Easter photo cards are here!

It's already time to think spring!

At Addie Kate Creations we love to celebrate each and every holiday with fun photo cards. We have added six new Easter Photo card designs to our holiday card gallery this year.

Our Easter photo cards are a great way to show off your family to friends and relatives both near and far.

If you don't find the perfect Easter card in galleries please contact us about a custom photo card design!

Introducing our new Cardstock Photo card option!

At Addie Kate Creations we are thrilled to announce we are now printing our photo birth announcements, invitations and holiday cards on cardstock. Our press printed 10pt. cardstock option is sure to impress family and friends with iits high quality.

We are offering both a one sided cardstock option as well as a double sided cardstock announcement. The double sided option has your design continued onto the back of the card. Additional photos and text can be added for no additional charge as well.

With the addition of our cardstock option we will be adding baby shower, bridal shower, moving announcement, save the date and non-photo invitations to our design portfolio.

We will continue to offer our photocard option as well for those that prefer theor photo cards with a traditional photo paper look.

You still have time to order Valentine's day photo cards!

With Valentine's day just a little over two weeks away there is still time to place your order for Valentine's day photo cards. Addie Kate Creations ships orders via priority mail within two days of receiving proof approval. You can have your order on your doorstep in less than a week!

You can also take advantage of our print at home option to have your cards right away. We provide a digital file of your design which you can have printed at a one hour photo mat in as little as one hour!

We also offer our full service mailing option for Valentine's day photo cards. Just provide your return address list and we will have your cards sent out to your recipients in less than two business days!

Make sure to check out our Valentine's day photo gallery to view all of our new designs for 2007!

Fun Photo ideas for Valentines day cards

Valentine's day is such a fun holiday for kids. Add to the fun by having a Valentine's day photo shoot! Here are some fun ideas to get you started.

Kisses- Have your child pucker up for the camera. If you have a baby have someone take a picture of you and your partner each kissing their cheeks. These type of photos work great as close ups on Valentine's day photo cards.

Hugs- If you have more than one child have them give each other a hug. This makes for an adorable photo.

Cupid- This idea works best for babies. Purchase or make a pair of wings and give baby a plastic bow and arrow to play with. How cute!

Paper hearts- Buy some heart decorations and let your child explore and play with them. Try to capture candid shots as they play. You can also have them hold a large heart in front of their face and have them peek out from behind it. Adorable!

Whatever type of photo you choose make sure to share the love with a custom Valentines day photo card from AddieKate.com!

New Valentine's Day designs!

With February right around the corner we thought it was time to add to our Valentine's day photo card gallery.

This year we utilized a modern chocolate brown, red and white color scheme in most of our designs. We also used lots of fun touches like soft layering of designs and text to create a unique look for our Valentines day card collection.

Sending a Valentine's day photo card is a great way to connect with family and friends. Your loved ones will surely enjoy getting to see a new picture of your child. Check out our photo card collection for lots of ways to spread the love this Valentines day!

Current Children's Birthday Party Trends

As a photo invitation designer one of the perks of my job if being able to witness what the current trends are for photo design. I get many requests for custom work that reflects the trends of the moment. I thought I would share a bit of what I have been seeing lately.

Most of the photo birthday invitations I have done recently have had a more modern feel. Parents are choosing to forgo "character" themed parties in favor of a more simple theme. Some popular ideas are polka dots stripes and using an initial as a common thread. This theme works well is you choose 2-3 colors and use that to tie together your party decor. Your photo invitation sets the tone for the party so be sure to check out some of our newest modern designs.

Some other popular themes include cupcakes, rubber ducky, trains, circus, winter one-derland, luau, flowers, monkeys, dogs or sports themes.

The common thread I have been seeing overall is to use one element as your theme and carry it through the entire party form the invitation, the food, and the decor.

Whatever birthday party theme you choose be sure to check Addie Kate Creations for lots of ideas for unique photo invitations!

Fun Winter Birthday Party Ideas

We have recently created some fun photo invitations for winter birthday parties and thought we would pass on some of the creative ideas.

Winter One-derland party-
If you are celebrating your child's first birthday this winter what could be more perfect then a winter one-derland theme! Decorate with a white theme and take advantage of the after Christmas sales to buy snowflake and winter themed decorations.

Winter carnival-
If you are celebrating an older child's birthday an outdoor winter carnival party can be a blast! Have a snowman building contest outside and then come in for hot chocolate and birthday cake to warm up!

Summer themed party-
Why not have a summer themed party to battle the winter blahs. Purchase fake palm trees and serve lemonade and other summery beverages to guests. You can even take it one step farther and have a winter luau!

Whatever theme you decide on we can help you create the perfect photo invitation at Addie Kate Creations. If you don't see the theme you are looking for contact us about a custom invitation design.

New Birth Announcement Designs!

To kick of 2008 we just added new photo birth announcement designs to both our boy and girl birth announcements galleries.

Our newest birth announcement designs reflect the fun and unique style of the current trends. We incorporated fresh color palates and subtle backgrounds in many of our new designs. We also added elegant monograms on several designs to add a classic look.

