Photo Card Creations Blog

Show your Style with Stationery

Stationery is a signature accessory that says something about your personality, your style and the special occasion you are celebrating. When selecting any card – whether it be a wedding thank you card or other thank you card, a birth announcement, wedding invitation, birthday party invitation, a photo card or graduation invitation or announcement, it’s important to select the card that is perfect for you.  Below are some tips about paper, ettiquete and wording that can help you pick that perfect card!

Thank You Cards
Never underestimate the impact of unique, high-quality thank you cards. Timing is important too.  Proper ettiquete says to send your thank you cards out preferably within two months of your event, but no later than one year after your event. Many people find it difficult to know the right thing to say in their thank you card greeting.  Use Photo Card Creation’s sample thank you card phrases to help you with the right wording.

 
Party Invitations
Celebrate your upcoming wedding, birthday party or anniversary or engagement with some unique party invitations.  Photo Card Creations loves parties.  From everything from planning to celebrating to cleaning up to the memories.  We have some fun ideas for creating cool party invitations that will set your style apart from everyone.  We realize the importance of setting the right tone for your party invites, which is why we offer dozens of invites for you to choose from.

Birth Announcements
Your photo birth announcements will be unique as no other card has the ability to capture the sense of wonder, innocence and dreams like the one that announces the arrival of your newborn. Photo Card Creations understands that. We offer dozens of birth announcement styles for girls, boys, multiples and adoptions, to ensure that your photo birth announcement captures everything you feel about your newborn bundle of joy.

Graduation Invitations & Announcements
Graduation is a great way to bring family and friends together to share a great success!   Photo Card Creations offers a variety of graduation invitations and graduation announcement designs and styles for you to show off your standout graduate and make your graduation invitations or announcements worthy of the celebration.

Birthday Party Invitations with Flair

There’s so much to plan when it comes to a child’s birthday party celebration that birthday party invitations for kids may be far from most parent’s minds, but invitations are more important than most people think! They can actually set the tone or the theme for the entire party!

Getting a birthday party invitation is exciting for any child, but receiving a personalized birthday party invitation that stands out from all the others will really get kids excited about celebrating the upcoming birthday celebration. Add a few photos to the invitation and the invitation has it’s own personal flair. It adds a unique flavor to the invitation and sets an expectation that your party will also be unique.

Instead of purchasing ordinary store bought invitations and spending hours hand writing the invitations, try ordering personalized invitations. Photo Card Creations , the online custom photo card company, offers dozens of new & unique party invitation designs and is feverishly working on adding new designs to it’s product line each week.

Select an invitation using the theme for your party or let the invitation dictate your party theme! Whether it be monkeys, trucks, trains, giraffes, princesses or some other theme, create an invitation with your cool party theme. Blue, Yellow, Pink or Green….it doesn’t matter. Customize the colors on your invitations and create your own personalized invitation greeting. Customers can instantly design their party invitations online using Photo Card Creation’s new Online Design Tool. Customers can toggle through drop down menus to create the perfect card design, watching changes occur as they make them! When finished designing their cards, customers can preview their final card layouts online and then place their order, which will be shipped 1-3 days later!

Our Online Design Tool is finally here!

Designing custom photo greeting cards online is now much easier with our new online design tool.  Now you can design custom photo thank you cards, wedding invitations, save the date cards, birth announcements and Christmas and other Holiday cards online before you place your order.  In the past, customers had to wait 1-2 days to receive a proof of their card layouts after they placed their order.  With our new advanced design tool, you can completely customize, view & approve your cards online before ordering! 

They key advantages of Photo Card Creation’s online design tool are obvious.  The new design tool is very easy to use & will save customers a lot of time.  Customers have more control over the final design of their custom photo cards since they are now able to perform real-time edits.  The design tool also adds a ‘fun’ dimension to the online order process, as customers should find the tool an interesting and fun way to order online!

After selecting your desired card, you can upload, instantly view, zoom, reposition & convert your photos to Sepia or Black & White.  You can swap out different photos, until you find the perfect photos for your card.  You can customize the colors in your cards, select from a variety of photo border options & customize your text, using suggested sample greeting card phrases available on Photo Card Creation’s website.  Font Style, Ink Color and Font Size are other options that can also be customized.

You can now toggle through drop down menus to create the perfect card design, watching changes occur as you make them!  When finished designing your cards, you can preview your final card layouts online and then place your order, which will be shipped 2-3 days later!

Designing custom photo cards online is now easier with the new advanced online design tool made available by Photo Card Creations. You can try it by designing your own custom made photo cards at www.photocardcreations.com.

2012 Wedding Trends

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and love is in the air.  This time of year, many couples get engaged so it’s important to know what this year’s wedding trends are!

