Fresh Fridays- New Halloween Card Designs!

It is still hot and toasty in most parts of the country still, but that doesn't stop me from thinking about Halloween! I decided to add a few new designs to our Halloween photo card gallery this year. I created this cute owl graphic last year and he showed up on a few of the new designs.

I also created this design featuring a simple black cat and a funky color scheme. I love the purple, white, green and black combo for Halloween and may have to come up with more designs in this color scheme.
The last new design I added is a simple design meant to show off two big photos. Perfect if you have two little ones!

I hope you like this years new designs. You can check out all of our Halloween photo cards at AddieKate.com!

New 2009 Valentine's photo card designs!

I recently added new Valentines day photo card designs to the holiday card gallery at Addie Kate Creations.

Valentine's day photo cards are great way to connect with your family and friends if you didn't have time to send out holiday cards this year. Even if you did send holiday cards Valentine's day is the perfect excuse to show of your little sweetie!

Be sure to check back soon for new photo birth announcement and invitation designs!

Our family Halloween Card

I am so excited to report that my 2 year old daughter was actually cooperative for our mini photo shoot the other day. Hopefully this is a sign that we have moved past the months of only getting pictures of the back of her head as she runs away from us.

I usually design a new card for our family holiday cards but this year I was so busy with Halloween photo card orders that I just choose my favorite from my gallery, the Boo design.

I modified it a bit to say buzz instead of boo but that was the only change I made.


Stay tuned for our family Christmas photo card in a few weeks!

Holiday Photo Card Tips

Halloween is just around the corner and before you can blink an eye the rest of the holidays will be upon us too. This is the perfect time of year to start thinking of taking family photos for holiday cards. Over the last few years I have picked up a few tips from photographer friends about how you can achieve great pictures on your own. I thought I would share a few here.

Take photos outdoors when possible
There is nothing like natural light to create beautiful photos. Make sure to test a few areas before starting you shoot to make sure there are no shadows or glare when taking your pictures.

Bring an assistant
This tip is especially important if you are photographing young children. An extra set of hands to adjust stray hairs and fix buttons can really be helpful. If an extra person is on hand to be silly behind the photographer this can help to get great smiles out of the kids too.

Take lots of shots
We are so lucky to live in the age of digital cameras. Take lots of pictures so you have many to choose from when selecting pictures for your holiday card.

Don't get too close up
If you are taking pictures for a holiday photo card make sure to leave plenty of room for cropping. This will ensure you have more options when selecting a design. Be careful about being too zoomed out though as if too much of the photo needs to be cropped you may lose quality.

Have fun and be creative!
If you go into a shoot with a positive attitude and an open mind you are sure to come up with some great shots!

Great Accesories from Multi Chic

I am starting my Christmas shopping early this year as I will be busy with holiday card orders later on. In my search for unique items I came across MultiChic.com They have great home, office and wardrobe accessories. I especially loved the Red Flora Reusable Shopping Bag by Envirosax. I have been trying to use reusable bags for shopping trips as well as at the grocery store. This bag would be so much more fashionable for trips to the mall than a canvas bag.
They have lots of other great prints as well as other fun accessories. Check out MultiChic.com soon!

September Halloween Card special

At AddieKate.com we are currently offering our customers 10% off on Halloween photo card orders. This special is good throughout the month of September.

This year we are featuring Halloween cards that are modern and fun. We have designs that are photo collages as well as designs that feature one large photo.

For the 10% September discount enter code PUMPKIN at checkout!

Have a spooky Halloween!

2008 Holiday Photo Card Designs are here!

Our 2008 Holiday photo collection has arrived at addiekate.com. I am really excited about the modern, unique designs we are featuring this year. Here are two of my favorites.



All of our holiday photo cards are fully customizable. The card greeting and colors can be adjusted to suit your taste. This ensures your holiday photo card is as unique as you and your family are!

This year we are offering a pre-order holiday card special to all of our customers. If you order your holiday photo cards before October 31st you will receive 10% off and we will pre-ship your envelopes. The discount code to take advantage of this special is preorder10.

Visit our Christmas photo card gallery soon and let me know what you think!

Halloween Costume of the week!

This week I thought I would go back in time and reminisce about my daughter's first Halloween. I was checking out Moon Costumes and saw that they had the costume Addie wore for her very first Halloween. I loved her little cozy caterpillar bunting. It was so plush and snugly and was just adorable on her. Here she is modeling it for our first family Halloween card.


If you are looking for an adorable baby Halloween costume make sure to check out Moon Costumes. They have a large selection and great prices!

Holiday Photo Card Preview!

It may still be over a hundred degrees where I live but I have already begun working on our holiday photo card gallery. This year my designs have a modern and fun feel to them. My goal is to combine traditional holiday elements with bold shapes and colors to create a design that is current but doesn't lose the Christmas spirit.

Here are a few samples of designs that will be added to our holiday card gallery at the end of the month.


Check out our photo Christmas card gallery to see our current designs and watch for updates regarding holiday card promotions.

New Halloween photo card designs!

I know it is only July but before you know it summer will be over and it will be time to start thinking of Halloween. To prepare I added four new designs to our Halloween photo card collection at AddieKate.com.

The new designs for this year are bright and modern. I aimed to capture the fun spirit of Halloween. Most of the new Halloween card designs feature multiple photos. It is just two hard to pick just one photo sometimes! Especially when your little one is just cute as can be in their Costume. Below are two of our new cards in the Halloween gallery.


Visit Addie Kate Creations to view the entire collection!

Speaking of Halloween make sure to check back in early August for our featured Costume of the week.