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Magnificent Holiday Cards at Minted.Com {Coupon Code}

November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It seems like every year, stores put out the holiday items earlier and earlier.  This gets me excited and nervous at the same time!  One of things I always love to get crossed off my to-do list is our Christmas cards! Luckily, a talented friend of mine just took some great pictures of my kids for me, so when I got the chance to get my cards from Minted.com, I was jumping for joy!

Minted.com is the top-notch website to get your Holiday cards without paying a mint!  Not only do they have the best designs in town, but from now until November 28th, Minted.com is offering Experimental Mommy Readers 15% off of your orders by entering the code READERS when prompted at checkout!

I love cards like this that are full-photo! This one is really tasteful and timeless!

Ordering from Minted.com is a snap.  Once you decide on a design (and this is the hardest part because they are all fabulous), you simply upload your photo, type in your text, and you’re all set!  Minted.com offers the “Find it fast!” option so that you can view your photo in many cards at once to help narrow down your decision as quickly as possible.  Card choices vary from the traditional to the whimsical, and offer styles for one, two, or three or more photos.  You can even select your choices down by format or style.  I finally settled on the Holiday Dot Christmas Photo Cards and I love them!

Worried that even if it’s this simple your holiday-crazed brain will botch it up?  No worries!  Minted.com will send you via email a sample within a day or so for you to proof!  Once that’s done, you will get notification that your cards are on the way!  The timeline from project to print is so fast, blink and you’ll miss it!

Don’t forget to check out Minted.com for Holiday gifts too!  From stationery to journals and notebooks, they have got many beautiful and customizable options for everyone on your list.  Even better, Minted.com offers a referral program that can’t be beat!  Follow them on Facebook and Twitter for more news that’s really worth a mint!

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Storkie Expres: Holiday Photo Cards Review

November 30, 2010 By 1 Comment

Looking for something better than your average Holiday card?  Check out Storkie Express!  In addition to beautiful Holiday Cards, Invitations, and Announcements, Storkie also offers custom Postage Stamps to grab everyone’s attention at the mailbox.   Throwing a New Year’s Party after all the fruitcake is gone?  Check out their invitations!   Side note:  Does anyone actually eat fruitcake?  Sorry, getting off track…..

These are only $1.25 each!

I had the pleasure of working with Storkie Express recently and I am thrilled with the results.  I ordered some Holiday Photo Cards in the Majestic I Photo selection and they are beautiful.  The card was easy to customize and the shipping was timely.  The cards arrived safe and sound and so beautifully packaged I almost thought I was opening a gift!   I found the colors to be bright and crisp and the photo I provided was in sharp, clear, focus.  Best of all the photo paper quality is top notch.  I can’t wait to mail these out!

Storkie Express also has a selection of photo gifts (I think the cookies would make a great stocking stuffer for Grandma) and Envelope Seals to suit every need.  Don’t miss any great holiday deals!  Follow Storkie Express on Twitter and Facebook.

This post is the opinion of Jennifer, a writer for Experimental Mommy and made possible by the Double Duty Divas. While a product sample was provided, all opinions remain 100% hers.
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Holiday Photo Cards from Urbanity Studios: Review and Coupon Code!

November 28, 2010 By 1 Comment

First on the agenda after the turkey is finished:  getting the Christmas card picture.  I love it and stress over it all at once.  The stress comes from getting an 8 and 6 year old bathed, dressed, still, and smiling.  Once that’s over, I get to do the fun part….picking out the card.  This year I was thrilled to test out Urbanity Studios!

Urbanity Studios is an online stationery company offering one of a kind designs for your Christmas Card, Birthday Invitation, Birth Announcement, and Thank You Card needs. The company was established in  2006, and have continued to offer new, fresh designs alongside modern technology innovations.  Their designs are printed on your choice of matte heavy cardstock, ultra-fancy shimmer paper or archival photo paper. You can also utilize their color-changing service (it’s FREE) to change the design colors to anything you’d like.  I loved the Snowflake Photo Christmas Card and personalizing it was a snap.  I loved how this card enabled me to pick the best photo of my son and the best one of my daughter since the ones of them together weren’t quite to my liking.   While you take the wheel at personalizing your card and getting the photos inserted, it’s one of the easiest sites I have dealt with! Don’t worry if you’re not an expert - an Urbanity Studios designer will look over your work and send you a final proof before ordering.  My cards arrived at lightning speed!  I am thrilled with the finished product and love the weight and feel of the photo paper.  Can I just get a volunteer to address them for me?  :)

Love this card too! Simple and pretty.

Need more to love?  If you are in a jam, Urbanity Studios has a live chat feature for help.  And, because Santa is pinching pennies these days you’ll be thrilled to see that some of the gorgeous cards offered are as low as $0.59!  You can check out their Christmas and Holiday Designs today and you can also find them on Facebook.

COUPON CODE

Thanks to Urbanity Studios, The Not So Blog is able to offer our readers  10% OFF ANY ORDER! Use  the code NOTSOBLOGHOL during checkout. This promotion is applicable site wide towards any Urbanity Studios’ products. Offer is not applicable to previously placed orders. Urbanity reserves the right to discontinue or modify this offer at any time without notice. Valid until 12:00am MST 12/31/10.

Pull your cameras out and check out Urbanity Studios! Personalizing a one of a kind Holiday card couldn’t be easier!

This review is the opinion of Jennifer, a reviewer for Experimental Mommy.  Others may have a differing opinion of the product.  No compensation was received other than a complimentary product to facilitate this review.
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Labor of Love Giveaway #8: Grace Announcements

September 9, 2009 By 77 Comments

Now that you have that beautiful new baby, it’s time to show her off!  Grab your favorite photo, check out this next Labor of Love giveaway, and start braggin’, Mama!

Labor of Love Giveaway #8:  Grace Announcements

Grace Announcements would be more than happy to help you show off that little bundle of joy with their adorable custom announcements, holiday photo cards, and invitations!

About Grace Announcements:

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“Grace Announcements was started by Lindsay after she had her first baby. She discovered how hard it was to find something as truly unique as her baby after searching everywhere for the perfect way to show him off. She loved taking pictures of her own baby and creating that special memory which was more than just a regular photo. With her design background it was almost destiny to start Grace Announcements. The process of creating a one of a kind design is one that she loves and, although you are able to pick an existing “template”, she much prefers to create something unique designed just for you and your baby.”

After looking around the website, I fell in love with several of Lindsay’s gorgeous designs.  And then I found the wall art! Oh my!  What a great addition to the nursery or as a gift for the new Mom!  The wall art is customized with the child’s name and can be purchased in several sizes.

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Who doesn’t want to show off their baby to friends and family?  And what better way than a photo card?!?  Let Grace Announcements design a custom card that suits your baby and event to a tee!  Check out this Halloween photo card!

Spooky-DotsHow cute is this?!?

Grace Announcements has generously offered TWO prizes for the Labor of Love Giveaway!  One winner will receive an 8×10 wall art of their choice and a second winner will receive 35 4×6 photo holiday cards!

How to enter:

1. Visit Grace Announcements and tell me which design you love the most!

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog.

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and Grace Announcements (@GraceAnnounce) on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog on Facebook.  Become a Fan of Grace Announcements on Facebook.

5. Favorite me in Technorati!

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on September 30th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

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