Updated on April 6, 2017
All In The Details: Custom Cards from Basic Invite
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Every year I think that this is going to be the year. This will be the year that I get organized and send out holiday cards. I really love the flurry of holiday cards that make their way into our mailbox throughout December and January each year. It’s such a wonderful way to see what our friends and family, near and far, have been up to over the past year. Our fireplace mantle gets covered in cards and our fridge overflows with warm greetings. It’s really a big part of making the holiday season feel festive. When the summer comes to a close and the fall starts to set in, I think about getting my little family together for a photo session and ordering some lovely holiday cards to mail out to our friends and family. It usually starts with me trying to figure out where we should order from. After a week or so of researching, I can’t decide on the right place, life gets busy with school and Thanksgiving, and the next thing you know that first holiday card of the season arrives in the mail and I still haven’t even ordered my own! Next year, I say. Next year. Not anymore! Now I know exactly where I’ll be ordering my holiday cards from, and this year I’m going to make it happen! Where will I be ordering my holiday cards from? Basic Invite! If you haven’t checked them out yet, you really should!
When I checked out Basic Invite, I just knew it would be the perfect place to order holiday cards this season. First, they have so many amazing design options. There’s something for every taste! The best part of their designs is that they have almost unlimited colours! Unlike a lot of other stationery lines, you can actually change the colours on almost all the elements of each design. With Basic Invite, you can be sure every detail will be exactly as you want it with over 160 different colours to choose from. You’re not stuck with having to choose between the design you like and the colour scheme you want with Basic Invite. You can have it all with the click of a mouse! Not sure about the colours you’ve chosen? Basic Invite has an instant online preview feature, so you can see exactly how those new colour choices look on the finished design before you place your order.
One of the most challenging things about ordering any stationery online is knowing what it will actually look and feel like before you submit your order for 20, 60, or 200 cards! Whether it’s holiday cards, birth announcements, or even wedding invitations, the last thing you want is to receive your entire order only to discover that the quality you thought you were expecting isn’t at all what you received. With Basic Invite, you can rest assured that you’re getting exactly what you expect with their custom samples. Basic Invite has the option to have a custom printed sample mailed out to you so you can see exactly what the end result will look like. I like a thick matte paper for my cards and invitations, so getting the chance to actually feel one of my holiday cards before I place my full order is awesome!
Once you’ve gone to all the effort of choosing the right design, customizing the colours of all the details, and checking out your custom printed sample card, it’s time to choose an envelope! After putting in all that time, wouldn’t it be great if you could get an envelope to match the colour theme you’ve chosen? Basic Invite let’s you do just that. They’ve got envelope colour options to match perfectly with any colour scheme you’ve chosen! They go way beyond white, beige, or brown envelopes at Basic Invite. You can choose from 40, that’s right FOURTY different envelope colours. From pumpkin to cranberry, lilac to peacock, there’s an envelope colour to match your vision!
Of course Basic Invite doesn’t just do holiday cards! One of my favourite things to mail out (and receive in the mail) are birth announcements. We sent out custom birth announcements after both The Heir and Petit Prince were born. It’s such a nice way to celebrate baby’s arrival with everyone, especially those that live too far away to be able to pop in to meet that baby in person! I’ve hosted a few baby showers for friends, and I always go to the effort to do printed baby shower invitations. I love choosing a theme for a baby shower and feel like the invitation is key in setting up that theme for the shower guests! Whether you’re planning a gender reveal baby shower, a co-ed babies & burgers BBQ shower, or a traditional ladies only shower, Basic Invite has the perfect design template!
Learn more about Basic Invite by following them on Facebook and by checking out the Basic Invite website.
How would you like a chance to try Basic Invite for your holiday cards this year? One lucky reader will WIN 25 custom holiday cards of their choice from Basic Invite! This prize is valued at $60! Just scroll down to the giveaway and get your entries in for a chance to win. This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents, 18+, and closes on September 26th, 2016. Sponsor is responsible for prize fulfillment. Don’t forget to follow the Falling Into Fall giveaway “hop” and enter the other awesome giveaways linked up below!
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I love the holiday lights cards
https://www.basicinvite.com/events/holiday-cards/lights-wide-holiday-cards.html
awesome giveaway. Thank you.
I like the Holiday Lights wide card.
Love the holiday lights card!!! 🙂
I love the HAND LETTERED HOLIDAY HOLIDAY CARD. There are a lot of cute ones!
I like the FESTIVE MONOGRAM PORTRAIT HOLIDAY CARD.
I like their Let It Snow Holiday Card
I like THE XMAS DOTS HOLIDAY CARD design. Thanks.
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My favourite design is THE JOY AND LAUGHTER HOLIDAY CARD
The joy and laughter card is my favorite, thank you so much for this!
I really like the “To Do List” holiday card design!
THE WONDERFUL YEAR HOLIDAY CARD!
I love the peace on earth and goodwill to man card
Very beautiful design
Love the Let it snow card!
I really like the THE PHOTOBOOTH TALL HOLIDAY CARD
I really like the “The Lights Tall” Holiday Card!
I like the “Poster Holiday Card” seen here: https://www.basicinvite.com/events/holiday-cards/poster-holiday-card.html
I love “Peace & Joy” – it is a pretty design.
I love THE HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CARD.
Love the holiday lights card
THE HAPPY EVERYTHING HOLIDAY CARD is so cute they all are love to order some get started early.
I love FESTIVE HOLIDAY FOLIAGE HOLIDAY CARDS in the color they show. So pretty with the black and white photo!
My favourite is the Photo Booth Tall Holiday Card
https://www.basicinvite.com/events/holiday-cards/photobooth-tall-holiday-card.html
I like the photobooth tall holiday card.
I like the Very Mery Holiday card.
My favourite design is The Lights Tall Holiday Card.
I like the Xmas Dots Holiday Card.
I love the Photobooth Tall Holiday Card.
Love the THE WONDERFUL YEAR HOLIDAY CARD design
I love the THE JOY AND LAUGHTER MINI FOLD HOLIDAY CARDS.
THE HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CARD!