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

[Allison]

I like the Jensen family's Christmas card. Though I might have trouble getting my 3 boys (husband, Great Dane, and Golden Retriever) to sit still for a pic!

[Mar]

The Hardison Family Christmas cards. Or the Payne Family. Love all the unique card designs!

[stacy]

The Christmas selection, it was the seventh one, sorry I couldn't read the name.

[Stacy]

My favorite is the brown-with-snowflakes Hardison family Christmas one. Which, incidentally, I just happened to see- is also pictured in this post.

~Stacy

[My Precious Pennies]

I like the Christmas Anderson family one.

[Jamie @ Purposeful Pursuit]

So many great ones! I like the Christmas one with brown and red...I think it says the Jensen family very faintly on the bottom of the picture.

[Helen Cox]

I like the Christmas card with the Anderson family. Thanks for the giveaway!

[Sara]

I love the Blake, Emily and Annie!!!

[Kit]

I love the Christmas one with pink background and red polka dots. But I wonder if it's too girly for hubby? Hmmm

[Elaine]

These cards are so classy. I loved the one with the Anderson family. Thanks for the giveaway!
Elaine

[Tammy Schindel]

Love most of them but really like the Jensen family card.
Thank you for sharing!

[Fairion]

My favorite is the Bernstein Family

[Renee]

I love The Paynes, I like the multi-picture layout.

[Monica]

I like the Paynes Christmas montage!

Monica

[Jana]

i like the jacobsen-dots christmas card... let's hope that you pick me!

[christine]

I wanna be where he "Hardisons" took that pic....I love the color combo on that card.

[Aimee]

It is hard to decide, but I think my favorite is the "Let it Snow" card.

[Heather]

I like the one with Jared, Emily & Hannah.

[Jill]

I like the very first one that pops up on the Christmas page and the second to last one as you click through the list.

[Arlene]

I love the one you posted from the McKay family. I wonder if it has more to do with the picture than the design, lol!

Great giveaway; looking forward to seeing the others you have in store for us! :o) Thanks, Shannon!

[Whitney]

I love "The Boyd's" card and also the one from Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry that has the funky little Christmas tree on it!

[Ewokgirl]

I like the Joy one with Steven, Cara, and Liza. (At least, I think those were their names.)

[andria]

I like the Boyd family...happy, happy holidays. Thanks for the chance!

[Bay]

Thanks so much for the entry! I like the Jensen family's card. =)

[Kathryn]

I really like them all, but my favorite is the "western" looking one (I can't see the name on it). It's the next to last row...the first one. LOVE IT! Thanks for hosting this great giveaway.

[Tami]

I like the one with Blake, Emily and Annie. It would great for us, since we have 1 daughter away at school and we could get her pic in there too.

[Rachel]

Merry Christmas, Happy 2009 w/ Ezekial, Kendra & Lucas. Thanks!

[Cathy]

I was just thinking that I really need to order our holiday cards! And I love the Blake Family's Happy Holidays card ... definitely getting that one if I win. :)

[jodi @ bpr]

I like the Jared, Emily & Hannah one - neat designs!

[Kathy]

What lovely designs. My favorite is the card with the Stone family on it.

[stacie]

Very cute- I liked the Anderson family Christmas one.

[Melissa]

I love the Christmas one that says Season's Greetings, from Tom, Marianne, Jacob, and Henry. It is SO CUTE. Might have to get them even if I don't win the giveaway!

[Allison]

I love the merry christmas one from the Bleckers. Thanks for hosting this. I love the chance to win christmas stuff!

[Lynnet]

I loved the Christmas cards, but really the Stone family was my favorite. I wonder if they can pose as my family???

[Trixie]

Oh my, they are all so lovely!

The Anderson Family card is one of my favorites. What a fun giveaway!

Take Care,

Trixie

[Kansas Mom]

I like the Evan's card with the three pictures and room for some notes. We've had a big year and there would be a lot to share...and three kids would fit perfectly - one for each picture!

[Cari O]

I Luuuv the brown and blue holiday card from the Boyd family.

[Susan]

My favorite is the Ezequiel, Sandra, and Lucas!

[mich]

I like the Season's Greetings one from Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry. Love these cards!

[Adrienne]

My two favorites are:
--Ezekial, Kendra and Lucas
--The Paynes

I must admit I liked them all, but thinking of the pictures we have all ready to go on a card, I like those two the best! :)

[Heather]

Since Sugarhouse Ink is run by my awesome sis-in-law (and we are the family featured in the "Hardison" family Christmas Card!) perhaps I'm not eligible to win, but a big THANK YOU for this national spotlight!

[Michale Hall]

I like Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry

[Angela]

I love the Season's Greetings card from Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry!

[Laura K]

I love the McKay family!

[Jen D.]

Very cute. I like everything!

[Sherry]

I like the one with Jared, Emily and Hannah Blecker the best. It is hard to choose.

[Tami]

My favorite is the brown one with the Christmas tree made of snowflakes and snowmen and all that stuff. Forgot to look and see the name of the family. But it says Seasons Greetings.

[Christy Smith]

I like the McKay family photo. I love these giveaways!

