Crane & Co. has extended their popular Buy 75/Get 25 Free promotion through June 30th.  Purchase 75 or more pieces of Crane’s personalized (engraved, letterpressed, thermographed, flat printed or embossed) products to receive an extra 25 free. This promotion applies to Crane and Kate Spade wedding invitations, birth announcements, and personalized stationery.

Father’s Day is June 21st ~ you still have time to surprise Dad if you hurry!

We had so much fun with this give-away.  We gained many new fans on our Facebook page and loved the comments that several of you posted about your favorite birthday cake and invitation combo.  Without further adieu, the winner is . . .

Robin Williams of Charlotte, NC, who wrote “My favorite is the Lion Cake and Jungle Girl invitation.  So cute!”  Congratulations to Robin on winning the 20 Jungle Girl invitations printed by Salutations!  Here are her picks:

A recent post on the Hostess With the Mostess blog, Absolutely Amazing DIY Birthday Cakes, reminded me of my days in Northern California when my children were young and the excitement and anticipation that went into planning each of their birthday parties.  It would begin (giddily) with a trip to my favorite local stationery store, Out of the Envelope, to painstakingly select just the right invitation based on the theme of that year’s party.  I would then walk out of the stationery store, a sample invitation in hand, and walk directly to the fabulous bakery Icing on the Cake a block away and place my order for a birthday cake decorated to match the invitation.

Since I had more time for scrapbooking in those days, the party-day preparations necessarily included a photo shoot of the printed invitation propped near the decorated cake. The cake-invitation display remained in a prominent place throughout the party to elicit the “oohs” and “ahs” of the arriving guests. Imagine if I could have said “I made the cake myself.”  {Picture uber-mom tiara floating above my head.} The how-to tips and pics in the 31 Awesome Birthday Cake Designs article on Parenting.com via HWTM, paired with a Salutations invitation, are all you’ll need to be the most admired (and envied) birthday-party-throwing-mom around.

To help you achieve this revered status, we are giving away a set of 20 birthday party invitations printed by Salutations. We’ll even print your return address on the envelope flaps if you’d like. {Since our Easy-Bake ovens are on the fritz, you’ll need to create the cake to match.}  Simply go to our Facebook page, become a fan (if you aren’t already), and click on Photos {Birthday Cakes & Invites album} to see these amazing cakes paired with our invitations.  Then write on our Wall to let us know your favorite invitation and cake combo. We will randomly select the winning entry from comments posted by our fans and announce the winner on Monday, April 20th.  Good luck!

Sweet Pea Designs has two great promotions running right now.  The “Twice as Nice” promotion doubles your order when you order 25 or more notes or gift enclosures, or when you order a book mark or bag tag.  And, for a limited time, you can receive 15% off your order of invitations or birth announcements.

In need of some wonderful stationery to inspire you to write those thank-you notes?

Through February 28th, receive free return address printing on orders of 100 or more notes, correspondence cards, or letter sheets from William Arthur.  January is the perfect time to refresh your stationery wardrobe, and William Arthur offers a wide array of designs and options to choose from.

Go to our online Photo Gallery of William Arthur stationery for a sample of some of the many options available to you.  Our friendly and helpful stationery designers can work with you in one of our stores or we can work with you by phone and email from any location.

Through February 17th, receive free custom engraving dies (a $96 value) OR free thermography of your envelopes (a $58 value) when you purchase 100 or more Crane’s notes, cards or letter sheets plus envelopes.

Crane’s annual Signature Event is the perfect opportunity to create your signature style through your choice of paper, ink color, typestyle and monograms.

See our Photo Gallery of Crane & Co. stationery for many examples of items offered by Crane.  Our pleasant and professional stationery designers can work with you in one of our stores or by phone and email no matter where you are!

They say that, in difficult economic times, people reach out and communicate with friends and family more than ever.  I think it’s because, at times like these, we tend to focus on what is really important to us - like staying in touch with the people we care about.  Most of us don’t have the time throughout the year to let these people know that we’re thinking of them.  But saving up all of that well-wishing for the holiday card season can get expensive.  And, with Thanksgiving falling so late this year, most of us are scrambling to check all of our holiday to-do’s off our list!

Salutations is making it easier and less expensive for you, our Inspirations readers, to send your holiday wishes with an incredible promotion that you can tailor to your preferred savings!  We can print within 2 business days any holiday greeting cards or photo cards we have in stock!  And, for a limited time, you can choose either 20% off any in-stock holiday item (cards, photo cards, invitation, ornaments, decor, gift wrap, gift tags, etc.), free personalization of your holiday cards or invitations, or free printing of your recipients’ addresses.  See our Holiday Gift to You from Salutations post for all of the details.  Remember to mention the promotion and the option you’d like when you’re in the store.  If you’re shopping online, tell us your choice in the Order Notes during checkout.  Please feel free to pass this fantastic promotion on to your friends!