy Love Family.” It would be perfect for my fam this year.
I love the Colorful Warm Wishes. Simple, cute, not traditional red and green.
LOL, this made me laugh. Great shots – great capture of moments.
I like the Modern Season’s Greetings. Simple, and I think it’d be nice to go with a B&W photo this year too.
“Bright Colored Lights” is my fave.
I’m just starting to think about holiday cards and these would be perfect!
I like “Goodwill to All.” Love the pretty typography on it!
How fun and cute I love it.
I adore the Wishing You Merry Christmas Card!
I like “Sparkle Joy”!
Starlight Snowflakes would work well with our recently taken photo. Lots of laughs and little cooperation.
But yours is a whole lot of awesome.
I think the Modern Pine Cone is quite clever and unique! As are your family Christmas cards!!
I love the Pretty Patterned Ornaments Holiday Card! Would love to order those this year.
I love the Alleluia ones. So much that I ordered some.
I like the “missing cookie” card, because it’s tradition to have our little dachshund on the front of our holiday cards every year.
I like the Mod Snowflake Frame.
LOVE your card! I’ve got about 5 different cards saved to decide between at the moment, but my top runner (for now) might just be “twinkling snowflakes”
Classic Plaid Wishes!! Who knew a plaid card could make me so happy?
HMM I like the Initial Wreath but it’s hard to pick!
Hard to choose, but I like the joy + Love card.
Holly Jolly is my favorite! This will be my first Christmas being married so we are excited to send on Christmas cards this year!
I like the shutterfly “Modern Banner Holiday Card”, but yours is awesome!
I love the “So Mod Snowflake” template!
I like the “We Believe” design
I like the Joyful Ornaments.
I spy a card with a green chevron pattern, and I love it.
I love the “hand written wishes” its perfect for my family!!
I really like scrappy Happy.
I love the Joy + Love card. It’s classic and neat, which is just my style ;)
I was just looking at these yesterday and thinking I better get my act in gear! I love the Holly Dotty and the Charming Holly Wreath!
Thanks for sharing the family card ordeal. :) For us, Merry Berry or Wonder Trees!
I like both the Polka Dot Wishes and Modern Squares cards.
I really like the Bright Colored Lights!
I like the wrapped ribbon or joy and magic! But they have so many good ones!
Ho Ho Cheer is super cute!
I love the Very Warm Noel template – though it’s hard to choose just one, there are lots of great options!
how spectacular!
I like the tree whimsy design but there were quite a few more that I liked
We just took our family photo for our holiday card this past weekend!
I like the “Shiny Sparkly Ornaments” and the “Elegant Flourishes” Christmas card best, I think.
I love Ho Ho Cheer!
Oh what fun! Holiday card is my fave.
Your card is awesome, I love it!
I really like the Candy Cots template. I’ve never used Shutterfly for cards, I need to try it.
I have been eyeing the “Very Warm Noel” card for a few weeks now. Thanks!
I really like the “Oh! what fun!” card.
I can’t choose between the Vintage Ribbon and Mod Circles – so different, I know!
shutterfly has been my go to picture center for many years. i love the chevron pattern and the real monogram . thanks. lovely family you have!
That is Great!
I love the sparkle joy card! I’m working on shutter fly photo books of my seven week old daughter and would love to win this giveaway!
Loving the simply jolly! Thanks :)
I love the vintage scroll Christmas card!
Up in lights. Thanks!
The Merry Montage!
I think sparkle joy is very pretty!
I’m impressed that you’ve already tackled your holiday card! And I particularly like the typography on the Oh So Wonderful Christmas Card. Thanks, Nicole!
I like the Family Wall card.
I love the We Believe!
Your card came out great! I really dig the traditional plaid template myself. It would look amazing with pictures of my dogs on it. :)
Woah, what a giveaway! I like the “Sparkle Joy” flat card. So lovely!
I love “what fun”!
I love the “Sparkling Snowflakes” template! :)
I love the “modern pinecone” template- so classy! E’s photo makes me laugh, at least she’s being a normal 2 year old.
I love the “Colorful Warm Wishes” holiday card. Thanks for the chance to win!
merry bright zigzag for that one awesome christmas shot of the babe. would be lovely
There are so many great designs but right now my favorite is the Classic Scrolls. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the Peace Love Family card. Thanks!
I like Scrappy Happy!!!
I like the modern squares on!!!!! Hope I win!! Fingers crossed.
I like the simplicity of the “oh so wonderful” card.
Wow, so many cute designs. I like the Sparkle Joy the best.
I like the Celebrate the Bang New Years card.
I love the idea of a montage or collage (like Pictures Everywhere or Merry Montage) — we can never pick just one photo we love, plus it’s great to feature photos from our various adventures throughout the year. We usually send out cards to a whole slew of friends and family with whom we don’t necessarily get a chance to get together all that much, so the card is really great at letting them know what we’ve been up to.
Merry Bright ZigZag
All so cute! I love the Be Merry Frame card!
Oh! What fun! That is my fave card on shutterfly. Love the font, love the colors. I’m thinking one big shot on the front of the family 5×7 flat card, and a tiny one on the back. Love it.
