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Add caricatures to your stationery for a bit of fun

Vistaprint UK — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:55:39 +0000

We often associate caricatures with holidays or trips away, having our portrait done by an artist in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or by the seaside.

They are a humorous look at ourselves and now can be a fun alternative way to personalise stationery, mugs or t-shirts for example.

Using our design tool you can create caricatures of yourself, your family or friends, your colleagues or even your pets.

At Christmas time you could design your own fun cards to send to your nearest and dearest, and have matching gift tags for your presents!

Put them on note cards and note pads and brighten up your daily correspondence with a bit of humour.
You could also use them to transform an item into a personalised gift, like a t-shirt or tote bag.

If you are organising a hen or stag party, create caricatures of the bride and groom (or of your group of friends) for t-shirts to wear on the night and keep as a souvenir.

The possibilities are endless – use your sense of fun to create an image that best represents the personality of the person (or animal) you are caricaturing. If there are a few of you, you could each choose another person to do and be prepared to have a giggle at the results!

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Rediscover the art of letter writing

Vistaprint UK — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:50:07 +0000

Even though we all rely more and more on the internet and email for our everyday communication, there’s still something extra special about getting a letter or card delivered. It brightens anyone’s day if they find a handwritten custom-printed envelope in amongst the piles of bills…

So why not make an effort this year to take the time to write to family and friends using matching paper and envelopes that will make them feel that writing to them is more important than dashing off a quick email or even worse, a ‘round robin’?

Browse through our existing designs to find one you like and that represents you, or design your own for a truly personal touch.

Encourage your friends and family to do the same – a matching and personalised set of letter paper, note cards or thank you cards would make a great birthday gift. You could even complete the set with a personalised notebook decorated with a favourite photo or inspirational quote!

Create a personalised or engraved pen to go with the set, and you will have an elegant and attractive gift, that is both practical and will remind the recipient of you! Either that, or get yourself the set and make keeping in touch a real pleasure.

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The importance of a personal touch

Vistaprint UK — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:26:00 +0000

When you don’t have time to write a letter but need to send a brief message, personalised note cards fit the bill perfectly, whether for business or personal use.

Business note cards provide a professional image even if the correspondence is brief, and personal note cards can be designed to reflect your personality and tastes.

Keeping a stock of these on hand means that you will be prepared to respond quickly to friends, colleagues and business partners in any situation. Depending on the design, they can be used as a versatile yet stylish communication tool. Emails may seem to be the obvious choice nowadays, yet sometimes they may seem too impersonal.

If, for example, you have recently been invited to dinner or to a party, and would love to let your host know what a wonderful time you had, a handwritten note card will mean a lot and be greatly appreciated.

So, if you want the message to be meaningful, ditch the email for once and choose the note card that best represents you – what you write on them afterwards is up to you!

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Useful note cards for your desk

Vistaprint UK — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:40:37 +0000

Most people are in a rush these days. We barely have enough time to stop for lunch and we’re always looking for quick and easy ways of getting jobs done. For people who work in offices, there are always ways of completely the job quicker and that is particularly the case when it comes to sending packages and parcels out.

Each time you send a package, or parcel to a client or colleague, you feel obliged to type out a letter to go with it. This can be extremely time consuming.

However, with note cards, you can simply scribble a note to the recipient to explain why you are sending the package and who it is from. That way, you give them all the necessary information in a more personal way and you do it much faster than you would with a typed out letter.

It’s really handy to have note cards on your desk that you can just grab as and when you need them. The great thing about them is that they can have your details including your address on them so it saves you having to write out your details too.

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The benefits of note cards

Vistaprint UK — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:07:08 +0000

A lot of the time, it can be difficult to get your message across to someone. You might not have the time to be phoning people up or sending the same email to lots of different people. This is when note cards can really help.

Note cards can be used for a huge range of reasons. For example, for a business, you can have a load of thank you note cards that you can send out to customers or clients when appropriate.

Or perhaps you could have a load of note cards with just your name on them, that you can use for a huge range of reasons.

Note cards are just a really quick and easy way to get a message to somebody. With the right note cards, you can very easily get a message to someone.

Everybody can make use of note cards – whether you are in business or whether you need them for personal use; they are convenient and can get any message across to the recipient.

Note cards can be filed away and looked at at a later date.

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Stock up on note cards for Christmas time

Vistaprint UK — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:45:51 +0000

It’s good to teach your children manners at a very early age. And Christmas is the ideal time to start. This is the time of year when your children might be completely spoiled with presents and it’s important that you teach them to say thank you for these presents.

So before the big day arrives, you should stock up on note cards as these will come n very handy for after the Christmas season.

These note cards come in a huge range of designs. For your little girl, you could opt for a pink handbag design or for your little boy, a monkey design.

There are plenty of different note cards to choose from and your children can have lots of fun with them. After Christmas, they can write a note to each person who has bought them a present to show their gratitude. They can have loads of fun thinking of things to write on these fun note cards.

