***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.
Georgie says
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We buy store bought.
meghan leimenstoll says
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i la la la love the whole card process – so i typically send a photo card each year to our loved ones. this year we’re spending xmas in new zealand, so i think we’re going to send a new year’s card with a pic from our trip.
Erica says
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I’d love to have some beautiful cutom-made cards this year! We usually just do the generic store bought kind…so boring!
lisa g says
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I send store bought cards…one day I hope to have the time to send hand made…not this year though!
Beth says
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My husband’s family is big on sending Christmas letters to each other. We opt for photo cards instead!
lori says
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we usually take a family photo (dog included) when we go for our xmas tree. we think people will enjoy that traditional card more once our little girl arrives any day now!!!!!!!!!
Ashley says
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Photo holiday cards :)
Heeten says
Does a mass e-mail count?
Kara Dame says
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We do a photo card :)
Heeten says
EMMY ME! (forgot to write hat before!)
April Z says
Emmy Me! I usually just find a good photo of my kids and have it made into Christmas cards.
micaela @ hishouse;herhelp. says
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sometimes store bought sometimes handmade, and only to grandparents and very best friends!
hannah says
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If we’re lucking enough to get a good picture, we go for the picture card–otherwise, we scoop up the traditional cards. I’m loving the KidsCards.org cards recently–cutie patootie hand and foot prints from preemies born all over the state of NC are the muses for these designs.
Jenn Sloat says
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We do the photo cards from Costco – but this year we didn’t take any new pictures – just used pictures from our recent wedding, honeymoon and strikingly handsome Boston Terrer!
Liz H says
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for the first time ever, I did a photo card! i feel so grown up! lol
Renae says
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I like to do a photo of my boys just in case people haven’t seen them in a while! This year it just happened to snow on Sunday and they were playing together on the deck so the photo turned out well!
Wendy @ A Southern Accent says
Emmy me! What a wonderful giveaway! I bribed my son into wearing the cute little Christmas pants I bought him just for 30 minutes so I could get a picture for our annual Christmas card – I was actually pretty happy with the way they turned out! I stress over them every year!
Mallory says
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I think this year we will finally send out traditional Christmas Cards:)
Jen says
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Store bought…
Cheryl Joy says
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I have always chosen cute (and expensive) cards with appliques and sparkles. This year I opted for the more traditional cards. My husband and I were married at the end of November, so I’ll use our wedding picture in this year’s cards. :)
Kate says
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We email our photo to Costco and get them printed up cheap!
Meg Lyttle says
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I’ve been sending out Christmas cards every year since I was in college. I always get excited when there is a Christmas card in the mail, always an exciting time!
And every year is different, I’ve made cards by hand, designed them on the computer and this year we are combining our wedding thank you notes with our Christmas cards, which include our fave pics of the people we are sending the card to from our wedding! :)
Ashley N. says
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We rely on snapfish.com to turn our fav pics into Christmas greetings!
Karen says
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I buy christmas cards on sale in January, then usually forget to send them by the time the next Christmas rolls around. Which reminds me, I should try and find last January’s cards!
karen k. says
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Amy in Lake Tahoe says
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I send Christmas cards with a picture of my sons on them, which always turn out very cute!
Kelley says
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I used to find cute store-bought cards and send them to out-of-town friends and family… but since our baby was born, I just don’t have the time anymore! :(
Cori J says
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This year we aren’t sending out x-mas cards. How sad huh? The combination of late fall wedding, home purchase, and reno are too much for us BUT…. Last year we sent out cards with native wild flowers within the recylced paper so ppl could plant their cards in the spring. Totally cute :)
NicoleK says
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What a great idea! I love sending cards like this. Thank you so much for, yet again, an awesome giveaway!
Jennifer says
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We make our own cards using supplies from Paper Source – and always include a pic of the kiddies.
Beth says
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We’re trying to do a Christmas Card every year with a picture, but I haven’t made it yet! ahh
Erin I. says
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I use my love of fonts to make interesting typography cards since I hate getting my picture taken. It would be great if Emmy Lu could do the design work for me!
Val says
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We always have good intentions of taking a picture to send out, but we always forget or run out of time. So we just send picture-less cards. Maybe we’ll do better this year.
Can’t wait to see the bathroom re-do! It’s absurd how excited I am about a total stranger’s remodelling project…
Jenn says
Emmy me! what gorgeous designs and a generous give-away!
I didn’t grow up in a family of christmas card-senders. But, over the last few years I’ve done hand-written letters to those especially close and this year I’m going to branch out with a mass-produced (but beautiful) letter so I can include a few more people without sending my hand into cramps and I’ll still include hand-written letters to my nearest and dearest!
Thanks YHL and Emmy Lu Designs!
Natalie says
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Oh yay, I was hoping you guys would be giving away some stationary! Emmy Lu’s designs are SO cute and festive! We actually haven’t sent cards out since being married…but we’d really like to send some this year! *hint hint* ;)
Holly G says
EMMY ME! hand written notes!
Brooke says
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I usually just buy store bought cards
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I bought a set of Christmas cards at Kohl’s to send to my family and friends. I would love to win the pretty Emmy Lu cards!
chelsea says
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I have not been very consistent in the past – but now that we have a new little one in our family it seems only right to get cards out. This would sure be a great way to stay in touch with all of our friends!! I really hope I win!!
Lindsay Frasier says
Emmy Me! Wouldn’t that be super awesome! Thanks!
Katie says
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we do a photo booth pic every year to send along with our cards.
Shannon says
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The hubs and I use a photo of us from our Halloween party as our Xmas card. Until we have kids, it’s a fun way to send family and friends our season’s greetings! Nothing like getting a card from the Swedish Chef and Wonder Woman!
erin says
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We set up a website with photos from throughout the year.
Jen says
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it;s my boyfriend’s tradition that every year his holiday cards are his head photoshopped onto a superhero’s body! this year I think I may join him!
Stacy Kennedy says
*~EMMY ME!!~* I got all of my Christmas Cards for free (following frugal bloggers who point me in the right direction!) I love sending them, but just the postage breaks my bank!
Angie says
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We do photo cards of the boys–this year they’re wearing reindeer antler headbands, and blinking red noses!
Nichole says
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Meagan says
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I send emails – not a form one-letter-for-all group mail – but individual emails…and sometimes some cards.
Erin M says
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I usually pose with my pooch for a photo Christmas card. She’s not very cooperative, so I usually can’t dress her up, but she will sit pretty for a picture!
Mary Lynn says
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Last year we sent out a photo of our house as our holiday card (we moved in Nov. 1) that included an invite to our holiday open house/housewarming party. Usually, though, I do an artsy card.