Whoa. It's already the end of January. Where has the time gone!? I'm starting to get back into the swing of life — working, crafts, exercise, blogs, photos, designs. As a tribute to all the design work I did pre-Christmas, here's a look at all the different paper related gifts Cole and I wrapped for others.

I created a bunch of calendars, big and small; snapped photos for personalization; mailed custom holiday greetings; and sealed them off with new address labels, for myself and others. I printed all these gifts via Vistaprint . While I did have some scuffles back when they printed out moving announcements, I returned because, well, they are cheaper. Its low prices plus new sales daily, I had to weigh the costs and benefits of its services.

Each item printed shines with personal touches, both on my part and the person's interest. Kady loves giraffes, so she got giraffe print. My parents have silly chickens, and I loved the sunburst design. I like them; they like them. It's a win-win situation.

When I dash out to the mail box, I love opening the mail to find my designed address labels on envelopes. You can check out them and all the other designs in my Stationary Creations design portfolio.