According to The Knot, the Top Wedding Trends for 2012 are as follows:

Wedding dresses – Fairy tale style wedding dresses are in this year.  Light and airy, mysterious but sexy is stylish and hip.  Thanks to influences such as “Twilight: Breaking Dawn”, long sleeves and lace dresses are also in!  While strapless dresses will always be popular, this year will bring more long sleeves but with a sexy touch, of course, including sheer backs.

Flowers – Fairy tale stories also have a very big influence on flower trends.  Think of the forest in Snow White or Little Red Riding Hood..  Soft, decadent flowers filled with roses, peonies and dahlias.

Wedding Décor - Watercolor prints and pastel colors such as purples and pinks are hot this year.  Lace is also very popular. From  Wedding Invitations to wedding day decorations like table linens and room décor, don’t be surprised to find lace, watercolor prints and pastel colors everywhere.

Wedding Photography – Photography trends are going back to the basics.  Instead of photos taken from cool angles and with soft or star-filled filters, the trend is to shoot more formal and classic ‘turn-of-the-century’ inspired wedding photos.  The newest-hippest type of photo is the cool panoramic shoot that includes all the wedding guests and the bride and groom in front, usually taken from a balcony looking down on the guests.  This is a great shot to use for wedding thank you cards too!

Country Themed Weddings – How does getting married in an old barn sound?  With post and beam ceilings, exposed wood tables and chairs and big, old-fashioned chandeliers and dark, ambient lighting?  Lace wrapped flowers such as wild roses, lilies of the valley and gardenias add that extra special touch.   Popular entrees include wild duck and spiced venison.

 

Introducing our new online custom design wizard - coming this FALL!

Photo Card Creations is excited to announce that we will be adding a great new feature
to our website this fall that will enhance our customer’s online experience!  This new
feature will allow our customers to completely customize, view & approve their cards
online before ordering!

After selecting the card you’d like to order, you will be able to customize it by using our
online custom design wizard. You will be able to upload, instantly view, zoom, reposition
& convert your photos to Sepia or Black & White.  If you don’t like the photo(s) you
originally added, you can replace them with alternate photos, experimenting with different
photos until you find the photo(s) that look best on your card!  You will be able to choose
different background & photo border colors.  You will be able to fully customize your text,
using suggested greetings available on our website or your own custom greeting. You
can also change the Font Style, Ink Color and Font Size for your greeting anywhere on
your card.

You be able to toggle through drop down menus to create the perfect card design,
watching changes occur as you make them!

Once you are finished designing your cards, you can preview your final card online and
then place your order, which will be shipped to you 2-3 business days later!  

Take a look at the screenshots below to for a preview of what our new online custom
design wizard will look like!

Customize the Colors in your card:
 
Upload & View your photo(s) in your card:

 Enter your Greeting & Customize your Text:  



 

New Card Designs coming your way soon!

Our designers will be working throughout the summer creating some trendy, new products!  These include new additions to our Thank You Card, Save the Date Card, Holiday Card, Birth Announcement & Invitation product lines.  In addition to adding these cool new designs, we will be adding more Invitation Suites, which include matching Wedding Save the Date Cards, Wedding Invitations and Thank You Cards.  We will also be adding envelope stickers that match your invitations & cards, more Specialty Envelope options and more Font Styles to select from when creating your cards!  Below is our first ‘sneak peak’ of some of our new designs!  If you are interested in ordering any of these new designs before they are added to our website, email us at info@photocardcreations!  We’d also love your feedback so please comment below and let us know which are your favorite designs!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press Release: New Holiday Card Collection Offers Unique Card Designs & Shapes

Photo Card Creations, an online retailer of custom photo cards, has released a new collection of holiday cards for 2010 inspired by the latest holiday design trends . The Photo Card Creations 2010 Holiday Card Collection features fresh new designs and new formats including their Flat Cards with Rounded Corners, their Ornate Shaped Die Cut Cards, their Scallop shaped Die Cut Cards and their one-of-a-kind premium Photo Ornament Cards.  Their entire Holiday Collection offers a wide selection of classic & modern Christmas, Hannukah & New Years Cards for every style & budget.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this year's collection, Photo Card Creations offers a variety of trendy new designs & inspirational new holiday colors.  The new designs are stylish, contemporary & vintage.  Trendy new colors used include a variety of red, green, blue, beige, gold & silver hues.  The company has also launched a variety of new sizes & formats including flat greeting cards with Rounded Corners and a new line of die cut shaped cards.  These shaped cards include Flat Cards with a unique Ornate Shaped Edge as well as a Scalloped Edge.  Their round Photo Ornament Cards are not just Holiday Cards, but ornament keepsakes that friends & family can hang on their Christmas trees for years to come.  They are also great to use as Gift Tags! 

