I have a new neighbor. He and his mom moved in across the street the first of October, but by the end of September, I knew they enjoyed Halloween. Why? They had brought along a skeleton – life size, and buried it in their garden. So I used photos of the poor fellow in the greeting card I sent him last week. Here’s the front of my new friend’s greeting card:

Here’s what I did on the inside of the card, using the same template and the full picture of the remains left in his garden. You’ll notice I moved some of the elements from the original template over to the right inside page to balance the message.

To top it off, I included a trick or treat, depending on how you look at it. The greeting card system that I use, includes gifts, and I decided to include a very fuzzy, 23-inch spider complete with glitter with my card. Why for a young man I hardly know? Because I can. Why not?

Depending on the kind of package one has, a personalized, fun photo card like this costs between $.93 (93 cents) or $1.47 (147 cents). Sure the gift was extra, but the whole thing ran me a little over $13.00, plus shipping.

Just think what you could do to make your Holiday cards
remembered and really appreciated
in 2010 !

If you’d like to find out more about this simply to use, fun, time-saving service I use for all my greeting cards, just click on the banner to your right….or call me at 219.947.5478.

Happy Halloween! Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Chanukah! Blessed Christmas! Happy Kawanza!

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This  year I’m starting a new Mother’s Day tradition. I’m sendin photo greeting cards to my children and grandchildren. I’ve designed custom, photo greeting cards featuring my parents and me when I was very young. I only have two pictures of the three of us together after all these years.

I just scanned the original black and white photos into my computer and then loaded them up into the greeting card system that I use to send out my cards. (I can’t tell you the name of the system, because I don’t want to take the time to get company approval, because they are big on FTC compliance–which is a great thing.)

Then I added some labels and thought bubbles to the pictures. Next I typed in my my personal story (in my own handwriting, by the way) just once and clicked the SEND button. My company did the rest. Beautifully printed, folded, stuffed into an envelop, and stamped – just by hitting SEND! My cards are on their way to Texas and Indiana. 

I already had their addresses in my Contact Manager, so the whole process only took a couple minutes. My Pretty cool, right?

Here’s the front of the card I’m sending:

Here’s the inside photo I used and bled to the edge of the inside panel:

So if your mother or father has passed away, maybe you might want to start this new Greeting Card Tradition, too. Share your past with your future. Feature loved ones when you send out cards to your descendants.

It’s a great way to help them connect to their Ancestry. Whether you still have you parents or whether they have passed away, it is a great way to pay tribute to your family, and a great gift for your kids and their kids. My children can’t even remember their material grandparents. Someday they will want to know about them.

Inside the greeting card I tell the stories behind each photo.  Maybe next year I’ll feature my kids in cards to their children. I have lots more of those. Fair warning!

Hallmark and American Greeting cards cost $5.00, $6.00 or even more. Can you guess what personalized, custom made photo greeting cards run with the card company I use?

It costs as little as 91 cents, plus 44 cents for postage.  Not bad, but here’s the good deal.  You can try it first on me – my gift for trying this system!

Just fill out the form under my picture above, and you’ll receive directions in your INBOX. It’s easy, it’s fun, and it’s on me. If you need help, please call me at 219.947.5478.

Have fun and help me start a new tradition!

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