Make Your Own Mother's Day Card - for free!

I made a mean macaroni art project as a kid.  I could glue pasta products { or popsicle sticks or pipe cleaners as the case may be } on construction paper like nobody's business.  I loved making cards for people, and when we got an IBM PS1 in 1991, and then got Print Shop, I went through reams of that connected paper where you have to tear the little holey edges off making cards for any and everyone.

And then I went to work at Hallmark and my card obsession just got worse.  { Or better, really. } We've given out so many cards in my family that it's almost comical how many repeaters we have.  Especially if there's a cat in a funny outfit on the front.  It's gotten so bad that Dad gave me an Easter card written in Italian.  { Buona Pasqua! } Though maybe that's just because he thinks it's funny when I can't read it.

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You know I love Paperless Post for e-cards and e-invitations.  But there's still something to be said for real, tangible cards that show up in the mailbox among the bills and catalogs and such.  And sometimes it's hard to find the perfect one.

I'm beginning to like to make my own.  These days, there are a multitude of online custom greeting card websites.  My favorite by far is TinyPrints.  Their interface is simple and it allows for a good bit of customization for the artsy types { or control freaks } like me.  We ordered our Christmas cards from there, and for Valentine's Day I tested out their individual cards.  Love!

So when I came across their Mother's Day cards... I had to do it again.  { Mom, here's another spoiler alert.  Unless you want to see your card here before you get it in person... maybe save the rest of this post for after May 8. }

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At $3.99 regular price, these aren't any more expensive than a card from Hallmark, Papyrus or a drug store.  And they're a whole lot more personal.  And here's two great ways to get one for free or multiple cards at a 50% off!

To get one card free... check out this little video.  { But hurry, there's a limited quantity! }

And to get the 50% off... enter MDBOGO at checkout.  They're a steal at $1.99!

Give a Little, Save a Lot!

When a stellar opportunity for saving comes along, I feel the need to share it.  Especially when said opportunity benefits an awesome cause in the process.

Enter the Camp Twin Lakes Partners Card!

For $60 you can get 20% off at more than 500 Atlanta area restaurants and shops from October 22-31, all while benefitting the kids at Camp Twin Lakes.  CTL is a state-wide network of camps for children with serious illness, disabilities and challenges.  I went on a retreat at their facility near Athens, and it is clear that the work they do is very impactful for these children.

But back to the card.  Some of my personal favorite opportunities to save include:

• Anthropologie
• J. Crew
• Pottery Barn
• Williams-Sonoma
• Paper Affair
• Ginger Howard Selections
• Atlanta Fish Market
• Bisto Niko

... and the list goes on!  Hey, Christmas is coming.  You'd better believe that I'm going to be putting this bad boy to good use.

This may be just the push I need to finally put our Pottery Barn gift cards from the wedding towards the Garrett Glass Cabinet I've been drooling over for months.

Vera Wang china, don't you get comfortable in that linen closet.  Soon you may have a new home!

Huddle To Fight Hunger

Print a coupon to save $5 on Kraft products { yay cheese! } and Kraft will donate 5 meals to Feeding America.  Helping out has never been this easy!  Or this helpful with your grocery bill.