Thanksgiving has passed, which means we head full throttle into the spirit of Christmas, ie. decorating for days and addressing mass quantities of Christmas cards. Don’t let my sarcasm fool you; I very much enjoy this time of year. I even hold myself to strict standards of holiday compliance, meaning I won’t decorating or partake in any Christmas-related funtivities, including listening to holiday music, until after Thanksgiving. Since I spent all day yesterday shopping (check out my nifty Cyber Week sales guide through Tuesday for deals and discounts updated daily), today has turned into “Prepare your Christmas cards and kind of start wrapping” day.

After a few years of poor printing quality and generic seasonal designs, I ordered this year’s {bazillion} holiday business cards, as well as some adorable personalized gifts, from the Tiny Prints 2015 Holiday Collection, and I’m so glad I did. Finally I did it. I found an affordable Christmas card that looks professional and represents my brand– as opposed to the printer’s brand in not the colors I picked. Also, the new collection has easy-to-use customization options, so you can create a card that’s uniquely yours and genuinely reflects the message of your business.

Also, after you’ve ordered your cards, consider their personalized gifts, stationery sets, custom stamps, and embossers as holiday shopping ideas. Give your bestie or mother-in-law a special gift that shows you actually thought of her before buying it. I know my mom doesn’t know how to read my blog (parents these days), so I feel comfortable saying that I bought my mom a custom embosser to celebrate her move back to Orlando. I also ordered one for myself, since they look so classy– and purchasing one sounded easier than return addressing 100+ holiday cards myself.

The Tiny Prints embossers are an investment, so if you like the sentiment of the gift but know their current residence is temporary, order a custom self-inking stamp instead. There are over 100 designs to choose from, and each stamp includes a black ink cartridge with up to 1,000 impressions.

Also, their stationery gift sets are absolutely adorable– and surprisingly affordable. Whether they’re for yourself or a friend/loved one, let your gratitude shine (literally) with one of their customizable foil-stamped or thermography designs. The quality of these cards is really spectacular, too, so they make impressive personalized gifts that will remind the recipient of you throughout the year.

Unrelated Side Note: In case you couldn’t tell, I went on quite the little shopping spree during the last Tiny Prints sale. To be fair, at least 75% of my loot is for other people, so I really don’t need to feel bad.

Last but not least, it’s no secret that I’m addicted to monograms and completely personalized gifts. If you give me a pad of paper, I’m at a 2 on the 1-10 scale of excitement. If, however, that same pad of paper has my initials or my blog’s name on it, the 2 immediately turns into a 10. It’s magic. Hence, I bought personalized notepads as Christmas gifts for basically all my friends. They cost as low as $14.99 per pad, and if they’re recently married or with-child, you can order them a celebratory photo pad as a congratulations-Christmas combo.

Oh, and I feel like I should also mention that now through Sunday you can take 40% off your entire order using code BLACKFRI40. Just sayin’! Hope everyone had an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving!

_{Thank you, Tiny Prints, for sponsoring today’s post!}