I chose to do a Holiday/New Year’s combined card since I knew I would get some cards out late since we were taking a vacation. I made 5×7 flat cards printed on eco-matte paper. I used a photo of our family that my dad took at Zachary’s 2nd birthday party in November for the picture on the front. On the back, I added a picture of Maya — we had to include our pup on our family’s card too! ;)

Wishing you good times, good cheer, and a happy new year!

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Pear Tree Greetings is giving away a $30 gft certificate to one lucky reader this month! This is a great giveaway just in time for Photo Fun Month since they have so many awesome photo cards which you can use your own images in to create an amazing holiday card to send out to your friends and family!

The quality of these cards is great – they are printed on thick cardstock with brightly saturated ink – and I love how they have a variety of designs ranging from fresh and modern to sweet and vintage. Make sure you go take a look at their holiday cards selection for yourself!

Don’t forget about Turkey Day! Pear Tree also has some fun Thanksgiving invitation cards that you should look at. How cute are they?!

I also have to mention what a great company Pear Tree is to be giving back this year – They are sending color-in Christmas cards to teachers around the US who sign up to have their students color in the snowman and write a message thanking those serving overseas for all they do to protect our country. Pear Tree is also giving back this holiday season by partnering with the American Cancer Society. They have designed six exclusive Christmas cards, and by purchasing one of those cards, 100% of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. This is a great way that you can help Pear Tree to give back!

WIN IT! Want to win a $30 gift certificate to Pear Tree Greetings? Enter here! Giveaway is open to the US & Canada.

Mandatory entry: To enter the contest, all you need to do is leave a comment to this post letting me know what you are thankful for this holiday season.

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The contest ends on November 22, 2010 at 11:59pm Eastern time.

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.

Pear Tree Greetings sent me a few samples from their new 2010 Holiday Card collection to review. Take a look, aren’t they pretty?

Pear Tree has designs for Christmas, Hanukkah, and the Holiday season and with their beautiful and modern cards, you’ll be sure to find the perfect one to express your holiday spirit this year!

Pear Tree’s cards are printed on Heavy 100 Matte Card Stock, which is also 100% post-consumer recycled! So, not only are you doing something good for the earth when you order holiday cards from them, but you know your cards are going to be beautifully printed with gorgeous, saturated colors, on a nicely weighted card that will hold up great as it goes through the mail in this busy postal season.

Pear Tree is also great with customer service and ships all orders within 4-9 business days, which includes 2 days for processing time.

There are hundreds of brand new designs for 2010. In addition to gorgeous photo cards, they also sell holiday party invitations and thank you cards.

Don’t forget about address labels or holiday card inserts, either! They have so many fantastic products for sure — Pear Tree is your all-in-one stop for stationery this season!

Do you want free address labels along with your holiday card order? Just order $49 worth of Christmas cards (or other personalized items) and you’ll be eligible for free labels! You can click here to read the details and find out more information.

By the way, don’t forget to enter this month’s Pear Tree Greetings giveaway for personalized thank you note cards!