Are you up for the challenge?

One of my dear friends, another stationer, does a campaign every so often where she sends a card or letter every day for a month, and encourages her customers & followers to do the same. That's a little ambitious for me, but I think once a week is totally doable. (And it will help me go through my stationery stash, making room for the new items I want to print for myself!)

Will you join me on this? For the rest of 2013, send at least one note/card/letter a week. If you can do more, awesome, but at the very least, one a week.

Saturday I mailed a birthday postcard to a friend's husband, and I have another birthday card ready to be mailed on Friday. (I like to plan ahead: at the beginning of each month I get birthday cards ready to be mailed.)

These are great when you just want to send something short and sweet. Gender-neutral, too!

And if I start to hear "Oh, well I don't have any stamps..." you can stop right there.  :) I agree, going to the Post Office is usually a pain, and the grocery store only has those boring flag stamps, so just go to usps.com and order some. $1.25 shipping saves you the trip, gives you a great selection and gets them to the door/mailbox. Totally worth it.

Then, like me, you can reward yourself with new stationery! I'm wanting a full set of proper, personalized writing sheets...

So who's with me? Anyone? Let me know if you're doing this with me by leaving a comment. I'm sure I have a card or two I can send someone, randomly selected, to encourage you on this mission.

Cheers,
ashley

February Giveaway!

Hello! Hope 2011's been treating you all nicely so far.

Here's a helpful little giveaway, should you still have some notes of thanks to write.


To enter, just leave us a little comment. A winner will be select on Sunday, Feb 6.

Have a wonderful day!

December Giveaway

This month we're giving away TWO cards to some lucky fan of ours...

a folded 4bar Ho Ho Ho 2 color card, blank inside


and a folded A2 blush card with a bronze snowflake, greeting inside


A winner will be selected the evening of Dec 7th.
To enter, leave a comment and don't forget to submit it properly so we can contact you if you're selected. Good luck!!

October's Giveaway

If you're attending a Halloween party this month, you'll want this card to send a note of thanks to the hosts!

Enter to win by leaving a comment by Thursday, Oct 7: What would you like to dress up as for Halloween this year?

Good luck!

September's Giveaway!

This month we're giving away one of our spider flats!

Stats:
A6 flat card
Ecru lettra paper, 110lb
black spider
mossy green envelope

To enter, leave a comment: What are you most looking forward to about fall? (For us, it's the clothes! Sweaters, wool skirts, stockings, and boots!! Oh, and of course all of the upcoming holidays and festivities! And cooler temperatures. Okay, okay, there are lots of reasons we're looking forward to it. How about you?)

Reply Cards & August's Giveaway

Here are a couple pictures of the reply cards we printed for a wedding in September. We're now preparing for production of their menus, programs, and favors (bookmarks).


And this month's giveaway:


This month we're giving away an A2 flat card, in an ecru watercolor paper, with an orange paper lantern printed in the corner. Comes with a metallic-orange envelope. The lantern features a village scene- it's very complex! Picked up at Uncommon Objects on Austin's South Congress. Leave a comment to enter.

A winner will be selected on Thursday (the fifth) evening. Good luck!

(To win a BONUS card, of our choosing, can you name the artist whose work is shown behind the reply card above?)

July Giveaway

This week we're giving away one of our "whimsical village" folded note cards.


This is a vintage print block, an ebay find that was just too rare to pass up!, printed in navy on light blue luxe paper.
Size is A2, comes with dark blue envelope.

To enter, leave a comment answering "What's your favorite summertime activity?"
A winner will be selected at random on Thursday evening. Good luck!

June's Card Giveaway!

This week we are giving away this card:

Light blue folded card with black ink. The text is 72pt Alternate Gothic, flourishes are polymer plates. Matching envelope has a flourish printed on it as well. Blank inside.

A winner will be selected at random on the evening of Thursday, June 3rd. To enter leave a comment. Good luck!!

May Card Giveaway

This month's giveaway - a dragon card!

When printing these, because the dragon is from a very worn vintage print block, I kept hearing the Weasley Twins' "All rright, Dragon!!" (from Harry Potter 4) playing in my head whenever I got a good print. Silliness, I know...


