Heartland Women: Using Your Photos: Cards and Gifts

Friday, October 19, 2012

Using Your Photos: Cards and Gifts

Alert! Alert! There are sixty-seven days until Christmas! There is a lot to think about surrounding the holidays and it’s right about this time of year when I start “thinking” about getting my list organized. I am NOT one of those early shoppers, even though I REALLY want to be! Try as I might….
Wherever you are in your planning, I hope you find some ideas below. This information is a continuation of my presentation from the October 3rd Practical Skills Sharing Day.

Tips for Christmas cards on a budget:

Swap with a friend to get your family photo.
Don’t forget to shop your closet for outfits.
Print your family photo as a 4x6 and write on the back with a metallic sharpie. Send it as a postcard ($.32 each). People mainly like the photo anyway!
Hand out as many cards as you can vs. mailing them.
For a more professional/economical look go to http://www.simplytoimpress.com for single-sided cardstock cards. Save 20% site-wide till Oct. 22nd! http://www.photocardcafe.com/index.php is another site.

Professional-quality card resources:

http://www.peartreegreetings.com
http://www.tinyprints.com
http://www.inababycarriage.com
http://www.minted.com
https://pinholepress.com

Gift Ideas:

Accordion albums $15.99 http://www.mpix.com/products/funstuff/accordionmini
Photo calendars (one sheet) $2.39 http://www.mpix.com/products/calendars/photocalendars
Canvas Gallery Wraps starting from $34.99 http://www.costcophotocenter.com/gifts/gift_landing.aspx?q=1iyjY7s5fI,qODxXVC1sosaPAIa79Ermqa,TAGJ1DrJk-
Holiday photo ornaments $10 http://www.mpix.com/products/funstuff/ornaments
Iphone cases (sales right now! $29.71) https://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/custom-iphone-cases

There are lots of DIY photo gift ideas if you just Google it or look on Pinterest.com. Check out these cute Polaroid photo magnets from http://www.ambrosiagirl.com/blog/tiny-polaroid-magnets/

If you go to any of the above websites you will get lost in the vast amount of products and ideas. What I’ve given you is just a start. The most important thing is to DO SOMETHING with your images. (I keep telling myself this too!) Start small. Baby steps!
Denise Williams

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Using Your Photos: Cards and Gifts

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