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Our Christmas Cards + An Artifact Uprising Giveaway!

November 23, 2016

A few weeks ago, we drove 40 minutes up the road to Ashton, Idaho with our friends, the Pugmires, and we took our family photo for our Christmas Card. It's something we do every year, and it's such a fun tradition that keeps the whole family photo thing more casual and whole lot less stressful when friends are on the other side of the camera. I always take their photo (with Chris making funny faces to get the kids laughing) and then they take ours.

We stopped at two locations, just down the road from each other, and while I loved the white bark on either side of this trail...

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The moss and woods and girls cracking up in the one below stole my heart and made it to the card. We've gotten a few questions about how to coordinate outfits for cards. I just try to balance patterns and solids. This was our first year (ever) going a little more dressy for pictures--even Charly got some bells around her neck (these).

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Last year, we used Artifact Uprising for our cards and loved the quality so much, we ordered from them again this year. This foil-stamped "Merry" card spelled out exactly what I felt the girls were portraying and what we sincerely wish for all our friends and family.

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The foil comes in silver, copper or gold (we went with the copper) and it's so pretty in real life. Can't wait to get these in the mail! Our friends at Artifact Uprising are all about spreading the cheer and have offered up a $50 credit to one of our readers! Just leave a comment below to enter and we'll choose a winner Friday so you can start planning your own cards.

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  1. Artifact Uprising is amazing. I've printed so many of their square photos for my girls' room and swoon everything on their site.

  2. On your recommendation, I used Artifact Uprising for my Christmas cards this year. Their designs were really cute, but when the cards I chose arrived, I was disappointed in the quality of the card. In particular, the photo on the card looks blurry, which is odd since I used a high resolution image. I've had better luck with other online card shops.

  3. This year will be our first year sending out family Christmas cards as our family is completely with our girls ???

  4. Your card turned out so beautiful. And I love Artifact Uprising. Every year I make a book of all our favorite pictures and order it through them. My kids love looking through them and talking about the memories we made and I love the classic, simple design and amazing quality.

  5. This has inspired me to take our own family photos this year for our Christmas cards. It's seems like waay less pressure and would be awesome to include the dogs!

  6. After a new home, a new baby, unexpected hospital bills- it would be great to have a little something for Christmas cards! They'd be our first EVER!

  7. I was going to order our cards tonight, but now I'm definitely waiting for tomorrow! Love, love, love yours!

  8. ahhh perfect timing...i was JUST browsing on artifact uprising's website a few minutes ago. we just got back from seeing some national parks out west and i am dying to get some of our photos printed on a large scale! your christmas cards are beautiful--great photo of you guys!

  9. That location is beautiful. There's something about the woods (snow or not) that just screams Christmas card. Love the balance!

  10. Love the picture you chose! Candid pictures are my favorites :) I also LOVE artifact uprising (I have gotten their square prints a couple of times) and am actually working on a family album right now...it's my dream to start making one album every year! Thanks for the giveaway!!

  11. Love that you went outdoors and included Charly!!!
    And you're absolutely right, your copper Merry is nice addition to the beautiful family photo!

  12. I absolutely love your Christmas cards every year. They always have a more casual vibe and are not too stuffy and posed like most others!

  13. I love your pictures! I have not heard of or used artifact uprising-I'm going to go check them out now. Thank you for the giveaway!

  14. Love the cards! That copper accent is beautiful, and everyone looks great. I would love to use artifact uprising for my cards this year too!

  15. Beautiful! I love the minimalist design of the cards you chose! We do the same "picture ritual" with our friends as well!

  16. This will be our third year in a row sending out Christmas cards and it's a tradition I would like to keep going! There's something so special about printing out pictures and I've been dying to use Artifact for some good prints!

  17. Love Artifact Uprising! We started using them about 5 years ago before they were real big - so glad they have grown in popularity because their products and trustworthiness is truly wonderful!!

  18. Beautiful family, beautiful cards! Would love this for our cards this year. Thanks for the inspo as always!!

  19. Your family is so beautiful. Greta's pig tails are adorable and Charly looks so cute all dressed up for the season!

  20. Need to get on it for my Christmas cards. I am notoriously late sending them. A few years I have gone with Happy New year cards instead.

    Winning the $50 gift certificate would help me on my way.

  21. Artifact is new to me. I'd love to give them a try for our Christmas card this year. Yours turned out lovely!

  22. Beautiful family, pic! I love Artifact Uprising and would love to do our first family holiday photo cards with them. Thanks!!

  23. Your photos and card turned out great! I was thinking of actually doing cards this year, so this credit would come in mighty handy!

  24. Love how your photos turned out! We're planning to use one from our daughter's one-year-old photo session, where we all coordinated with white tops + jeans/jeggings for her ;)

    Would love to know where your green sweater dress is from - i need more green clothes to add to my wardrobe!

  25. We have our family photo session scheduled for this weekend (a bit late to the game) - I'm trying to plan outfits for 5 and don't know whether it will be raining, or snowing, or none of the above! But most of all, trying not to stress so we can have fun with it. Love the joy in your family pictures - I hope we can capture a bit of that ourselves!

