***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
Yes, I know it looks like I have a misplaced apostrophe up there, but trust me on this one. This week’s prize will have one of you sending handwritten greetings across all seasons of the year (see, I’m looking less punctuationally deviant already).
As you may recall from Friday’s thank-you-to-our-sponsors post, Emmy Lu Design Studio is an awesome source for beautiful custom stationery with a DIY twist. Once you pick the style and fill in the custom details (whether it be a holiday card, personal stationery, an invitation or even a baby announcement) Emmy Lu hooks you up with a ready-to-print PDF. That means you can print as many as you want (whether you need five or five million), on any paper you want (bargain or mega-fancy-pants), for as long as you want (the file’s yours for eternity). Kinda genius, no?
And since it’s nearly impossible to pick your favorite design, this week’s winner is getting a year’s worth of them! That means a new card/invite/announcement of the winner’s choosing for every month of the year (which loosely translates to 12 excuses to throw a party, pen a thank you note or even write your mom a letter for crying out loud).
So here’s how you can get your hands on these greetings by the dozen:
- PRIZE: One custom Emmy Lu design per month (of $50 or less) for an entire year (that’s up to a $600 value!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “EMMY ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us what you do to send seasonal greetings. Do you pose for a traditional family Christmas card? Or something quirkier (like photoshopping your chihuahua)? Maybe you abstain from the madness completely?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 9th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the world!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info about our freebies on our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Emmy Lu Design Studio.
Amanda L says
Emmy Me!
I do send out the Christmas cards, but no pictures or anything. I wish I took more time to get in touch with friends and relatives. Maybe some custom stationary would start me on that road.
rebecca says
EMMY ME!
We ALWAYS send cards too late – mostly because I always intend to make them… and THEN I rush last minute to find card that I actually like, sign them super quick, and send them on out!
Emily Geyer says
EMMY ME!!
We go the traditional Christmas card route, though we buy regular cards post Christmas the year prior to save a little dough.
Oh, and I think I should win because my name is Emily Louise and people have always called me Emmy Lou!! :)
Sue says
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I send out the traditional Christmas card, but always insert a Christmas-inspired photo of my cat: http://bellabluegrass.blogspot.com/2008/12/jingle-bella-christmas-countdown-merry.html (yes, I am one of THOSE people).
Bonnie says
EMMY ME!
We send traditional photo cards of our family, which has grown by two grandchildren this year!
Christy B. says
Emmy Me!!!! We take pics while we’re on vacation and use those as our Christmas card-usually at the beach. Although last year, we used one of our wedding pics :)
laura says
Emmy Me! I usually jusy buy cards, but this year we’re dressing up the poor pup and sending him out on the cards for some holiday greetings!
jason says
Emmy Me! Buy cards from the store for all the peeps on our list.
laura says
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Miranda says
EMMY ME! I really like arts and crafts, so I normally make our cards using rubber stamping techniques. It’s a lot of fun, and it’s nice to send something more personal.
Carla says
EMMY ME!!!!
This is right up my alley! I am all about cards!
Stephanie S says
Emmy Me! Not sure I’m going to even do a card this year. I tend to see-saw back and forth. Trying not to put extra stress on myself this year. And I’d rather bake cookies!
Amanda says
EMMY ME!
In the past, while still living at home, my mom would send cards out and maybe even stick some school pictures in there too. Once I was out on my own, I sent pre-made cards out and continued to do so even after we were married. The first year, I had those suckers labeled and stamped by Thanksgiving because I was so darn excited to send out cards with OUR names on them. Last year I sent cards out, although if I remember correctly, they didn’t make it to the mailbox until December 23. This year, I decided that I will send only a few – grandparents, close friends that no longer live in the state. We can’t really afford the massive amounts of stamps (No, that’s not right. We CAN, and WILL, for baby gift thank-yous!) and my poor pregnant brain just can’t handle it. Shoot, I still haven’t decorated yet because it just overwhelms me. A lot.
I would be beyond excited to win this giveaway!
Jen says
EMMY ME! We do photo cards.
amyks says
EMMY ME…what a great prize. I send out “Happy New Year” cards, can’t get my act together on time for Christmas cards,and they do contain a “candid” shot of my 3 kids. I made the mistake of not sending out a photo card to all my realtives when my first born was a baby and got holy heck for it! I had to send out homemade valentines with her picture in it to appease the family. :)
Amy Esther says
Emmy me! We don’t usually send out a lot of holiday cards, but I do like to bake some cookies to share. I always have a need for birthday stationary and thank yous, though…
kristy says
EMMY ME!
i photograph the kids (hopefully all looking happy) and photoshop a card together, then email them out (such a cost saver!).