L O V E the “Bright Holly Jolly” design and really wish holiday cards weren’t so darn expensive!
I love the Merry Little Jingle Christmas Card
I love the ‘we believe!” flat stationery card. So cute!
I love the one called “TOp Moments.” I have a one year old, so this year has had lots of Top Moments!!
Love the Merry Bright ZigZag!!
I like the “Family Highlights Christmas Card” template. With my large crew, I dread having to dress and pose everyone, then pray all look at the camera. I’ve given up on all smiling. :)
I love the Jingle Bells Song flat card. So sweet!
I love these cards! We have so many hilarious outtakes from trying to get a shot of my one-month-old in a Santa hat that I think the Pictures Everywhere template would be really cute. The photo books would make amazing grandparent presents!
Thanks for such a great giveaway!
Love the Mod Circles card!
I like Oh What Fun! Your cards are too awesome.
I think I like Say Noel the best…but there are so many to choose from!
I like the traditional plaid!
My six year old would pick “Merriest Rainbows”, but I would pick “Crafty Ornament Holiday Card” because I can never narrow it down to 1 pic for a card. Shutterfly’s designs get better and better each year. I love them!
I love “Joy and Magic!” But seriously, all of their cards are great!
Love your holiday card photos! I like the Merry Bright Greeting template on Shutterfly.
I think I may do something similiar and go with card “Modern Stamp.” We wore peachy orange in our family pictures this year, so I love that Shutterfly let’s you select the primary color on the card and narrow the amazing selection down to a manageable number. :-) Thanks!
i love the sweet chic design. and the footed pjs :)
Air Mail Love! This one fits my lifestyle.
I love the Oh What Fun design. Thanks for the chance to win! p.s. Love your dress! I just tried to order one from Target.com, and they are all sold out in my size.
The Merry Bright ZigZag is my favorite- anything chevron, really :).
what a great giveaway! i like the wrapped ribbon card template.
I love the Mod Snowflake frame for our Christmas photo!!
the bright merry zig zag is fun. we seem to be into chevron patterns here. I almost choked on my coffee at the idea of my husband in footy pajamas. yowza
Oh my goodness, your husband’s onesie is AWESOME!
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I like Monogram Damask or Sparkling Snowflake.
i like the holiday loves sketch template
Oh dear…I think I just spit a little coffee when I saw the last picture of Brandon. So awesome.
Ha! Love the family photo!
I really like the “Colored Ribbons” flat card!
This is such a GREAT idea (and I love how your husband really got into it), Ha! I think my favorite is the “Peace, Love and Joy” one, but there are lots of other cute ones too!
So cute! I think I like the “Cheers to You Holiday Card” the best.
Your card is so cute!! I love the ‘coastal wishes’ card for our Holdiay card, I hope we win!!! :)
What an adorable and hilarious card! I’ve been thinking about ordering holiday cards from Shutterfly. I like the Merry & Bright Zigzag card. We have a new baby due any day now, and I’ve got dreams of dressing her like an elf for our card this year… :)
I just ordered the “We Believe” Christmas Card! I think they’re adorable and capture the spirit of the season.
My favorite is the Merry Bright greeting. Great job on the card-I need to work on taking our picture-juggling the 2 year old and the crazy lab dog should be an adventure!
It’s hard to pick just one! Modern merriest squares
I like the merry bright zigzag!
simply love is one of my faves.
I like the Bright Bold Countdown New Year’s Card
This is so cute! On the Shutterfly site I liked Pictures Everywhere the best.
I love the Deck Your Walls card!!
I love the Flurry Of Snowflakes template!
Cute photo!…With 2 kids the same age as yours, I know how hard it is to get a photo of all 4 of us together. Snowflakes Ribbon Christmas Card is my current favorite
I love the All the Happiness Christmas card.
My favorite Shutterfly photo card template is “Retro Design”.
There were so many to choose from, it was so hard picking a favorite!!
I love the What Fun template… so, well, fun. And cute. Thanks for the giveaway1
I love your card! And, based on the theme for my homemade christmas cards this year, I like the ‘Gingerbread Fun’ card from shutterfly. They have a lot of cute photo cards! So many to choose from! =)
I like the frosted glass monogram and mod circles cards
I really like the simplicity of the Initial Wreath!
I love the Colorful Stripes template! Now just need a cool family pic like yours to add to it!
I would choose the Sparkle Joy Holiday Card in 5×7. That is so cute!
we haven’t gotten or pics back from our photographer yet so I’m not sure which I would pick. I do like the “bold bright joy”
We have never done a holiday photo card because we don’t have children, but I love the Modern Pinecone card. Who says we need kids to do something like this?
Adoring the “Bright Holly Jolly!” And your card looks fantastic!
I love the Sparkle Joy card!
i really like “peppermint joy wreath” – i love that it feels modern and retro at the same time.
I love the “Joy to the World” card. Would be perfect for our first Christmas card as a family of 3
Flourishing Wishes is super cute but I also love the simplicity of Sparkle Joy.
I love the Flourished Frames Christmas Card template.
