Time to Think about Holiday Cards!!

Christmas is just around the corner. It’s time to start thinking about designing your Holiday cards to send out. Do you realize that Christmas is 69 days away!?!? It’s time to gather the family for your yearly Christmas card. Personally love the cards with family pictures especially when the family is out of state. I love watching the kids grow up.

I have to admit I have a special love for the funny photos, like last year’s card with Alice SCREAMING on Santa’s lap. That picture still cracks me up.

This year I’m really excited about these cute cards, for several reasons. First, LOOK at that face!!! Really, Alice made it a perfect card right there! But, they really are perfect for more than the face, RUVAcards are high quality cards. The paper that RUVAcards uses is shimmering pearl paper, recycled and double thick, 5 x 7 cards. The cards have some weight to them. Just holding these cards you can tell they are high quality and made with care.

RUVAcards is a small, mom-owned company that supports independent designers. I love that!! A small company and independent artists that join together to bring some stunning Holiday Photo Cards! Each and everyone of the cards is designed by independent graphic, font and illustrator artists. So you have truly a card for everyone’s tastes! The artists are not paid to design and prepare files, but are paid commission when their card design is sold.

Okay, so all of that is well and good, but, how easy is it to order? Well, the hardest part was deciding which card to customize!! Really! So many stunning cards!! After you pick your card, it’s as easy as uploading your photo, then customize away! Choose a font, a font color, size and alignment. Then you are done! But, your card isn’t. Every single card is tweaked and proofed by a production designer before printing. That kind of care and commitment you don’t see everyday.

Printed in the USA.

I’m giving RUVAcards 10 snowflakes wayyyy up!! I’d love to know which card is your favorite?

Thanks for reading! I’ll see you tomorrow!

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I’m Refreshing My Blog (and Bust Ghosts)

Updating old blog content is a bit like digital archaeology: you head in to dust the archives and end up unearthing questionable life choices from years ago. Between the over-filtered photos and advice that’s aged like room-temperature milk, the past can be… loud.

The Ghost in the Machine: Lately, I’ve been dealing with a resident spirit: The Ghost of Peanut Butter and Whine. This digital poltergeist has been causing chaos behind the scenes:

The Vanishing Act: Deleting images and leaving empty boxes where helpful tutorials used to be.
The Link Graveyard: Sneakily swapping my trusted brand partners for sketchy “AI Crypto” links.
Font Sabotage: Reverting my modern, clean text back to “Geocities-era” antique fonts.

The 2026 Refresh Plan: I’m giving my archives a facelift to keep my blog traffic climbing and my readers happy. Here’s my step-by-step exorcism:

Exorcise 404s: Running a broken link checker to find and fix every dead end.
Modernize the Recommendations: Swapping outdated 2019 products for my 2026 essentials.
SEO Deep Clean: Updating metadata to ensure my focus keywords are in the headers and the introduction for maximum impact.