Cardstore.Com

Cardstore.com offers 7,000 designs from 70 artists for greeting cards, invitations, photo cards, holiday cards, thank you cards, holiday cards and other stationary products. Every item can be personalized to meet your unique needs – choose from 18 different fonts in 10 colors. Cards and other products can be purchased in any amount – even singly if you only need one card at a time (there are no minimum orders). You can choose to ship your order to your own address, or you can upload your address book and they will address your cards for you – and even stamp and send them out if you want. Other than paying for postage if you want them to send your cards, there is no extra cost.

For the past 10 years, Cardstore.com has offered the best online selection of photo greeting cards at fantastic prices. As the site’s signature product, the versatile photo greeting cards can be customized for any occasion, from birthdays and holidays to special occasions. Simply upload photos into a designer template, or add them to a blank, bordered or collage layout. Customize it further with inside photos (a free “upgrade”) and a personal message.

Whether you want to celebrate your mom or dad, send spooky Halloween greetings, or spread holiday cheer amongst family & friends, Cardstore.com is the online destination for creating seasonal holiday cards. Personalize greetings for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Valentine’s Day with your own message and up to 14 photos. From modern, to classic, to whimsical, Cardstore has hundreds of festive cards to choose from — or for more creative freedom, design your own photo card from blank templates.

Designer Quality at a Bargain Price:

• No hidden fees – “upgrades” like return addresses or shipping the cards to an address list are included at no extra cost
• Prices start at $0.79 per card and are never more than $3.00
• Enjoy high quality cards designed by well-known stationery artists, but printed on professional digital presses to make it budget-friendly
• Uses sustainable printing and recycled paper; facilities are Forestry Stewardship Council certified
• The Address Book stores your recipients’ contact information, making it easy to send invitations, announcements or holiday cards directly to friends and family
• The Permanent Shopping Cart allows you to store your creations until you’re ready to order them and use your Shopping Profile to save your shipping and billing information for your next purchase
• Envelopes and digital proofs are included at no extra charge

My opinion:

This is a great resource for those of us with limited time available. They have a huge selection of cards available and you can personalize each of them! If you're really in a bind for time you can even upload your address book and they will mail your cards directly to the recipient of your choice for no extra charge!

I didn't have anything coming up to need a personalized card for someone else but my Nana loves to get handwritten notes from me so I ordered some blank cards with just my name on the front. Since I have an unusual name it is hard to find something with my name spelled correctly so I always enjoy being able to do that without paying an arm and a leg. I received a $35 gift credit to use towards my purchase and was able to get several cards with my name on the front. I picked two different styles but I could have picked several as there is no minimal order, so if you only need one card that is fine with them. Here's what I got:

They are of excellent quality and very sturdy cardstock paper. The colors are vibrant and I was very impressed. They have a ton of Christmas cards to choose from and I am seriously considering cheating and using them this year for that task. Christmas is usually my biggest shipping time for cards as I try to send one to all the family with a picture. This year I can just upload my picture to the card and have Cardstore.com ship my cards out for me!

This review was written for Family Review Network and Cardstore.com who provided me with a $35 gift card to use towards their site.

The Lunar Antics Presents:

The Lunar Antics Presents is a collection of newspaper-style cartoons about moon inhabitants who are the ultimate outsiders. But it’s not about them, it’s about us. And these cartoons are not available online or in newspapers—just in book form.

Parents are concerned about what is in the media and are working hard to shield their children from inappropriate material. The Lunar Antics is a great solution to this problem.


First I have to admit that I agreed to this review without fully understanding what I was getting into. Due to the picture on the cover, the title, and the short video I watched I thought that this was a comic book about what we are made of such as DNA and other science stuff. As a homeschooler I jumped at the chance to review such a book so I was unpleasantly shocked to find out that is not what the book was about. I will admit that had I read the whole description I may have been somewhat prepared for it to not be about that but I still wouldn't have fully understood what it is about. To me it comes across as people complaining about life. I don't feel that it is appropriate for children at all. Highschool aged children maybe but not younger as most of them wouldn't understand what it was about at all and it could skew their opinions of things. It is full of sarcasm which I did not enjoy. It did have some minor humor such as this skit:This is not a book I would let my children read and I myself did not really enjoy it although I know some adults who I will be passing it onto who will most likely really enjoy it and find it much more humorous than I did. If this seems like something you would enjoy or if you know others that might then check out the Lunar Antics website to order one. They offer free shipping and they'll even autograph your book free!

I would like to thank Lunar Antics for providing me with a free copy of their book and also Family Review Network for this opportunity.

Heat Wave

We have had mostly mild weather here in GA but today has been MUGGY! It has made it really hot to me. To make it worse the air conditioner isn't keeping up with it. It is only 75 degrees in here but it seems so much hotter. Last summer we knew we had issues with the air because it wasn't keeping the front of the house cool but the front doesn't stay warm in the winter either. Some of it is issues with the duct work. So today I bought a small room air conditioner. Without it Hubby would be spending the summer sleeping on the couch.
On top of the heat wave I am STILL working on my organizing project in the house. It has about done me in and I have been ready to quit several times but I am sticking to it. Oldest's room is done, the living room is nearly done and the bathroom is getting very close. Our bedroom is organized but not clean. I feel like in all of the organizing I have lost the ability to clean. So tonight I am working on that. I have Julia & Julie going on the tv and am working my way along.
Well, I was working until I got the urge to blog. I haven't done a regular post in a while and the urge just overcame me. So there you have it. Now back to work.