For When You Can't Craft 'Em All: Shutterfly

When you're into crafting, this time of year is a blessing & a curse.  Several holidays back-to-back which are all about decorating, food, special clothing & gifts.  It's a lot of fun.  And a lot of work.  You can't hand craft EVERYTHING.  And to avoid crafter's burnout I don't even want to try.

So I was thrilled to see Shutterfly can give you some crafty-style paper goods on the cheap.  Some are under 50 cents each, so you can have that crafty, personal look without spending countless hours (and a small fortune) making it all yourself.  Don't worry, I won't tell!

And because I like thinking beyond the usual "family portrait" cards, you can also make some great things like:

- The perfect advertisements for your Etsy shop with their holiday cards:

- Or really cute, personalized holiday gift tags for your crafty handmade presents:

And one thing which I've been planning as a Christmas gift for my kids is photo story book.  I made some vignette photos using their wooden animal toys a while back and am going to turn it into a book using Shutterfly's photo book option and more of these pics:

I think they'll really enjoy reading a story that takes place in their own backyard with some favorite toys as the characters.  I'll be posting more about that once I get it put together.

If you've got a blog, Shutterfly is offering the opportunity to get 50 free holiday cards, so head over & see how you can score some awesome cards of your own.