I know it’s not even Halloween yet but it’s time to start thinking about holiday cards this year (yikes, already?) We sent some out for the first time ever last year and I loved it. Here’s a chance at making it waaay easier to get it done in time: Minted is offering one reader $150 worth of holiday photo cards from their shop. Amazing, right? This will totally make your holiday season, don’t you think? I’m loooving their styles. I think they are my favorites holiday photo cards I’ve seen in a long while. Know why they’re so awesome? Because the designers are winners from their design challenge. There were 1,400 entries submitted and almost a quarter of a million votes cast! Gracey Bonney of design*sponge, Courtney Dolloff of Design Work Life, and Elizabeth Mayhew of Woman’s Day Magazine were the guest judges. What an awesome concept and contest, and check out the even awesomer (totally a word) results from the contest that are now for sale!
Giveaway details below, good luck!
Giveaway details:
-Leave a comment with your favorite card from minted (this one is mine!) to enter.
-You have until this Monday night, October 11th, 10pm PST to enter. Winner will be announced Tuesday.
–Add me to your reader so you don’t miss out on the results
-Include your email in your comment if it’s not linked to your name please.
-Alternative winner will be chosen if you don’t claim your win within 3 days.
Interested in sponsorship at Say Yes to Hoboken? Email me at liz (at) sayyestohoboken.com for current holiday discounted rates!
Nordic snowflake!
love Minted! love the Four Square set. sarahpalfreyman (at) gmail (dot) com
making spirits bright! my fav! yahoo!
yeah! the modern ones i love
wow, what a great givewaway! i'd love the a very merry christmas one
oh i hope i win! the gallery classic is my favorite
i like the bowtie + the yearline.
I'm loving the vintage label cards. So classic and modern at the same time!
I have about 15 favorites from the flat cards, I think I'd pick the Modern Tree, fingers crossed!!
am i only the only one freaked out that its gearing up to be christmas!?!? ps – love these cards – too cute!
I love Noel and The Greens!redpamplemousse-craig@yahoo.com
This challenging assignment took me all weekend! I've decided on Retro Peace Christmas Photo Card. I like to think Peggy and Don had a hand in creating it.Thanks!
Well this has been the hardest decision of my day so far! They are all great!! I'm going to have to go with Four Square Holiday cards for now. So elegant. Thanks!!isalinaburg(at)gmail(dot)com
Well this has been the hardest decision of my day so far! They are all great!! I'm going to have to go with Four Square Holiday cards for now. So elegant. Thanks!!isalinaburg(at)gmail(dot)com
love them all. the 'merry red christmas' is pretty cute! thanks for the chance.xo~molly
Oh my gosh…I love so many of them it would be hard to choose! joellenzafacon at gmail dot com
love the gallery classic holiday card! They are all so lovely and fresh!jennieforsyth@hotmail.com
Oh, this is very exciting! I love Minted so much!Your favorite happens to be my favorite too!
I like this cardhttp://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-E64-HYChuffychic@gmail.com
I'd love to send "Don't Tell Santa" to my friends this season! lauradanielle.n at gmail.com
tis the season! I love the holiday joy photo cardlimegreenfrog[at]me[dot]com
It is impossible to choose just one! I think either the Vintage design or Joyeux Noel. What a fun one to play!magpiesandmagnolias@gmail.com
This would be a good reason to send out christmas cards!
Love Woodland Wonderland!
LOVE the one that you like. I hope I win!!! Even if I don't, I will be using Minted this year for our cards.rondafallon@yahoo.com
Love the Celebration Holiday photo card, http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-AJO-HYC, but the Recipe Holiday card is pretty dreamy, too!
I like the recipe card one! What a happy giveaway!
I like the recipe card! What a happy giveaway!
I love the holiday set…the one with just the couple. That would be perfect for my husband and I since we don't have kids yet! They have the cutest stuff!!
Love this one: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-AMN-HRC !
Oh my goodness. I have never seen this site and fell head over heels. The designs are flawless.I think the Be Merry design and the Gallery Classic are my favorites.
Making Spirits Bright is for sure my favorite.
looove joyeux noel! hope i win!!!dana@danaiske.com
I'm loving the "makimg spirits bright" one! Super cute!
wow, what a great selection! love the holidays set
love the modern geometric group card…AWESOME giveaway!
The Nordic Snowflake card is by far my favorite. I love the nontraditional greens and reds:http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-G19-CHR
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i love the gallery classic and i need to send holiday cards very soon!