Photo Card Creations is also proud to provide customers with a wide range of upgrades for their holiday cards this year. For most designs, customers can customize the colors in their card design and/or add additional photos to the front, inside or back of their cards.  They can upgrade to Silver, Gold or Red Foil Lined Specialty Envelopes and/or have Photo Card Creations print their friends and family’s addresses on the front of their envelopes.  For those customers who are in a hurry to get their cards out, Photo Card Creations offers a Envelope Pre-Ship service and a Stuff, Stamp & Mailing Service where customers cards are mailed out for them!   They offer free online proofs & a fast turnaround time.  Customers can speak to a Customer Service representative easily either by phone, email or their convenient Live Chat option.  They are even offering a new Super Rush Delivery option that guarantees orders will arrive within half their normal turnaround time.

Photo Card Creations offers top notch service & unique holiday cards that are sure to make a lasting impression this holiday season.

For more information, please visit www.photocardcreations.com

About Photo Card Creations

Photo Card Creations is a leading online retailer of custom photo thank you cards, invitations and announcements.  They specialize in holiday, wedding, baby & party cards of all kinds.  Their cards are printed on the highest quality paper using leading edge printing technologies.  Their easy to navigate website makes it simple for customers to search for their favorite card & their user friendly Ordering System & Fast Turnaround make ordering quick & easy!  Their cards are designed using current trends by talented graphic artists who will work with each customer to customize their cards to reflect their own personal style.  With a professional graphic designer personally handling each order, Photo Card Creations offer a more hands-on approach to customer service than many of it’s competitors.  Their professional designers will check each order for missing info., spell check text, check the quality of the digital files submitted, do minor photo editing & design each order by hand.  They can also customize most card layouts changing the size/shape of the photos to fit the card design perfectly !  The company is focused on offering the highest quality customer service & fresh, cutting-edge designs & products.

New Holiday Card Designs for 2010!

The Holiday Season is quickly approaching and we, here at Photo Card Creations, are preparing to have a great season!  Our designers are feverishly working on some cool, new Holiday Card Designs so we have a fresh new batch of Holiday Cards to offer our clients for the 2010 Season!.  Check out some of our NEW Christmas Card, Hanukkah Card and New Years Card designs.....and keep checking back for more new designs, as we will be adding more weekly! 

Below are some of our favorite new designs!

 

 

 

 

Personal Hands-On Service at Photo Card Creations

Do it yourself" is popular these days.  Over a weekend you can build your own website, change the oil in your own car, and redo your kitchen (okay, maybe two or three weekends for that last one).  In that vein of "do it yourself", many online photo card companies are now offering similar customer interface models.  You make all of your card selections, upload your photos, add your text & view your card layouts online immediately before ordering. While these systems work fine for the retailers, they minimize the amount of hands-on time that is given to each order and each customer.  At Photo Card Creations, we offer a more hands-on approach to designing your cards and providing you exceptional service.  While we offer the same online ordering options, we have professional graphic designers that personally review & work on your order.  Once your proofs are ready to view (our turnaround time is 1-3 days), you will receive an email with links to view your proofs.  We will even send you a hardcopy proof via mail, if you’d prefer…a service none of our competitors offers.

 

One of the problems with the automated systems is that no one checks your work along the way.  What if your photos are high enough resolution to look fine on your computer screen, but not high enough to print well?  At an automated shop you may not realize that mistake until your order arrives and your cards (namely, your photos) look terrible.  At Photo Card Creations, we would catch that issue immediately and be in touch to help resolve it.  We also help with spell checking, text blocking and layout, minor photo retouching and cropping.    We are a full-service shop, ready to speak with and work with you.

Photo Card Creations is a ‘boutique’ custom card company. While smaller than some of our competitors, we offer a more personal experience.  Our employees are experienced graphic designers, able to work with you to make sure the final product is exactly what you want.  Although we have templates and suggested text on our website, most of cards can be completely customized.  If you want anything customized, we can do it (well, ALMOST anything!).  Want to change the size of the photo in the card you like? We can do that. Want to use a specific font for your text that you don’t see in our offerings?  Just send us the file & we’ll use it.  Want to customize the colors on your cards to match your flowers or clothing in your photo? We can do that too!

In short, sometimes it's great to "do it yourself" and receive immediate gratification.  Other times it's more beneficial to have someone personally handling your order, someone who knows the inside scoop, who can make suggestions, catch mistakes & who will work with you to make sure your cards look fabulous!  And, if you  have a question, you can call us and speak to a LIVE PERSON! 

Photo Card Creations has been providing the personal touch and feedback to our clients for nearly 10 years. 

Introducing 3 new Wedding Card Collections!

Photo Card Creations is happy to introduce 3 new Wedding Collections!  Our "Wedding Collections" include matching Save the Date Cards, Wedding Invitations and Wedding Thank You Cards, all accented with your favorite photos!

Our first Collection is our Wedded Bliss Collection.  This modern, sleek but yet simple card collection is perfect for the bride looking to impress her guests with a simple gesture.

If you're looking for something a little more formal,you might want to consider our Fondly Yours Collection.

Whether you are interested in only Thank You Cards, Wedding Invitations, Save the Date Cards or some combination of the three, Photo Card Creations offers a wide variety of styles to choose from!