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    Published: Nov 17, 2014 · 46 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Holiday Cards - Finding the Perfect Gold-Foil Design

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    Finding The Perfect Gold Foil Holiday Card - SnapHappyMom.com

    It's time to get those holiday cards printed! Pretty gold foil details are everywhere, and I love that little bit of shine. The shimmer of a foil-stamped card is perfect for the holidays.

    I knew I wanted my family's cards to be foil-stamped, but I didn't want it to feel like an afterthought. I wanted an entire stationery suite designed around that shiny greeting. That meant I needed to find the perfect details and backgrounds to compliment the gold foil and make it pop!

    This post is sponsored by Shutterfly.

    I'm thrilled to work with Shutterfly this year on my holiday cards: their Perfectly Personal™ Holiday Cards are exactly what I was looking for!

    There are tons of beautiful gold-foil designs to choose from, with backgrounds that complement the shiny foil and coordinate with the festive theme. Whether you like the gold glitter look or the bright gold shimmer look, Shutterfly has gorgeous options for your cards, address labels, and invitations.

    Finding The Perfect Gold Foil Holiday Card - SnapHappyMom.com

    If you want to send foil-stamped cards this year, check out the Perfectly Personal™ options from Shutterfly. I picked one gold-foil design that says Merry Christmas for the front of all my cards.

    I couldn't decide if I wanted the glitter or the shimmering design for the back... so I ordered both!

    If you love the gold shimmer look...

    Finding The Perfect Gold Foil Holiday Card - SnapHappyMom.com - Gold Shimmer Look!

    Cards: Bright Bokeh Labels: Shining Brightly

    I wanted to pick just the right shimmery details to go with the gold foil on my front design, so I went with the backgrounds that imitate gold shimmer color and stripes. The bright gold is so festive and fun, and there are perfect shimmer address labels to match!

    If you love the gold glitter look....

    Finding The Perfect Gold Foil Holiday Card - SnapHappyMom.com - Gold Glitter Look

    Cards: Bright Bokeh Labels: Blessings of Christmas

    The same foil-stamped design can look totally different when you pair it with gold glitter. There are two options for the back of the card that both feature the glitter look without the mess!

    I love the delicate glittery snowflakes, as well as the background that looked like solid glitter. Add in some pretty address labels and classy rounded corners for a perfect stationery suite.

    If you are feeling really busy...

    I'm a big fan of anything that makes the card-sending process easier. Personalized postage to save me a trip to the dreaded post office? I'm in! Pre-printed address labels? Yes, please! I love that Shutterfly has cute address labels that match my cards perfectly.

    Finding The Perfect Gold Foil Holiday Card - SnapHappyMom.com - Shutterfly makes card sending easy with matching address labels and personalized postage.

    Labels: Blessings of Christmas Personalized Postage: Merry Moment

    If you're throwing a party...

    Oh, what fun! Aren't these gold-look invitations lovely?

    Shutterfly has party invitations too, in all different styles. I'm obviously into gold this year, and I loved this one with teal and a bit of gold shimmer.

    Now, who's in for dinner at my house?

    Finding The Perfect Gold Holiday Invitation - SnapHappyMom.com

    Party Invitations: Shining Fun

    Bonus Card Tip!

    Add your children's ages with their names. I can't tell you how many comments I get about it every year! People really appreciate that little detail, especially the family and friends that live far away and aren't as involved in our everyday lives.

    Finding The Perfect Gold Foil Holiday Card - SnapHappyMom.com

    Comment below: Which version do you like better- the gold glitter or the gold shimmer? I love them both!

    This post is sponsored by Shutterfly and I received compensation in exchange for this post; however, all opinions and styling are my own.

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    Comments

    1. Wendy says

      November 17, 2014 at 1:04 pm

      I love picking out Christmas cards-- and I hadn't thought of gold ones, but NOW I WANT THEM! I spend a lot of time and effort choosing EXACTLY thee perfect ones. These are them!

      Reply
    2. April says

      November 17, 2014 at 3:31 pm

      Those Christmas cards are gorgeous & you are so on top of it! I just decided not to send out cards at all this year. I need to live by you so you can take my family pictures.

      Reply
    3. Alysia from My Domestic Dish says

      November 17, 2014 at 8:12 pm

      I love the idea about the names and ages- that's awesome! I penpal as well and have a lot of people who've never met me but I talk about my family all the time. That's a perfect way to put faces to names, with certainty and without having to doodle on things myself.
      I love the touch of gold.

      Reply
    4. Uplifting Families says

      November 17, 2014 at 10:15 pm

      These are so cute. I love that they are personalized.

      Reply
    5. Katie says

      November 18, 2014 at 4:46 am

      Those are so pretty! I have not done Christmas cards in a long time and I think that tradition should not be lost! Thank you for reminding me I need to do this again!

      Reply
    6. Gina Henning says

      November 19, 2014 at 8:45 am

      So pretty! I need to order Christmas cards and cards for my cookie exchange!!!

      Reply
    7. Angie Scheie says

      November 19, 2014 at 8:46 am

      I love how the gold looks! It's just about time to pick my cards out too:).

      Reply
    8. Cara of Stylish+Geek says

      November 19, 2014 at 9:00 am

      I really enjoyed this post! I have yet to do my Christmas cards this year! I like the one with the gold foil. And the tip on adding the kids' ages? Genius! I am asked way too often about that. Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    9. kristine foley says

      November 19, 2014 at 10:10 am

      That shine is gorgeous! We are getting picks taken and hope they work with these cards! Beautiful!

