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holiday cards.

October 22, 2012 by · 14 Comments
Card style: Handwritten Love

i know, i know...get a grip, michelle, halloween hasn't even happened yet.  and, i get it.  i'm definitely NOT one who likes to a) plan too far in advance or b) acknowledge christmas before halloween.  trust me...i'm as "bah humbug" as they come.  but, NOW really is a good time to start thinking about holiday cards.  why?  well, for starters, the weather isn't too cold for pictures outside.  plus, those changing fall leaves photograph VERY well {but that's just my opinion}.  also?  tiny prints has revamped their holiday card collection...some of which is available on their brand new Premium DoubleThick™ Matte Paper.  whether your taste in holiday cards are traditional or you like to show off your family with a collage of photos, tiny prints has something for every one for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cards, holidays, sponsored, tiny prints ·

cancer: it’s a dirty, six-letter word.

October 18, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Circle of Hope Scarf

breast cancer. up until six years ago, breast cancer was a stranger to me.  well, not necessarily.  i lost an aunt to breast cancer, but she was someone i never really knew because we lived on opposite sides of the globe.  november 2006, however, is when my world changed. that was when my mother received her diagnosis.  her annual mammogram found a lump in her left breast.  a second scan and a biopsy confirmed that she had breast cancer.  thanksgiving was awkward that year.  awkward because there was this foreign thing inside of my mom's body that was trying to kill her.  fortunately, my mother had a plan of attack and three days after christmas in 2006 she said farewell to her left breast.  since that day, she has remained cancer-free, yet each and every day since then has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: awareness, breasts, cancer, sponsored ·