Review and Giveaway: Photo Cards from Shutterfly

As you know, holiday portrait and Christmas card season is upon us.  If you're like me, you're trying to plan outfits and a good opportunity for a perfect family portrait.

I am excited today to share with you about Shutterfly's 2011 holiday cards collection.  I ordered Shutterfly Christmas photo cards for the first time last year, and I was very pleased with the quality and design.

The thing I love most about Shutterfly greeting cards is that it is easy to find a card with the exact specifications you need.  You can sort by style, theme, number of photos, format (flat or folded), card size, color, price, paper type, and even designer. To find my favorite card this year, I looked for flat cards with 3-4 pictures in red tones, then I found my favorites under "whimsy."

This year, I've noticed a lot of friends getting outdoor, casual portraits professionally taken.  So my plan is try to do some of our own over Thanksgiving (taken by an obliging family member in my parents' yard!).  I think I can coordinate red and black outfits on all of us, so here is the card I've picked, Charming and Lovely:

Isn't that cute?  I love the whimsical design.  Now, if we only end up with enough good pictures to fill it!  However, all I need is one good one.  If I only get that, I chose Charming Noel as a backup card:

Now that you're excited about all of Shutterfly's lovely cards, you have a chance to win some free cards of your own!  Shutterfly has provided me with two codes, each for 25 free cards, to giveaway to two lucky readers.

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite card from the 2011 Shutterfly collection. You must answer this question to enter.  Please include your email in your comment if it is not available in your profile. For extra entries, you may do any or all of the following, for a maximum of 4 entries in total (please leave a separate comment for each):

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This contest runs for two weeks and ends on next Friday, November 25, 2011, at midnight.  I will choose the winner randomly and notify him or her by email, and he or she will have 72 hours to respond.  Good luck!

I received a set of free photo cards from Shutterfly, who is also providing the giveaway prizes.  I received no other compensation for this post, and all opinions are my own.