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:32 pm

        Shutterfly has some gorgeous gold foil options, with tons of different designs. I'm sure something will work!

        Reply
    10. Deidre says

      November 19, 2014 at 10:31 am

      I have been LOVING gold foil this year. Thank you for sharing these cards. So stunning!

      Reply
    11. bree west says

      November 19, 2014 at 12:11 pm

      Loving the gold foil everywhere this year! I am definitely a shimmer over glitter person!

      Reply
    12. Shipra says

      November 19, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      Such gorgeous cards!! Love the gold foil - it so reminds me of Christmas! <3

      Reply
    13. What the Bride Wore says

      November 19, 2014 at 1:38 pm

      I am going to check these out - I have been on the hunt for gold foil holiday cards!

      Reply
    14. Debi (thedeb83) says

      November 19, 2014 at 1:53 pm

      Gorgeous cards.. never thought of using gold before.

      Reply
    15. Leah says

      November 19, 2014 at 3:08 pm

      I love the gold foil look too. Your cards are adorable!

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:31 pm

        Thanks so much!

        Reply
    16. karissa says

      November 19, 2014 at 3:16 pm

      These are really great, I need to get my Holiday cards done ASAP

      Reply
    17. Heather says

      November 19, 2014 at 3:57 pm

      I love the gold foil look and it seems to be everywhere this year! I send out so many Christmas cards that I have to go with the cheapest "nice" option so gold foil wasn't in my budget this year, but I sure hope I get some like this in the mail! So pretty! 🙂

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:30 pm

        I know the feeling- we send out a lot as well. Shutterfly usually has great coupon codes though!

        Reply
    18. Lauren says

      November 19, 2014 at 6:30 pm

      I love the gold shimmer. I haven't bought my Christmas cards yet, but these looks so festive!

      Reply
    19. Claire Cervino says

      November 19, 2014 at 6:35 pm

      I love the gold shimmer look - that is exactly what I'm looking for this year - thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    20. Natalie says

      November 19, 2014 at 6:54 pm

      These are so pretty! They've also reminded me that I absolutely need to take our family picture this weekend or we won't have anything to send out on our cards this year!!

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:30 pm

        Don't forget to take that picture! Are you taking it yourself? I totally want to see it!

        Reply
    21. Celeste says

      November 19, 2014 at 7:47 pm

      Personally, I like the gold shimmer look better. These are beautiful looking though - sending out classy looking cards is DEFINITELY up there with one of the "as soon as we're grown up" things we'll start doing.

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:28 pm

        I know! I didn't do it until we had kids, and it felt very "grown up" to actually have a reason to send cards.

        Reply
    22. Stefany says

      November 19, 2014 at 9:48 pm

      The gold is so pretty! I don't do any holiday cards but I love the examples.

      Reply
    23. Olivia says

      November 19, 2014 at 10:12 pm

      These are beautiful! I'm totally falling in love with gold foil everything for the holidays.

      Reply
    24. Katie Matthews says

      November 20, 2014 at 3:09 am

      I love cards like this and gold is my favourite at this time of year. I've convinced my boyfriend that we're going to start doing photos like this even when we get our first dog!

      Katie <3

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:27 pm

        Do it! Dogs can be part of the family!

        Reply
    25. Brenda says

      November 20, 2014 at 9:05 am

      Wow, the gold foil looks so pretty! It's everywhere this year and I'm loving it!

      Reply
    26. Erica Brooks says

      November 20, 2014 at 9:32 am

      I love the gold and teal. I don't usually care for too much gold but that looks fantastic.

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:27 pm

        I know, I really loved that deep teal- it's a lovely shade, and looks like it shimmers without actually shimmering and being hard to read.

        Reply
    27. Rebekah says

      November 20, 2014 at 9:42 am

      Oh my gosh these are beautiful!! I absolutely must order these!

      Reply
    28. Nicole says

      November 20, 2014 at 11:13 am

      These are super cute. We usually pick up boxes of card at the dollar store since we have a LOT of people to send cards to each year.

      Reply
      • Meg says

        November 20, 2014 at 2:25 pm

        We have a lot to send as well- Shutterfly has great coupons though!

        Reply
    29. Chelsea says

      November 20, 2014 at 2:59 pm

      I love all of these! I'm gold obsessed 🙂

      Reply
    30. Ayana Pitterson says

      November 20, 2014 at 7:06 pm

      Gold is such a gorgeous color for xmas cards. This post reminds that I have to get on my cards ASAP.

      Thrifting Diva
      http://www.thriftingdiva.com

      Reply
    31. Tanya Coffman says

      November 21, 2014 at 7:14 pm

      Shutterfly sounds amazing! I love the way you styled these cards too - they look so elegant! 😀

      Reply
    32. Breanna says

      November 24, 2014 at 5:39 am

      Oh boy! I LOVE picking out our Christmas Card every year! 🙂 Shutterfly has some great options! Gold and foil are definitely "in" this season!

      Reply
    33. Lix says

      November 24, 2014 at 5:15 pm

      Love gold foil in Christmas cards! I want to design some of my own and it would be great to find a printer that can print them, as I haven't really bothered to source one yet. The idea is to do Christmas family shoots and design custom cards to go along with them, then leave the printing up to the client.

      Reply
    34. Rachel @ Bakerita says

      November 25, 2014 at 10:07 am

      Such beautiful cards, and such cute little kiddos!!! Love the gold foil design.

      Reply

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