Amy S. says
Emmy Me! I like to send a holiday card with a new family photo (when I get the chance).
Lindsey L says
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stacey says
Emmy Me! Love this!
Brad says
Emmy me. I let me wife do the greetings thing.
Tiffany T. says
EMMY ME! I would love to not only send out season’s greetings but also announce a long awaited wedding date! Yay!
lisa d says
EMMY ME! we’re getting married in october and it would be wonderful to have custom invites that are still budget friendly! :)
Laura says
“EMMY ME”
picture christmas cards!
Leanne Diggett says
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Nicole Jaime says
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We usually do the Christmas card thing and celebrate with both sides of the family. This year, since funds are limited, we are making cards for everyone letting each person know just how special their presence in our lives is. Our friends and families have supported us beyond what we could ever imagine, and so we will thank them with kind words for Christmas.
MIssy says
EMMY ME! I would love a supply of nice thank you cards, Happy Birthdays, Blank cards and the like. I quit doing Christmas Cards a while back. I probably won’t ever start them up again.
Kate M says
“Emmy Me”
Since we had our first child 3 years ago, we’ve started doing picture holiday cards with our kid’s photos. We always try to come up with something different and creative each year, and everyone loves them!
Kelly says
EMMY ME!
We don’t do holiday cards…instead we choose to do a 4th of July mailing…which is great because it coinsides with our anniversary and reminds people of our fabulous wedding.
Jenifer says
Emmy Me
My parents always use a photo from Christmas of us all sitting around the tree and send that out as a New Year’s card. My husband and I are not so creative. We picked up a couple boxes of greeting cards and have yet to do anything with them. We seem to have a tradition of waiting until the last minute to send them out.
Emily Ryan says
EMMY ME! My nickname in the family is actually Emmy Lou! We don’t do Christmas cards (GASP!). I really need to get my act together in the stationery department and I am SO inspired by Bethany’s shop.
Amber V. says
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Jourdan says
EMMY ME! I don’t know what we do yet–this is our first Christmas as a married couple, so who knows what tradition we’ll decide on?
Sam says
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Vanessa Harper says
EMMY ME! We usually do a handmade Christmas card with a family photo. These are beautiful.
Amanda says
EMMY ME!
We do do a picture card for Christmas – started it the year we got married. We did a timeline card from Minted last year that was pretty fun.
travis says
EMMY ME!!!!
My wife will love this giveaway! Thanks!
We traditionally do a Christmas Card that we create. It’s different every year. However, this year was hectic so we simply uploaded a photo onto Snapfish and they kindly sent us 250 Christmas Cards and envelopes in return! Easy!
Laure says
EMMY ME!!! This is my husband and my first Christmas as a “married couple”…so we are super excited for our first xmas card. We did a kind of standard thing…one large photo, of us posing with the dog…and three smaller photos from important events throughout the year!
Jillian says
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Kelly says
Emmy me!
We haven’t started sending out Christmas cards, yet. My fiance and I are getting married in February, so we will probably start nex year!
Melissa S says
Emmy me! I send boxed greeting cards with a personalized heart felt note to each recipient. I only send cards to people that I WON’T see around Christmas…primarily out of town friends/family.
Erin says
Emmy me!
We used to do a traditional Christmas Card (I always waited until the day after Christmas the year before to save big at Target for the following year!). But, this is our first year with a baby girl, so we are doing photo cards this year.
Becca says
Emmy Me! We need to get our life together to send Christmas cards!!
Amy Weatherly says
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Ryan says
EMMY ME!
We usually wait until the absolute last minute…not designed that way…and then my wonderfully creative and chic wife puts something great together! Props to you K.
Kristen says
EMMY ME!!!! I love hand written cards, not only at the holidays, but all year long. My Christmas cards are always unique to the year I’ve had. Either a picture on the front, or something fun and funny … I’d love to win this give away!
Mallory says
EMMY ME!
I’m about to get married next summer, so I’m hoping this would help me kick off the whole Christmas correspondence thing – not to mention help with the invitations too!
Diane says
EMMY ME!
We do send Christmas cards every year. We take pics of the kids and get photo cards at Costco (they have a great deal!). Its a good way for extended family to keep up with our children. I love getting the mail this time of year!
lauren says
EMMY ME! i love sending cards throughout the year, but for some reason i get so busy around the holidays i end up not sending christmas cards. maybe next year if i win?
Ali Moore says
EMMY ME!
Always, always send out Christmas cards with a fun family picture…sometimes tacky Christmas, sometimes normal.
Receiving “real mail” is one of life’s simplest pleasures, and I love sending it!