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

[Christina Z]

I like Steven, cara and liza card that says....JOY!

[Erin]

I like "The Stone Family wishes you a very Merry Christmas". Although, it was hard to choose because there are so many great designs!

[Donna V]

So many great designs! I really like "Seasons Greetings - Love Tom, Marianne, Jacob,and Henry"

[anna]

happy happy holidays, love the boyd family (the one with the cute blue tree with the brown background)

[Elizabeth]

Very cute! My favorite is the Christmas one with the Hardinson family.

[Jenna]

I'm big on blue & brown, so I loved the one from the Boyd family!

[Charlsie Swadley]

I really like the Anderson and Stone family ones, there was another one I liked but could not read the family name....

[kat]

It is so hard to choose! I really like the one with the Fredricks family. Thanks for the giveaway!

[Diana]

My favorite is the Jensen family. The cards are beautiful and original...love 'em!

[Lisa]

I am loving the Hardison Family card (brown that you have shown, above)...all of her cards are sweet!!

[Erin]

I love the simplicity of the blue and brown one from the Boyd family.

[cmomgo]

I love the Happy Holidays with Blake and Annie. So cute.

[Tammy Elrod]

I really like the red one from Jeff, Debbie, Ivin (?), and Emma. All of them are great!

[Ryann Murphy]

I really liked Merry Christmas, The Paynes. So great to have so many pictures on one card!

[Lyn Piper]

I liked the brown and red with the picture of the family walking away.

[Amy]

I love the one with Blake, Emily, & Annie. Thanks for the tip. These are cute! Is it time to think about Christmas cards already???

[Krissie]

i love the Mckay famil 2008 one. (not the one with stripes.) They are all very nice though!!

[Shannon (Shades of Shannon)]

Not to copy you ( : but, I like the Hardison Family one, as well. Thanks!

[Butterbean]

We've had a busy year, so I think I'd go with the Merry Christmas collage of the Payne family. Super cute!

[Penny]

The Payne Family with red & green stripes.

[Kelly]

the payne family!

[Leslie]

I like the design with the Hardison family.

[Aimee]

I think I would go with the Anderson family but reserve teh right to change my mind to any of those adorable designs!!

[Susan]

The brown one with Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry is my fave...so cute.

[Leslie]

I pretty much like all of them. If forced to choose though I would go for the one that says Happy, Happy Merry, Merry with the picture of the baby. Or maybe the one near the end that is brown with the christmas tree and the picture of the two boys sitting on the beach.

[Heidi]

I love the Christmas ones!

[Cori]

I like the Johnson family card. These giveaways are great for showcasing all the small enterprises out there. Thanks!

[Shana]

My favorite was the red and brown with the family walking away from the camera. I think it said Jackson family....but my eyes just "ain't what they used to be".

Thanks
Shana

[Kaydee]

I like a lot of them, but my favorites are probably the Payne and Johnson ones with all the photos. I'm having a baby in April too so that would be fun then.

[Amy Michelle]

Hard to choose, but I think my favorite is the card from Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry - brown with the Christmas tree made from seasonal icons.

[Melanie]

I like the brown one with the blue sprig of berries on the side from the Boyd family.

Very cute!

[Lindsey]

I love this for Christmas cards! Thanks!

[Jennifer C]

I would have a hard time choosing. I like the ones with multiple photos.

[Beth @ A Quest for Relevance]

I like the Anderson's and the Hardison's. But I have to get all of my boys to sit still and give me ONE.GOOD.PICTURE!!!!

[Shannon]

I love the Christmas card with the Payne family. So cute!

[Brenda]

Those are nice!

I like the Boyd family.

[Elizabeth]

I love that brown Hardison family card!!! Great site, Shannon!

[Karen]

I love the one that says Merry Christmas in the middle and "the Paynes" in the bottom right hand corner with 10 small family pictures around the card.

[jen]

I like the Boyd family design.

These are way cute! Thanks so much for highlighting them! :)

[Emily]

I love the JOY one with Steve, Cara, and Liza. There are so many cute ones though!

[Clara Soundara]

I like the Fredricks family card. They have a lot of cute ones - it's hard to choose.

[Sylvia]

I love the classy, red, "Merry Christmas" with the Anderson family. Such great stuff to choose from! sylviarj@yahoo.com

[Jessica]

I like the last one with the Fredericks family.

[Happy Geek]

I love the Boyd Christmas one.

[Stacy]

Love them! Especially the McGee family card!

[jennifer wilcoxson]

I liked the anderson's. It is so hard to get a family picture of our family because we have five children under the age of three.

[Emily]

"Steve, Cara, and Liza" and the one of the Paynes with a whole bunch of photos! Thanks!!

[Melissa]

I like the Hardison family one that is chocolate brown with the snowflakes.

[Lana@ right here right now]

They are all pretty cute. But that let it snow made me giggle... so I guess that is good! :-)

[Jen]

I love the blue and brown "Joy" card that is of Steven, Cara and Liza. Thanks for the chance to win!

[Daffodil]

I'm loving the Clarks (New Years card) and the Phelpses (Christmas card). These are such fun, unexpected designs!

[Misty]

I LOVE all of them...but especially the one that says "The Hardison Family"...the brown with the snowflakes - it's just so pretty! And THEN I saw that you put it on the blog, too! Maybe Okies think alike? :o) Be blessed!

[Emily]

Oh, I like the Evans & Jensen Family Christmas cards! I'm just looking for Christmas cards; what perfect timing!

