Sugarhouse Ink

In hopes of highlighting as many clever, creative, women-owned small businesses as possible (and my word, they're everywhere!), I'm hosting a giveaway every Sunday here for the next several weeks.  I'm doing as much of my own Christmas shopping as I possibly can with savvy girls like these.

First up, I want to tell you about Sugarhouse Ink.  This is where I'm getting my family's Christmas cards this year!  I'm having a hard time picking out exactly which one I'll use, but I'm seriously considering this one:

I'll make my final selection once I manage to find a photographic moment in which all six members of this family are happy at the same time.  July, maybe?

Sugarhouse Ink (and I love that name, by the way, because, you know, sugar) designs personalized photocards.  And not just for the holidays, but for birth announcements, parties, and even wedding invitations.  Here are a couple of my favorites:

 

They also have a blog that offers some really excellent tips for taking good family pictures, which is handy this time of year.

Sugarhouse Ink is giving four readers each a $25 Sugarhouse Ink gift certificate.  To enter to win, simply look through their holiday designs (Christmas, Hanukkah, or New Years), and come back here to leave a comment saying which specific design is your favorite (note that the designs don't have names, so just use the name of the family on the card, and let's hope none of those families stop by here and completely freak out that we're talking about them.)

I'll draw four random winners from the comments section on Wednesday.  This giveaway is open to U.S. and international residents.

*COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED*

Comments

[April]

I like the Steven, Cara, & Liza. This is a great giveaway for this time of year. We are getting pics taken tomorrow. Thanks!

[valerie]

I love this. My favorite was the New years cards. Thanks for sharing this. I would love to be in the give away.

[emily]

oh my goodness those are adorable. the card with the Phelps family is my favorite. they are fantastic!

[Glenda]

Love the Christmas cards. What unique ideas!!

[melanie dawn]

Lots of favorites :) I'll go with Happy Holidays with Blake, Emily and Annie. These are great!!

[Glenda]

Sorry - my favorite one was the anderson family.

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Those are really cute. I liked the one "Love, Blake, Emily and Annie."

[NicoleK]

oh, thank you for sharing this company! i love finding new places to get holiday cards =) My favorite is the Jones Family... but it was a tough decision over the Hardison family. Really love them both!

[Tracie]

phelps is my favorite...wish they had more with a Christ-centered theme. I love how you are promoting these sites!

[Corey]

I love the Christmas card from the Boyd family with the adorable little girl. I don't know if it's because the card is so cute with the tree or because I just want to eat that baby up!

[Marjie]

Ok - either Blake ,Emily & Annie OR the Jensen family - cute cute!

[susieshomemade]

Those look beautiful! What a great idea!! Thanks for supporting small business:-)

[DIANA]

I like the one on the last page of the Christmas cards with the funky Christmas tree on the black card from Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry. Those two little boys are adoreable!

[Gretchen]

The Boyd's card is beautiful! I rally like all the cards, though!

[Mrs. F]

Let it snow from Becky, Adam, and Lily is my favorite, by far!
They are all super cute though!

[Cheryl]

I liked all of them, but my fave was Jared, Jennifer, and Finn

[chickadee]

i really like the paynes one.

[Tracye]

I love the Fredricks!

Anytime you put a photo in an ornament, it's a good thing!

[jessica]

Merry Christmas/Happy 2009 on the last pg of the Christmas designs is my favorite, but they are all adorable! Great giveaway!

[Vanessa]

That was really hard to choose. I kept going back and forth. I think my final decision is the one with Jared, Emily and Hannah Blecker (under the Christmas section)

[Jo]

I loved the Anderson Family card!

[Kristen Cheney]

Thank you for sharing. I have been looking for cute Christmas cards. This site has some great ideas. I like Steve, Cara, Liza or the collage card with the Paynes or Jeff, Debbie, Ivin, and Emma.

[Megan]

Well shoot. The one I like best is too small to read their names. I think it says Jensen Family 2008 with Merry Christmas bigger below that.

Anyway, they are all cute!

[Sarah]

I love these! I prefer the Christmas ones as well.

[Susan]

I really like Ezequiel, Kendra and Lucas!

[Smellyann]

I love the blue and red one with Blake, Emily and Annie. thanks!

[Dayna]

So many great options. I think my favorite is the Merry Christmas card from the Andersons.