So hard to pick! I love many of them, but I really like the “Wishing You Merry” Christmas card.
Anyy of them would be terrific. I am paralyzed with indecision every year.! :)
I love the sparkle joy card!
Love the “O What Fun” card, although it as difficult to choose just one!
I like the Berry Merry card! So cute!
I love the colored ribbons template.
Peppermint Pinetrees is my favorite – my husband doesn’t know it yet, but I’m planning a cruise next Christmas!
What a great give away! I like the Modern Initials Christmas Card.
Thank you!
Your card is awesome!
Mod Holly is so pretty!
My favorite is the Sparkling Snowflakes with the red background. Now we just need some footie pajamas!
I love, love LOVE it! Well done Nicole!!
Love the Merry Bright Zigzag. My love for chevron will never die!
The modern pinecone design is super cute! Can’t wait to make holiday cards!
sparkle joy card! love love love!
xoxo.
VERY funny! and sweet, too.
Definitely the peppermint joy wreath card!
Hello! I like Elegant Script Wishes the best!
If I’m going the photo card route, I prefer the photo to be integrated into the card, instead of looking like a photo with some holiday text & graphic slapped over it as an afterthought. So my favorites are the Ho Ho Ho cards, the Joy card, and I think my very favorite is the Mod Circles!
I really like the Glitter Joy
modern pinecone i love!
Sparkle joy card!:)
In a perfect world I could have the Tree All Aglow design minus the tree, but I’ll settle for Classic Wishes or Retro Merry Christmas…also did you design some of these?? Oh Dear Me in particular!
My favorite: Fun Filmstrip — in red and aqua!
Okay, I didn’t think it would be so difficult to choose but there are so many great options! I think my favorite is Oh Golly Holly! TOO CUTE!!
My favorite is the “What Fun Christmas Card.” It’s nice and simple, is darling with a black and white photo, and really looks like fun!
my favorite template is the peppermint joy wreath.
haha, awesome card! I think that my favourite one is… the sweetly stitched stockings one – there are so many cute options, though! thank you for the opportunity – great giveaway!
Love the family highlights template!
Bright Holly Jolly…..With the 3 pic option…for three very jolly boys!
I like “Coastal Wishes.” It’s classy and unobtrusive, unlike myself. Nicole, I LOVE your Christmas card and you look stunning in that picture!
my favorite was peace-cheer! I love shutterfly!
Honestly, I am really really diggin’ the peppermint stripe template. Modern yet classically gorgeous.
I love “Big Cheer”. And your Christmas card is too cute:)
I love love love your holiday card! Classy & cute, just lovely!
I love the Very Merry Stripes! So cute!
Fingers are crossed!
love it! :)
i LOVE your card!
My favorite from shutterfly is the puzzle pieces – so colorful!
Love the “Joy and Love” card!
I love the simplicity of the Snowflake Ribbon card. Love shutterfly!! Your card is amazing.
I really like the Holly Jolly card from shutterfly, but I love your family card. Very sweet and funny. Thanks for the chance to win!
This is fantastic! Very funny!
I love the “Cheers to You” card. Vintage-y and cute!
Your card is so fun! From Shutterfly, I like the Simple Modern Band.
I like the holly wreath card– simple and still plenty of room for a big family pic. :-)
Love your card! Funny how they never DO grow up, huh?
I really like sparkle joy
Love the “What Fun Christmas Card”! Cheers!
I like the Merry Mum Blossoms.
I’m going with the Whimsy And Wonderful
Christmas Card, which gives me space for a family shot plus three boxes to feature each of my three kiddos. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love the “Berry Merry Frame”.
So hard to choose! I like the Mod Holly though. Also, footie pajamas for grownups are …incredible? My mother in law has a pair, I almost fell over the first time I saw her in them.
I love “Christmas Scrolls” for its simplicity. I would love to one day take a family photo where we are all in footie pajamas!
This is quite the contest package! I love Shutterfly. I like the “Poinsettia Window” design because it’s festive and original!
Wow, so many lovely choices! I’m really digging the Retro Stripe design. And your card this year is very sweet – beautiful, soft lighting.
I love the Peppermint Joy Wreath design, so cute! This is an awesome giveaway!
Cheers to you is the best! Great giveaway!
I love the whimsical simplicity of the Holiday Love Sketch cards!
Thanks for the giveaway. I love either the Sweet Monogrammed Ribbon card or the Sparkle Joy card. They let the picture be the focus but add a little something extra.
I really like the Why Hello template.
That picture of your husband is hilarious! I would pick Sparkle Joy!
“Merry Bright Zigzag” caught my eye immediately, I also like all the red & baby blue combos.
I really like the sweet tidings card. So cute!
Great card!
I love the “Missing Cookie” card!
I like the “Sweet Merry Ribbon” photo card template best!
I like the Sparkle Joy one!
best.cards.ever.
i look forward to your holiday greetings every year. ;)
tough choice, but I think I like the Posh and Merry one!
I like oh holy night, just beautiful
Oh wow! I was laughing so hard at your hubby in the footie jammies. That is my hubby to a T. Same with Eleanor and her pointed toes, my 3 year old does that all the time. What a cute family.
