Easter & Springtime: They're in the Cards {GIVEAWAY & DISCOUNT}

If you read AFOMFT regularly, you know all too well that I love to send photo cards.  Valentine's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas - you name the holiday and I'll dress Gabrielle and Alaina up and make sure we have a picture to send out for it.  So I was super excited to see the new Easter card designs from Pear Tree Greetings.  How cute is this one with the butterfly silhouettes?

You can also go more traditional with a sweet bunny.

Or a darling duckie.

Easter not your thing?  Don't worry - Pear Tree has some adorable Spring Fling cards too.  This one is perfect to celebrate April showers:

 
Which bring, as you know, May flowers!

C'mon, admit it - you totally want to follow my lead and start sending out photo cards for every occasion, don't you? Then you're in luck because we've got a giveaway and a discount that will help you do just that!

Pear Tree Greetings has generously offered to give away a $20 credit toward anything in their store.  Graduation announcements, birth announcements, birthday invitations, thank you notes - you can apply it toward anything you want!  To enter, post a comment here telling me what you love most about Easter or springtime (this is mandatory). For additional entries:

• Visit Pear Tree Greetings and post a comment telling me what you'll put the credit toward if you win.
• Subscribe to AFOMFT or let us know you are a subscriber
• "Like" AFOMFT on Facebook
• Follow Pear Tree Greetings & AFOMFT on Twitter (@PearTreeGrtngs & @AFOMFT or click the birdie icon on the sidebar) and tweet this post by clicking the graphic above or this giveaway: #Win a $20 credit to @PearTreeGrtngs at @AFOMFT - http://tinyurl.com/AFOMFT
• Click here - - to vote for AFOMFT on Top Baby Blogs and post a comment here that you did. You can vote once per day per computer so if you vote every day or on different computers, be sure to post one comment for each one.
• Grab our button and put it on your blog or website and post a link here showing us.
• Blog or post on Facebook about this giveaway with a link to this post (worth 2 entries so please post two comments) and make sure your comments include a link to your status or blog post.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry (two if you've blogged about the giveaway) and make sure to include a link to your tweet, blog post, etc. All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post. Comments on Facebook will not count as entries. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and ends April 11th at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on April 12th. If the winner does not contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

If you can't wait to order your Easter cards from Pear Tree Greetings, use code EASTER11 to get 10% off your order of $25 or more!  Happy shopping!

Please note that I am a Pearista, which means I have partnered with Pear Tree Greetings to offer great giveaways and discounts to my readers. I do not receive any monetary compensation from them but they will occasionally send me free product to try out. Whether I choose to post about their company or not is totally up to me and my opinion of their products is solely based on my experience using them.

Images: Pear Tree Greetings

Valentine's Freebie Festival: Day 14 {FREEBIES}

It's day 14 of the VALENTINE FREEBIE FESTIVAL and today's pick is WHAM! BAM! POW! AMAZING!

Crazy for Design created four printable valentines that are perfect for your little superhero to hand out.  I lvoe the one that reads "Have no fear, your valentine is here!"  Super duper cute!

You can download the free printable valentines Crazy for Design, and if you have a free Valentine's printable you'd like to share, enter it into the link up below!

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Valentines You'll Flip For {DISCOUNT & GIVEAWAY}

Are you on the hunt for unique and fun Valentines? Look no further than Pear Tree Greetings! They sent me a package of samples of their Kids Valentine's Day Cards to review and let me tell you - the quality is fabulous. The paper is nice and thick and the colors are vibrant. And there's a design for everyone.

Personally, I always like photo cards and for girls, I love the Queen of Hearts.

And this flower is super sweet.

The Robot card is perfect for your little love machine.

And the spaceship is out of this world!

There are also color-your-own designs:

And sassier versions that are great for older kids.

Pear Tree Greetings also carries Valentine Variety Packs, which include four different designs:

And Sticker Sets, which are great for crafts or making DIY cards.

I think my favorite of all of the Valentine's offerings is this photo card - it also has a magnetic back so your friends and family can hang on to it long after February 14th has passed!

Did you spot a card you just have to have? Well, you're in luck because we've got a giveaway and a discount for you!

Pear Tree Greetings has generously offered to give away 24 Kids Valentines Cards to one lucky AFOMFT reader! I want to make sure the winner gets them in time to mail out for Valentine's Day so this will be a very quick giveaway - it closes in just three days. To enter, post a comment here telling me what you love most about February 14th (this is mandatory). For additional entries:

• Visit Pear Tree Greetings and post a comment telling me which Kids Valentines Card style you'll choose if you win.
• Subscribe to AFOMFT or let us know you are a subscriber
• "Like" AFOMFT on Facebook
• "Like" Pear Tree Greetings on Facebook
• Ask your friends to "like" AFOMFT on Facebook by sending them this link - http://tinyurl.com/AFOMFTFBFAN - and post a comment here with the names of each one who does. You'll earn one entry per new friend who "likes" our page and names will be cross-checked.
• Follow Pear Tree Greetings & AFOMFT on Twitter (@PearTreeGrtngs & @AFOMFT or click the birdie icon on the sidebar) and tweet this post by clicking the graphic above or this giveaway: #Win 24 Kids Valentine Cards from @PearTreeGrtngs at @AFOMFT - http://tinyurl.com/AFOMFT
• Click here - - to vote for AFOMFT on Top Baby Blogs and post a comment here that you did. You can vote once per day per computer so if you vote every day or on different computers, be sure to post one comment for each one.
• Grab our button and put it on your blog or website and post a link here showing us.
• Blog or post on Facebook about this giveaway with a link to this post (worth 2 entries so please post two comments) and make sure your comments include a link to your status or blog post.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry (two if you've blogged about the giveaway) and make sure to include a link to your tweet, blog post, etc. All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post. Comments on Facebook will not count as entries. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and ends January 31st at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on February 1st. If the winner does not contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

If you can't wait to order your Valentine's Day cards from Pear Tree Greetings, use code HEART10 to get 10% off! This discount cannot be combined with other offers and expires on 2/28/11. Happy shopping!

