***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.
Lori H says
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I try to send cards out each year, with a picture of either just my two kids and the dog, or all of us (not my favorite!). I miss a year here or there, which works out because if you never miss a year, your friends FREAK out when you miss one, thinking you have experienced some huge disaster (trust me on this!)
Jenny says
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We are waiting one more year to send out Christmas cards. We have a huge family, so we figure we’ll wait until we’re officially married to send out dozens of cards. But I will probably send one to whoever sends us one this year!
Beth says
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I am 100% guilty of Photoshopping my dog to have antlers and a glowing red nose…
Rebecca says
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I do a little bit of both for my Christmas cards. Sometimes my family does posed pictures and sometimes we do goofy ones. It depends on what mood the kids are in that year. :)
EMMY ME! says
Usually a photoshopped Christmas card that I have printed at Target. Easy Peasy.
Lianna W. says
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I love the New Year card idea posted in an earlier comment- my pre-holiday season barely includes time to shop for gifts so something more thoughtful after the madness dies down will be great!
Emily says
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I sometimes send out homemade cards and sometimes use store bought. It varies. I only send to my out of town friends and family.
Heidi says
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I usually send a photograph of something really abstract and photoshop it into something festive…fun!
Alison says
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My goal was to get a picture in front of the tree this year. We just decorated it yesterday, so hopefully part 2 of the plan will work.
KimB says
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I send cards, and write the address with my best attempt at calligraphy! One class and minimal practice, but it’s great to see the results. :)
Molly Ishmael says
Emmy me some birth announcements. I like modern and unique cards.
Emily says
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We usually do the traditional family picture card, but I know if we will get anything out this year!
Jennelle Jones says
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I like to send photo Christmas cards, but it seems my husband and I just don’t pose for a lot of photos together. This year we had 2 to choose from FROM THE WHOLE YEAR! Geesh. So I took the better of the two, which was at the Jimmy Buffett concert decked out in beads and leis. I found a “Mele Kalikimaka” christmas card theme. It was perfect!
Denise says
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I love receiving cards, especially those with a picture, so I make it a priority to send one every year. Yes, we do the family photo and because we’re a military family, with friends all over the country, we include a christmas letter – but we really do our best to keep it “REAL” and try to avoid the “our life is perfect” sounding card.
Van says
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Last year I sent cookies with greetings stamped on it. This year I made a mosaic – the words “merry x-mas” made of many pictures from my friends and me. I printed it and now I`m going to write a personal message next to it. For not so close people I bought funny cards.
cindy says
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we print out lots of photos and then make cards w/them. a little bit of work, but they’re fun and cute in the end. :)
Melissa C says
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We both love photos, so we design a photo and send it to our family and friends each year!
Kate says
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I usually send boring old cards but include my homemade biscotti! It’s my replacement for gifts to my girlfriends while I’m still in school and sans job.
Lisa says
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Photo cards for Christmas but love handwritten notes, so old school :)
Jenny Mitchell says
EMMY ME! We do not send out cards and I feel bad every year. I use the true Chicago phrase “Maybe next year…”
Emily B. says
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This gift seems like the perfect match for me… since my mother’s nickname for me growing up was Emi-Lu! (with an “i” not “y” though) No joke! :)
All the best!
~Emily
Jarrod says
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My family generally poses for the traditional card picture. And as resident Photoshopper, I also make sure that everyone looks their best for their refrigerator magnet debut everywhere.
Kristen says
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Handwritten notes with a fun photo from the year – not necessarily holiday-related.
Meghan says
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Sarah says
Emmy Me! I am terrible about sending out cards. I really wanted to use Minted.com this year, but it was a bit too spendy for this year.
Aimee says
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Since our family can not, I repeat, CAN NOT ever look all good in one picture all together, I create fun collages of the year in pictures to create our own custom Christmas cards. Everyone gets on the card showing their best side at least once or twice.
Carrie says
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I love to make cards from things I already have (leftover cardstock, raffia, etc) or custom design my own (I’m a graphic designer) and print them locally .
Remodelaholic says
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Cause I am really bad at keeping up on sending cards to people! And having something ready-made and beautiful would be fabulous!
Andrea Masterson says
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We send out a christmas card with pics of our two dogs- generally dressed in some sort of holiday outfit. This year we will be adding our new kitten to the pic, and next year’s card will feature our newest addition- our first baby is due May 12th.
Amy says
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This is actually my first year sending out holiday wishes, and I was having the hardest time finding cute cards. This post was a life saver!
Katie J. says
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It’s all about the cheezy photo…
Amanda says
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We love putting our pup in ridiculous holiday attire (be it valentine’s day or christmas) and sending on that photographic love.
Jenn says
EMMY ME!! I love this stationary because I love sending letters, so oldd fashioned! Christmas cards are usually a picture of us from somewhere we have been that year
Liz says
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I enjoy designing the cards and seeing then come alive as I stamp, die cut, paper piece, etc.
Britt says
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I am sending out christmas cards this year due to our first year with our sweet 9 month old. We had professional pictures taken and I cant wait to share them.
Danielle Dalton says
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This year is the first year my husband and I sent a mass Christmas card. We went with a family photo which included our 9 month old son Ryder, coordinated outfits and our little shih tzu Gus (who looked more like a stuffed toy than an actual pet!)
Jackie Smith says
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We usually do the standard card with the school pic of my daughtetr in it that people can keep on the fridge! I dream of doing something more creative though!
Danae V. says
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I was planning on using our engagement pictures this year for our Christmas cards!
Jill says
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I’m a total debbie downer, but in our two years of marriage we have yet to do a card…. Fingers crossed and aiming high I WANT to do a photo of the two of us with our fur baby maggs :)
Christen T says
Emmy me! I usually just hand/mail out white chocolate and cranberry cookies, but boy could I used some new cards too!
Cynthia says
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michelle d. says
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i use store bought cards but write a personal message to everyone i send them to. sometimes we send out family pics, sometimes just kid pics to certain people (not everyone really wants to have your pictures, lets be honest). i’d love to do a truly custom one sometime though!!
Katherine says
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I usually send store bought cards. I’ve tried to take Christmas photos of the dogs, but that has never worked.
Meghan Thomas says
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This year I have a pretty angry picture of my pup wearing a Santa hat. I’ll create a border that says Bah Humbug!
Sara says
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Oh my, how fabulous is this giveaway?! I love to make my own greeting cards using anything and everything I can find in my craft room!
Amy in PA says
EMMY ME! I send out boxed Christmas cards that I get at an after-Christmas sale the previous year!!
molly says
EMMY ME!!!! We usually design our own card! This year we are doing a combo Christmas Card/Birth Announcement!
Kristi says
EMMY ME! This year we’re just sending a few to family and friends we don’t see often enough. Usually we like to do something more fun but I certainly didn’t start planning early enough this year.
Lissa says
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Jessica Y says
EMMY ME! I take pics of my kids, and they are usually last minute. Last year I got one(yes)card out.