The card style I liked was, Retro Merry Wishes Christmas Card.
Modern Squares is the one for me – love the footie pj’s!
Modern Squares is the one for me. Love the footie pj’s!
First off, the footie pj’s HI-LARIOUS. I’m a fan of the Bright Mod Tree and of the Retro Design oh and Little Bird is cute too.
I love the simplicity of the “sparkle joy” holiday card!
♥ Oh My!! Your Family is Simply Adorable! I smiled, giggled and even teared up looking at them! Awesome job and yes you did inspire this No-As-Brave-As-You Mommy of 6! Early Happy Holiday! Take Care, Tiera ♥
I really love the Whimscial Wishing Tree
I am loving the cheers to you card
LOL! I’m so glad it isn’t just my toddler that acts that way.
Cheers to you!
Love these!
I like the Mod Merry Ornaments card. And the footie pj’s above! Adorable card – LOVE the idea.
the initial wreath is so elegant and lovely!
Love love love the Ho Ho Ho card. If only there were 4 spaces for pics of the hubby, me and each of our fur babies!
Like the Family Highlights :)
Sparkle Joy is my favorite! Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the Vintage Ribbon!
Merry Christmas!
I LOVE the Merry Bright Greeting template. It’s festive and fun!
I like that Plaid Monogram flat card. Very cute! Nicole, your holiday card is absolutely adorable!
What a fantastic card you made!
I love the Candy Cane Stripes design. So many good ones to choose from!
I like Modern Angel! Your card is so original! well done! :)
i like the In Color design
Really love the Merry Bright Zig Zag design by Shutterfly. Adorable…
love the “colorful new year” card!
Funny Card in so many ways. Love it. Your cat completes it.
I like the “Little Bird” template! So cute.
the damask greetings card is so sweet.
Eleanor and August are seriously the cutest children I have ever seen. Eleanor has such personality and I really love the posts you write about her and August, who is always so happy in every photo! I read your blog regularly and I both covet and respect your amazing sense of style. You are such an inspiration to me, so I just had to let you know. Thanks for sharing your life on here, it brings sunshine to my day every time I read :)
I like the simple Little Bird card! But, I’m from Portland so putting a bird on something and liking it is no surprise….
I like Flurry of Snowflakes. But there are so many cute ones!
My favorite one is the Berry Merry Frame Holiday Card 5×7 Stationery Card
Ohh… I love your card. SO CUTE. And, I’d choose the warmest wishes card and use a pic of my brand new baby boy dressed in his warmest gear.
I am loving the “Golly Holly Joy” card.
Still need to take our family photo, unfortunately. Time’s running short!
I like the “believe in magic” flat stationary! What an awesome giveaway. :)
I love the BIG CHEERS flat card.. I really need to send out some Christmas love this year.. our daughter is nearly two and we haven’t sent one out since she was born – eek!
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That was super rad. And I’m digging the frameless templates, like Oh So Wonderful or Give Joy.
I like the Simple Love card. Sweet!
i love the why hello
Shiny Sparkly Ornaments is my favorie.
That is such a great holiday card!
I wish there was such a tradition in the country where I live, I feel like we’re missing out. Maybe I can trick my family into taking pictures together? Mmm, something to think about.
I like the mod merry ornaments card, it’s always good when you can put more than one picture on!
I like the Mod Snowflake card! Very classy…
I am fond of the Modern Pinecone. It is simple and elegant.
Thank you! :)
What a great selection!! I’m thinking “Whimsy and Wonderful” Thank you for the inspiration…and the chance to win cool stuff :)
It’s so hard to choose, but I would go with ‘Starlight Snowflakes’.
What an awesome giveaway (and super cute holiday card)! My fav is the Merry Bright Zig Zag design. Definitely on the chevron train these days..
Quite a giveaway! Thank you!
The one I’m ordering is Big Cubes Tangerine Baby Announcement. My family loves Mandarins, so we’re going orange. And my bestest friend took the photos already.
I love the “Pictures Everywhere Christmas Card”. I like the fact that you can add more than 1 photo! Very cute and such an awesome give-a-way!
I love the card – you have a such a fun family. I like the Merry Bright Zigzag Christmas Card. I must admit, though, that I would use it year round, not just for Christmas. I love when square cards just because they are different. :-)
mod snowflake! it’s fun yet kind of adult. Your card is awesome though – love it!
I love the Mod Circles card, it’s totally our style!
I like the berry merry card!
Mod Snowflakes is my fav.
*LOVE* the stripes and the vintage script on the “Retro Stripe Frame Christmas Card”!
I love the Tree All Aglow.
I love, love, LOVE Starlight Joy holiday card from Shutterfly, it’s simple but gorgeous!
Mod snowflakes … But there are too many good ones to choose!
I Love Shutterfly’s stuff. I like the “Fade to You” template for sure.
I like Flurry of Snowflakes
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I like “Peace Cheer Wishes Holiday Card” in blue. Very cute.
I love your idea of individual pictures on the card! We may have to try that, it seems so much easier than trying to get one good picture of all 4 of us.
