Showing posts with label Holiday cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday cards. Show all posts
Holiday Card giveaway!
Planning Your Holiday Greeting Cards
It’s Almost Time to Send Your Holiday Greeting Cards! If you are sending holiday cards this year, which we love to do, you need to make sure that they are ready and sent at the right time. Getting organized and writing out all those cards can seem like a chore and more than a few of us are guilty of putting it off till the last minute. This year, it’s time to do holiday cards the right way.
Lift Your Spirits High
If you want to get in the mood for holiday cards, turn on some Christmas or seasonal music while you prepare them. You can try upbeat music, recent holiday songs by your favorite artists, or classical music such as the soundtrack from The Nutcracker. Start with a mug of hot chocolate or cider (or maybe a pumpkin spice latte!) and then get to work.
Look for a design that works best for your family. Some card designs include space for a picture or two. If you've recently had family photos done try and choose one that includes the whole family. You don't want people forgetting that there are parents in that family of yours! I know some of my friends only include pictures of the kids and that's okay, but seeing the whole family is always a nice way of spreading the holiday cheer.
If you don't find a design that fits what you want than just contact Cherish Paperie and we can work with you to create the perfect custom holiday card!
Put the Pen to the Paper
Consider including a personalized message in your card. Holiday cards are not the time to get lazy – simply signing your name isn’t going to cut it. Think of a message that will reach each of the recipients with joy and love. Simple is perfect. You don't have to write out a long letter if you don't want. But if you do, consider including a nice summary of the year on some beautiful stationery.
If you have several dozen cards to send, you might find it difficult to address all of your cards in one sitting. That’s okay. We’re doing this to music and hot chocolate, remember? Simply break up the task into manageable chunks. If it takes you Saturday and Sunday for two consecutive weekends to get all your holiday cards addressed, that’s fine. Just make sure that you plan to write out your holiday cards early enough that you can complete them at such a leisurely pace.
Things to Remember
Make sure you have ordered enough cards for everyone that you plan to send to and make sure you have enough stamps to go with them. In an effort to make your cards stand apart from the rest consider doing a few simple things to spice them up:
Use Customized Labels
Wrap around labels are a great way to make your holiday card stand out amongst the rest! They add a bit of color to the mail and can make addressing the envelopes a lot easier. You can also add a custom photo return label to the envelope to personalize your holiday card even more. And if labels aren't your thing you can always play around with different fonts and colors to change things up.
Create Your Own Postage
We are partnered up with zazzle.com to create the perfect postage for any of your stationery. Match it with the style of your holiday cards or even add a picture of the family right on the stamp! Simple and easy to do. Just let us know what you'd like to design up and we'll order it for you!
Holiday cards are still a staple of the holiday season. So, you should definitely make sure you send one out to all your friends and family this holiday season.
If you want to get in the mood for holiday cards, turn on some Christmas or seasonal music while you prepare them. You can try upbeat music, recent holiday songs by your favorite artists, or classical music such as the soundtrack from The Nutcracker. Start with a mug of hot chocolate or cider (or maybe a pumpkin spice latte!) and then get to work.
Look for a design that works best for your family. Some card designs include space for a picture or two. If you've recently had family photos done try and choose one that includes the whole family. You don't want people forgetting that there are parents in that family of yours! I know some of my friends only include pictures of the kids and that's okay, but seeing the whole family is always a nice way of spreading the holiday cheer.
If you don't find a design that fits what you want than just contact Cherish Paperie and we can work with you to create the perfect custom holiday card!
Put the Pen to the Paper
Consider including a personalized message in your card. Holiday cards are not the time to get lazy – simply signing your name isn’t going to cut it. Think of a message that will reach each of the recipients with joy and love. Simple is perfect. You don't have to write out a long letter if you don't want. But if you do, consider including a nice summary of the year on some beautiful stationery.
If you have several dozen cards to send, you might find it difficult to address all of your cards in one sitting. That’s okay. We’re doing this to music and hot chocolate, remember? Simply break up the task into manageable chunks. If it takes you Saturday and Sunday for two consecutive weekends to get all your holiday cards addressed, that’s fine. Just make sure that you plan to write out your holiday cards early enough that you can complete them at such a leisurely pace.
Things to Remember
Make sure you have ordered enough cards for everyone that you plan to send to and make sure you have enough stamps to go with them. In an effort to make your cards stand apart from the rest consider doing a few simple things to spice them up:
Use Customized Labels
Wrap around labels are a great way to make your holiday card stand out amongst the rest! They add a bit of color to the mail and can make addressing the envelopes a lot easier. You can also add a custom photo return label to the envelope to personalize your holiday card even more. And if labels aren't your thing you can always play around with different fonts and colors to change things up. Create Your Own Postage
We are partnered up with zazzle.com to create the perfect postage for any of your stationery. Match it with the style of your holiday cards or even add a picture of the family right on the stamp! Simple and easy to do. Just let us know what you'd like to design up and we'll order it for you!
Holiday cards are still a staple of the holiday season. So, you should definitely make sure you send one out to all your friends and family this holiday season.