And as well as this, the recipient will love to receive these note cards too. It will certainly put a smile on their faces to receive something so thoughtful and they will be pleased that their chosen gift has gone down so well with your children.

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Vistaprint – Follow Interviews WithThank You Notecards

Vistaprint — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:36:21 +0000

Are thank you notecards really important after an interview?

You’ve landed an interview with the company of your dreams. You dressed with care, printed fresh copies of your resume and worked hard to seem confident and sincere during the grueling interview process. Now, all you can do is wait to see if the company gives you a call. It sure is a shame that there’s nothing else you can do to help reinforce your great interview. Actually, there is. Quite a few potential employers say that one little thing has helped them decide which candidate to hire. Job experience? Good hair? Selfless volunteer activities? No, the thing that has the ability to sway a powerful CEO is a sincere thank you. Mom was right when she told you those words were magic.

To send thank you notes following a job interview, you should:

Browse through the business thank you Note card designs at VistaPrint and select one of the professional looking thank you notecards.

Double check the name and title of the person you are mailing the note to. You will completely ruin the effect of a thank you note if you address it to Mr. Jim Doe when his name is actually John Doe.

Make sure you are sending the note to the decision maker. If several equally influential people interviewed you, you may want to send separate notes to each one

For more information about Note Cards and Vistaprint, please see our Homepage - Vistaprint.co.uk.

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Vistaprint – Give Personalised Note Cards as Gifts

Vistaprint — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:20:01 +0000

Can personalized note cards make good gifts?

You need to give gifts to the entire office, your very large family and all the kids’ teachers. Just the thought of shopping for presents that show that you put at least a bit of thought into them is overwhelming. As you place your order through VistaPrint for enough of your favorite Christmas cards to wallpaper a house, you have a brilliant idea. You can order personalised note cards for everyone on the list. It will be the easiest before Christmas shopping season ever and you’ll still be able to impress everyone with the fact that you chose gifts just for them.

For the kids on your list, look for fun and colourful designs, like frogs and puppies. Personalise the cards with their nicknames instead of going for more formal full names. Consider adding a set of colorful thank you notes, too. After they open all their Christmas gifts, they’ll need to write some thank you notes! Include some silly pens, some bendy pencils and some character erasers to provide them with a complete child friendly stationary kit.

For adults, tastefully monogrammed notes are always useful. However, there is nothing wrong with opting for something a bit colorful, such as fishing or fashion images.

For more information about Note Cards and Vistaprint, please see our Homepage - Vistaprint.co.uk.

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VistaPrint – Note Cards for People Who Miss Simpler Times

Vistaprint — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:09:37 +0000

Are note cards a good idea for people who want to start writing letters again?

As fun and easy as it is to fire off emails to family and friends, there still is nothing like the little flutter of excitement people feel when they see an actual piece of snail mail has arrived for them. In fact, because writing letters is a form of expression that hovers on extinction, receiving a written letter from someone you love is even more special than it used to be. No matter how much you want to step back into simpler times, you may be feeling a bit uneasy about filling an entire sheet of notepaper with your thoughts. If this is the case, take a look at note cards. Because of their smaller size, they are a bit less imposing for most potential letter writers. To order note cards that are perfect for sending short notes to friends and family, you should:

Choose a design that is not limited to one or two occasions when you are ordering a larger quantity of a single style. A monogram or a tasteful geometric design would be able to handle more formal content as well as a casual note mentioning a bit of news.
Consider ordering quantities of 10 cards in a few different fun or romantic designs for times when you’d prefer to use a special card design.

For more information about Note Cards and VistaPrint please visit our homepage: www.vistaprint.co.uk

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VistaPrint – Turn Leads to Customers With a Note Card

Vistaprint — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:11:15 +0000

Can sending a note card grow my customer base?

You’re staring at your phone, trying to will it to ring, but it is stubbornly silent. Maybe if you visualise the couple you had an appointment with yesterday, they’ll give you a call. That’s not working either. What can you do while you are waiting for that phone to start ringing off the hook? Why not take the time to send a quick note card thanking them for taking the time to meet with you? To help turn leads into customers with a note card, you should:

Order professional looking note cards. There are many card design options for different types of businesses already available, but if you can’t find just the right design, you can create your own note card art. Uploading the art and ordering custom cards is simple and fast with VistaPrint’s user friendly interface.
Offer a sincere thank you for the time the customer took to meet with you and make sure you mention that you’ll be happy to talk with him or her further.
Include a discount coupon that is good on the first order or visit. Be careful not to make the discount larger than you can handle financially. A 10% discount can be enticing to someone who is on the fence about using a service. A 50% can make someone who wasn’t planning to use it decide to give it a try.

For more information about note cards and VistaPrint, please see our Homepage - VistaPrint.co.uk.

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