by Tiffany on August 31, 2009
To celebrate the Week of Hope (Sept. 1-8, 2009), Cardstore.com is sponsoring the Hope Stationery Giveaway. Five lucky winners will receive a set of 25 personalized thank you cards from Cardstore.com.
To enter, just leave a comment on this blog post telling us who you’re sending your Hope card to.
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The giveaway ends on Tuesday, September 8th at midnight, EST so be sure to get all your entries in before then!
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by Marty on August 28, 2009
In anticipation of the Week of Hope, which kicks off on Tuesday, there’s been a lot of talk around the office about who people are sending their free Hope greeting cards to. Once I heard about the program, I knew exactly who would be on the receiving end of mine, my sister. I’m four years older than she is, and I think it is fair to say I was a little hard on her throughout our childhood (aren’t older brothers supposed to pick on their sisters?). She has recently been going through some difficult times and I thought I would try and cheer her up a little. I found this perfect card from Lilla Rogers… although I hope it doesn’t cause any flashbacks from when I held her upside down in our tree house. I added a photo of us on summer vacation in 1984 (I can’t believe I wore shorts that short!) and a message saying that if she can survive me as a kid, she can get through anything. It may not change her situation, but hopefully it will brighten her day.
Lilla Roger's Greeting Card from the Hope Collection
by Lorna on August 27, 2009
by Cardstore Artists on August 27, 2009
Cardstore.com is pleased to feature Artist Guest Blogger, Laurie Coughlin of Motormouthpress. To see Laurie’s Cardstore.com collection, click here.
When my eyes gaze upon sweet treats, I can’t help but smile in delight. My love is the same whether it is a store bought ice cream sandwich or a warm donut right out of the deep fryer. And two days ago, it was a chocolate covered cream puff from a new store specializing in what else? Cream puffs. So, it is no surprise that sweet treats are conspicuously my stationery theme of choice.
When asked why sweet treats are my inspiration, I usually say because I like them so much. It is a short concise answer, and our graphic design professor once told us that you can’t argue with “I like it.” When someone asks why something taste so good, a lot of times you hear, “It’s just good” or “I don’t know, I just like it.”
But when asked to guest write a blog entry, I thought I should let you know that I correlate my sweet stationery subject matter with some of my early childhood experiences. Growing up, my siblings and I were not allowed to go crazy swallowing up spoonfuls of sugary cereals and eat candy whenever we pleased.
It was given to us as a reward for good behavior, like when I transitioned to the big potty during toilet training. Of course, our reward of 3 Plain M&Ms was taken away when my brother realized we could steal them whenever we wanted. We received them in times of celebration such as my 5th birthday, when I ate my first ice cream cake from Carvel. It also helped that I reminded my mom everyday. “I really want this cake, please?” We received candy on Halloween, Christmas and Easter holidays. Need I say more?!
Eventually, we learn that giving them can be just as fun as receiving them. I think my mom was really happy that I did indeed use my Easy Bake Oven until she became the sole recipient of all my frosted mini cake creations. Sweet treats are also fun to eat with others. Sitting on the front steps with my brother while licking our popsicles was one of the few times we would hold an automatic and very temporary truce.
Sometimes you can’t go to your local drive-inn where the car hops bring your order to the car window. You just aren’t able catch up and sip on homemade root beer floats that come in frosted glass mugs and nibble on beer-battered fried cheese curds with a friend. But you want to share this moment in time, and it is my hope that my food-themed greeting cards and stationery help bridge this gap and satisfy your stationery sweet tooth.
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by Tiffany on August 26, 2009
To support the Hope Is In The Cards movement, Cardstore.com is unveiling their Hope Collection Tuesday, September 1st. This collection features photo cards, encouragement cards, friendship cards, and notecards from some of our favorite artists. Be sure to visit Cardstore.com during September 1st-7th to personalize your free Hope card and have it printed and sent to anyone you choose at no charge to you!
To get you excited about spreading hope, here’s a sneak peek of just a few of the cards and artists included in our Hope Collection:
To preview the entire collection, visit us on Facebook.
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