It’s hard to stay humble when we’re so pretty.
“Hmmm … What crazy costume will I force my three year-old to wear on Oct. 31?”
… when it’s still 100 degrees in Texas?
Isn’t that what we all do as parents, lovingly of course? My son is not a big complainer, nor does he sweat a lot, but when it comes to forcing a hot monkey costume on him to RUN AROUND IN OUTSIDE, he’s only raring to go for about 15 minutes. All you need is the picture, that one picture that will fool everyone as to how much fun he had FOREVER, and then the costume can come off. Whew.
With that one picture, you can create an array of super cute photo Halloween cards from Photo Card Café. Halloween greeting cards are a unique way to show off your costumes, your kids’ costumes or even your pets’ costumes in a more personal way. Sending pics over email is just not as fun as opening up a card from Photo Card Café!
So come on. Personalize and preview your photos on PhotoCardCafe.com, order our affordable photo cards and preserve the 15 minutes of cuteness forever. Happy Halloween!
Time to toot our own creative horn.
Not that we like to brag … Who am I kidding? This whole blog is about us bragging on ourselves.
We’ve just completed a few new, fabulous photo birth announcements and wedding announcements/save the dates 
that I must say, are super elegant and modern. We try to keep everything up to date here at Photo Card Cafe’, so keep checking back.
Seriously, check back. People are already asking about photo Christmas cards (of which we have WAY more). You wouldn’t think we’d have to start preparing in July for Christmas. But oh yes, it’s true. We value our highly organized and motivated customers!
I’m hot, hot, hot.
No, I’m not really “hot” like good looking. Whatever, conceded. I mean that I’M pretty hot down here in Texas. Especially Austin, Texas - where I live. Between the hours of 11:00 and 7:00 p.m., you cannot walk out your door without breaking into a full sweat. The only way to have fun outside in a Texas summer is in the water. Therefore, my son and I have spent about every other day in the sprinkler or the pool. Which is fine with me, so that I don’t have the “whiteness factor” like I had last summer. Now people don’t have to shield their eyes anymore.
Now with summertime and pools ALWAYS comes a party. Some of my fondest childhood memories come from July 4th parties. (Junior high pool parties bring the most vivid, often mortifying memories, but we won’t go there.) Check out some of Photo Card Cafe’s amazing Fourth of July party invitations for you or your child’s summer gathering. They’re affordable, unique, and pretty much the cutest invitations on the Web. I’m not biased.
PCC also has some swanky kids party invitations that would go well for any occasion. Keep checking back for more designs!
Stuck on you.
Okay, maybe not ON you, but at least to your refrigerator. Photo Card Cafe’ has turned our magnets back on for purchase. With a new and improved magnet material and color correction, our photo birth announcement magnets, save the date magnets and other photo magnets will stare your recipients right in the face every time they go to the freezer for some ice cream. They won’t forget your special day if it’s associated with eating, at least in my experience.
So, make your photo baby announcement “magnetized” today!
PCC on Dooce.com
This might be random, but Photo Card Cafe’ is up on Dooce.com as a text ad for the next week. Check us out!
Also, the author of Dooce, Heather Armstrong, will be on The Today Show tomorrow morning. Be sure and watch around 9:30 a.m. CST to see one of my fave bloggers!
I’m opening it up
by Sara Hejl, CMO, Photo Card Cafe’
As I sit here eating my weight in pistachios (don’t ask me why, they are just tasty), I’m reading a lot online about birth announcement etiquette - how many you should send out, who you should send them out to, how long is too long to wait and send them out, etc. I really cannot come to any conclusions on this, except that if your son or daughter is over two, it’s probably too late.
So, does anyone out there who reads this have any opinions/beefs/suggestions on the topic? We’d love to hear it. Please comment. Anyone?
While you’re at it, take a look at our new photo baby announcements. Super cute.
My son is so much nicer than me.
by Sara Hejl, CMO, Photo Card Cafe’
In the grocery store line yesterday, my son, who’s two-and-a-half:
Son: Mom, who’s that?
Me: That’s a little girl and her mommy. I don’t know them.
Son: She’s my friend. We’re friends. Can I go play with her?
He proceeds to run over and stand next to her. They just smile and laugh, and then she leaves. Hilarious.
Don’t you miss that time in your life when everyone you saw was your instant friend? As a kid, you felt like you were more in a community of people your age, going through the same things, (like not wanting to be at the grocery store) having the same fears, going to birthday parties and making friends with everyone, and crying because you didn’t want to leave, in fear you might never see them again. Interestingly enough, it seems like adults nowadays need a dose of this natural desire to attach ourselves to one another, because indeed we are all going through life together, and have much more in common than we did when we were children. Why not say “hi” to each other at the grocery store, have a party, or have people over just to visit? No one likes to be alone, so make an excuse to talk to people!
Shameless plug: Since you’ve read the above, I’m sure you are thinking about having a kids birthday party in the near future. Take a look at our photo birthday party invitations of all kinds. Princess party invites, or just simple colors - Photo Card Cafe’ can help you with an amazing photo invitation of your kids.
Invite your family and friends (aka, ask for presents) in style.
by Sara Hejl, CMO, Photo Card Cafe’
Photo Card Cafe’ just released its 2008 graduation announcement and invitation line today. Now, I know you guys out there (wherever you are, please comment) are sick and tired of the generic invitations/announcements you have to purchase through your school, with the old-school parchment look and fuzzy, black script writing. How about trying an interesting photo graduation invitation from Photo Card Cafe’ that people will remember when it comes gift-giving time? I always like to see a pretty face. We have lots of colors and some new designs, so go for it, all you who are ready to get the heck out of high school, or college, or preschool, or medical school …
Please, help me! Save him, save him! He’s my date!
by Sara Hejl, CMO, Photo Card Cafe’
Back when I got married, (when dinosaurs ruled the earth, circa 2001) one month to six weeks notice was all people seemed to need to be available for a wedding. Seven years later, people’s lives are so busy that a wedding save the date is almost essential. Me and my Outlook calendar are so tight, we could be BFFs. So, receiving a save the date photo card (photos are always nice, to put the name with the face) is heaven-sent for me, as I go to November 2008 and just BLOCK OFF the ENTIRE DAY for a super fun wedding of an old co-worker. NOTHING will happen on that day, because she asked me FIRST!
Anyway, for a photo save the date card to serve its purpose, what does it need to say? If you just want the basics - name, date, invitation to follow, Photo Card Cafe’ has some great options for those who are not into too many words. If you love “wordiness” and showing off your awesome cuteness to all 200 future invitees, view our save the date wording ideas at Photo Card Cafe’. Our simple designs, and the wording ideas to go along with them, can complement anyone’s taste.