I love the Wonder Trees cards. I actually love almost all of them but this is the one we’ll be going with this year :D Shutterfly…it’s addictive!
I think the starlight snowflakes card is my favorite, but they have so many amazing options!
this has to be the best sponsored post i’ve ever seen.
The “In Living Color” card is awesome! I love them all but i think that one if my fav!
Bird and Branches definitely. The pale blue is non-traditional.
The Modern Seasons Greetings card is my favorite. Thanks for offering the giveaway!
so many great cards! I’m really torn between the “Wreath Monogram Christmas Card” and the “Charming Noel Christmas Card.” Both are so cute! I think the classy “wreath monogram” card comes out on top, though!
Love “Mod Merry Ornaments”
haha, I love your holiday card! so very real :)
And I think the “Snowflakes Ribbon” is my favorite holiday card design from shutterfly!
I’m not US resident so sadly i can’t participate in the give-away. But just let you know that Brandon’s B side really cheers me up, as I’m having a bad flu, it cracks me up, good job !!
All Things Holiday card is cute! You have such a cute family:)
My favorite is the Holly Jolly.
I loved
Oh So Wonderful Christmas Card
I love your card! That is so creative and smart! I completely relate to portrait taking issues. I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter, Ella, who is so similar to Eleanor and we just added another sweetheart, a baby girl named Averie, to our family just 3 weeks ago! I am dreading taking those photos and may have to borrow your unique idea!
I love Shutterfly! I just made a 2nd year photo book for my daughter which was awesome! I love their holiday cards and I think my favorites are the ones with the top 10 moments and happenings of 2011 cards. It is so nice to include some fun info, especially to those you don’t see very often during the year!
love your card (my daughter is two and a half so I know that look all too well)! and I think my favorite card is the bring it on holiday cheer
I love the Merry Bright zig zag!
Enjoyed seeing your holiday card photoshoot! I like the “Holiday Love Sketch” card.
I love the vintage designs like Jolly Good Time!
Hello, It would be truly a blessing to send out Christmas cards to family, as we cannot affords gifts this year. The “HOLIDAY LOVE SKETCH” is beautiful. Thank you…
I love the SHINE BRIGHTLY Hanukkah card. Thanks!
So many great designs, but one of my favorites is the “Mod Love” Christmas card.
I love the Merry Doodle Dandy cards!
I’m so in love with the Pretty Pattern Christmas card. The background is so beautiful and sort of non-traditional Christmas looking. Just perfect and pretty!
I like the festive year card!
I like the Polka Dot greeting
I really like the ‘Shine Brightly’ card- understated, but lovely- especially for Hanukkah!
Simply Jolly is pretty. Simple and fun.
I love the ‘What Fun’ card. So cute!
Merry Bright
Love the modern merry montage Christmas card!!!
I love bright merry cheer!
Modern merry montage is my pick!
What a fun family card, I love that it’s not one with everybody wearing coordinating clothes and happy faces :)
I like Merry Bright ZigZag, Chevrons rock!
Snow Snow Snow Holiday Card
Thank you!
I love the Message In Lights card! We just had a baby and I can’t wait to send out cards with her sweet face on them.
My favorite is the Wintry wonderland.
Awww your Christmas card is so cute! I like the polka dot wishes templet
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i love “Shiny Sparkly Ornament.” i also love that you can get it in black or white.
Ooo, I like the Shades of Peace. So pretty. A great giveaway!
Love your card! I like Polka Dot Christmas Wishes.
Berry Merry Frame. So sweet and simple. thanks!
Brandon’s picture is the best! That made my day. I’m so glad you included that in your holiday card!
I love your card.
I like Believe and Rejoice.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Holly
This card is sooo sweet! Your family is beautiful :)
Your so creative!Love your card!
I like the “All the Happiness Christmas Card”.
Love ‘deck your walls’ template!
I like the plain ole “Black Border”.
Love the card! I like the hand drawn joy to the world card.
i love the retro stripe frame card! so many cute designs.
I love the simplicity of the Sweet Little Label card. Having just had our first child, I think this year would be a good one to finally send out a photo christmas card! And we had family pictures done for the first time. Of course, the little guy cried almost the entire time!
I like the Such Good Tidings card
Your card is great! I’m sure your family and friends will enjoy it, especially Eleanor’s age appropriate shot.
I like a lot of the designs, but especially the Picture our Year Card.
My fave one is Bright Holly Jolly!
And Nicole, I feel ya with the toddler thing. We have an almost 3 yr old and a 3 mo old! It’s like they KNOW!!!!!! Beautiful card though! It turned out cute!
Wow, awesome giveaway! I like deck your halls, modern pinecones, and joy.
Merry Candy dots is the one I like!
Do I have to pick just one? I love the folding ones where you can put more pictures inside! Like the Joyful Joyful one.
I love the Happiness is template!
I absolutely love your card. My favorite on the Shutterfly site is the charming dotted ribbon Christmas card.
Stylish Joy is my favorite-I think. Hard to choose! Love your card also!
Berry Merry Frame is my favorite.
I love the Double Dog Dare you card!
“snow confetti” is my favorite!