I really like all the modern ones, probably especially the NOEL card, but I also like the Nordic Snowflake. http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-D70-HYChttp://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F38-HYC
I like the Noel card by b.wise
So many favorites – i really love the twas the night before christmas one and the candy tree!Beth Hale
I love the Holiday Joy designed by Annie Clark. Hope we win!
I really like the Love Joy Peace one and thanks for the giveaway
making spirits bright is so cute, i love the design
this would be amazing to win, thanksfor the chance!
oh. my. goodness. so many wonderful choices. my two favorites: making spirits bright and be merry this Christmas season.
Wow, it's hard to pick just one! But I think the Vintage Typography poster is my favorite. I love the unexpected shape in the corner–really clever and unique.http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-D49-HYC
Reindog just made me laugh! How wonderful
The Reindog cards are perfect! We're getting a dog for Christmas and were planning to send out puppy cards anyway. Perfect!
Is it OK that I'm digging the very one you like? csargegard@gmail.com
The Nordic Snowflake makes me want to go hang my stocking up right now!
Wow, hard to narrow it down to one, but I'm loving the Wishing script! This would be SO awesome to win! Holiday cards done in October? Sweet.
Merry Christmas to me, I must send out the "A Very Merry Christmas" card! thereeceblog@gmail.com
Because I celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas, I like to send cards for the New Year. I like this one,http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-SDW-HNYthe Snowflake Window New Years Card
I like the winter chic csrds
Ohh I am equally in love with the snowflake window and the "Don't worry, we won't tell Santa" cards. Beautiful!
there are way too many to pick just one! particularly loving the greens, four square, joyeux noel st. nick and reindeer…
Also, I have you in my reader 🙂
There are SO many to love!like this:http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-E62-HYCand this!http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-G43-CHRand THIS!http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-H16-CHR
The big "Merry Christmas" is my favorite!lindspete@hotmail.com
I've just started thinking about my holiday cards, and all of these are beautiful!
Vintage Typography Poster captured my attention. But all are stunning!kelly_nich (at) hotmail(dot) com
Vintage Typography is my favorite! This gets me in the holiday spirit 🙂
I love the green peace, love, joy one!
Ooh I want!!
Great giveaway…I would love the "i believe" with rudolph. thanks,missy
Mod Joy. Is. GORGEOUS!!! They have an incredible selection!
love, love, love the simple season card. squibkick at gmail.com
I love the "holiday joy" one…picking a favorite among all the cute cards was tough, but not as tough as getting the perfect photo!
I love "making spirit's bright." I love sending out Christmas cards!
They are all so great…it's hard to decide! But I love "A Very Merry Christmas" with the Christmas tree out of words.
oh my, i love all of them! maybe the four square?
oh my, i love all of them! maybe the four square?
i'd like the greens if i win!
Oh! I LOVE these!Jennifer (lamontagne03 at netzero.com)
Love the Snowglyphic Holiday Minibooksby koshiaonyon@sbcglobal.net
I love the Noel holiday card, probably because it's a Noel is my daughter's middle name.
I love the Joyeux Noel….lovely!
I love the Retro Christmas Album Holiday Photo Cards!!! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!oohmybento [at]gmail[dot]com
http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-G13-CHRDefinitely my favorite! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
i love the four-square! brookefield.ak@gmail.com
I really like the tree holiday photo card. I think it's a fun, unique design.
Love love love them! I think bright is my favorite.
oh fun! the gallery classic is so great!
i'd love the woodland wonderland design
Love the ho ho ho card!
four square is my fav!
The ho ho ho is my favorite.
How to decide!?! This one (http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F42-HYC) would continue our tradition of sending out funny cards.
I mean perfectly! 🙂
I can imagine my kiddos picture with the 'Making Spirits Bright' caption perfictly!
So many to choose from! But I love the "Snowflake Window Christmas Photo Cards".. so cute!
Love the "Float" Peace Hope Joy one!Can't wait for holiday cards…
http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-H04-CHRwintery tree card is my favoritetruthhole@gmail.com
Eeeek. Love the Four Square set!ccroake@gmail.com
I have been loving the Making Spirits Bright card! It would be a perfect card for my family photo this year!
What a great giveaway, I LOVE Minted!My favorites are "Four Squares" and "Holiday Set"!
Love the holiday nostalgia set!
My fave…..Love and Peace Eternal.
ooh great giveaway!!! love the holiday set
So lovely. My favorite is the gallery classic. churchwl@aol.com
lovely! i don't know which one i'd want, they're all beautiful
the retro peace ones are my favorite, great giveaway!!
the four square one, i love it!
lovely! i love the 'joy' christmas card!
