***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.
Caz says
Emmy Me!
if… IF i send out X-mas cards I do something cute and Etsy’d or funny and summery (from Australia). But that’s a pretty big if… still can’t make up my mind this year.
patti says
“EMMY ME”
we usually make our own card and then have it printed up. this year we have been extremely busy and i’m still trying to figure out where i’ll find the time to address over 75 cards that i normally send out. hmmm…
Lindsey says
Emmy me!
We take a family photo with our sweet pup! :o)
Nancy says
Emmy me!
We usually just buy our cards. But, we tend to gravitate towards anything that include a doggie. We love our pups!
Ashley says
EMMY ME! This year is the first year we got to send out family holiday cards, complete with our 10 month old daughter in the cutest Christmas dress!
Elle says
EMMY ME please!! Of all the freebies/giveaways that YHL posts, this is one of my faves! I am sort of known for my written communications- such as holiday greetings, congratulations and all of the in-betweens. As my mother-in-law once said, I have “resurrected the art of thank you note”. I LOVE sending cards and messages of the written variety to people I love, or even just like. So I guess I am a traditionalist when it comes to holiday greetings- sign me up for good ol’ fashioned cards versus email any day!
Ashley B. says
EMMY ME!
It’s our first Christmas as a married couple – so no big traditions yet, just some simple holiday cards – hopefully with the arrival of children {or a puppy!} we can partake in some super cute photo cards!
Krista says
EMMY ME!
This year, we did photo cards from Etsy, with a picture of our baby boy.
Jamie says
Emmy me!
I have created birth announcements for several friends but have yet to do any kind of customized Christmas card for my husband and I. I would love to have someone else do the hard work for me!
beabee says
EMMY ME!
I send traditional cards from Target or wherever with a loose photo of my family (currently only me and the hubby!) enclosed. It’s cheaper than photo cards and grandparents and such can keep the picture without having to cut it from the card. That’s what my mom did and I love keeping her tradition.
Virginia says
Emmy me!
I ALWAYS send out photo cards with pictures of my pets dressed up for the holidays. Speaking of, the photoshoot for this year is this week!
Barbara says
EMMY ME!!
I want to send as many family pics as I can this year. Mom is 82 and won’t be around forever…
Magchunk says
Emmy me!
Since it’s just the two of us, we sent out a letter on fancy holiday paper this year – no photo. I do believe in snail mail for festive occasions like party invitations and moving announcements. And I love to send little notes to my friends in other states.
Whitney says
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Bethie says
EMMY ME!
We stock up on a variety of cards to send out. That always helps make a boring task a bit easier. Cheesy Christmas music and a hot toddy also help. :)
Celeste Zuckerman says
EMMY ME!
We send out a holiday card every year with a picture of me and the hubby.
Jamie says
“EMMY ME” Lately I’ve been doing photo cards because I’ve become sentimental since having a baby. :)
Nancy says
Emmy Me!!!
We send out a picture of our three boys and our dog every year to show friends and family how much they’ve grown. We plan to do a family photo every year but never quite get around to it…maybe next year! LOL
Kimberly says
EMMY ME!
I usually abstain from the madness… but I’ve always wanted to do a fun photo with me on one of my adventures.
Tristina says
Emmy Me!!!
Send out pictures of our son!
alissa says
EMMY ME!
I usually make my Christmas cards!
Trisha says
Emmy Me!
I usually do a photo card. I love recieving photo cards from friends and family to keep up with everyones busy lives!
Lisa says
EMMY ME!
I’ve sent boring cards in the past – but with a baby on the way, this year we’ll be sending a photo card including the baby bump.
Taylor says
Emmy me! I’m sure we’ll do a Christmas card once we have kids to show off, but we’ll wait until then!
Staci Zohlen says
EMMY ME!!
I torture my children with endless “photo shoots” to achieve decent pictures to put on our cards. This year, I’m planning to combine our Holiday card with our New Address card, so I need a custom design!!
