One of my favorite Christmas Traditions

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Isn't Christmastime the best?!  I just love the lights, the spirit, the magic and community that comes with Christmastime.  Last year, as you can imagine, was a rather crazy Christmas season as we were figuring out twins and toddler with new 'big brother' status.  We had a fabulous holiday(snowfall included!), but the one thing we didn't get to was sending out Christmas cards, and I was so sad that we didn't make that happen.  

A few days ago, I was looking through some family photos and found our Christmas cards from the past three years (last year was missing, of course).  I love having a record of how our family has changed from year to year.  And I really love being able to send them out to friends and family each year. 

One of the most challenging parts of ordering and sending out Christmas cards is choosing a design.  This year, I am partnering with Minted to make some gorgeous cards, and they have SO many amazing designs!  I mean, how do you even choose one? I think I had 20 tabs open at one point. 

Minted also has so many customizable options that I am a big fan of.  I am thrilled that they let you do text on the back (I am planning on doing a little family update on the back of ours), they have lots of paper choices including 100% recycled (super exciting for my inner environmentalist).  They will print the addresses you are sending cards to for free, which is such a time saver.  And, the designs are from independent artists, which I think is amazing.  Seriously, they are doing great things with Christmas cards.  I cannot wait to order ours! Getting ours in the mail is always a highlight of my Christmas season.

Now, leave a comment telling me which of the two following designs you like best for our card!  I always struggle to decide what to do.  I might have a winner, but want to see what you think, too!  And while you are at at it, check out Minted's amazing selection of Holiday cards! 

Option 1 (Blessed Christmas):  

Things I love: 

- The font.  I think it is classy and fits well with the photo.  

- I love that the photo takes up the entire card, but there is still some sort of holiday greeting from our family. 

- Those three little boys 

Things I am not sure about: 

- Do I want a text overlay?  Does it look too basic, when there are so many other options? 

Option 2 (Understated Pines):

Things I love:

- The leaves. It isn't a super Christmasy photo, so I thought the leaf watercolor on the card was a nice accent.  

- I love how simple the card is, but that it isn't plain (I will be adding all our names to the card at the bottom by 2018.  I just didn't do that here for privacy reasons).  

Things I am not sure about:

- Is it too simple for the photo?  Is the photo too small?  

Option 3 (Bountiful): 

Things I love: 

- The pretty watercolor! 

- the framing of our family photo. 

Things I am not sure about: 

- The text... I kind of wish it only said Merry Christmas, but you can't adjust that, from what I have been able to tell.  

- Is it too busy?  With all the foliage behind us, I worry it is too busy.  

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