Holiday Paper Trail

Ever feel like your holiday “to do” list is longer that St. Nick’s? Forget about the stacks of tips to handout and the posh cocktail parties to attend, as a parent, it’s all about your annual family holiday card.

Every year, the pressure mounts to find the cutest, sweetest, most captivating photo of your babes for this seasonal ritual. Just don’t let your cherished offspring be sent out surrounded by tacky clip art or generic graphics.

If you want a holiday card as stylish and cool as your family, try Brooklyn based company Paper + Cup. Choose from a variety of clean, fresh designs in non-traditional colors like mint, teal and coco. Of course, red and green are available too.

Cards are flat printed on heavy weight, white paper. $58 for 25 cards and envelopes. For those in the mood to match, you can customize your photo cards with matching thank you notes and mailing labels. Note: orders are shipped from California by UPS so add on a few days for delivery. If you order by next week, there is still time to get your custom cards here before the holidays.

Paper + Cup sells an assortment of paper goods including some of the most charming and original stationery, invitations, journals and desktop products for the office and home. You’ll definitely be tempted to pick up a gift or two for family, friends and colleagues.

Thankfully, your “to do” list is getting shorter by the moment.

Kelcey Kintner is the creator, writer and editor of the mama bird diaries, a smart, funny and always unpredictable take on motherhood.