***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.
Colette W says
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We always send cards with a picture of the family. This year we did make a goofy one for our daughter to send to her friends as well! It was fun and she got to pick the pose.
Rachel B. says
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I typically don’t send out holiday cards but might include a little note with the gifts I give to friends.
Sonia says
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I try to send out christmas cards every year but some years it doesn’t happen. This year, I’ve bought the cards already so hopefully they’ll get written soon
Shannon says
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Annie P. says
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Traditional holiday cards are the only thing I send.
Amy S says
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This year we are sending photo cards with our wedding picture in them. We are newlyweds, so nothing much family wise has changed with us! Maybe next year there will be a puppy to add to the picture! :)
Lauren says
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This year i made a card for our family from that “elf yourself” website. It will be funny but i would MUCH rather have a Christmas card designed by Emmy!!!!
Meaghan says
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Since I’m not married and don’t live with my parents, I don’t really have much to put on a greeting card, so I just send out emails :)
Eryn says
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Kristen says
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My parents always did the cheesy “year-in-review” newsletter. I’m sure everyone just LOVED hearing about our summer vacations and life-stages we were going through (i.e. preschool graduation, first sleepovers away from home, first dates, prom, college grad, etc). The best part is now that I’m a graphic designer I get wrangled into putting it all together to make it look nice. And, even though I’m married and live 4,000 miles away, I still have my own section to talk about what I did this past year so people I don’t know can read about it.
Tosha says
We usually pose for one family Christmas photo. It turns into a big affair of getting everyone to not blink and smile. We found giving our daughter candy to hold helps keep her in place too. :-)
katie. says
Emmy me please!
I’m a total paper lover and would especially love her to design our sons’ birth announcements in spring!
xo.
Naomi says
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I always have the best intentions to send Christmas cards, but it never happens! However, I love sending random notes throughout the year. That is my rationalization process!
Amy says
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This is our first year sending out Christmas cards, but we are sending a card with a picture of our three dogs in front of the Christmas tree.
Amy Huff says
EMMY ME! We usually send a photo card of our kids. I have to stop doing that, as I hate being the recipient of cards without pics of Mom & Dad included, too. Unless Mommy has lost all the baby weight plus some, and then I don’t want to see how skinny you are. XO!
Carolyn says
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I send out Christmas cards, I have over 50 to do this year… which reminds me that I need to get started!
Kathryn says
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This year, we are sending our first Christmas letter as a married couple…which will be tucked into our still-unsent Thank You cards from the wedding, along with a wedding photo.
Stefani says
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We usually send Season Greetings by snapping a cute pic of the kids and writing a small note. We have b/g twins and so the pictures usually get Rave reviews. People are suckers for twins ;) So are we!
Nikki G says
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I love dressing up the dogs for our christmas cards! (Something I’m sure you guys can appreciate…)
Cassie says
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We are typically pose in front house the house folks. We have been married for four years and unplanned we have lived in three different houses and this one is for sale. So we typically have a new background each year, but hope to one day have a view of the same house behind us as it grows up with of family. Just hasn’t worked out that way thus far!
Patty Womer says
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LibbyJames says
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i do a little of both. first i take some pictures of the family and pets and then usually photoshop everything together to add a little quirk
Tori says
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I always have the best of intentions for sending out Christmas cards, but I never do it. I think the purchasing/making of gifts gets in the way.
Christine says
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I often don’t send card but when I do they are traditional store bought ones.
Amelia says
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Love, love this company. I’m actually following Bethany’s new blog b*spoke regularly – she’s quite the writer. This would be an amazing gift (to me!) Fingers crossed!
As for my holiday cards – my hubby and I mail-out x-mas cards to our friends and family every year. Last year I made them, this year, for lack of time, we’ve purchased our cards from Wal-mart (we did spend some time trying to find the perfect ones – they are totally retro with 4 snowmen on the front made from funky retro patterns!). Once we expand and our family we will do the photo cards because they are just too fun and a great way to keep friends and family up to-date on how the (future) kiddies are lookin’.
LauraC says
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I do like to send a traditional Christmas card with a letter in it to friends each year. It keeps me in touch with friends/familly that are far away that I don’t call, but don’t want to loose touch with entirely. I love getting Christmas cards myself too!
KimberlyH says
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Depending on the year, I do my best to make my own cards for closest loved ones and send them along with a picture of them (not of me!) that I have taken throughout the year. Why would they want a pic of me instead?
Lori says
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Kara says
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Usually I’m taking the pictures and not in them!
Rowenna says
EMMY ME! My family has always sent out a Christmas letter, personally written by my parents with input from my siblings and me, as a way to tell our family, friends and loved ones what we’ve been up to over the year. It’s always fun to look back on what’s been happening in our lives individually. Now that I don’t live at home, I plan to continue the tradition on my own.
In any event, I love sending various forms of correspondence throughout the year for holidays, thank yous, or any old excuse I can find!
Meagan says
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It’s been a crazy couple of months some so generic holiday cards are going to have to do this year; hoping to be more creative next year!
Kelsey says
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I have been married for two years and this would be the perfect excuse to start sending out mail to the ones we love!!! Thanks!!
Design Esquire says
EMMY ME! WE send traditional store bought cards with a handwritten message inside.
Valerie says
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Please!!
Marianne says
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I like to hand write letters, but I rarely do cards…although when I do I send the card witha note written on a piece of paper tucked inside. Then, the card is re-usable and ready to spread more cheer :-)
Sally says
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We don’t do Christmas cards (makes the run-up too crazy) but I’m thinking I might do Happy 2010 cards this year over the break. I would love to have access to ideas and templates all year round! What a lovely idea!
Jennifer W says
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A fun picture card! I love photos!
melly says
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i prefer little handwritten notes with trinkets to immediate family and friends. mass mailings are an overwhelming adventure at this point in my life.
Christine Smith says
“Emme Me” My husband and I have been married 4 years. The first christmas we sent out a Christmas newsletter in hopes it would be yearly… however, we have not sent out another one since :( I still think about doing them, I just need to DO IT. :)
Malibou says
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The last couple of years I didn’t send cards – ummm, maybe because I was lazy. However, I did get holiday pictures done both of those years. So this year I am sending out Christmas picture cards from the last 2 years. Niiiice. Hey, it’s the thought that counts right. I am writing a personal message in each.
cris says
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I always have tree somewhere on the card. It really helps to cut down on the planning – just look for an idea that includes a tree and that’s the card.
Anna Marta Orzech says
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I used to send some traditional greetings cards, but this year I decided to create my very own personal cards. With lots of paper, scissors and glue I made propably not the best, but for sure the most personal cards for my entire family..
Kelly says
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Stephanie says
Emmy me! I send out a Christmas letter every year. Mine still isn’t out yet this year, but it is written =)
Deidra says
EMMY ME! (I’ve been addicted to Emmy Lu’s B*Spoke blog since you featured them last week. So great.)
I usually find the nicest cards I can, in the after Christmas sales. Then it’s a nice surprise to see what I picked out a year previous when it’s time to send out our Christmas greetings. We don’t send a picture, but use Christmas cards to keep in touch with friends, most of them on the opposite coast.
Beth says
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I usually send funny or quirky cards. Occasionally, I send a photo card if there was a major event in our lives or if we took a ridiculous picture that I just can’t resist sending.
Sarah says
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Liz says
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We’re doing good if we get Christmas cards out at all. We’ve been married seven years and I’m hoping to finally embrace the process this year!