One of my favorite things about the holidays is sending holiday cards. I love writing holiday cards to my friends and family each year. Gift picking gives me tons of anxiety, and can get very expensive, and nothing is more upsetting than when your friends don't even like the gift you got them. So this year, I'm giving presents to my immediate family and sending all of my close friends and family a holiday card. Giving cards is a great way to let someone know that you're thinking about them during the holiday season without spending a lot of money or tons of time picking out a present they may or may not like.
Usually I get my holiday cards from HomeGoods because they have a really good selection of unique cards for a low price. However, even though I went in mid-November this year, I was so surprised to find that all of the good holiday cards had been picked over. So this year's holiday cards are actually from Papyrus, which is a paperie chain with really cute card designs at an affordable price. I got a set of 15 foiled Christmas cards with a really cute envelope design for only $9.95, which isn't too shabby. They even came with gold envelope seals, which added a luxurious touch. The only thing I didn't realize until I got home was that the card actually had a Christmas message inside, not a holiday one. Usually I prefer to send cards with generic holiday messages, but I totally forgot to check carefully this time around. Oops. Most of my friends celebrate Christmas so it didn't end up being a big deal thankfully. And I just loved how the cards turned out this year!
And just a few extra card writing essentials -- a fine tip Sharpie pen and this super cute black book of addresses! Next year, I'll probably buy an additional pack of cards because 15 ended up being a little too less. I also want to custom print return address labels from a stationary store so I don't have to write my return address on every single card.