I love tree holiday–but can't pick a card until I see how the family photos turn out!http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-E89-HYC
"Joyeux Noel" is so sweet. I love that one. This is a fantastic giveaway!
i'm loving the gallery classic
ooh i'd pick the holidays set!
I love this one for sure… http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F00-HYCcarlacrownbindery@gmail.comhandmadehomeoffice.com
never mind, i like this one! http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-E86-HYCmsanborn88@gmail.com
oh my, that's like asking to pick a favorite child! 🙂 i love gallery classic … and bright and fun (for the complete opposite!) … or modern geometric.
theyre alllll so great! i dont know what to pick… at the moment im likin this one tho 🙂 too cutehttp://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F69-HYCmsanborn@gmail.com
Definitely Nordic Snowflake. Definitely.
I want to order Christmas cards from Minted sooo badly, but I can't quite justify the expense since we don't have a cute kid yet. I like the Vintage Typography style.avalon.schultz@gmail.com
my 2 favorites are definitely "be merry" and "joyeux noel." GREAT design! : ) jechapman8@gmail.com
You might be my twin, because my choice for my favorite was the same as what you picked! Fingers crossed.
ooooh, i just love holiday cards! i have about eight favorites but the Vintage Greetings Holiday Photo Card kept catching my eye.
I am loving the Love and Peace Eternal cards – so cute!
i like the vintage typography one.
modern joy in clover. too cute.kadamswils@yahoo.com
making spirits bright. so cute!
the gallery classic!!
I love the Good Tidings of Joy. So many good options!thewrightlens@gmail.com
I don't think I can choose a favorite yet! So far, my list is octavia holiday, bright + fun, retro peace, and vintage greetings.
I love this one: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-D70-HYCI dont use google reader, but follow you in my bloglovin', which means it is updated and I get a notice every time you post. I hope that's still okay!
Love & Joy Unto You– how perfect!!
I love the Bright + Fun Holiday Photo Card! It's perfect!hollowsquirrel{at}gmail{dot}com.
I love the making spirits bright set… kaleena.harrington@gmail.com
I really love Foursqaure. But what a great selection they have!
"holiday set" is my fave.
Tree of Joy Holiday card is my favoritehttp://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-E05-HYCjacksoncrisman@yahoo.com
Oh wowsers! All the cards are super sweet – I can't choose my favorite!
I like the "collage of joy."
love the holiday set and be merry!anumgomez@gmail.com
Oh my gracious! I love so many of them! The timeline on the inside is perfection!
Way too many to choose from. Mod Season is pretty cool. But don't hold me to it if I win the $150!
I think my favorite is the Vintage Typography. OH my gosh I am SO READY for Christmas!!!!
OOOOOHHH!!! Frosted Poppy please!!!!
Oh my Liz, this is a really hard one! I can't decide between 4 square, felt stockings, nordic snowflake or good tidings, but my really belongs to the frosted poppy…Great giveaway!
tough choice, but i'd go with the simple "holiday joy" card. thanks for the chance!
I'm a huge fan of their minibooks!meekandchic (at) gmail (dot)com
'k. I heart all these cards, and I have NEVER done Christmas cards. So this would be the perfect motivator to get started.My favorite is 'making spirits bright.'http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-D58-HYC
Loooove The Greens!
I love these…so cute and would be able to check one thing off my to do list. The "ho,ho,ho" one is my fav!
they are all adorable but I think my favorite one is the Octavia Holiday Photo Cards! My email is: elizabethjudd4@yahoo.com, thanks!!
Wow, they are all gorgeous! I think Peppy Joy is my favorite – it makes me want to throw on a scarf and sip some cocoa. But Love and Peace Eternal and Holiday Prep are awfully sweet too!forestpenguins@yahoo.com
I like the Merry Candy Stripes. Beautiful cards!
I love the banner + burst card. But there are many close favorites!wwheels {at} gmail {dot} com
ME ME ME ME! My birthday is on Tuesday so this would be the perfect surprise – and it is our son's first holiday season! Fingers crossed…www.TwoBlueLemons.com
I think "peace. love. joy." is my favorite. bonstance@gmail.com
what an awesome giveaway! so far my fave is the vintage typography.
starry night i love!
LOVE this one: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-BCZ-HYC
I love the "Let Love Shine" card. So cool!
LOVING Happy Dot Holidayfingers crossed
I already picked out the Making Spirits Bright one and then saw your post for the giveaway. Yay! I love Minted. I used them for our Christmas cards last year and can vouch for how awesome they are.
