I'm old school and Christmas Cards bring me joy. I like doing our annual photos ourselves and sending them, and had previously used Shutterfly because I had a 50% off coupon, but Shutterfly is an absolute rip off. What are other great but affordable and easy sites for Christmas Cards?

I also make a photo calendar as a gift yearly for my Dad. I don't know if Shutterfly is still the best place for that? I have a newborn. So, i'm limited on energy this year and really trying to save, but still keep Christmas traditions alive.

I want the easiest and low effort way as possible please!

Also, I wish there was a flare category for this, maybe "Seasonal?"

Every year I am scrambling with our holiday cards. I have not yet used a service like Shutterfly to print AND send our addressed cards (though I have used them for printing and they got lost in the mail). I have created my own in Canva and had them printed at our local printer (I've also used Walgreens -- not the best print quality but good card stock and super quick). It is less expensive but I want a better card stock and I am finally resigned to the fact that overall, this DIY approach is not easier than submitting a design and addresses and letting the service send them. My way, I inevitably get caught up in all things holiday season and cards get sent late or never.

Before I commit my address book to a service, I really want the pros and cons of your experiences, considering quality (I prefer a thicker, matte stock), cost, time, ease and service. Design is a consideration but a lesser one since I can do my own (or purchase from a designer) if I want to.

Last year I felt so much mom guilt about not getting cards out when we received so many from other people. This year we got photos taken and I want to order cards. What’s the easiest/cheapest site? Bonus points if we can pre-address envelopes with our return address and the recipient address.