[Lori]

Loving McGee! Such a cool giveaway - thanks!

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I like the Payne and Blake family. It's so hard to choose!

[Julie]

I like the one that says "Joy" and has Steven, Cara and Liza. Cute cards!

[danana-banana]

My fav is one near the very end - it's brown with a cute tree made of holiday images & it has an adorable pic of two litttle cuties on the beach.

The only hard part would be getting a family photo!

[Whitney]

What a great site! I am torn between the "Anderson" and "McKay" family pics. Too cute!!!

[Laura]

Blake, Emily, and Hanna

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I like the last one (Christmas Letter)!!

[Rachel]

My favorite by far was the antique looking one with brown in the middle and red on the top and bottom border. I couldn't read the name though...

[Elizabeth]

I LOVE the next-to-last Christmas design as well as the Boyd family's card. All of the designs are beautiful!

[raquel]

I love the Andersen family one, classic simple and beautiful!!!

[Jenni]

I LOVE "The Stone Family Wishes you" and under the photo "A Very Merry Christmas. It is a simple, yet ELEGANT design. Bravo Sugarhouse Ink! Thanks for the opportunity!

[Jessica]

These are great! Just love them all. My favorite is the striped Christmas card that is signed by Blake, Emily and Annie.

[Lizzie]

So pretty! I love The Stone Family (in red)
Thanks for entering me!

[mzzterry]

The Payne Family, I think! Great cards.

[Lisa]

I adore The Hardison family card. I love the tasteful colors and hues. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful link.

[Celia]

I love these cards! My favorites are the Paynes, the Boyds and Tom, Marianne etc. (with the tree on brown background). Very cute.

[Laura]

The Anderson Family is I think my favorite!

[kelli]

OK.

I'm stuck between "Adam, Evan and Lilly" and "The Evans".

Maybe I'll have to do two this year.

(Wonder is I should do a 'birth announcement' about the new kidney when I get it ... hmmmm ... things to think about!. But would it be pink or blue?)

[Jenny in Ca]

really hard to decide, but I think the green New Year's card was my favorite.

pick me! pick me!

[Kimberly]

I liked the one with the Phelps family. They are all really cute.

[Kitty]

My favorite Christmas card is the one that says Jensen (I think). Hope we win as I am notoriously bad about writing Christmas cards and these would give me a much needed impetus.

[Kristin]

I really like Jared, Emily, and Hannah. And another one that I can't read the name on! :)

[Anne]

I like the Happy New Year one with the Johnson family.... thanks for hosting this giveaway!!

[Amy]

I love the Anderson family card. Simple and elegant!

[Betj/Mom2TwoVikings]

I'll go with either the Jensen family due to the Scandinavian pattern or the Payne family in the green/red stripes.

[Shelly D.]

They are all great. I'd want the Hardison family except I think we'd need seashells instead of snowflakes because we live in FL and our family pic this year is on the beach.

[Patrice Pugh]

I like the clasic red one on the last page, "Merry Christmas" It has four pictures and I think the names are Jeff Debbie Ivin & Emma.

[Nathan]

the boyd family. very very cute.

[Lori L.]

The Let It Snow design (Becky, Adam and Lily) is so pretty and unique. Thank you for featuring mompreneurs :)

[petersonclan]

I had a hard time choosing, but liked the Stone Family one.

[dorinda]

I like the Bleekers Christmas Card. I also really like the baby announcements.

[Chris]

Beautiful cards! I think I'd choose the Anderson Family, but my goodness it's hard to select a favorite!

[Abby]

There are too many cute designs to pick from. I like the Mckay family stripe card!!!

Abby

[Joanna @ Grace in the Home]

I love the Andrews family Christmas card! Thanks for introducing us to another great small business.

[Gina]

I like the Feldman Hanukkah card. Thanks for doing the giveaway!

[Wheezer]

Lovin' the "Holly, Jolly Christmas" one...

[Nikki]

My favorite is definitely "Season's Greetings Love, Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry" - brown card with the Christmas tree decorated with ornaments. Thanks for sharing such a great source for cards, invitations, etc.

[Rachel @ Twilight Journey]

Anderson family gets my vote!

[Ali]

Okay, the "Let it Snow" card of Becky, Adam & Lily's is not necessarily my favorite, but that baby is way too cute for words!