I like the retro peace card : )meganbeckstrom@yahoo.com
Love the Retro Peace Holiday cards. We just took some family pics and I am hoping one will work for our first ever Christmas cards, thanks!!gomeggo[at]gmail[dot]com
I heart Minted!!! I would love to send out their Be Merry Banner design as my holiday cards this year. So gorgeous!tegan{dot}mauldin{at}gmail{dot}com
yeah, i'm excited that we can start getting ready for the the holidays. love the greens wreath
awesome giveaway, i wnat them all!
I saw these in Real Simple last year! They are GORG! I am in lurve with this cutie:http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-FAP-HYC
Noel Badge Holiday Photo Card is my favorite… but I reserve the right to change my mind 🙂 Thanks for the chance!meganfarrellturner at gmail dot com
I love the Vintage Holiday Holiday Photo Card.
How beautiful… I love this sweet noel ii http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F15-HYC
Beautiful cards. My favorite is "Sweet and Simple Christmas."
so many good ones. i like the cheers one. but i would probably spend a very long time plugging my family photo into each design to find the right one.
Sweet giveaway! I love the four square design, but they are all great.- Danielleother-option AT hotmail DOT com
how do you spell mistletoe is my favorite.lucky commenter 105?camie23@hotmail
That's the best collection of holiday cards I've seen in many a year. If I had to pick a favorite right now I think I'd go with this one: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-FAF-HYC – in the blue or tan color. SO classy. Cheers!sarahawsfrost@gmail.comwww.highheelsandddp.blogspot.com
oh i love them all, my gut is feeling the oh joy one!
making spirits bright one is so fun!
i love the gallery classic, how great!
Really really "sweet" designs… This one is so cute: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-I19-HMB
oh my- wouldn't it be lovely to win! My initial favorite is "Be Merry" but I could drool for a while I think
What a great giveaway. Thank you for sponsoring! I think the Reindog is my favorite design. I can just see our bassett hound peeking out from that card.
I like the Retro Peace cards.
I love the Holiday Joy and Rejoice cards.
Their cards are just divine!
I like the Mittens Holiday Photo Cards.
Love the gallery classic and the holiday set!KaylaMoncur@gmail.com
love the modern geometric with the rounded corners… but so many beautiful ones to choose!!!!brooke.c.rasmussen@gmail.com
That snowflake is too darling.
i have 8 currently in my favorites on minted but i pick reinpet holiday photo cards as my favorite for today.
I love the "Vintage Greetings".laurenholley@gmail.com
I love "Christmas Glow" so simple and pretty!
I love the float + cheers to you holiday photo cards. They are all so great!
I love the "bright" card! jenp515@aol.com
the tree holiday photo cards
I loved the wedding invitations! I just saw them! I don't have a wedding coming up, but they are still beautiful.
I love the yearline cards. We sent one last year as a combo birth announcement/ new year's card and everyone loved it!ertoolan@gmail.com
BE MERRY!!!!katywils@gmail.com
I agree, foursquare is my fave too. Darling designs!
So many great styles! I think I would pick the Four Square as my top choice!
I love Minted! Great giveaway!My favorites are Vintage Label and Four Square.
LOVE Red Ribbon Happiness.Thank you for a great give-away!
SO pretty! I love Minted. I like this one with Merry Christmas in different languages: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-FAF-HYC. But truly, there are so many good ones.
Starry Night, PeppyJoy…there are so many fantastic choices. Thanks for the chance to win!
I am totally smitten with the "Making Spirits Bright Card" especially since there is the option inside to do the timeline with additional photos. I'm crossing my fingers on this one.http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-D58-HYC
Love the snowflake window card!
These are amazing! I'll be crossing my fingers 🙂
love and joy unto you. definitely.
I like the Peace of Paper holiday card… Beautiful!jontiverosfb (AT) gmail (DOT) com
So hard to choose a favorite! I'm loving the four square design, as well as the modern tree design!
i love the NOEL one. and would love to win!
beautiful photo cards!
loving this giveaway! i need these!
I love everything!ornate frame holiday photo cards would be my favorite!
I love the Vintage Typography Poster Holiday Photo Card. It's so simple but beautiful!
Where do I begin? It's nearly impossible to choose a favorite. Though I may have to choose the same as you. It kinda reminds me of an album cover and that would make me feel like a legitimate rockstar. And I like that. It would really behoove me to win. Now that I've seen these cards, I don't think I could buy anywhere else. Thanks!
that's my favorite too! such great designs.