We are looking forward to welcoming 2008 by adding many new products and designs on a regular basis. Check back soon for even more new birth announcement and photo invitation designs.

As always if you don’t find what you are looking for please contact us about a custom design.

Merry Christmas from the Addie Kate family!

As our Christmas festivities wind down we would like to take this time to extend our well wishes to all of our valued customers and readers. We are happy to be a part of your families season and look forward to many new things in 2008!

This next year we hope to expand our invitation and birth announcement galleries as well as offer a brand new line of holiday cards for next years season. We are also working on adding new products. Be sure to check back often!

More new designs!

At Addie Kate Creations we have been busy this week doing a lot of custom design work. We have modified the designs we created and they are now featured in our card gallery. We have added several new holiday photo card designs. Check them out they are the Bright, Festive Polka Dots, Fun Flakes, Retro Dots, and Hope designs.

We also have added a few new designs to our photo birthday invitation gallery. The Birthday Dots design (in both boy and girl versions) and our winter one-derland design are the newest addition to the card gallery.

We love doing custom designs so if you can't find what you are looking for don't hesitate to contact us about creating something unique for you!

Holiday card solutions for last minute shoppers.

It is not too late to order traditional photo cards from Addie Kate Creations. We do not have an official "deadline" but cannot guarantee that orders will arrive before Christmas if ordered after December 15Th.

We do have a variety of options though that can help you out if you are still waiting to take holiday card pictures.

Our print at home option is a great last minute choice. You provide your pictures and we customize your holiday photo card, birth announcement or invitation. After we have designed a proof that is exactly what you are looking for we will e-mail you a high resolution file of the photo card. You can print this file at a one hour photo lab and have your card in your hands the same day!

Another way to beat the clock is our full service mailing option. You send us your excel address list and once your proof is approved we will mail your holiday photo cards for you within two business days. Talk about hassle free!

Our traditional photo cards still feature a fast turnaround time. After we receive your pictures we provide a proof within 24 hours. After the proof is approved we will ship your photo card order within 2 business days.

Happy Thanksgiving to our friends, family and customers!

Happy Thanksgiving to our friends , family and valued customers! We hope you have a wonderful day and lots to be thankful for.

Here at Addie Kate Creations we have a had a wonderful year making people smile with our photo birth announcements, Holiday cards and invitations. We have had the pleasure to build relationships with many wonderful vendors and interact with lots of fabulous customers.

Most of all we are thankful for our wonderful family and adorable daughter Adeline.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving and don't forget that this is a great time for a family photo!

New Birth Announcement and Holiday Card Designs!

We just added several new designs to our birth announcement and holiday card galleries.

Our new girl designs are Alexandra, Ariana, and Alyssa. our new boy designs are Abbot, Bennett and Blake. Our new holiday photo cards are Fun Dots, Well Wishes and Winter Wonderland.

For our most recent designs we were inspired by elegant textured backgrounds and fun retro touches.

As with all of our holiday designs the message can be customized as well as the color scheme.

Impress your friends and family with one of our "of the moment" new photo card designs!

Ideas for Holiday card pictures

Every year I have a great time coming up with a new fun idea for a Christmas card photo. I decided to compile a list of all the great ideas I've used and seen on others holiday photo cards.



Baby with Christmas lights

Place your baby or toddler on a dark background with a lighted string of Christmas lights to look at. Turn of all lights and utilize the natural light available. Take lots of photos of your baby looking at the lights. (Disclaimer- Christmas lights contain some lead so do not let your child put them in their mouth and wash your child's hands thoroughly after your photo shoot).



Santa's Cookies

Take a picture of your child in their holiday outfit "stealing" Santa's cookies. You can caption your holiday photo card to say "I'm sorry Santa". Or a similar fun saying.



Naughty and Nice

Pick a collage holiday card design and feature one photo of your child smiling sweetly and one photo of your child mad (we all have those!).

Christmas wreath

Take a close up of your child peering through the middle of a Christmas wreath. This makes for a beautiful, simple photo for any of our individual picture holiday cards.

Our Christmas Gift came early

This is a great idea for to use on a holiday birth announcement. Place your baby in a large box to appear it was unwrapped.

Ho Ho Ho

Place your baby in the bathtub with a Santa hat on. Put bubbles on your babies face as a beard. Too cute!

These are just a few ideas to get you started. Have fun capturing that perfect moment!

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to take Holiday Card Photos!

It is always difficult to coordinate a family picture. Getting family organized for a holiday card photo can be frustrating and futile. Avoid the hassle of getting family together by taking photos when your family is already gathering at Thanksgiving!

Most likely when you are together for the holiday your family is already at least a little dressed up and in good spirits after a Thanksgiving meal. For great holiday card photos you can focus on candid shots or take a group photo. Even if you aren't using a picture of extended family on your holiday photo card you can still take advantage of the opportunity to gave another family member take a picture of you immediate family.

Addie Kate Creations will be accepting photo holiday card orders through December 15th so you have plenty of time to get that perfect picture!,

Why choose Addie Kate Creations?

