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On May 17 the US Postal Service is debuting a new butterfly stamp. Had it been out in time, I’m sure my friend would have used it on her wedding invitations. The new 64¢ stamp is a stunner and features an illustration of the familiar orange monarch butterfly. It is perfect for oversize or square greeting cards that require additional postage. Developed in conjunction with the Greeting Card Association to serve the needs of greeting card manufacturers and their customers who use irregular shaped envelopes, you may begin seeing greeting card envelopes with a faint butterfly outline already printed on them, reminding customers that additional postage is required. How about these lovely butterfly inspired greeting cards? Tags: baby announcements, birth announcements, Birthday Cards, butterfly stamps, Greeting Cards, Photo Cards, Postage Stamps, square greeting cards We have a winner for our $100 Shopping Spree Giveaway! Drumroll, please . . . . and the winner is . . . Tamara McDonald of Dallas, Texas! Tamara’s name was drawn from all those who participated by posting a comment about the cards they enjoyed finding on CardsDirect.com. Tamara posted the following, “I would get holiday cards! I send out about 150 every year, so this would be a great help!”
Others liked our Recycled Cards- “Luv the Vines Growing Recycled Thank You Card. Has the girly scrolling vines and a retro vibe.” Photo Cards had a strong following too. “Love the Wildlife Print Photo Card to use for so many different occasions.”
And, as with Tamara, others are excited about our new line of Holiday Cards. “I love cards and I love giving fun and unique cards. I would love to send out some of those cute Christmas cards this year! Go to www.hostessblog.com and type CardsDirect in the Search box to see all the entries and watch this CardsDirect.com/blog for future Surprise Giveaways! Congratulations, Tamara! Tags: Baby Birth Announcements, CardsDirect, cardsdirect blog, cardsdirect contests, cardsdirect giveaway, cardsdirect promotion, Christmas Cards, Holiday Cards, Photo Cards, Recycled Cards, Thank You Cards Your gift will certainly be the hit of any baby shower when you walk in with a diaper cake! Or, consider a diaper cake as the party centerpiece if you are the host. For those unfamiliar with this unique present, a cake is fashioned out of baby diapers. What new mom wouldn’t be pleased to receive those! Think tiered wedding cake. The “cake” can then be decorated as little or as much as your budget will allow with baby accessories. The presentation is delightful and practical. Here are directions for “baking” a diaper cake. For transporting, use a piece of cardboard for the base. Dress it up by wrapping it in paper. Use the baby shower invitation as a nameplate. Roll each diaper individually and secure it with a rubber band or piece of yarn. Use a paper towel tube for the center and stand the rolled diapers up around it. Hold everything in place with a piece of ribbon or yarn tied securely to hold all the diapers together. Add another ring of rolled diapers around this one and again hold them in place with ribbon or yarn. Repeat until you have the bottom layer the diameter you need. Next, add a separate tier, repeating this same process as outlined above until this diameter is right. Then, for a 3-layer cake, make your top tier. To hide your securing yard or ribbon, wrap a wide piece of ribbon around each tier. Lovely just like this, you can now add decorations to your heart’s content or leave it simple. You can add a matching huge ribbon bow on the very top or even use artificial flowers as decorations. The most fun though is decorating with baby accessories. Baby bibs, pacifiers, stuffed animals, teething rings, rattles, you name it! Attach whatever you want with ribbon or rubber band them on. The fun is that these not only add interest and color, but will be useful as well. Maybe you would like to make this a joint gift and invite friends to help you put it together. This is one shower gift sure to delight! Tags: baby announcements, baby shower diaper cake, baby shower gifts, Baby Shower Invitations, baby showers, CardsDirect, diaper cake, new baby, shower gifts You’re expecting a baby! Congratulations! Now comes the fun part, decorating the nursery! It is not necessary to know if you’re having a boy or a girl to select a pleasant theme for your newborns domain. Many are classic, like lambs, birds, and farm animals or popular licensed characters. Maybe you have a favorite from your childhood that would carry the tradition forward. Add basic baby furniture like a crib, changing table, chest of drawers and a rocking chair. You can find these are resale shops or online. Add a fresh coat of paint and you’re ready to go. Don’t worry if everything isn’t matching as some of the most charming rooms are filled with mismatched furniture. Sew your own bedding and window treatments or ask for help from friends or family members. Or, shop sales for that perfect complement to your design theme. Tags: baby announcements, baby nursery, CardsDirect, new baby The birth of our new line of personalized Baby Birth Announcements is off to a great start and we, as parents of this new category, couldn’t be prouder! We’re also having great fun looking at the adorable baby pictures being submitted. This is Angelo. Isn’t he adorable?!
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It is widely reported that pink for girls and blue for boys has not always been the case. In fact, quite the opposite was used prior to World War II. Back then, pink, a derivative of the strong color red, was associated with boys as early as 1918. “There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.” [Ladies Home Journal, June, 1918] Christian belief also held that girls were more associated with blue as that was the color worn by the Virgin Mary. The color reversal began in Europe in the 1930’s and traveled to the US where World War II contributed to the reversal in thinking. Military uniforms were primarily blue so blue became more associated with males. At the same time, German’s used a system of symbols and colors to code those in their concentration camps. The yellow Star of David is best known but pink triangles were also used to identify men with more feminine traits. Also in the 1940’s, a “Think pink” marketing slogan widely encouraged women to embrace their femininity, with helpful pointers on how to become the perfect housewife. Tags: baby announcements, Baby Birth Announcements, baby blue, baby pink, Baby Shower Invitations, gender colors My husband and I had very different views when it came to selecting the perfect baby names for our children. I wanted something different, he wanted something classic. Our first child was two days old before we decided on her name. The name we finally picked was ranked #2 on the list of baby girl names for her birth year. I wouldn’t consider it a classic, but it certainly wasn’t different! It does suit her though, these many years later.
Naming Party. Have the attendees at your baby shower make the selection! Now that would be quite a party game with lasting results! Send professionally printed baby shower invitations to a baby naming party for one baby shower no one will want to miss! Historical. Consult family trees. You may discover a long lost relative with an interesting name that might be fun to reintroduce. Auto-naming. Try a baby naming website. Go to www.babynamegenie.com for example and see what the genie comes up with. I tried it and with absolutely no input from me, other than indicating the baby’s gender, the genie came up with the name of my last born! Not spelled exactly the same way, but scary! Sure wish he had been around years ago to settle my husband’s and my differing views! Have fun picking out just the right name for your future bundle of joy! Tags: Baby Birth Announcements, baby names, Baby Shower Invitations, birth announcements, CardsDirect
Often names are selected to continue a trend. Maybe you want a family of children with names all beginning with the same letter, or ending in the same letter like Angelina and Brad who like ending their boy’s names with the letter “X”. If you are happily expecting, take a look at a site called Nametrends for interesting facts on names through the years and by region. It’s fun to search your own name to see how you shape up. New top 10 lists and celebrity baby names can be found in this interesting article from the Today Show. Just announced last week, Jacob tops the boy name list for the 10th year in a row while Emma has just replaced Emily as the top girl name for the year. Tags: baby announcements, birth announcements, names, today show, unusual baby names |
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