I love the Modern Geometric Group!Clean , simple…Perfect!heathersmith7(at)gmail(dot)com
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They are all so pretty but I love the peace love joy one.annaslow@gmail.com
i think i love them all, but "be merry" really stuck out to me.my friends and i were just talking about holiday cards yesterday… so maybe it's meant to be that i win 🙂
Be merry is my favorite.Fun!lisarenee131@Yahoo.com
What a dream giveaway. I love all of their holiday cards. I especially love the "smitten" one. So cute. kimcrane(at)gmail(dot)(com)
I love so many of them, but for the moment, the "Be Merry" card is my favorite.http://www.minted.com/design-rating/12183
What an awesome giveaway! It was really hard to narrow down a favorite, they have so many beautiful cards!! I think the one I like best is: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F15-HYCThanks!
Be merry or the christmas wish. SOo cute!
My favorite is the Making Spirits Bright in Sea Green. This is such a great giveaway! So simply perfect.KForzese07@yahoo.com
I'm in love with the Be Merry Banner!
too many awesome choices! But love love Noel.
I love the peppy joy! Although, they are all gorgeous!
I think my favourite is your favourite too. I love the bold font!
I really love the one with the 4 different pictures of the couple. It's beautiful!carrieannodell@gmail.com
the four square is so great!
the vinyl record is my favorite
i love the four square one!
the recipe card idea, love it
i like "making spirits bright"!
Very Cute!! I love the Gallery Classic.
They're all so beautiful. It would be hard to choose.
I like the one that looks like a vinyl record album cover. So cool!
I love the Nordic Snowflake holiday card. andria{dot}carnell{at}gmail{dot}com
I like this one: http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F41-HYC
I have never sent out a holiday card. Now that I'm married and pregnant I think it's high time.These tied as my favorites:http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-E65-HYChttp://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-AJY-HYChttp://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-APV-HYChttp://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-D42-HYCToo many to choose from!!! xo.
There's SO many great ones, it's hard to pick! We've been away living in the Caribbean for the past year, and will be back in the US again this Christmas, so I'm thinking this year I will once again tackle the Christmas card fiasco:)I loved the Making Spirits Bright, as well as the mustache Santa one!chelseahorsley@yahoo.com
I'm digging the nordic snowflake card, not just cuz it's at the top ;)katie.muirhead (at) gmail (dot) com
the NOel one is so perfect
great giveaway! these cards are all great, i can't decide. maybe the one you choose. you always have good taste!
Ooh, I love their options! So cute. The holiday set looks perfect. Crossing my fingers!
i'd love the greens cards, so cute
the holiday set is adorable!
Wow, love the giveaway. My favorite is the vintage typography poster holiday photo cards. It was hard to choose because they have so many great designs.
Love the vintage holiday cards! so cute!
Wow! $150 might just cover cards to my whole family!
I really like the nordic snowflake and the holiday set! they are fabulous! kaliponder@gmail.com
All the designs are just amazing! I'm craving them hardcore. My favorite is the A Very Merry Christmas Holiday Photo Cards! I'm crossin my fingers!
I love the Making Spirits Bright one! This would be the perfect card and would definitely stand out from the rest!faithyoung@qx.net
We always get our photo cards from Minted… Love! My favorite is the Vintage Typographer card. So beautiful!
So many wonderful cards to choose from! It's hard to pick just one, but I really like the holiday dots card or the red wreath.
I love the four square ones as well, but then I think about extra shipping and… never mind.I love the Making Spirits Bright!a
love the Modern Tree Holiday Photo by Precious Bugarin Design!
oh boy. i really also love the four square one. so hard to choose…
Ack! Love love love! Be Merry is my favorite.(parsonslena@gmail.com)
Totally adorable.
I love the "Four Square" too!
I like the retro peace holiday card. :)emmillee(at)gmail(dot)com
I love the holiday set! thanks for the opportunity!
I love the Four Square and the Woodland Wonderland designs!emilykoneal@gmail.com
Love the snowflake cards!
red ribbon happiness!
so fun!i love the "peppy joy" photo cards.
I love the Modern Geometric Group http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-BDC-HYC especially since I think it would make a good combo baby announcement/christmas card, which is what we're going to need this year. It's so hard to find one that will work for both.
Oh, I definitely love the "Best of the Season" one:http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-F18-HYC
I love the peace and joy card! They are all fabulous!
LOVE the be merry timeline ones. Awesome!
what a gorgeous set! i love "making spirits bright". this would be perfect!
Totally in love with the recipe card idea – so cute and so smart!http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-AZZ-HMBeverynothingwonderful (at) gmail (dot) com
oh how perfect, i love the holiday set
I love the holidays set!! Sooo cute!
ooh the gallery classic is my favorite!
i'm loving the greens! what a great giveaway!