Addie Kate Creations offers artistic and modern photo cards that aren’t offered by any other company. Larger photo card companies operate by allowing a customer to upload a single photo to a template design. At Addie Kate creations we work with each individual customers photo to crop and edit the photo to ensure it looks it's best. We also offer free customization of fonts colors and text. Your photo card from Addie Kate Creations will stand apart from the many cards your family and friends will receive this year.

Our unique designs aren’t the only thing that makes us different. Addie Kate Creations offers a full service mailing option designed to make sending holiday cards easy and hassle free. The Holidays are hectic enough without having to worry about addressing and stamping a card and sending them off to friends and family! How does it work? You e-mail us with an address list and we will stamp and send your cards for you within two business days of approval of your proof. The mailing option is also available for our girl birth announcements, boy birth announcements, holiday birth announcements and photo invitations.

This holiday season all orders also include free return address labels. Your labels are designed to match your holiday card or birth announcement. They provide your photo card with a pulled together complete “look”. Similar labels sell at other companies at up to 30 dollars per set.

Holiday Birth Announcement Wording Options

Many parents that are blessed with fall or winter babies choose to combine their holiday card with their birth announcement. This is a practical, cost effective and festive option for new parents. We have often been asked what about the appropriate wording for holiday birth announcements. I have listed some options below that range from short and simple to more elaborate.

Our Christmas gift arrived early this year, introducing….

This holiday season we joyfully announce the birth of our daughter…

This Christmas season we welcome with love..

Our most precious gift has arrived….

We introduce this Holiday Season….

We celebrate this holiday season with the birth of …

Our greatest gift is here…

Happy Holidays from our newest family member…

With great joy this Christmas season we introduce…

God has blessed us this Christmas season with the birth of…

The above phrases are just a few examples of wording that both wishes your family and friends a joyous season and announces the birth of your child. Addie Kate Creations can customize your photo holiday birth announcement with any of the above phrases or with an original phrase of your own choosing. As with all of our design colors and fonts can be adjusted as well. Happy Holidays from the Addie Kate family to yours!

Sample Holiday Card Phrases

Simple greetings such as “Happy Holidays”, “Merry Christmas”, “Seasons Greetings” and “Happy Hanukkah” will always be classic and popular choices for holiday card phrasing. If you are looking for something a little more unique check out our list of sample holiday card wording below. Remember Addie Kate Creations can customize any holiday photo card with the wording and colors of your choice.

Wishing you a very merry and bright holiday season

Warm wishes from our family to yours this holiday season

The magic of Christmas never ends and its greatest gift is family and friends

Joy and Blessings from our family to yours

Best Wishes for the Holidays and Happiness throughout the New Year!

Wishing you a merry, bright and beautiful Christmas

May you be blessed with peace, love and joy throughout the New Year

May peace and joy be yours this holiday season

Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season and a Prosperous, Healthy New Year

May health and happiness bless you in the coming New Year

Joyful Holiday Wishes from our family to yours


Whether you choose to use a simple holiday wish for your family seasons greetings card or a longer phrase, remember that you family holiday photo card is a wonderful expression of well wishes to your friends and family. Make sure your photo holiday card is as unique as you and your family are!

Holiday Card Trends

At Addie Kate Creations we like to take some time to predict what each year’s trends in holiday cards will be. Here are this years thoughts.

It’s all about the photo- Photo cards are becoming more and more popular whether for birth announcements, invitations or moving announcements. Holiday cards will be no exception. His year we will see more and more families go beyond the traditional one photo card and select a collage photo holiday card. We will also see lots of photos that are creative and artistic rather than the traditional family portrait.

Custom Cards- Many style conscious families will choose a unique custom card vendor such as Addie Kate Creations to provide their holiday card. Many of the large retailers carry cookie cutter designs and discerning customers are searching for smaller vendors that create a custom holiday card to suit their taste.

Simple Messages- This year’s holiday card designs are accented with simple greeting such as “Peace, Hope and Love” rather than long complicated verse. Less is more this year when it comes to the text on your holiday card.

Retro Design- Retro and vintage accents will appear on many holiday card designs. You will find cards that feature traditional elements with retro color schemes as well as mod characteristics.

Elegant and Simple- The classics will always have a place in holiday card designs. Simple black and white photo cards are always beautiful and are showcased with clean lines and a minimalist design.

Now is the perfect time to order Halloween Photo Cards!

Now that October has begun it's time to start thinking about Halloween. You most likely have selected a costume and maybe have even taken a trip to the pumpkin patch. What better way to share your adorable Halloween moments than with a Halloween photo card!

At Addie Kate Creations we can customize your digital Halloween photo card to suit your style and taste. Your family and friends will be thrilled to see your little cutie in their spooky costume.

Halloween cards are also a nice alternative to Holiday cards. More and more families are finding that it is difficult to send cards during the busy holiday season and Halloween cards are a great substitute.

Addie Kate Creations is able to ship your order within 2 days of approval of your proof. You still have plenty of time to place your order and get them out before Halloween!