[Fiddledeedee]

Adorable. I love the Christmas one with Blake, and the other two kid's names just left my mind because my son keeps yelling, "I WANT ICE MOMMA, I WANT ICE MOMMA, I WANT ICE, MOMMA!"

What was my name?

[Nicole]

I'm really drawn to the colors in The Payne Family one--love that limeish green!

[Jen L.]

I love too many of them to decide on one. If I win I'll have a tough decision. But, I'll pick one for the sake of the giveaway - it's the one with 4 pictures from "Jeff, Debbie..."

[Jenni]

The one with stripes, three pictures, and the "with love from Black, Emily, and Annie! Cuz, you know, I need at least three pictures to get my whole family in.

Thanks for the chance, Shannon!

[shelly]

i liked steve, cara and liza...like to be able to use several pictures

[Rachel]

Blake-Emily-Annie - These would look great with my kids bright blue eyes! Lots of cute ones!

[Audra]

Steven, Cara, and Liza is my fav!

[Jennifer]

I love the "JOY: Wishing you a season full of cheer." They're all awesome though!

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[Christy]

They are all beautiful. My favorite is the 10 pic card that says Merry Christmas The Paynes. Thanks for a great giveaway!

[Lesley]

I like the one with Jeff, Debbie, Ivin, and Emma.

[k&c's mom]

I like the Anderson Family.

[Erin]

I totally need to get on this. Thanks for the great site. I too have to look for photos first, but I think I like the Paynes. That way I would not have to find one pic where we all look great.

[Janis]

I like the Christmas card with the Paynes on it that has a photo collage. Thank you!

Janis

[Tracy Adcock]

WOW! So many of those are SO cute! I really like the Hardison family Christmas picture on page 3 and the Payne family Christmas collage on page 2. Thanks for these giveaways! How exciting!

[Carla]

My favorite is The Stone family but my second it the newly made Evans family. Very nice.

[Pam]

I like the Stone family in the orchard. The card is red and white and has vintagey designs on it. Mmmmmm, it's beautiful!

[Tricia]

I like most of them, but the Boyd families is really cool.

[Lindsey]

Oh my word! What a fabulous giveaway! I love the Jansen family with Merry Christmas across the top and the red design down the side. Oh-so-very cute!

[Jill]

Wow, I love this give away! I like The Payne family one (the one with the collage of pictures) because I have three kids and it is nice to highlight them all and also the Stone family.

[Amber N.]

the evans card is the cutest but I liked so many it was hard to pick one, like the andersons, the merry merry happy happy one and the Joy one.

[Holly]

Too many to make a definite decision today before church on the spur of the moment- can I pick when I win? Thanks for the giveaway to me!

[Julie at Elisharose]

My blind self can't read the name on the card. It may start with a J. It's the red-orange and brown one with the little flourish.

[Elizabeth]

My favorite is in the Christmas section - The McKay family!!

[amber]

What great designs! I love the season's greetings from Tom, Merianne, Jacob and Henry

[Kari]

These cards are so cute and so hard to choose. I like the Steven, Cara and Liza. We are getting our xmas pics taken Monday.

[Laura Caldwell]

"Happy Happy Holidays! Love, the Boyd Family"

I love the simplicity of this ones... and could brown and blue be the new red and green? :-)

[Heather from girlmeetsworld]

I love the photo collage with the Payne family- I like an assortment of pictures! :)

Thanks for doing this! I hope I win!

[Gennifer]

I like the hardison family card. All of them were so pretty.

[Kathryn]

Oh, I'm torn. I need a multi pic card and I really liked the Merry Christmas from ?, Debbie & Ivin and I can't remember the little girls name either.. It was on the last Christmas page.. And one of the New Year's ones too.. VERY sweet..

[Lisa]

I love them all...I can't wait to look at their photo tips. Lisa~

[Lora Lynn @ Vitafamiliae]

Love the season's greetings one with the christmas tree on it and the brown background.

[Diane]

I like the Amy Sanders graduation announcement. Very nice site! Easy viewing!

[Runningamuck]

The Hardison family card (3rd from the last in Christmas section) is my favorite. And this year I'll actually be able to use this! We are finally getting a family picture taken in a few weeks. I won't even admit how long it's been.

This is a great site! Thanks for the giveaway and for letting us in on another great small-business.

[Alisa]

I like the McKay family card. I love the whole site however, it is truly difficult to choose! Thanks for another great giveaway.