[Minnesotamom]

I'm a fan of "The Boyd Family" one. :)

[sandy toes]

I love the Boyd card..I love all the cards...my problem is that my picture is never good but your cards are so wonderful...do you ever put ribbon on them?
-sandy toes

[Jessi]

These cards are amazing...I had a hard time just chosing one as my favorite. But I do really like the Christmas "Payne Family" card.

[kristy mae]

The Evans :)

[Stephanie]

I like the Hardison family because of the nice deep brown and the snowflakes in the design. Very classy but casual. :)

[MemeGRL]

Ack--screen too small to read the names of the families but love all the New Year's cards! We have so many family and friends of different faiths (and I am rarely organized enough to get cards out until the holiday days *after* Christmas) I love the idea of sending a card that is for something everyone celebrates.
Thanks for pointing out this lovely store!

[Laura]

Love the brown background with Christmas tree and Season's Greetings! Can't remember all the names. Great giveaway!

[Lisa]

Boy that's a tough one -- they're all awesome! I think the Hardison family is my favorite, though.

[Rachel]

I liked the Christmas design towards the end with the brown and the playful Christmas Tree design next to it. So fun!

Thanks for the giveaway!

[Jen @ Mommay's Mayhem]

I like one of the last ones..Jeff & Debbie's! Very nice cards!

[Chris Wilson]

I love holiday cards. I'm always looking for new and different types of cards. These look like the ones.

[Naomi]

I love the brown, blue and white one - the Boyd family. Its lovely and I would love to send that off this year!

[Coralie]

Ooooooh, the Ben, Mary and Madeline New Year's Card! I love it!

[elizabeth]

I love the "Let it Snow" card! Especially as we're living somewhere it will not be snowing this year :-(

Thank you for the opportunity!

[Magnolia Sun]

Add my name to the draw, I really liked the Christmas one - next the last one with the two boys sitting on the beach barefooted - very cute.

[Jen]

I love the Happy Holidays with Blake, Emily and Annie.

[Katy Spears]

I think the Hardison one is my favorite. Y'all are way ahead of me on Christmas cards for this year. I'd better get crackin'!

[Yvette]

I love the one that says Merry Christmas with the brown and red background. (I think the family names is Jasper?) What a great Holiday giveaway, thank you for hosting.
~Yvette

[Melissa S.]

I love the Hardison family one... so cute

[Jill W]

I like the Merry Christmas/Happy 2009 almost at the end - there are only first names, but it's simple and really cute! thanks!

[Betty Beguiles]

I'm rooting for Team Blake, Emily and Annie, too! ;)

[Nancy]

I liked the Stone Family one, in the Christmas section.
Very cute.

[Laura]

These are NICE! I love the one that, I think, says the Jensen Family 2008. The text is pretty small, but it's a brown and red one with the family walking away from the camera. :) I'm a graphic designer, and these are nicely done.

[shawnette]

I would choose the same as you... The mcKay family. Thanks

[Sharla]

i love the 'paynes' collage card!! so cute!!

[Kirsty]

All beautiful, I'm with you on the brown with snowflakes. :)

[Peggy]

I like Steven, Cara and Liza, but it totally might change depending on the photo I choose-if I ever get one with everyone with eyes open AND looking at the camera! :)

[Heidi]

Which one to pick? They are all unique, fun and yet somehow still sophisticated!

[Jawan]

I like the JENSEN family card because I love the red and white, it reminds me of vintage, and the picture size is large. Thanks so much!

[Pam]

My favorite is the one for the Stone family ... hard to choose just one!

[Chrysa]

I like the Boyd family. These cards are ALL so nice looking. Thanks for the giveaway.

[Mari Taylor]

I like the New Years one with the Clarks. I like the idea of New Years Cards. I really like that design, very sleek!

[Colleen]

I like the Steven, Cara and Liza Joy one! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

[marina]

I really like the graduation cards.
Especially appropriate as my son, Michael, is graduating from HS in May. "Susan Elizabeth Ricks" card is my favorite for my purposes!

Love this giveway! Loving Sugarhouse Ink!!

[Poppyseed]

Oooo...it's so hard to choose! I really like the Let It Snow card, but also the one with the Christmas balls.

[Joanna]

I love the one with the Evan's family, and the three photos on the side. What a great way to have a christmas "letter" and card/photo in one. I think it's precious ;o)

Thanks for hosting the giveaway!!

[marybet i]

Love "let it snow"

[Megan]

I like the JOY one with Steven, Cara & Liza. Very cool- thx for the giveaway!

[Amy from Texas]

Cute stuff. I like the black New Year's Card.

[Sue Gir]

I like the "Benjamin is turning 5" card from birthday cards collection

[AmyDe]

I can't read the family name on my screen (bad eyes and small screen), but I like hte brown and red Christmas card - vertical with the family walking (away) on the front. Thanks for the give-away opportunity!

[Shannon]

They all are good - so hard to choose. What a great web site - thanks for the tip.

[Sallie]

I need some extra Christmas cards!

[Fuzzy]

I love Jeff, Devin and Anna! I think I got the names right. Oh, this would be so neat.

[Shannon Connors]

I like the one with the snow flakes and dark brown border.