  26. Ooh, nice. I've been trying to figure out who to use for Christmas cards, so I will have to take a closer look at these!

  27. What a fabulous giveaway!! I got pictures from Artifact and loved their quality. This would be great to get my butt going on the whole sending Christmas cards this year :)

  28. Your cards came out beautifully. Such a beautiful family. The expressions on your girls' faces are priceless. Thanks for the reminder to do my christmas cards....last year I waited too long and they barely went out in time. :/

    1. Love, love, love! We have our friend take our photos around this time each year too! Such a great tradition! Would love to turn them into cards! Thanks for the inspiration.... Also I LOVE the podcast xo

  29. Just had our first ever Christmas shoot using a pro photographer so the timing of your giveaway could not be better! Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

  30. That's a great idea for photos, having a "photo party" with friends! I should try that. Cute family & thanks for the chance at a gift card!

  31. I love picture Christmas cards! We send one every year. Yours look amazing! I'd love to try Artifact Uprising and the credit would be such a blessing.

  32. I love outdoor shots for Christmas cards. It's my go to photo style every year. And I love how you coordinated everyone's look to seem casual but it all blended so well, especially with the woodsy tones. Love all of it!

  33. Your cards look great! I tend to order cards from a different company each year. I would love to give Artifact Uprising a try.

  34. I love your dress!! We got married this year, so I've been looking at Artifact Uprising a lot for photo books and cards :)

  35. I love Artifact Uprising and their minimalistic and simple style. Your cards look absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing!

  36. I was on the fence about sending Christmas cards this year. But, your family was also on the fence and actually got the cards made- they look great. I would love to win the Artifact Uprising gift card to send Christmas cards this year. Merry Christmas!?

  37. Both photos are great-- I can't believe what a big girl Faye has become -- it feels like yesterday she was born -- I know you feel the same!! :-) Thanks for the chance to win a gift card!
    Happy Thanksgiving!

  38. Beautiful Christmas cards! Love the girls laughing! Would love to have the chance to use a $50 gift card. I love there website! Although, I have not yet use there products.

    You're blog is my favorite! Love how you love you're family :)

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  39. I would love to send out picture cards this year. We lost all 4 of our pets by July 3rd this year & just now added to our family with 3 rescue cats - boom, one each week, they just kept falling into our laps, how could we say NO :)
    I would love a card showing off my grownup son & all of our new family members!

    -PS, your pictures are always so lovely!

  40. New reader here! I just discovered the wonder that is blogland after we bought our first house last month!I love your style and it just correlates so well with what I like as well. Thank you for doing this, I'm sure it's a lot of work!

  41. Just took some photos but haven't put the cards together yet! Would love the chance to try out Artifact. Your card looks wonderful!

  42. I love your dress, Julia! Also, are those knee socks fitting Faye? I am debating getting some for my daughter, who's in between your girls. Thanks!

  43. I love Artifact Uprising. I order prints and their quality is amazing. Love your tradition for taking the photos.

    Thanks for the great giveaway!
    Julie

  44. we just took ours yesterday!!! Hope we win the giveaway! Yall have the cutest little girls. I like the more rich earthy tones you picked this year. Very beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving!

  45. Such a precious family photo! Can you share where your dress is from? Also, I LOVE Artifact Uprising! Used them for wedding thank you's and holiday cards last year.

  46. YHL introduced me to our site via their podcast.... need to go into the archives for those kitchen projects!

    Love artifact uprising too!

  47. Love! Read your blog religiously ! I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner, so fun (esp with kiddos!!)! ??⛄️?

  48. Is it awkward that I want to see the Pugmires' pictures, too? :) I had a friend take some "big sister" photos of my 2 year old, and I think having a familiar photographer was key in getting natural pictures.

  49. I love your christmas card! That green dress has me swooning! It's so nice to see a different printed company besides the usuals!

  50. I love both of these photos! The first is great because Faye is so adorable, but I loved the second when I saw you had updated your sidebar photo earlier this week!

    We do casual photos every year with a tripod and remote. Typically the 1st phtoo is the best even though I take tons (just in case)! I would love to give Artifact a try this year!!!

    Also, Julia - where did you get your dress? I love it!!

  51. Such a beautiful christmas card! I am excited to order a photo book from them, for a surprise christmas gift, I have heard great things! Now I just have to get it finished ?!

  52. You are a wonderful family and look like such genuine and warm people in your blog posts and on your adorable Christmas card. I use artifact uprising to make all of our son's photo albums and I would love a gift card. Thank you!

  53. These are such beautiful pictures and I love how you added the bells. Such a nice Christmas touch! Thanks for offering a gift card!

  54. Faye is so cute in that first pic that I can't handle it! Also, please tell us about your dress...I am loving it!

  55. So so so good! Love this year's card! You guys are killing it in 2016. So much good stuff this year. Thank you for the amazing content and inspiration!

  56. Your outfits are so darling and spiffy (you know, for the adults ;)). I love it! Thanks for the chance to win the gift card.

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