Christmas Cards Galore!

I didn't manage to get Cebulski family Christmas cards out this year (I never have, actually, but thought this year might be a first!), but I did do a lot of Christmas cards for clients and friends!

I'm hoping that next year I can offer more official Christmas card "packages" and have options pre-made for people to choose from. Below is a sampling of some of my favorite cards from this year. A few of them have notes above them. All the photography is mine as well (except for the one of us with my in-laws...Joe's cousin, a talented photographer, took that one on my camera for us. Thanks Teresa!) Also, many of these cards are flat (it's noted if they are different)....but on the back we printed more photos in black and white (of the client's choosing). I didn't include the backs for space reasons....but they all looked really cool!


The top is the front of the card, then it opens up and below is the inside of the card.



Below is a second option for this family (they chose the one above). Since I didn't have any templates made beforehand, I ended up creating 2 or 3 different options for each client--so it was a bit labor intensive for me! But next year I'll have lots of ideas!

The card below needs some explanation. It's a tri-fold card, so when all folded up, the square with LOVE is on the front. When that is opened, the one with PEACE is to the right, and the one with JOY is to the left. When the last flap is opened, you see exactly what the second image shows--three squares, with JOY to the left, words in the center, and the family pic to the right. And on the back is the photo of the grandparents and grandkids. Does that make sense? Tri-folds are cool looking--a really different option for a Christmas card.




This family below is amazing---these 2 woman have taken in lots of children with special needs, and right now they have 10 adopted children living at home (others have moved on). What a privilege it was to photograph them all! A little chaotic, but so much fun. Can you imagine?

This is my mother and father-in-law's card :) Recognize us?


Perfect fall day for this shoot, huh? I can't wait to show you the rest of the images from this session.

And a few birth announcements thrown in for good measure. These are 2 of my favorites from the last few months. Beautiful babies!

Cute Cousins

These 2 guys are cousins--one is the son of a good friend of mine, the other is the son of her sister, also becoming a good friend of mine :) You might remember the gorgeous family who I began this blog with---the second baby here is the child who was still in his mommy's belly back then! These cousins are next-door neighbors, both have 2 older sisters, and were born less than a few weeks apart. Can you spell trouble? You might see some newborn photos of these guys eventually, I'm just posting these because they are fairly recent.

My Baby is One!

Piper Jane is one year old today. Sigh. Check out my letter to her over at my family blog here.


Yes, she really does get this excited about reading books. In this picture, she just spotted the bird and is showing me her sign for it.

The J Family

I got to photograph the J family as the countdown began to the birth of their second child. It was a perfect summer day and the cuteness and personality of their 2 year old daughter did not disappoint! This is a really fun family--laid back, flexible, quick to laugh and be silly. It's easy to see where their daughter gets her great personality! Stay tuned for photos of their newborn son---I'll post those eventually.

Judah

I am lucky enough to get to take care of this little cutie every Tuesday. He is the son of my good good friend. He has an older brother, and a brother due to join them any day now...so eventually 3 adorable blondie boys will be gracing these pages. Judah is so much fun to be with--Piper just loves him, and gets all excited when I tell her we're going over to Judah's house! I wanted to surprise his mom and dad with some pictures, so we took them one Tuesday when I was there. Judah was loving the camera that day! He's my little buddy! The orange is just a blanket they had in the house...I love the way it worked out as a background.

Kai, 3 months

My sister Jenny was up last week for our family to celebrate Christmas, and of course I had to take some 3 month pictures of my nephew! I just cannot get over his blue eyes, his chubby cheeks, and that pouty lip! A dream baby to photograph, not just because of his exceptional cuteness, but because he is a chilled out and content little fella.









and, just in case you missed the preview :)