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Simplifying Your Holiday Cards with Basic Invite

Moms should be given a medal around the holiday season. We prepare meals, shop the best deals, decorate the entire house, go to all the events, wrap every gift, and as if that weren’t enough, we send out Holiday greeting cards to our friends and family. Well, not all moms do ALL of these things, but we personally love sending out Christmas cards every year. It is so fun to look at the different holiday card ideas and designs when searching for the perfect layout for your family’s pictures. Seeing the difference just twelve months can make is a sweet sentiment for parents every holiday season. You may be thinking that designing a card and getting them out is just too much work, or that it is too late to send them out this holiday season, but it is actually very simple and we are willing to share our secret!


This post is sponsored by Basic Invite. All thoughts and opinions are our own. We love partnering with brands we believe bring value to our readers.

Basic Invite makes creating a Holiday greeting card fun and easy. They have hundreds of templates and sizes to choose from including adorable small Christmas cards. You can search through different themes, such as, Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, newlywed holiday, or even beach themed Christmas cards for our fellow coastal mamas. If you are looking for something a little more formal, they offer great foil options. They have gold, silver, and rose gold foils that can be flat or raised. Once you choose a design, you can alter the colors of each element on the card to coordinate with your selected pictures. With over 180 colors to choose from and an instant preview, your holiday card should be exactly how you want it. Simply add your photos and you are done creating!

While choosing & creating the perfect card is half of the work, the other half is getting them addressed and sent out. Basic Invite will do that for you as well! First, you can match your envelopes to your card by choosing from the 40 different color options. Their peel and seal envelopes are quick and secure. When you are ready to address there are several ways to upload your mailing list in their website, but we love their address capturing service. It allows customers to share a link on their social media platforms to request friends and family’s addresses. We love this feature because you don’t always know if someone has moved and it ensures everyone’s address is correct and up to date. Once your contacts input their info, it is stored in your account and you simply select this feature during the design process. This feature is provided at no extra cost on all card orders!

While we think not having to address and stamp every card is very beneficial, we understand if you feel the need to hold the finished product in your hand before sending it to everyone you know. Basic Invite is one of the only companies that allow you to order a printed sample of your card design before placing your final order. This allows customers to observe the quality of the paper and how the photos will print in the design, making sure every detail is perfect.

If all of the options mentioned above seem overwhelming, keep in mind you are not required to use every feature offered for your cards. It can be as simple as choosing a template, adding your photos, and inserting your family name. Basic Invite has taken the work completely out of getting those holiday cards together, no more excuses. Moms are always busy, but we have time for a few clicks if it means spreading the holiday cheer. Plus, it’s an opportunity to show off our kiddos, which we love to do.

We know a lot of people are hesitant to send out Christmas cards because they feel like they will just end up in the trash, but for us, we actually save them. Every year, our cards go into a Christmas album and we set it out for display around the holiday season. If you or your family have little ones, this is a great way to save memories from past seasons. Looking at the changes every year is sweet and often a sentimental way to remember loved ones.

Whether you are a newlywed, parents of fur babies, announcing a birth or throwing a holiday party, their site has options for everyone. They also offer a wide array of products including wedding invitations, save the dates, party invitations, stationery, wallpaper and much more. These can be Holiday themed, but there are “Basic” options as well, however they look far better than basic. The designs and cardstock options are stunning, with quality printing. Currently they are having a 30% off sale on their holiday cards with the code HOLI30 and right now Basic invite is offering a 15% off coupon code (15FF51) that can be used on their entire website! Now is the best time to get those holiday cards and invitations ordered.

If you check them out, let us know if you love their site as much as we do! Be sure to visit their social media sites below more ideas for your perfect holiday card! You can check out their website at

https://www.basicinvite.com/

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