Holiday Cards

Chris and I had a lot of fun with our holiday cards this year! In the past, we've used Costco's one-hour photo lab for our cards and they've always turned out awesome. 50 one-sided photo cards/envelopes for $14.99 and plenty of designs to choose from. It's also great because they're done in an hour and we always wait til last minute.

This year, Costco had something new and I was in the mood to be a little more extravagant! Greetings by Costco offers premium card stock double-sided photo cards, 50 for $34.50. Not only do they have a lot of beautiful designs but they also offer free rounded corners and free return address printing on the envelopes. I priced similar designs on Minted, TinyPrints and Shutterfly and couldn't get the price below $70 (using discounts)...at least double the price of Costco.

We had my parents take our photos when they were in town over Thanksgiving and I was able to design our Christmas card, using Adobe Photoshop Elements and upload it to Costco's site. I placed our order the Friday after Thanksgiving and had them in hand that next Thursday! I am incredibly pleased with the quality of the cards and envelopes. Perfect for our extra special Christmas cards this year!!

If you haven't ordered your cards, check out Greetings by Costco. They're amazing and quite a steal for what you get. *No, I'm not paid or compensated by Costco for this post. I'm just obsessed with our cards and wanted to share!

Without further ado...I present to you the best part of our 2013 Christmas card - the back!!

We couldn't possibly be more thrilled and excited. AND it feels so nice to finally let the cat out of the bag. :) We just couldn't pass up this fun opportunity to share the news with our loved ones and friends. More soon!