Holiday Cards from Shutterfly

I have always loved receiving holiday cards, and my absolute favorite are the more personal photo cards.  Years ago I thought it was so expensive to send those cards and so I never even attempted to have them made, but for the past couple years I have found such great deals on the photo cards that I haven't been able to resist ordering them.  As a bonus, I actually *remember* to mail my holiday cards out when I am sharing sweet photos of my children with family and friends. 

Shutterfly is a great website you can use to order copies of your precious memories from, and I have used them with great results in the past.  You can check out their lovely selection of Christmas cards here: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards. I just love the Royal Elegance card.  I really like the Family Wall cards as well.  So simple, elegant, and beautiful.  They also have Holiday cards:
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards, and Hanukkah cards: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/hanukkah-cards. They even have options for other holidays and events...so many to choose from, you just have to check them out. 

Did you know, that Bloggers can actually receive 50 holiday cards for FREE?  Talk about a great deal!  I just got my girls their Christmas dresses yesterday and I am so excited to play around with the camera and try to get some good pictures to use for this years cards.  I love looking at the cards from years past and seeing just how much the girls have grown.  We may even try some family photos this year!

I love when Kohl's randomly mails me $10 in Kohl's Cash.

When I first saw the Hideaway Hollow collection I thought it was ADORABLE.  I knew my girls would love it, so when I got some Kohl's Cash that's what I got.

They have actually sent me enough Kohl's cash recently for me to buy the ENTIRE set (minus one of the small mouse sets because there are 3 total and I need to keep the numbers even, haha!

That, coupled with their sales, has made it much less expensive than it was originally.

I do need to give credit to my mom though because she gave me a some of her $10 Kohl's Cash as well and even purchased two of the items for me using a $10 that had been sent to her.

I'm sooooo excited that Santa will be able to leave these under the tree (and at a fraction of the cost)!  :o)

 $7.94, as opposed to $24.99! 

 This total would have been $7.20 less, but when I saw those shirts I thought the girls would love them...had to get them.  :o)  Still, $3.05 for the furniture sets after the $10 Kohl's Cash, great deal considering they're normally $14.99 each. 

 Not sure why some of my pictures get flipped.... :o/  Not sure how to fix that either since they flip after they're uploaded.

Out of curiosity I just added up what I would have spent purchasing all of the Hideaway Hollow items at their full prices (going by the price stickers on the ones I purchased)...  $203.09!! (!!!) Wow.  What I have actually spent?  $39.58. That doesn't include the two my mom purchased, but I think that was around $14 (if I remember correctly) for both, so that still only makes the total around $53-54 total....for 10 playsets.  AMAZING what using store coupons and shopping sales can do.

Hubby was running out so I asked him to stop at Weis and pick up some of the great deals I'd noticed this week when sorting through my coupons and looking at the ad.

4 Bailey's Coffee Creamers - $1.50 each.  Used $1 coupons to make them .50/each.
2 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls - $1.50 each.  Used .70 coupons that doubled to make them .10 each!
1 Activia yogurt 4-pk - $2.  Used a .75 coupon that doubled to make it .50.

Rite Aid:

Total spent out of pocket: $0.  Total spent on gift card: .03!!  I totally made a profit on this too with UP rewards.  Love it!!

 2 Princess Candycanes w/ Ornaments - $1.29/each
1 Oral-B power toothbrush - $7.99
5 Garnier Fructis - $3/each
1 Cheez-Its - $1.99
2 Nivea for Men - $3.99/each
1 Oral B toothbrush - $2.99
1 Diet Pepsi 2-liter - $1.49
Total:  $40.02

Used a $5/25 coupon
Used 5 $1 mfr coupons on the Garnier
Used a $1 and a $2 Video Values Rite Aid coupon on the Garnier
Used a $15 Rite Aid coupon on the power toothbrush (got overage!! Thanks for the tip, Barbie!)
Used 2 $3 coupons on the Nivea for Men
Used a $1 mfr coupon the Oral B toothbrush
Used a $1 Rite Aid coupon on the Oral B toothbrush
Used a $1 off any purchase Rite Aid Video Values coupon
Used a $2.99 UP Reward

Paid .03 on a gift card.

Got back in $10.99 in UP Rewards:

$1 for Cheez-Its
$2.99 for Oral-B toothbrush
$5 for Garnier
$2 for Nivea

I *love* getting paid to shop.  

The crackers were $1 a box.  They were on sale for $2/each, and I used a $1/2 manufacturer's coupon as well as a $1/2 Target coupon.

Softsoap was $1.99, but I used a $2 Target coupon, adjusted down to $1.99, making it free.

The Olay soaps were .97/each, used $1 coupons on each, all adjusted down.

The Tide packets were .97/each and also used $1 coupons, adjusted down.

The Glade candles were $2.50, used a $1.50/2 coupon and a $1 Target coupon, making them $1.25 each.  I should have waited for the gift card deal, but oh well.

The Fashion Fairytale doll was $11.49, and I used the $5 Target coupon to get it for $6.49!  He is a Christmas gift.  ;o)