“happiest season” is my favorite!
Love your card, will you really send this one out?!
I really enjoy your blog. Shutterfly has too many cute Christmas cards. I do like the Pine Cone Toile a lot.
Love your card. Oh So Wonderful is my favorite.
I love the Sparkling Snowflakes.
I like the snowflake ribbon card. We always have snowflakes on our christmas card. It’s a fun tradition.
I like the sparkling snowflakes! You guys are so cute!
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I like “Snowflake Doodles”
Hahaha you guys are so creative and hilarious! Great idea!
The colorful New Years card is my faves!
Your card rocks the hiz-ouse.
Your card and the photos are killer. I am cracking up over here! My favorite template at Shutterfly is the Pictures Everywhere flat card!!
We haven’t done our pictures yet so I’m not 100% sure based on the placement of said pictures, etc., but so far I’m really liking ‘Initially Merry’
I adore the Merry Bright card, can’t wait to get our family photos done this year!
Red nosed reindeer
The pictures you guys have taken are awesome. My favorite template is the Holly Dotty card.
Pictures Everywhere Christmas Card is what I’d get …love!
Nicole this card is hilarious and perfect. Plus, the pink color will be so different landing in everyone’s mailboxes.
I think your card looks amaaaaazing :)
I would probably choose: Merry Memories Collage. Enough room to put a family pic in the middle and then other special pics around the edge, including a couple spots for the pets! Perfect!
Long time reader, rarely ever comment but have to say you are such an inspiration. My faves are- What fun and stiched in joy. Last year we did a Happy New Years card and I have to say it got a good response and took tons of pressure off of the holidaze.
Love the Pictures Everywhere template. So dynamic with all the pics. And the blue and red are my theme colors this year…
Used an old Groupon at Sears for our family portrait. God help us, what an afternoon that was!
I love the Fa La La template with word balloons. It’s perfect for my big crazy family!
Awesome
Oh, it’s a toss up between Bright Holly Jolly Holiday Card or This Much Merry Christmas Card!
It is a tie for me- Mod Snow Flakes and the Picture This – I love how the photos look like they are just thrown in a nice array of scatterness – like my family- ha!
I like Strictly Ornamental!
My preference is the Simply Elegant Frames.
Mod Snow Flakes are my favorite. I also have a two-year old. Sigh. It’s tough when not even a lollipop will guarantee compliance.
The red nose reindeer is awesome! :)
I like the Initial Wreath card. Cute idea for a family photo!
I like the Family Highlights card in red! I also enjoyed your Holiday card, such a cute idea. :)
Definitely the Happiest Season. Simple is best!
Cute pics, but please tell me what happened to your dog? Miss seeing him.
Kaleidoscope is my favorite.
I love the Merry Little Jingle…I love your card and Eleanor’s ‘pose’ is priceless.
I love Colorful Joy or Bright Bold Trees — very cute. So many choices, though…
Love your holiday card- (also, I think Motherhood has made you super-skinny!) :)
I’m loving the Holly Dotty design on Snapfish
I love Mod Snowflakes!
I love Big Cheers, Wishing You Merry and Such Good Tidings. So many fun choices!
I like the modern band card. Hard to choose, though.
Your card is great!
clearly the best one is ‘modern forest’ – old forests are a thing of the past, honey.
Such Good Tidings!
I love the Monogram Damask Christmas card!
I like your tights :)
I like the simplicity of the Initial Wreath.
I love the sketched wishes. Now I’m ready to get the camera out and get those family pictures!
I linked back to your site! I love CANON! I have a DSLR and I would love to give the camera to my mom and step dad for christmas!
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Hand drawn joy is my favorite! Love JOY on holiday cards.
My fave is the holiday love sketch… wish I could illustrate like that! :)
Love a the toddler posture! And your acceptance!
They have the best cards! I like many of the Noel ones (flourishing Noel, Noel script), I like the We Do Believe, and the Bird and Branches, but the one I kept coming back to….Retro Christmas! I love it! But, with two boys (ages 3 and 1), and I need to find a card that lets me have more than one picture! ;-) Love this post!
I Love the “oh what fun” template. We love doing our cards through shutterfly each year!
Fantastic giveaway, Nicole!! Chris & I were just cracking up at all of Brandon’s B-sides this year & past years. If only we were neighbors.
Our family has matching footed pajamas, btw.
I’d go for the Lovely Wreath Christmast card! I designed the lettering for it!
I love merry memories collage so we could put all our travel photos from this year! Fun!
I like them all So hard to choose,but I do really like the Wishing You Merry Christmas Template.
I love the “We Believe” card!
I’m torn between Oh So Wonderful and What Fun!
My favorite is the Merry Mum Blossoms template.
Great giveaway and the B-side photo is hilarious!
I’d pick the Joy Snowflake card — very pretty! :)
I’d pick the Happy Frame one to showcase our own little baby New Year.
Classic Scrolls all the way. LOVE LOVE your pics!!! Go footed pj’s!
I think the Holiday Love Sketch card is awfully cute…
Oooh, awesome giveaway! I’d go with the Happy Greetings Holiday Card :)
Wishing You a Merry Christmas
Love the card! I’m still trying to come up with ideas for ours.
I’d choose the ‘Why Hello’ card option. It was a tough choice though. I was pleasantly surprised by so many excellent choices. Great giveaway. Hope I’m the lucky winner.
I love the Why Hello!
I like: What Fun!
love the initial wreath card – great givewaway!
So many good ones…but I think “Peppermint Cheer” is the front-runner.
Fa La La – because you can add so many photos!
love the bright holly jolly and the peppermint stripes. (I actually love your picture of Eleanor and think it’s perfect for her age!)
I’m already working on the Happy New Years card that has a spot for each month of the year and a few photo spots as well.
i am so impressed with their selection! i love the joy in lights card
How cute! Love your card this year :D
My favorite from Shutterfly is the Retro Stripe Frame!
My favorite is “Oh What Fun!”
My favorite is the Dainty Snowflakes!
I love the confetti splash style. It’s so cheerful and colorful!
I’m liking the Merry Montage card myself. I love brown holiday cards. Fun Christmas card, by the way!!
I’d choose the Merry Bright Zigzag card. I seem to have a thing for zigzags at the moment. I just finished crocheting my third zigzag blanket yesterday!
Picture In Landscape 5×7 Folded Card
This way it only needs a great photo and you can put anything inside -any occasion.
What fun!
Ohh this is so fantastic!! We’re having a private wedding at the end of the month and I planned to do a photo holiday card/announcement. I love the retro merry wishes!
I bookmarked the “Snowflakes Ribbon” card a couple of weeks ago. Now just awaiting pics from the photographer!
i am LOVING the sparkle joy and merry bright zigzag cards!
I love your holiday card! From Shutterfly, I’m digging the Sparkle Joy card!
Had fun looking at all the choices. How can I just choose one? Love the “Colorful Joy” card.
Great giveaway! I love Shutterfly! I really like the Merry and Bright ZigZag card but always wait to make a final decision once I have plugged in our family pic.
Merry Bright Zigzag. Very nice.
Flourishing Noel. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love “What Fun!”
fun fun fun! Love your holiday card! My favorite one at shutterfly is the retro-ish “This Much Merry” card. So pretty!
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There are so many great choices, but I love the Modern Pinecone — so unusual!
Love the “We Believe” template!
I normally go for something a little more retro/funky but the simplicity of the Modern Pinecone is really doing it for me.
I love the “Why Hello” card!
Hope I win!
I love the “we believe”! Merry Christmas!
so hard to choose…”sweet and scrappy”???
Why Hello is AWESOME!
Love the holiday sketch style!
So hard to choose – but I think I like the Tree of Memories best.
Love the color scheme, very vintage my wife will love it. Now she will want to figure out how to create it, great ideas! Great little gerber models too!
I like the Strictly Ornamental!
I love shutterfly, and have been browsing their cards a lot because we are having baby#2 any day now and plan to send out a birth announcement/holiday card combo. If I had to pick today, I’d probably get the Sparkle Joy card.
joy and peace
Im really loving the “counting our blessings” card! I’d love to win because we’ve been browsing our shutterfly catalog and it would push us over the edge to finally order this year!!
Love your cute card: got a big chuckle out of me, can only imagine what peoples reactions will be when they receive it!
How fortuitous! We’re taking family photos this weekend. I love the “alleluia” card format. And Id love to win this giveaway.
Twinkling Snowflakes is my favorite!!
Sweet & Scrappy is my favorite–love the square shape and the retro label.
Loving the Faith, Hope Family card Christmas Card.
The snowglobe. How Cute! My little munchkin would look adorable in her little snowglobe.
i like the faith and hope card. so simple yet so classy~
I like the graphic punchiness of the Wishing You Merry card.
Fa la La is such a cute card – i like multiple pictures on one card and the bubbles above the pictures!
Love the “Top 10 Moments!” card – what a great idea!!
By the way, for your card: I think you should put an age bubble over the cat, as well. :)
The peace, love, and joy is the one that speaks to my heart, as that is what I strive to fill my home with each day. You have the loveliest blog. Thank you for sharing your wonderful life and family.
I love Twinkling snowflakes!
I have a few favorites… We Believe is adorable, and for the whole family I like Merry Little Stripes.
The twinkly snowflaes re my personal favorite. This is a great looking card :)
I love the Cheers Zigzag and Candy Striped Snapshot. Maybe when we have kids I’ll like some of the more playful ones!
Vintage Snapshots is my favorite. Love the b&w look.
I love the “Fa La La” template! So fun.
I love the “bright bold trees” card :)
Hmm…tough choice, but I think I like the “Joy in Lights” template the best.
I would get the “Celebrate The Bang” New Year’s card template because, I’m so not going to be able to get my holiday photo together in time to send it out this year! Hee hee!
wow – thanks for the generous giveaway! i am in love love love with the “retro stripe frame” template. love it!
I love the “Merry Bright” greeting card template. It’s so joyful and happy and has a great vintage feel.
Too many to choose from! But since we’re probably gonna do a combo birth announcement/Christmas card, I’m liking the “Holiday Banner” for its simplicity.
