back to school with a paper coterie giveaway

i recently became an affiliate of paper coterie and am pleased to be working with such an amazing company. i had heard about paper coterie, and first ventured to their website when i started getting the idea that i wanted to do a memory book for family this christmas (there's nothing like getting a head start, especially when you have a big family). so many in my family don't actually read my blog because they just aren't into the whole computer/ internet like i am, so i wanted to give them a piece of it to enjoy. one of my mom's and dad's favorite things to get are photos of her grandchildren.

not only does paper coterie have memory books, but they have cards, calendars, memory keepers, planners, and several other pretty awesome things as well. i can't wait to take our fall family photos and start creating personalized cards for the holidays (i don't want summer to end, but it is inevitable that fall will come, so why not embrace it).

 

right now, if your children haven't already started back to school, it is certainly right around the corner. i adore the school days, do-it-together, coilbound documenting book that allows you to document your child's school year. don't like saving every single piece of paper and artwork your child creates, but feel guilty for throwing it away? problem solved: just grab your camera and take pictures of all the one's your child is most proud of and add them to one of these books. then, once you have it printed you have a great little yearbook of your child's school year to look back at any time, without the hassle of stacks of paper...or even the mess of pencil smudges, shedding glitter, and crusty paint. i will definitely be adding a few of these to my wish list.

sounds awesome, right? well, here's something even more awesome...

paper coterie is giving one lucky six cherries on top reader a chance to win a coilbound documenting book (up to $32 off,  plus free standard shipping) to celebrate back to school. 
 

what a fun way to document the new school year!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

giveaway ends friday, august 31. i will contact and announce winners as soon as possible. sorry, u.s. only!

all links in this post are affiliate links. if you are not interested in using one of my affiliate links, you can go directly to paper coterie at www.papercoterie.com. . paper coterie contacted me and provided me with the coupon code for this giveaway. i received no compensation for this post and all comments, opinions, and ideas are my own and in no way influenced. by entering this giveaway, you agree to six cherries on top disclaimer/terms of use. 

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i love my tiny prints membership!

at least a year ago i won a tiny prints gift certificate in a giveaway but never used it. it got lost among my crazy paper piles until recently when i found it and shifted it from here to there to remind myself to use it. guess what? i finally got around to it...

except i think it was expired because i couldn't get the darn thing to work. i didn't see an expiration date, so i may be checking into that, but while i was poking around the tiny prints website, i discovered that i could purchase a greeting card membership to purchase cards for a discounted price.

at first i was like, "yeah, yeah, whatever!", but then i tried to buy a card at target and realized they are a whopping $5 a card and millions of other people have the exact same one. i don't get to personalize it or even put my own photos. sheesh, no thanks!

through tiny prints, for the annual fee of only $16.99 plus some tax, i can now purchase cards for only $1.99 plus tax. you can choose to have it sent directly to the recipient and pay additional for the price of a stamp, or have it deliver to you and deliver it yourself.

i don't know if you have been to purchase a greeting card recently, but like i said, they are EXPENSIVE. i didn't even buy the card i had chose that day in target.

but then i thought back to that awesome offer at tiny prints and how many cards i buy throughout the year... six kids birthdays, 7 grandparent birthdays, mother's day for 3 moms (i have a step mom), father's day, and then there's our friends, and other random events throughout the year.

but, what i like most about tiny prints is that i can choose a card, customize it (even add photos if i want to), and schedule it to be delivered on a specific date in advance. no more "oops, i forgot!" from me.

recent card i purchased for my dad. i was able to find a card that i could use to include jason & i plus the kids, instead of buying two cards. i was even able to add photos inside, making it a card i know my dad will keep forever.

some people think cards are a waste of money, however, i think they are a perfect way to stay connected and say that you are thinking of someone without spending a whole lot of money. we have six kids! so, unfortunately we can NOT afford to fork over a gift for every special day throughout the year. but, we still want our closest friends and family to know we didn't forget. and now i can do it for a super low price.

be sure to check out tiny prints greeting card membership program to learn more and save money on cards throughout the year.

i am in no way affiliated with tiny prints. these are my own opinions. six cherries on top disclaimer/terms of use

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the birthday party i didn't attend

last week's sudden bout of sickness left me putting off my planned posts to share with you all of the ideas we had prepared for my god daughter, gracie's second birthday. gracie turned two this past saturday. amanda, my best friend, and gracie's mom, had been planning gracie's party for several weeks.

i was also very excited when pear tree greetings jumped on board and wanted to do gracie's birthday party invitations.

gracie's party theme, although not really a theme, was a combination of handmade creations, bright colors, and candy, and the card we chose as gracie's birthday party invitation was perfect. it was completely customizable.

there were so many cards to choose from, it was hard to decide on just one. we actually chose this card because we were able to add more than one photo, which is something that amanda really wanted.

the quality of the cards are awesome too. i love the thickness of the cards and the quality of the printing. the colors on the cards came out just like i expected. (i have seriously ordered cards from another company before and the colors were not as i saw them in the preview.)

check out this compliment from one of amanda's relatives.

"Hey, I just got my invitation. What a beautiful invitation! She is such a beautiful little girl! Hope you have a great weekend! See you soon! Love ya!"

thanks to danielle and christy at pear tree greetings for these fabulous cards!

i received a set of 32 cards from pear tree greetings at no charge. this was not part of my participation as a pearista with pear tree greetings, nor was i obligated to write this review.  i simply wanted to tell my readers how much i enjoy pear tree products.

one last thing... sorry so late but, congratualtions to andrea, sarah, and amanda who each won a coupon to try any one 28oz. bottle of purex complete crystals softener.  i will be sending you ladies an email soon.


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the paper mama's holiday card challenge

I am participating in the paper mama's holiday card challenge. 

here is my entry into the challenge.

 

 

be sure to stop by and check out all of the other entries or to submit one of your own. I would love for you to join the fun.