You've Got (Snail) Mail!
We are one of those families that send out holiday cards every single year, for almost 15 years now! 99% of the time, I’m running to the post office just a few days before Christmas to make sure I get my cards in the mail.
But not this year!
It’s a holiday miracle folks!
I got these cards out the day after Thanksgiving and you know what, the lack of stress feels UH-MAZING! I even had time to order actual holiday stamps. Since usually I’m so late to the game, I have to use just regular American Flag stamps most of the time. I feel so accomplished and I thought I’d brag and share about it here.
I’ve been a pretty dedicated and loyal fan of Minted for a few years now. I love that they will print the addresses onto my holiday cards for me. It’s a game changer. We send over 100 cards every year and finding the time to address all of those can be hard and very tedious. I love that I can just upload my spread sheet to Minted and they take care of it for me. So happy not to have hand cramps!
I enjoy all holiday cards, but I can’t help but get giddy for the picture ones. I really like to see families grow and age over the years. Sometimes they are photos from people’s travels that year, baby announcements, or just the pooches even. So I like to keep my cards fairly simple since I feel like most people just wanna see the picture.
And when you have gorgeous family pictures like the ones we have from the sweet and talented Joy Theory Co Photography, who wouldn’t want to see this gorgeous family portrait!
Sometimes, I can be so extra that I end up hating myself later. This year, I was so ahead of the game, that I really enjoyed all the extra details I did with our cards. We laser engraved and cut these little buttons that I used bakers twine to wrap around the card. Since everyone who has gotten our Christmas card has loved them so much, I decided to list them in our store here.
I also got a steal on the bumblebee wax stamp during Amazon Prime days during the summer. Our last name means “bumblebee” in Spanish so it’s become something like our family logo or crest. The wax seal was a bit less relaxing to do at first. There is definitely a learning curve to using wax seals. However, once I figured it out, it was sort of therapeutic.
Overall, I’m so happy I took the time and energy to order these cards earlier this year and avoided my normal stress with sending them out. I love receiving holiday cards, they always put a huge smile on my face. I hope those who received a card from us, got a smile from our card this year too.
Do you send out holiday cards every year? Do you have a tradition with them?
If you still need to order your holiday cards, feel free to use my link to save $25 off your purchase of $100 or more.
Cards: Minted
Photos: Joy Theory Co.
My Outfit: Morning Lavender
Wooden Buttons: Delovely Details
Bee Wax Seal: Amazon
Gold Wax: Amazon