These are A2 white flats with a bold orange dragon. (Comes with a shimmery copper envelope- you'll need to use a gel pen, metallic ink marker, or a label for addressing it.)

Enter in the comments. A winner will be selected by random on Thursday evening. Good luck!!

April's Giveaway Card

This month we're giving away this A2 folded card. The fuchsia design is printed on the (now extinct) blush luxe paper and comes with a matching blank envelope.


To enter? One word: twitter. Retweet to your followers our mention of the giveaway. That's it.
The winner will be selected at random on April 7th. Good luck!

If you haven't used twitter, yes, you'll need to sign up, but it's not so bad. Some accounts abuse it ("Gee, oatmeal for breakfast and now I'm off to the store") but most are smart about it ("10% off in store for mentioning COOKIES" or something like that). Follow us and we won't annoy you too badly ; )

March's Winner....

from the selection of Ariana (twitter), Brittany, Ariana (from blog- i told you I'd count both entries), Chantal, Friendliest Ghost is....

Ariana!Thanks to everyone who entered!

Will have new items to post, and images to share, plus a new giveaway the first week of April, so don't be a stranger!

March Card Giveaway

Thursday, March 4 I'll be drawing a name at random to win this card:
A light green luxe A2 flat with black leaves printed; comes with a dark green envelope.

To enter, we're doing things a little different. You can either enter by leaving a comment** below OR find us on Twitter (shopinviting) and retweet our giveaway tweet. Do both, I'll count both.

Good luck!

**What are you most looking forward to this spring?

Hearts Card Winner

Congratulations to "MrsT" for winning the blush card with pink hearts! Email rsvp at shopinviting dot com with your address and we'll get this mailed out to you!

(Sorry for the delay. Been working hard to fulfill a large order, which is great!)

Next month's giveaway is going to be a little different. Stay tuned!

February Giveaway!

This month we're giving away a card of hearts, just in time for Valentine's Day.

It's a light pink folded A2 card with hearts in fuchsia ink. The paired envelope is cream, not pink like pictured.

Enter to win by Thursday night by leaving a comment: do you celebrate valentine's day?
I'll contact the winner, selected at random, Friday morning and if you're quick to reply with an address, it'll get mailed that day! Good luck!

Also, if one card isn't enough for you, we have sets of 8 available on etsy. CLICK HERE TO SHOP.

Hope everyone's 2010 has started off great. Can't believe January is over already...

And the Winner is...

Derrick! I'll get this mailed out to you today.

Thanks for entering Laura & Helen.

We'll have another giveaway the first week of Feb so check back. And be sure to check out our etsy shop for the latest printed products.

Happy Friday!

Happy New Year! + card giveaway

Happy 2010!

2009 was a good year for inviting- the letterpress got a new home, we did 4 weddings and had several smaller jobs on etsy and off.
2010 is going to be even better!

For this month's giveaway, it's a winter tree printed in brown, on light blue luxe paper. The card is a flat 4bar (3.5x5) and the envelope has a tree printed as well. It's the very last one. To enter, leave a comment: what are you most looking forward to in 2010?
I'll select a winner by random on the 8th, early in the morning. Good luck!

Don't forget to become a fan on f.b. or follow us on twitter.
You'll be the first to know about new products, giveaways, and other fun things. : )

Happy New Year!

December Giveaway!

Because I enjoyed the last giveaway so much, and was introduced to new blogs and food traditions (still haven't tried the cheddar with pie), it's happening again!

We're giving away a single pink snowflake card. (These are sold in packs of 8 on Etsy.)


Enter in the comments: What's your favorite cold weather cocktail/mocktail?

Winner will be selected Friday morning. Good luck!

And the Winner Is....

Rue39Design! Congratulations, and Happy Friday!

Fall Giveaway!

Because I've neglected the blog for almost a month, because it's November already, or maybe because the holidays are coming up super quick and this might be a nice little treat for those sharing recipes with friends and family, we're giving away a set of 12 3x5 recipe cards.

These are an ecru paper, with handset type and metal image in orange ink. Perfect for those Thanksgiving recipes that you share.


How to enter? Leave a comment with your favorite holiday food. Winner will be selected (based on a random number generator) on Friday the 13th.

Good luck!