Wow! What a selection! I like the “Make Merry” card.
I like the holiday love sketch card design.
We just ordered photo books from Shutterfly for all our family presents! Love Shutterfly. Bright, Merry Zigzag would suit me fine. BTW, those PJs are killing me!
I love the tradition of sending Christmas cards. I would select “Vintage Merry Wishes”. Happy Holidays!
I like the Joy and Peace one!
Love the Merry Ribbon card. So many cute designs.
The choices are overwhelming! The first one that really stood out to me was Merry Bright Zigzag. Looking to make calendars this year as holiday gifts via Shutterfly. Looking forward to seeing the end result! Your card looks great.
I love the Colorful Candy Wishes! They have so many to choose from!!
I’ve been meaning to log on to Shutterfly to make up some holiday cards (after I pose my little 9 month old fellow for a photoshoot). Snowglobe one looks good! I like how you included photos of yourself…I know parents can easily be tempted to just have photos of their kids and leave themselves out, but friends and family from afar want to see the whole gang in my opinion.
I love the “Oh What Fun” flat card– so cheerful! Thanks for sharing yours!
Fa la la! Although I would <3 you making me a template! This year is our first true family holiday card! Two under two.
Count our Blessings! So classic!
Berry Merry Frame. So pretty!
I love the “colorful Joy” holiday card template.
Beautiful with black and white photos!
I like ” with love”
Love the Joy and Peace card!
Confetti Jacks is kind of fun. I like the “Merry Everything” bit!
I love the wishing you merry card. There are so many great designs!
I like “Flurry Of Snowflakes Holiday Card” because it’s cute and allows several pictures to be printed on it! :)
I love the Top 10 Moments layout. If I had children I would so use this one, its a holiday letter and card in one!
I love the “simply love” card! And, I adore your card!!
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I like the Merry Bright postcard. The colors are very eye-catching.
Oh Holy Night, Beautiful!
‘Frames of Joy’ would be a fun holiday card.
Family Highlights looks fun!
I love your card. :) I like the Simply Elegant Frames card.
Snowflake Ribbon. I’m from New England and am all about a white Christmas!
delicate merry Christmas is my favorite!!! I love the simplicity.
I like the Fun Filmstrip holiday card.
I love the Merry Bright card – colorful and cute!
I love the Joy template, so simple and beautiful.
Love the “Retro Stripe Frame” card!! -emily
I love the Frames of Joy 5×5 card–it’s square & has the perfect amount of photos for us :)
my favorite is the Merry Bright Greeting Holiday Card, simple yet fun – love it
I think falala is super fun! Thx!
I just made some funny Xmas cards using the Bright Merry Cheer card.
I really like the “Everything Happy Holiday Card” — perfect for the season and for friends of all religions this holiday season. Super cute!
Holy cow that’s a ton of stuff! As for the style, I think I like the Joy and Peace one the best.
my favorite is the missing cookies christmas card!! thanks for the chance to win! xox
Blessed religious frame~ Meredith
its a tie….the oh what fun and the happy everything are so wonderful!!
Berry Merry frame! Cute.
I can’t choose between Posh & Merry and Bright Merry Cheer – both so cute!
Loving the Joy Template. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I love the Joy Template!
Adorbs! Brandon’s picture made me bust out in laughter LOL definitely did not expect that!
I love, love, love the chic chandelier birthday card. It’d be really nice to one day throw myself a fancy birthday party.
Starlight Snowflakes… but could I change my mind? Love so many!
The Air Mail Love Holiday Card! Super Cute!
Your pics are adorable. You guys look like you have so much fun! I think I would buy the “what fun” template. Very cute!
Fa La La is great – there’s enough room to include a bunch of pictures from the year. No need for a letter with updates, let the photos tell the story!
It’s hard to choose, but I’ll go with the Big Cheers Christmas Card design. Happy Christmas to you and yours, Nicole!
I love the Coastal Wishes card :)
Happy Holidays to you and your family!!
I didn’t know Shutterfly had so many great photo templates! It was hard to choose but I really love the Mod Christmas template for holiday cards.
Love the Polka Dot Christmas Wishes template!
Merry Christmas!
Love the simplest ones the best – more photo than design. Lots of cute options!
So many cute options, it’s hard to choose! One of my faves is the Message In Lights card.
you look great. any of the cards that say Merry & Bright. I love the stripes and zigzags.
I like Sparkle Joy, although my second choice is Merry & Bright Zig Zag.
My favorite is the Sparkle Joy card.
Your card is so cute! I like their colorful cards, like the Merry & Bright line–so cheerful.
I really like the Coastal Wishes card. Fingers crossed! ;)
My favorite is the sparkle joy card! PS- love your holiday card, it’s hilarious!
My favorite card is the “Simply Joy.” Merry Christmas!
and by “Simply Joy” I meant “Simply Love!” Oops :)
I love the Bright Merry Cheer card!
Love Shutterfly! Fave holiday card at the moment is the Holiday Love Sketch card.
I love ” Pretty Poinsettia Print Christmas Card ” Thank you for such an awsome giveaway.