Emily says
EMMY ME!!! I love sending out our family Christmas Cards. This year I came home to find them strolled across our entire backyard. I guess our dog was mad because this was the first year she was not in the Christmas card.
Allison says
Please Emmy Me!
I am a die hard when it comes to sending out holiday greetings (something I take after my mom) and do so every year. Last year my hubby and I had just moved to a new home in a new city and sent out holiday postcards with our photo on the front à la ”American Gothic” style. We got rave feedback! This year I have returned to an old tradition of supporting UNICEF and have sent out about three dozen.
Thanks for your great site and thanks for this lovely initiative of supporting the designer Emmy. Happy Holidays!!!
Christel says
EMMY ME!
Stationary is one of my most favorite things, EVER! This year will (hopefully) be the first of many Christmas cards since this is our first Christmas together as husband and wife. I used wedding photos and had cards printed on shutterfly.com. I also snagged a cool return address stamp from expressionary.com and will decorate the envelopes with winter themed stamps. I’m crossing my virtual fingers to win this awesome prize!!!
Jessiebelle says
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shannon says
EMMY ME!
well, my parents send out pictures of our family for christmas (i guess that means traditional) while i like to make little handmade cards to give during Christmastime.
i hope i win! great giveaway!
catherine says
Emmy Me!
We just started sending out photo xmas cards last year…we all had to pose with Santa since our 1.5 yr old was not too fond of the old man…hoping to change that tradition this year though- who wants to see pictures of the ‘rents??
kate says
EMMY ME…photos all the way!
Katie G says
EMMY ME!!!
We do a card with a picture of our 2 1/2 year old son. He often wears outfits my husband wore as a child in the photos because his mom was really good about saving all his really special clothes.
Keely H says
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Mari-ann says
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Last year was our first Christmas as a married couple. And the first year we sent joint cards. I had a graphic designer friend create them for us. This year I want to do something different, just don’t know what that is yet!!
Keely says
Emmy Me!
My dog on a card!
Lindsay says
EMMY ME!!!
This year we made a Shutterfly card with pictures from our honeymoon and our dog.
Courtney says
EMMY ME I always send a Christmas card of my children.
Clare M says
EMMY ME!
I usually forget to send xmas cards… it tends to sneak up on me. I do love sending traditional greeting cards on the off chance I remember to.
Alexandra Berlow says
EMMY ME!!
I’m making homemade cards this year. I made this decision in October, and should have started working on them then…
Erin T. says
Emmy me!!! I’d like to thank the academy….
At the end of each holiday season, I buy a few packs of cards on deep discount. When I pull them out the next December, I’m always surprised with what I bought. :) Cards normally go out to folks we don’t get to see at the holidays. We don’t go so far as to write a Christmas letter, but we do pen a little update about what’s going on.
Nina Lee says
Emmy me!!
i don’t always send out christmas cards (or birthday cards), so this would really give me the kick in the butt and allow me to have no excuses!!
Lyndsey says
Emmy Me!
I usually hand stamp all of my Christmas cards…this year I made them in Photoshop and embellished them with glitter…I know that will be fun for everyone to open ;)
Intisar says
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Laura says
EMMY ME!
I keep meaning to send out Christmas cards but have been busy and haven’t really found any I like. I’d love to win this to inspire me to send more cards out to family and friends this year!
Christian T says
Emmy Me! We ordered our Christmas cards from an Etsy vender! LOVE them!!!
LizzieBeth says
EMMY ME
I coach cheerleading so I like to look for something that says holiday CHEER!
Amy says
EMMY ME!
With 3 kids, we do a family photo card – on the years I get to it. :)
Kathryn says
Emmy Me!! I normally do homemade cards. Not sure what I’m doing this year… but I better get on the ball! Probably something w/ cardstock and scrapbooking paper cut into Christmas shapes… hmmm.. We’ll see! I’d love to win this one!!
Sarah says
Emmy Me!
I usually forget to send holiday cards until it is too late…maybe if I win this next year will be different!