OUR CHRISTMAS CARDS + GIVEAWAY WITH MINTED.COM!!!

December 1, 2015

*** GIVEAWAY CLOSED/ WINNERS SELECTED***

The two winners were randomly selected and chosen yesterday! Congrats to Kashia Palmer and Sarah Redd for winning the Minted Gift Card Giveaway!

Ever since I discovered Minted, I have been so obsessed with all of the beautiful and unique designs they carry! I used Minted for my Save-The-Dates for our wedding last year, and got soo many compliments from people saying it was so unique and cute! I love how Minted connects you with the best independent artists to bring you endlessly fresh, truly unique art, stationery, and home décor you won’t find anywhere else. You can customize their designs and make it your own! They are a community of independent artists from around the world to bring you amazing designs to suit your needs! Also something that is really cool is they host ongoing design competitions to source new pieces/designs for their site!

I LOVE sending out cards to loved ones and friends, and also receiving them 😉 This is the first year Alex and I are sending Christmas cards out together and I couldn’t be more excited!!! Especially after I picked out the design, customized it, and got them in the mail, I am in love with them!! Sending out Christmas Cards seems fairly easy, but during the holiday season, time is a valuable thing! I put together some steps to make the process a little bit easier for you:

1. GATHER NAMES + ADDRESSES! First things first, before anything write down the names of everyone you want cards sent to! Ask your spouse and other family members as well so no one is left out! Gather addresses for them and have a count as how many you want to send!
2. HAVE FAMILY PICTURES READY! Be sure to have a family picture ready to upload or any other picture you want on your card! You can have a friend snap a quick picture, or use one from that year and write about your experiences this past year!
3. PICK YOUR DESIGN! Once you have a picture, a name count and addresses, go to Minted.com to pick your design! They have over 800 Holiday inspired themes to choose from! From gold foil cards to letterpress cards, designs for a baby’s first Christmas to some for Newlyweds as well! Also, don’t just use the genetic wording on the card- add your own personal message and your personal signature! This will show them you put the time and effort to show them you truly care! Your message can be a timeline of what your family did this past year and what everyone has been up to, or something short and sweet! Be sure to have fun picking and creating your custom card- this was my favorite part!
4. SEND OUT YOUR CARDS EARLY! Try to send your cards out before the second week in December. After receiving your package, this is not the time to procrastinate and put off sending them out! You want your family and friends to enjoy your card, and the post office (especially ones with bad-weather) can become backlogged and mail can get delayed! Ideally, you will want your family and friends to receive their card by the 2nd week of December! Extra tip: Go to the post office on off hours (11-3pm) to have them weigh your envelopes, buy stamps, and have them mailed! This will make the process so much smoother and stress free!
5. INCLUDE A RETURN ADDRESS! Always be sure to write a return address on your envelope! Sometimes people move and won’t let you know of their new address or there was some sort of typo! It will be good to know who didn’t get one and to re-send it back to them with the proper address. Also, some people will want to send you a thank you card in return!

*GIVEAWAY INFO*

Two lucky readers have a chance to win $125 in Minted credit by entering in the giveaway!!! The Giveaway will last for one week- from today (11/24) to Tuesday (12/1). The two winners will be drawn at random and announced Wednesday Dec. 2nd! You have three chances to enter below! Good luck!!! ps: I wanna hear from you- let me know which card design is their favorite and leave a comment on my post below!!!