Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Frohe Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad, Shinnen omedeto. Merii Kurisumasu, Mo’adim Lesimkha. L’shana Tova, Buon Natale

We’d like to extend a very special thank you to Nancy Thompson, photographer. Nancy possesses a special charm, unique eye and perfect timing which allow her to capture the best images of you and your family. Nancy took the amazing photos featured in our Christmas card this year.

Want to track Santa Claus as he makes his way around the world? North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Google give you updates on the big man’s whereabouts every 5 minutes!

Whaa huh?

A decade or so ago (geeez) my wife and I used to go to a hibachi style Japanese restaraunt. They had great food and drinks that were always topped with Cocktail Monkeys.

Hostess with the Mostess has done it again, she found the perfect addition to your holiday entertaining extra. They’re cute, colorful, won’t mess your couch and may bring a bit of good luck. Thanks HWTM!

Meckmom brings us FREE Christmas planners that make it easy to budget and plan the precious weeks before Christmas. There’s even a gift planner!

For the paperless, digital crowd GiftBox let’s you track your gift buying and receiving. It also lets you create wish lists you can e-mail to friends and family and keep track of what needs to be returned. I wonder if they could make an organizer for recycled gifts and the art of regifting.

Scrapless Press makes giving Christmas cards and holiday cards easy. Complete our order form, send a photo and review your proof. The whole process takes just a few days, so it’s not too late! Get your order in today.

Ahhhhhh…Thanksgiving. Food, familiy, vacation, travel, parades, shopping, football, television show marathons and oh yeah… giving thanks.

Thanks to Dime to Save for posting their Black Friday shopping guide. It’s also available in a sortable spreadsheet.

Since the family is all together, it’s the perfect time to take a picture for your photo Christmas card.

Scrapless Press creates photo cards, invitations and announcements for any occasion. Our unique design process gives the cards a handmade, multi-dimensional and realistic look. The cards are real 4×6 photographs, professionally printed on Kodak paper in a photo lab (NOT on a home, desktop printer) then hand mounted to white card stock for a finished look, durability and the option of printing or handwriting a message to your recipient.

Trust the color experts at Scrapless Press. With over 20 years experience in photo manipulation / editing and color enhancement, your photo is sure to print the best it possibly can. We carefully analyze and enhance your photo to its full potential and use a professional photo lab for real photo prints that won’t fade and are sure to be a treasured keepsake for years to come.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Holiday Wrap - Photo Christmas cards / holiday greeting cards by Scrapless Press. Our completely editable designs can be customized and will accommodate your personalization and either a horizontal, vertical or multiple photos.

Each year our family is involved in a handful of gift exchanges. These can be lots of fun but you can easily end up giving or getting the wrong gift.

We love getting gift cards, and this year eBay checks in with their own. You can find them at most grocery stores and they’re accepted by anyone that accepts PayPal.

Poinsettias - Wishing you happiness for the holidays and the coming year. Photo Christmas cards / holiday greeting cards by Scrapless Press. Our completely editable designs can be customized and will accommodate your personalization and either a horizontal, vertical or multiple photos.

This might possibly rank as one of the top 10 time saving tips for the holiday season. If you’ve made a trip to the post office recently you may have noticed the longer lines which is always accompanied by little patience. Last year I had to stand in line for over 30 minutes to buy stamps for our family Christmas cards. The design selection wasn’t the greatest so I took what I could get. This year, we popped on over to usps.com to order our stamps online. They arrived in my mailbox in less than one week!

For a long time now the USPS has offered stamps depicting various aspects of American life and culture. This year is no different. Some of the great designs offered by the USPS are:

Holiday Knits - For the 2007 holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service will issue Holiday Knits, four stamps featuring classic Christmas-time imagery designed and machine knitted by nationally known illustrator Nancy Stahl: There is a dignified stag; a snow-dappled evergreen tree; a perky snowman sporting a top hat; and a whimsical teddy bear.

Luini’s Madonna of the Carnation - The 2007 Christmas stamp features an oil-on-panel painting entitled The Madonna of the Carnation by Milanese painter Bernardino Luini. Dating to around 1515, the painting is now part of the Samuel H. Kress Collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The stamp art is considered a detail of the painting, as the original photograph was slightly cropped on all four sides to fit the stamp format.

Hanukkah - The Hanukkah stamp—part of the Holiday celebrations series—features a photograph of a dreidel and the word “Hanukkah.” This stamp design was previously issued with a 39-cent denomination in 2006.

Kwanzaa - This stamp—part of the Holiday Celebrations series—commemorates the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa, which celebrates the seven principles of unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

Celebrate - The new “Celebrate!” stamp, to be issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 2007, will help postal patrons acknowledge a host of happy occasions, from birthdays to engagements to anniversaries and more. When good times call for good wishes, this stamp design will add a touch of cheer to special greeting cards and gift-bearing packages.

Art of Disney: Magic - With help from some of Walt Disney’s famous animated characters, four stamps illustrate the theme of magic. U.S. Postal Service art director Terrence W. McCaffrey joined with a Disney team including artist Peter Emmerich and creative director Dave Pacheco to create four stamps that feature Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Mickey Mouse as “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” and Aladdin and Genie.

You can also get Marvel Super Hero stamps depicting individual Marvel characters: Captain America, Elektra, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Sub-Mariner, The Incredible Hulk, The Thing and Wolverine, and why not… a stamp celebrating… (gulp) JURY DUTY!

Whatever you decide to do about stamps or postage for your holiday cards and goodies, do it now. Deadlines for packages to reach far off destinations are quickly approaching.

FYI, Scrapless Press cards DO NOT require any additional postage. HAPPY SHOPPING!!!

Tidings of Joy - A photo Christmas card / holiday greeting card by Scrapless Press. Our completely editable designs can be customized and will accommodate your personalization and either a horizontal, vertical or multiple photos.