Please note that I am now a Pearista, which means I have partnered with Pear Tree Greetings to offer great giveaways and discounts to my readers. I do not receive any monetary compensation from them but they will occasionally send me free product to try out. Whether I choose to post about their company or not is totally up to me and my opinion of their products is solely based on my experience using them.

Images: Pear Tree Greetings

Valentine Freebie Festival, Day 6! {FREEBIES}

Today's pick from our VALENTINE FREEBIE FESTIVAL comes from one of my favorite sites, One Charming Party.  Sara designed four different cards that are perfect for mailing to friends or handing out at school.

Aren't they darling?  Just print, sign and distribute.  Easy peasy!

Download the four free designs here at One Charming Party and if you have a free Valentine's printable you'd like to share, enter it into the link up below!

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Valentine Freebie Festival, Day 5! {FREEBIES}

Yesterday's pick from our VALENTINE FREEBIE FESTIVAL focused on cards for boys and we've got one more dude-cenric freebie for you today - the You Rock Valentine from Zakka Life.

So fab!  Just print out the templates and punch a hole in the center..

Take a lollipop and tape the wrapper down.

Then insert the stick through the hole in the card and fold the guitar sides down....

And you've got a double sided badass boy-friendly Valentine.

Rock on!

Download the printable guitar template here at Zakka Life and if you have a free Valentine's printable you'd like to share, enter it into the link up below!

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Picture Perfect Holiday Cards {GIVEAWAY & DISCOUNT}

When it comes to holiday cards, I like to go all out.  Those of you on my mailing list know what I'm talking about!  I search high and low to find a unique card that's going to impress people the second it's pulled out of the envelope.  I know it sounds silly but when people are getting 20, 40, 60 cards in the mail over a short time span, I want to make a statement.  And don't even get me started on how they get displayed on people's mantles....

Last year, I got a card from a friend that I loved.  LOVED!  It was great quality card stock (very important to me) and the design was adorable.  Desperate to know where she found this wonderful holiday card, I flipped it over and saw the Shutterfly logo.  I have to admit that I was totally surprised.  Not because I don't love Shutterfly - I order calendars and prints from them all the time - but because I had no idea they had such a cute collection of holiday cards too.  And this year's designs are no exception.  From the modern and bright:

And the simple and sweet:

To the elegant traditional:

And the fun and funky:

They've got a card for everyone out there!

What I love most about the Shutterfly holiday cards is that the pictures take center stage.

Because let's be honest - you really just want to see everyone's photos anyway, right?

And if you're a card nut like I am, you'll love their Thanksgiving cards! 

What better reason to show off your cutie pies than to tell the people you love most that you're thankful they're part of your life?

The best part about Shutterfly's holiday photo cards is that the price is right and the more you buy, the cheaper they are.  Oh, and did I mention you can get matching return address labels too?  For someone like me who's all about finding the perfect holiday card, Shutterfly is going to be my go-to shop this year.

And I've got a treat for one very lucky AFOMFT reader!  Shutterfly offered me 50 free cards for sharing their holiday line but instead of using them myself, I'm going to give them to one of you!  To enter, check out Shutterfly's holiday photo cards and post a comment here telling me which design you'll choose if you win (this is mandatory).  For additional entries:

• Subscribe to AFOMFT or let us know you are a subscriber.
• "Like" AFOMFT on Facebook
• Ask your friends to "like" AFOMFT on Facebook by sending them this link - http://tinyurl.com/AFOMFTFBFAN - and post a comment here with the names of each one who does.  You'll earn one entry per new friend who "likes" our page and names will be cross-checked.  
• Click here to vote for AFOMFT on Top Baby Blogs and post a comment here that you did - .  You can vote once per day per computer so if you vote every day or on different computers, be sure to post one comment for each one.
• Grab our button and put it on your blog or website and post a link here showing us.
• Grab our HOLIDAY HAPPENING button and put it on your blog or website and post a link here showing us.
• Blog or post on Facebook about this giveaway with a link to this post (worth 2 entries so please post two comments) and make sure your comments include a link to your status or blog post.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry (two if you've blogged about the giveaway) and make sure to include a link to your tweet, blog post, etc. All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post.  Comments on Facebook will not count as entries.  This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and ends November 12th at 11:59 pm EST. The winners will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on November 13th. If the winners don't contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

Use code SHIP30 when you check out, and get free shipping on your Shutterfly order of $30 or more.  Happy shopping!

If you're a blogger and would like to get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly, get more details HERE.

Please note that Shutterfly offered me 50 free holiday cards in exchange for spreading the word about their holiday collection which I chose to give away to a reader.  No other compensation was received and there are no affiliate links in this post.  The opinions I've shared of their products are my own and yours may differ.

Images: Shutterfly