Christmas

As you can probably guess, since I’ve started a business that deals with paper, I love sending and receiving mail.  I start thinking about our Christmas card by July at least and am always thinking about what tone I want to present with them.  I don’t want to sugarcoat our family and make it seem like we’re perfect or we don’t have problems, because we definitely aren’t and we do, but I love my family and I want to share some of my favorite things about them with others.

Which is why I love sending cards with pictures on them.  And not just pictures of the kids, but pictures of our entire family.  It gives all of our family members updated pictures of the kids and our family and also lets me remind our friends and family how much we love them and are thinking of them.

I know that Christmas cards are extremely personal, which is why in my designs I strive to make them beautiful but also customizable.  In almost every design, every color can be changed.  Every font can be changed.  Any picture direction (i.e. horizontal or vertical) can be changed.  Wording can be changed.  And layout can be changed!  Basically, I would like for you to look at these layouts as examples for what I can do and use them to create a card that reflects your family.  (OR, if you can’t see something different you can use them as is!)

That’s a long-winded introduction to some of my favorite designs….

Christmas in Brazil

Christmas in Ireland

Christmas in Italy

Christmas in Switzerland

I’ve got other designs and are still working on more.  I’m slowly but surely adding them to the shop.  Pricing starts at $42 for a set of 25 cards (printed front AND back) and envelopes.  We also have fun add-on’s that you could use to create a custom package.  The things like return address labels, gift enclosures, plates, ornaments for your tree with your card on them, and more will be coming to the shop soon and I’ll feature them closer to Christmas!

What’s most important to you when you order Christmas cards?  Are there any themes or designs that you’re really hoping to use for your cards that you don’t see here or in the shop?  I would love to create a card for you and/or your family so please tell me what you would like to see!

When you start a new business you constantly feel like you’re planning for the next thing ahead (at least I do).  That means that I’ve been singing Christmas carols to get in the Christmas spirit since June.  Well, if I’m totally honest, I never take my favorite Christmas songs off of my normal playlist, but I’ve been listening to them more intently recently!

I am so very excited to introduce to you today the first Christmas collection for Tales of a Peanut!  I have been working on these for such a long time now and hope that you will enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed creating them!

I’m going to first introduce the “Merry” collection.  A set of four cards that bring back the little girl in me when I think of Christmas.  These are fun and whimsical with lots of bold pattern and colors!

Next, I’ll introduce you to the “Joyful” collection.  These cards are more refined and sophisticated and help convey the importance of Christ in Christmas.

Both of these collections will be available in multiple ways.  I will keep some cards in stock to be sold like the “Inspire” sets where they are 4.25″ x 5.5″ folded cards with a blank interior.  They will start at $20 for a set of 12 of these non-personalized cards in a set of 3 of each design.

You could also choose to personalize them with a message, or even a picture and a message, from your family on the inside.  These would come in a minimum order of 25 of the same design and would cost $35.  Once the 25 card minimum is reached, cards can be added in increments of five and the price would increase as well.

We could also work with you to create any kind of package that you would like out of these designs.  All orders will come with white envelopes and all cards will be printed on the Classic Felt card stock which is very thick and feels very luxurious!

If you’re looking for a more custom approach to your Christmas cards, remember that I can create just about anything that you can dream up.  Come back tomorrow for a highlight of some of my new photo card designs!