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2011 Holiday Card Trends
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It is not too late to order your 2011 Holiday Cards! There are so many holiday cards from which to choose , so where to begin? Well this year, Party Idea Pros finally got our act together enough to plan in advance for the holiday card season. We contacted some of our favorite merchants so we could actually touch and feel the cards ourselves. Yes, we admit it — we are ridiculously touchy feely types. Our trash cans are filled with not so cheap cards printed on flimsy paper with fuzzy photos and illegible print. On the other hand, our sample books are chock full of Tiny Prints and Wedding Paper Divas cards and invitations. We love their clear graphics and beautiful eco-friendly papers. We also like that Tiny Prints offers stylish products at three different price points and best of all, throughout December they are offering discounts and deals on many of their popular products. This year’s Christmas and Hanukkah card trends include rounded corners, back designs, ornament cards, and gray, gold, and neutral colors. And of course, classic design and colors never go out of style.
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Below are the cards we actually had the opportunity to touch and handle, up close. One of our favorites this year is the Tiny Prints ornament card – it is perfect to hang on a tree and Tiny Prints has a large selection of design styles from which to choose. We secretly wish that all our friends, family, and colleagues would send ornament cards since hanging them on our company tree would clear up some much needed work space. (Yes, not only do we display all your cards, we save each and every one of them in special holiday photo albums!)
Flat Holiday Photo Cards Holiday Banner: Ruby
Folded Holiday Photo Cards Wavy Wood: Chartreuse
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Ornament Cards Merry Mirth: Rich Red (lots more designs available)
Die Cut Christmas Cards Christmas Chambray: Siren
Tri-Fold Holiday Cards Merry Script: Ruby
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Greeting Card Idea of the Year
Discovering these cards was definitely an OMG moment. This may be the answer to our holiday gift giving blues by combining a lovely personalized holiday greeting card with a gift card (printed right inside the card) so flexible the recipient can choose from their favorite brands (Amazon.com, Gap, Home Depot, Nike, Pottery Barn, REI, Rixty, SpaFinder, Starbucks, Target, and Zappos), donate the value to great causes (America Scores, Grameen Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, InSTEDD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, National Park Foundation, Summer Search, USO) or redeem the balance for cash. Users can even split the balance among multiple cards and services.
There’s more — if you join Tiny Prints Greetings you can save up to 50% on each and every greeting card you buy plus receive free email reminders of your friends and family members birthdays and anniversaries.
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Tiny Prints Top Favorites and Trends for the Season!
Have you ever wondered where professionals turn for their inspiration? We can’t vouch for the others but when we want to know what’s hot and what’s not in invitation design, greeting cards, and holiday cards we go straight to Laura’s Picks. Lara Ching, the founder of Tiny Prints and design guru, is a legend in the industry.
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Party Idea Pros Top Favorites and Trends for the Season!
Still not sure what to order? Think rounded corners, back designs, and gray, gold, and neutrals – this year’s top trending colors. Here are a few of our favorites:
Folded Holiday Photo Cards Beaded Snowflakes
Chic and elegant and available with matching address labels
Christmas Cards Gorgeous Damask Charcoal and Gold
This may be the perfect card of 2011. The designer finds a way to integrate all the 2011 top trends into a single very reasonably priced card. It combines this year’s top color trends, gray and gold, in a classic design with rounded corners plus back design. The only thing missing is that it is not an ornament card!
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Studio Basics: Holiday Photo Cards Simple Strokes
This card is a perfect example of how with Tiny Print’s Studio Basic Line you can be right on the neutral trend without breaking your budget.
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Your Favorite Holiday Cards
Although it is always nice to know what’s on trend, here is a peak into Party Idea Pros’ visitor favorites this holiday season. If we were asked to label your style and color choices we would call them Holiday Classic.
Christmas Cards Merrily Framed: Red Lantern
Folded Holiday Photo Cards Tabbed Grid: Charcoal
Christmas Cards Folksy Wrapping: Tomato
This one has cute matching address labels
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Folded Holiday Photo Cards Joyful Highlights: White
Christmas Cards Cheerful Postage: Siren
Christmas Cards Captured Moment: Bright Red
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Studio Basics: Holiday Photo Cards Crafty Gifts: Walnut
Studio Basics: Holiday Photo Cards Wreathed Monogram
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DIY Holiday Cards
Still nothing? Use Tiny Prints’ new DIY Holiday Card tool to build your card and customize to your heart’s content.
Create your own photo card in just 4 easy steps with the added comfort of knowing that your card will be hand reviewed (by a human!) for any issues, virtually eliminating the risks and guaranteeing your cards will be exactly how you envisioned them.
1. Pick from 3 card sizes and six colors
2. Choose a layout with photo options for both the front and back
3. Add, reszize, and move embellishments
4. Customize photos and text
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Do you have an all-time favorite holiday card? How about a card that still makes you laugh? We would love to see them and share them. Leave us a comment or email us.
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Wishing you and yours a healthy holiday season filled with peace and joy and laughter!
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Party Hearty!
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