last minute cards

My current quick-and-easy trick is to use my 3M post-it photo paper and photo printer to print a picture, slap it on a blank card and print, cut & paste on a short caption. It helps that I have thousands of photos of the kid to work with, and who doesn't love a cute baby pic? Although my most recent card actually featured the dog. Of course, I don't have photos of the creations to share... but will try to remember to take one the next time.

But if you really truly don't have time to make a card, Tiny Prints has a cute new generic card collection. I gave my mom and sister an "emergency card kit" from Target for Christmas the year they both forgot my birthday ... so if you also have forgetful relatives, here's an early shopping tip for the holidays: