I’ve mentioned before that my first job in high school was at a stationery store. I still think of it as one of my favorite jobs ever. I fell in love with paper and was fascinated by people’s choices for birth announcements, wedding invitations and of course during our busiest time of the year…holiday cards!

Picking out my holiday cards is one of my favorite parts of the season. I scour the internet to find one that I love best and find such joy in hand addressing, writing little notes and sealing them closed with a stamp while playing Christmas music with a seasonal candle lit (yes this is seriously what my process looks like!)

I actually used to make my cards. One of my mentors and friends from the shop had taught me the art of hand embossing, stamping and ribbon tying and for years I used to take on hefty endeavors to craft my cards. Nowadays that process isn’t realistic with my schedule but I still take care to choose something I love.

Since I’m single (holler – send eligible bachelors to meghan@witwhimsy.com please – ha!) I generally don’t do photo cards (#partyof1) but this year I’m actually considering doing it! I kind of love the idea of shooting some holiday inspired looks like this darling fair isle sweater from Gap Factory and some other festive attire and compiling a card that is part wit & whimsy. Thoughts? Taking all suggestions as I wittle down my card choices for this season!

See more seasonally-inspired sweaters here and sign up for Gap Factory emails online at Gap Factory and you can get 15% off your purchase! Never met a sale I didn’t like…

Happy Friday, all! I’m heading to see my family tomorrow and the weekly roundup will be up tomorrow a.m.!

Shop the Post:

Gap Factory Sweater (c/o) // Silk Button Down (runs big but great for layering) // Jeans (my favorites!) // LOFT Coat //

Booties (c/o) // Watch (c/o) // Loren Hope Bracelets (c/o) // BaubleBar Ring // Forever21 Clutch

Thank you to Gap Factory for collaborating on this post. 

[Bekka Palmer Photography]