[Valerie at Home]

I love them all!, but especially the brown with the Christmas tree for Tom, Marianne, Jacob, and Henry. These are beautiful and I actually have my picture all ready and I've been searching different sites for the best card. Thanks for posting this!

[Rachel]

I liked the one under the Christmas heading, the Jackson family...red with brown stripe. What a great link, thanks.

[Christy]

I like the Merry Christmas from the Anderson Family! Too cute!

[Carolina Mama]

We usually do one like the Paynes. However, Love the Fredricks! These are so cute. She has a nice variety! Thanks for the fun!

[sandy]

Took me 10 min. to scroll to the bottom here :) ha ha.
Thanks for the tip, Shannon!!!

[Nanette]

I like the Happy Holidays (Blake, Annie Emily) stripes and the 3 photo option. Thanks:)

[Jennifer]

I like the one you are leaning towards. :c)

I think I would choose either the Jensen on page two or #1 and #4 on page 3(neither have a family name, but have a list of family members).

Great giveaway! Thanks! :c)

[Marlo]

Ooh- ooh! Pick me! Stone Family- Christmas. :)

[Natalie]

Oh my, those are too cute! My favorite is the Hardison family!

[Tales from the eurovan]

I love the card with the photo on the left and the green, red and white stripes on the left.
Take care,
Julie

[Amy]

Hard to choose==I love the holly jolly christmas one

[Amy]

I love the one with Tom, Marianne, Jacob and Henry. The brown background and dingbat tree are just adorable!!

[Aimee]

WOW! Too many to name my favorite! I guess if I had to narrow it down I would say the brown with the tree (Tom and Marianne and family) as well as the brown with snowflakes (the Hardison family). Great giveaway!!!

[Steph]

Totally love the "Boyd family" one. Great giveaway!

[life with the wisners]

oh my. the fredricks in the christmas section? beautiful.

[Heather]

Such a tough decision! I like the Holly Jolly Christmas card - Mollie, Sam, and Harrison.

[kim]

I like the one--looks like it says Jackson Family 2008, but it's in the grass so doesn't show clearly. It's maroon on top and bottom, with a brown leathery-look in the middle and it says Merry Christmas.

[karissa]

I really like the Hardison family.

[Amber H.]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been surfing the photocard sites and seeing blah, blah, blah. I *love* these designs especially the one from Tom, Marianne, Henry and Jacob. It is perfect! I also love the first one in your post - I am a sucker for stripes. :)

[Frances]

Definitely one of the cards with only one photo in them...getting one is hard enough; I can't imagine doing a collage : )

[swimminginlaundry]

I love them all! If I MUST chose just one, then it's the "Stone Family" that looks suspiciously like the "McKay Family"!

Thank you for introducing me to Sugarhouse Ink.

[Anna]

I like the one with the Andrews family.

[Amber]

I loved the "Let It Snow" one! To cute! Great giveaway!

Amber

[Racer]

I have 3 faves.

- tom, marianne, jacob, henry (brown with tree)
- steven, cara, liza (joy)
-jared, jenny, finn (happy, happy...merry, merry)

SO CUTE!!!

[Annie]

Caleb, Alyssa, Lucy Phelps. It is very hard to choose! All are so pretty!!

[Tree Climbing Adventures]

The all look great, but I think the Fredricks is my favorite.

[Lynnebee]

I'm thinking The Stone family Christmas card

[Amanda hansen]

I like the card for jared, jennifer and finn.

[renee]

SO hard to pick! I like the brown and red one with the....Jensen?... family on it. Shoot! My eyes are going already, I cant read the name. It also says "Merry Christmas" on the bottom and has the same family picture as the McKay card in your post.

[Wanda]

The one with the 3 pix across the top and one large picture on bottom.

I think it was red.

Perfect for my family!

[Maren M.]

I like the Christmas Anderson Family card the best. Too cute!

[Karen in Louisiana]

I like the brown one with the Christmas tree. It was one of the last ones. I don't remember the names!

[Tina]

There are so many beautiful ones there! I have to say the "JOY" with blue and brown and 3 pictures was one of my favorites.

[susan]

Love the Payne family card.

[Brigid]

I adore the Stone family Christmas card.
I also love the Ben, Mary, and Madeline New Year's card. I think I might even like this one better!

Thanks so much.

[Jennie]

I love the card that says merry christmas from Jared, Emily and Hannah Blecker. It has 2 photos on the top- I think I may have to order it.

[Carrie]

Tough choice! I would say The McKay family or The Stone family...although that looks a heckuva lot like the same family!

[Deborah]

I really like the one that says "Joy", from Steven, Cara and Liza.

[Gay]

Love the Jensen and Frederick families. Would love to use these cards this year!

[Jocelyn]

The Hardison family...love the brown!

Awesome giveaway!

[Gayle K.]

BEAUTIFUL cards!!! I'm partial to the Merry Christmas one of the Hardisons (brown with white snowflakes).

[Steffj89]

I love the very last one the fredericks in the glass ball ornaments!!
i would love to win this i am getting ready to have to order baby announcements as well as Christmas Cards...LOL
steff

[Giyen]

I just love love love that photo of your family walking away in the field. What a great card! giyen

[Margy]

I really like the one with the Stone family. So many of their designs are great though its hard to choose!
Thanks
Margy\
Margyrichardson@rocketmail.com

[Emily Jean]

I like Blake, Emily, and Annie's Christmas Card... it's fresh and classic combined!

[Becky A]

Love the McKay family, with the red background. I think we may just do that. What easier way to get an "acceptable" picture to send out when there are many little kids with little minds of their own!!

[Alesha]

What a great site, I love that they give photography tips...just what I need. Their photo cards are great...