Cyber Monday Specials: Time to Order TODAY!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I stayed far, far away from the shops all weekend and enjoyed my shopping savings online instead.  Today, I am offering a few specials in honor of Cyber Monday…

Today Only, Receive 5 FREE holiday cards w/your holiday card order!  As long as you meet the minimum of 10 cards, no coupon code is needed, your 5 additional cards will be automatically added when you order before midnight tonight.

Also, save 15% today on all orders over $20!  Hurry and get your list together to place your holiday order today! To save, use the code: MONDAY

I have been receiving a lot of inquiries about timeframes for new orders.  This time of year is incredibly busy for me, so turnaround time is typically a little longer b/c I have more samples to work on, but I do log a lot of hours to ensure your holiday gifts get to you on time!

Photo card samples typically run close to schedule, with sample turnaround averaging 1-3 business days, and then you will need to allow several days for printing and shipping.

Stationery orders vary based upon what items you have ordered as well as large or small your orders are and the current volume of orders. As a general guideline, I advise you to allow a week for your order to be ready to ship—this could be much less, or a little more.

Happy Shopping—only 26 days left, yikes!!!

New Product: Photo Card Ornaments

If you are looking for a unique option for holiday cards, check out the new holiday ornament cards! Friends and family will love receiving these cards that double as an instant ornament for them to display and enjoy.  Available in a standard circle or die cut scalloped circle with ribbon tie.  Other decorative shaped cards coming soon!

75 Days til Christmas…

I will be announcing a special soon for early bird shoppers. For now, here is a sneak peek of another holiday 2010 design soon to be added to the site!

Traditional Vs. Non-Traditional

CPCC offers a wide variety of holiday card designs to choose from, so you are sure to find something to suit your tastes.  I will begin adding designs from the holiday 2010 collection the first week of October.  Are you a traditional colors person or do you prefer non-traditional colors and designs?  (Personally, I like both!) Here is a look at a new design from the 2010 collection in both traditional and non-traditional colors:

Traditional Christmas Colors:

A Non-Traditional Twist:

Another Holiday Sneak Peek

Holiday Card Sneak Peek

90 days until Christmas!  Still preparing for the holiday 2010 card collection debut.  Here is a sneak peek of design I am loving—bright & fun, and an excellent choice to be printed on cardstock. (Also available on photo paper)

101 days & counting!

101 days til Christmas! Why does this instantly instill a feeling of panic in me?!!  I will be debuting new holiday 2010 designs throughout the month of September.  Here is this first sneak peek…

As always, this design can be personalized with your own text, you can choose all black and white or all color for your photos, or incorporate ideas or colors from other designs to make it all your own.

WINNER!!!

I just drew the winner for the 30 holiday cards, with the help of random.org.

Congrats to Peace, Love, & Applesauce, who was commenter #6 on my blog!

And... since we are getting close to holiday, rather than holding another giveaway BEFORE Christmas, I decided to choose an additional recipient! Since the first winner was a blog commenter, I drew from the Facebook entrants, and Shannon was the lucky number 2!

I have a busy week ahead--still lots of orders processing (and not too late to order!) as well as lots of baking and last minute details to attend to for the family here, so I probably won't have much to post. (I am FINALLY getting my Christmas cards this week though, so I will try to post a pic of those to share when they are done!)

Christmas Photo Card Giveaway!

You would think that I would have my Christmas cards done super early... not so much! Last year, I think was my record. Mainly because the "photo session" I did with my boys when surprisingly well & I got some great "card-worthy" shots on the first try. I tend to dread the annual Christmas card photo session, because I find that most of the time when I am trying to take pictures for a very specific purpose, I am inevitably disappointed, and the boys are...well, let's just say, less than cooperative! I have not even attempted photos yet... BUT, as a disclaimer, this is partly because I had picked out some custom shirts I wanted to have done for them to wear in the photos and there have been some unexpected delays with those. I prefer to have my photos first to serve as the inspiration for my card. Anyway-- I know there are plenty of others who are in the same boat, and if so, you are in luck! I am kicking off a Christmas card giveaway this week, so maybe this is just what you need to get your cards ready to mail! To enter, just leave a comment on my blog or on Facebook telling me which design you would choose if you win! *Just be sure I can contact you via your comment, or leave your email. Good luck!!!

Custom Christmas Photo Card

This is a custom card I finished for a friend this week that came out so cute! I will be adding the design to the site when I have a minute.

Letters From Santa...

I wanted to share a great little holiday idea, but I can't say too much, so I will just say that a friend of mine is like THIS with Santa, and she offers a cute holiday service for kids. It was a big hit at my house when we did it! You can check it out here:

More Holiday Chatter - Personalized Stationery & Photo Cards

I had some extra time over the rainy weekend to get more of the new designs for the holidays loaded to the website. Keep an eye on what's new as I finish getting everything added this month. If you are a newsletter subscriber, I will be sending out a holiday early bird discount soon. I am starting to feel a little panicked myself about Christmas already---as I mentioned before, I typically have all of my shopping done by now (for the most part) but I have just barely started, and at the rate that 2009 has been speeding by for me (I think EVERY month I find myself wondering where that month went!) it won't be long until Christmas is upon us! I will be out all day on Friday. I am attending a field trip with my oldest son and then we have a Halloween festivity that evening. There are so many holiday designs to choose from. I have not decided yet what I will be using for my own, though I have been working on pictures for them! I will be trying to showcase a card or two a week:

Holiday Designs Debut this week! Custom Photo Cards & Stationery

Most of my holiday photo cards will be added this week. I already added some of the new designs, but many more to go! Remember that you can change the wording on any card to make it your own.

I will be out most of the day on Thursday, so if you try to reach me, expect a delay in response time.

Holiday Card Preview

Sneak Peek of one of the new holiday card designs I have been working on...

Are you thinking about Christmas?

Wow, this past week has been absolutely crazy, and not in a good way. I have had a string of bad days, and its been an adjustment getting into gear with our new fall schedule--2 out of 3 boys are playing baseball this fall, and we have practice/games 4 days a week, which is a big change to our routine. Following a holiday weekend and a birthday here, I have been struggling to get back on top of everything & into a groove. Hoping to feel more accomplished by the end of this week! I typically do all of my own Christmas shopping in Sept and early October, so that I can focus on orders during my busiest season of the year...I am lagging behind this year! I also like to debut holiday cards around the end of the month but I think I will be a tad later this time. I feel like I have been on a hamster wheel, spinning around, since school started here! I did list a few holiday stationery items. I am really liking these new gift tags, which I have a feeling will be adorning our packages this year!