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My Holiday Cards: 19th Design

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DESIGN 19: FRONT

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DESIGN 19: INSIDE
Message: “May your holidays be merry and bright.”

The card was signed under the little picture.

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DESIGN 19: BACK
Specs: Vertical 5×7 card on archival linen with the inside design spanning the inside spread, folded in the middle.

Do you know this family? Help them win a prize by leaving a comment about their card design!

What I love about this design — TALK about a keepsake! Mom and dad will NEVER forget Jack’s first Christmas card. At least I hoped they wouldn’t when I was designing it! I love the Christmas lights on the front, and the cute pictures of Jack in his little Santa hat are just ADORABLE! He’s so cute with mom and dad in his derby on the back too.

This post marks the last of the holiday card posts, well, there is ONE more, but you can’t vote on that one because it’s MINE! One-by-one I will disable comments on the cards that have already been posted, up to the point that Jack’s card is up as long as the first one was. Then the tallying of comments will begin! If you haven’t been playing all along, you can still win the big prize of a free family session! It just take a little strategizing: you have to visit the blog everyday and you have to figure out which cards you posted comments on and which ones you missed. You don’t have to say something nice about the design, a simple “awwwww” will do! Several people are in the running for the big prize but even if today is your first day on the blog, you can still win, so KEEP PLAYING! (If you’re wondering where your friend’s card is, some clients’ cards aren’t posted for privacy reasons.)

Click here for contest details, but be sure to click your browser’s “back” button to get back to this post so that you can leave a comment about THIS card design, especially if you are commenting in order to help your friends win the prize!

Cheers! And thanks for visiting the blog!

72 Responses to “My Holiday Cards: 19th Design”

  1. Jeff says:

    What a beautiful baby’s first Christmas card!

  2. Joe says:

    That little booger is cute as hell!!! I just want to eat him up.. Joe

  3. Edie says:

    What a beautiful baby…those eyes…that face!! I can’t stand it. I love the pictures and how the card was put together. Great work. Edie

  4. Kellie says:

    I loved Jack’s first Christmas card-I think he could be a model. The card also caught the eyes of a bunch of my friends who are new moms-they all asked about the card and liked how it is unique, yet still classic.

  5. Uncle Dave says:

    This card really made my holiday “merry and bright”. The shot with the Christmas lights is awesome. The little ones grow up so fast, this card truly captures Jack’s innocence. Looking forward to seeing the pictures from the next session. They really are a beautiful family. Great eye Julie!

  6. Gwen says:

    Julie,
    We all loved this card so much. Little Jack is so sweet and you really captured him beautifully with his big beautiful eyes! I’m so glad Ken and I gave your “year in the life” present to Katie and Ryan as a shower gift…we can all benefit from your amazing pictures! Another beautiful job! Gwen and Ken Kacani

  7. Rick says:

    Great Christmas card!

  8. Ken says:

    Great Card, one of your best Julie! (That is, except for ours). Jack and Mom look great but I’m still not sure why that other guy is in it.

  9. Mary Lou says:

    Great pictures of a beautiful & expressive Jack. The camera loves him already.

  10. blythe says:

    I didn’t know it was possible to have a favorite Christmas card… but this is definitely the one! Jack is an adorable baby and these photos capture his little personality perfectly. xo

  11. Jaime says:

    Beautiful family! Love the card too….

  12. Mickie says:

    So adorable. Its a great Christmas card. Keep it up till he’s 90!

  13. Brian says:

    I love that pic of Jack in the Santa Hat. What a great card!

  14. Margaret says:

    wow – great card!!

  15. Kimberly Festa Cratty says:

    Jack is soo cute!! This is my favorite card!!

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