New Holiday Card Designs!

It still feels like summer in my neck of the woods but that hasn't stopped me from preparing eight new designs for the holiday card gallery at Addie Kate Creations. I am really excited about how they turned out this year. I tried to include several options for multiple photos as well as cards that feature one large photo. Here is what I came up with...

I seem to be a little hooked on the black and green combo this year. I really like the modern feel that color combination gives to more classic designs.

I hope you like this years new holiday card choices! As always we can customize any card with your choice of colors and text. If you need a Hanukkah card or a New Years card any of our designs can be easily adapted. We can also customize our holiday designs as a holiday birth announcement. Make sure to check out all of our holiday card designs here!

New print at home pricing!

Work at Home Wednesdays will be back next week, as this week we have an exciting announcement instead. We are pleased to let our customers know that we have discounted our print at home design option from $30 for gallery designs to $20 . Custom designs will be $25. Custom design pricing only applies to brand new designs. If you are changing colors or wording those changes can be made at the gallery design price.

For those that are new to addiekate.com our print at home option allows you to purchase the rights to your card and have it printed as many times as you like. Some customers print on their home computer and others choose to print the design just like you would print a photograph at a processing lab. This can be an economical option for those that need a large quantity of cards. It is also a great choice if you are on a strict timeline to have your invitations sent. Some customers choose to go green and e-mail their card. The print at home option provides lots of choices!

We know that times are tough for many and are hoping this pricing change will allow our loyal customers to continue enjoying our invitation, announcement and holiday card designs.

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!

Holiday Card order deadlines for AddieKate.com

Just a quick post about our holiday photo card ordering schedule. The deadline for 2008 holiday card orders is Monday, December 15th. We will however continue to accept print at home orders throughout the remainder of the year. We will be closed for shipping from December 19th-January 1st. All proofs must be approved by December 18th. We will respond to all orders and inquiries when we reopen on January 2nd.

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!

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-Don't forget Fido!

This week I decided to stray a little from my search for kids Halloween costumes. I have done many holiday photo cards featuring a family pet instead of children, so I thought I would check out what was available for pet costumes. I happened upon Costume Craze and immediately saw the link to Dog Costumes. This site is chock full of fun costumes for your pet. My favorite is the Elvis dog costume, although I am sure their aren't too many dogs that would actually put up with wearing sunglasses.


Costume Craze has a wide selection of costumes if your pooch is your baby. They also have great costumes for the rest of your family, many of which are on sale currently. Make sure to check them out soon!

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.