Holiday Cards {New from Envelopments}
I absolutely love this new recipe from the new Envelopments holiday release. How perfect are these colors? I love when I get something bright and bold in the mailbox. And with all of the greens and reds, blues and silvers it's nice to see some gold in the mix. And the blue and green that accent the cards are the perfect touch!
Are you shopping around for holiday cards? Want to get them ordered before the holiday rush arrives? Contact us today to design the perfect card for you!
Holiday Cards {New from Envelopments}
Planning a holiday party? This new recipe from Envelopments is sure to make your guests get in the holiday spirit! See this recipe and more at the Envelopments website. Plus, while you're there, check out the new holiday card designs as well. I'm sure that you will be able to find exactly what you need this holiday season.
Contact us to start designing your holiday cards and party invitations today!
Holiday Cards {New from Envelopments}
According to the Greeting Card Association, more than 2 billion holiday cards are purchased in the U.S. each year (and this doesn’t account for the ones that were hand made). To help make sure your cards stand out this year, Envelopments has been busy working on their holiday collection.
We are thrilled to share with you 3 new Featured Recipes as part of the Envelopments 2011 Holiday Collection. In addition, 10 new Featured recipes are now available on Envelopments.com. And don’t forget about holiday party invitations! Most of the holiday card recipes can easily be transformed to fit your party plans.
If a featured recipe catches your eye please contact us today to start designing the perfect holiday card for your family.
Will You Be My Valentine? {Ideas & Inspiration}
Ah, Valentine's Day is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate it than gorgeous tablescapes and cards. I've seen many different crafts and ideas to celebrate this Hallmark holiday and love the color schemes that seem to pop up everywhere. Valentine's Day isn't just deep reds and light pinks anymore. Throw in some silver, greys and creams to balance out the reds and pinks and you have yourself a great palette to work with.I love simplicity when it comes to celebrating this holiday. Nothing too elaborate or over the top. A beautiful card with words of endearment along with some sweets and a nice dinner is the perfect way to celebrate. And by adding some small touches to this simple plan you can create the perfect evening. Just like this tablescape from Brenda's Wedding Blog.
Last year I used my son's footprints and some red paint to make a heart on some card stock. I wrote "I love my Daddy" all around the footprints in order to define the heart a bit more and framed it. I'm pretty sure my husband enjoyed this little sentimental gift a lot more than a store bought item. And now he'll always remember how small our son's feet really were.
If you plan on making (or buying) cupcakes then you could use cute flags to decorate them like these here on Hostess with the Mostess. You could even top them with something as simple as berries. And if you use strawberries you can trim them in the shape of a heart. If you or your child plan on giving away sweets like cookies or candy you can use a cute personalized tag to tie the bag. I also love homemade cards. Especially the ones children help design. The grandparents go gaga over this kind of stuff!
And for those who completely missed out on sending out holiday cards, Valentine's day is the perfect holiday to send out Valentine's to those who you would normally greet at Christmas. Some people forego Christmas cards altogether now and just send out Valentine's. It definitely decreases the to-do list around the holidays!If you have an idea for Valentine's day decorations and need someone to whip up the coordinating paper goods contact us and we can work on creating the perfect design for your party!
Photos - top: Gladys Jem via Brenda's Wedding Blog, middle: Danielle Simmons, bottom: Custom Programs, LLC
October Savings!
While Custom Programs is best known for our wedding programs and stationery, we also have an extensive line of personalized holiday cards. Starting at $1.80 each most of our holiday designs incorporate a photo image. These cards are also a great choice for save-the-dates, enabling you to save money by sending a holiday greeting and informing guests of your upcoming nuptials at the same time. Order before November 20th and save 10% just reference promo code XMAS09.
Or for something a bit more custom, visit our entire line of Envelopments® brand mix and match cards. This fantastic line is also available blank for DIYers to be creative!
Holiday Cards!
I am so excited to have my holiday cards done BEFORE Christmas this year! here is a sneak peak of whats in the mail this week!
Our business holiday card:
and the more personal "family" one:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Our business holiday card:
and the more personal "family" one:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Craft Show!
We had a great time at the Craft Fair and got a got of good referrals and shopped...a lot. ;-) Here are some pics of our booth at the show.
Holiday Cards are here!
photos by Melinda Kim Photography Order now for the holidays! We are showing off our new collection of cards this weekend at the St. Bonaventure Craft fair in Huntington Beach, CA from 8:30 - 4:00 on Saturday - Come down and see what is new and say hi!
We have quite a few new fun designs and are always coming up with more! See our new holiday cards and specials here or visit the Envelopments website for some more fun new designs.
Holiday Preview
I am so excited about our new holiday cards - we have some new great ones this year and are coming up with new custom designs all the time - I love being able to "match" the papers to the photo colors! Take a sneak peek at 3 of the new ones! photos used on cards by Melinda Kim Photography
Time to start thinking about....Holidays?!
Yes it is THAT time of year again...time to start thinking about Holiday cards. I am not saying you need to order...YET. But start browsing. Think about the favorite card you got last year and how you are going to do a better one this year ;-). Get your family pictures taken.....and I will be back in another week to remind you again, in the meantime here is one of the new ones from the CheckerBoard line. Enjoy!
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