Custom Card Giveaway!
I can hardly believe it, but next week my little Catiebug will be 4. It’s strange because in some ways she seems older – she’s got such a big personality, it seems like she’s been here a lot longer. But it also seems like it was just yesterday she was snuggled up in her baby blanket, laying beside me and – oh wait. That was yesterday. But you get the point.
Anyway, it’s been such a busy time here lately I really hadn’t thought much about her party yet. But then I got a reminder email from my favorite invitation spot, which I was so excited about! (Yes, little things like that really do make my day. I’m a simple girl.) How easy, yet how genius is it to send out a reminder like that? Perfect timing too of course, since they know when I ordered last year.
There are hundreds of card designs to choose from, so we looked through all of the girly birthday ones. The search was over when we found this little beauty though – how perfect for my little bug!
The personalization is awesome too – I did these myself in a matter of minutes! You have two options for getting the actual cards. You can purchase a jpeg download and print them out yourself, or you can order them directly from the company. What’s awesome about the direct order is that you don’t have to wait for the cards to arrive in the mail. They are sent to the closest photo shop in your zip code! (From my house that could be Walgreens or Wal-Mart.) So even when you order them printed, you can have them very quickly. A last-minute mom like me loves that!
I discovered these great cards last year, also for Catie’s birthday, when I was searching for Strawberry Shortcake themed invites. Check these out:
And if you love matchy-matchy like I do, you will love that every card on their site has a matching thank-you!
Even cooler, you can get a ton of matching party favors like play-doh wrappers, crayon or bubble wrappers, treat bags, coloring books, edible images for cakes, & much more!
I know I sound like an advertisement, and I suppose that I am, but I am not being paid or receiving anything for free to write this! I purchased our invitations out of my own pocket, happily. I am writing this because I use the company, I love them, recommend them, and believe in giving good service its due reward. Beyond that, though, I knew you would love these too, and I wanted to share the wealth. I wrote and and asked if they would be willing to donate a design for a giveaway, and lucky you, dear readers, they said yes! And yes in a big way too, because they are donating not one but three invitations! So 3 lucky readers will win their choice of design! Woo-hoo! Cool product and they are generous. Smart marketing to know the power of a happy mom blogger!
Now you may have noticed I’ve been holding out on the big reveal. Didn’t want to lose you too soon, because I knew when you saw this awesome website you’d be gone for hours checking out all of the designs.
So now that you have the scoop, go to uPRINT Invitations, pick a favorite, and return to tell me which design tickles your fancy. If you really want to win, I’ll even give you an extra entry for posting about this giveaway on Twitter, Facebook, or your own blog (and let me know what you did). Tweet @hopelessnflawed. Contest will end at midnight EST on Sunday June 14. Catie will choose the winner by random (ok, by random.org – but I’ll let her do the typing) on Monday morning – her birthday. 
Good luck!
Tags: giveaway, uPRINT Invitations
Contests, Giveaways, & Freebies!, Crafty Stuff | Heather June 9, 2009
By Kris, June 9, 2009 @ 9:12 am
My favorite is the “Ticket Event” invitation. I would be using it for my daughter’s 9th birthday. I think it’s easily geared toward older kids…and it looks unique and fun!
By Jo Y, June 9, 2009 @ 4:08 pm
Heather they are so cute, I’m sure we’ll eventually get something like that here
By Michelle May, June 10, 2009 @ 3:13 pm
I can’t believe how many choices they have. Even with all the Mickeys, princesses, and pop stars, I would have to say Babyface 119 would be my pick. Great site thanks for the recommendation.
By Jennifer B., June 10, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
My favorites are the Barbie Diamond Castle one and the Swimming Party!
By HorseLoversMama, June 11, 2009 @ 9:18 am
I love uPrint’s concept of letting you print the design yourself, rather than paying more because you need more. This way, we are paying for the work that went into creating the design and allowing our customization.
We have yet to send out Thank You Cards for my daughters recent bday party. We did dress up/ fashion show/ photo shoots, and made magazines at the end (featuring the party guests!), so Id use the Magazine Cover Invitation, wording it as a Thank you.
By Heather, June 11, 2009 @ 8:34 pm
Oh my its so hard to choose just one but I think for the party that I would be planning for November it would have to be…..Ladybug 2!!
By Heather, June 11, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
So I tweeted about the giveaway which also means it went out on my FB page!!
By tracyM, June 13, 2009 @ 7:32 am
Babyface 154 pink is adorable. So many to choose from. What fun?
By Jennifer Cullimore, June 14, 2009 @ 8:20 pm
I cannot believe that Catie will be 4!!! Where does the time go? Since I have the world’s biggest Barney fan in the house, I’m gonna have to go with the Barney birthday invitations…too cute!!!