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Paper Locket personalized cards giveaway!

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Our first giveaway for the Birthday Blog BashOur first giveaway for the Birthday Blog Bash Celebration is for 50 personalized cards fromOur first giveaway for the Birthday Blog Bash Celebration is for 50 personalized cards from
Our first giveaway for the Birthday Blog Bash Celebration is for 50 personalized cards from Paper Locket.

Paper Locket offers an exclusive line of sassy, chic & unique personalized cards. Their Birth Announcement designs are absolutely stunning and are professionally printed on beautiful high quality pearl cardstock, giving them a true magical look. Celebrating a birthday or looking for a holiday card that is fresh and stylish? They’ve got it!

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We just love that their designs are customizable, fitting one or several photos, and can be modified to each person’s style during their one-on-one proofing process.

In a hurry? When you don’t have time and want an extreme value Paper Locket’s Quick Cards are the answer. Just pick a card, upload your photo,and within 24 hours you’ll have your design that you can download and print on your printer.

In addition to personalized photo cards for all life events, Paper Locket offers wall and auction art and memory books. Let Paper Locket designs inspire you to put life in your greetings!

Paper Locket is offering one lucky winner 50 cards in any size. The winner has until 11/15/08 to order cards which is great if the winner is looking to order one of Paper Locket’s beautiful holiday designs.

To enter the giveaway, visit Paper Locket’s card collection then leave a comment with the name of your favorite design.

Comments without a design name will not be entered in the drawing.

This giveaway is only open to US residents.

Deadline to enter giveaway is Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 11:59 pm central time. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org.

Winner will be notified via email and announced on this post. We’ll also be posting the winner’s name to PRIZEYWinners, so if you don’t want to leave your email address, just check there for the winner announcement after this giveaway closes.

If the winner does not claim prize by May 2, 2008 they will forfeit their prize to alternate winner who will be drawn at random.

Congrats to our winner, Thrifty Jinxy!

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  1. This would be wonderful, thanks for a great contest!

  2. I like the “Awakened Green” thank-you note cards without photographs.

  3. I like sparkle-but they all are so cute!

  4. I like R E L I C – pink it’s so pretty!

    Thank you

  5. Wonderful selection. I like the folded Many Thanks..without a photo because I could use these all year! I Like the Annie font in the green that you feature. Lovely

  6. These are so nice. What a great selection!

  7. SPARKLE is my favorite. So pretty and classy.

  8. I like the Awakened boy or girl announcement cards. Really sweet and a keeper to those that recieve them!

  9. Awakened Green

  10. I LOVE Paper Locket!! my favorite is the classic design, I would get holiday cards.

    I blogged you too!

    http://www.mommymandy.com/2008/04/lipsticks-to-crayons-giveaway.html

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  11. I like the SPARKLE!!! Please enter my name, THANKS!!

  12. Crazy Thanks

  13. I like the Sparkle, but they are all fantastic!

  14. The Thank You card in the blue DEBONAIRE design would be perfect for my grandson that is due in September! Thank you for the opportunity!

  15. Fireball Birthday cards!

  16. Love these cards. I really like the BLISS Design Thank you cards. So beautiful. Thanks for this giveaway.

  17. Cute, cute cards! I really like the SHOWY and POETIC.

  18. Although it’s hard to pick one favorite, I really loved the colors and showy design of the Sassy cards.

  19. I like the Wakened version of the Holiday Cards. It sure was difficult to pick just one — they are abolutely beautiful!

  20. The Valentine’s Woof card is so cute for young marrieds that haven’t had children yet but, have a beloved dog offspring!

  21. I like Inspiring in the Holiday collection. Thanks for this great giveaway! I hope that I win and we can send out some classy holiday cards this year!

  22. love the awakened designs

  23. RELIC pink is pretty

  24. love the F I R E B A L L design!! thanks

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  25. I love all of the designs, so it was hard to pick just one. I will say that the Fresh Holiday Cards are ones I would probably purchase for my family.

  26. Wow–great giveaway!! I like the thank you cards called Awakened in the green or the pink/brown.

    Thanks!!

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  27. It sounds sooo great! Thanks

  28. The magical design is goregous!!!

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  29. I absolutely love the Chi Chi birthday card, it’s beautiful! Thanks for this great giveaway!

  30. Hello, The “Gracious” Christmas card is my favorite design! Thanks for sponsoring a fabulous contest. Cindi

  31. I love the Birthday Sassy design. Thank you!

  32. My favorite is the poetic design in the holiday collection.

  33. I like Inspiring in the Holiday collection. Thanks

  34. The coy Holiday Design

  35. Wow!!

  36. I love the sassy baby design!

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  37. I love the sparkle, and all of the rest.

  38. I am always looking for fun new Holiday cards, I looked through all of them and I can’t decide if I like the Collection or Pictorial holiday card better.

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  39. The Bouncy design is my favorite! I’m currently expecting so this would be wonderful!

  40. love the “Happy Heart” design. Every year we send out Valentine’s photo cards instead of Christmas.

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  41. I like the Flourish design in the Holiday Greetings. Thanks!!

  42. fireball

  43. I Love SPARKLE. Beautiful!

  44. I absolutely LOVE the Awakened Green thank you cards… but I dont think I could ever choose a favorite! They are all so stunning!

  45. C R A Z Y thanks

  46. My favorite is heart drops. What beautiful cards!

  47. I like the Crazy thank you cards.

  48. M A G I C A L is definitely that, though SENSATIONAL is great also.

  49. I like the Debonnaire Birth Announcement with the three pictures. Sophisticated and adorable!
    Thanks! :)

  50. i really love fresh, and time got away from me in their wonderful website…

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  51. Lot’s of fun designs. I really like the Crazy Thanks.

  52. The sparkle is nice.

  53. I love all of these! I would love to have the R E L I C – pink birth announcements!

  54. I love them all but Awakened Girl is great. My second fav is My Shadow. What a wonderful selection.

  55. Sparkle is my favorite but it’s hard to pick, the designs are so gorgeous. They’re the perfect combo of sophisticated and fun. Thanks for the great site!!:)

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  56. the bliss baby announcement card is so cute!!! would love it!!!

  57. I’d love the Crazy invitations for Jasper’s upcoming first birthday…

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  58. Thank you so much for this giveaway – it’s very generous of you. I like SPARKLE the best of your designs, and they are all really great!

  59. I like “Accomplished” thanks!

  60. debonaire is great.new grandson coming

  61. Sparkle is my fav! Beautiful. Thanks!

  62. Chi Chi is really cute!

  63. I like “in Awe” in the Holidays section.

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  66. Wonderful giveaway, thank you. My favorite design is the Blast christmas card.

  67. THEY ARE ALL VERY NICE

  68. P O E T I C is my favorite.

  69. My favorite card is probably the SHEER birth annoucement. Its adorable and gender neutral!

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  71. i love the paper locket.

  72. Magical is precious and sweet. What a lovely giveaway. Thanks.

  73. I really like Awakened girl. My kids are older, so probably without a photo, but I love pink!!!

  74. Oh every thing on here is just too cute! I would have to go with under the birthday section A C C O M P L I S H E D. My daughter is turning 1 on the 10th of May and these would be wonderful to send out!!!
    Thank You
    Amber

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  75. I love the crazy birthday design!!

    I blogged your contest on Prize-A-Tron!
    http://www.prizeatron.com

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  76. Wow!!! Wow!! I love them all. How could you pick one? I think I would pick holiday ones in gracious or chi chi. I think I would have to add some of the stunning wall art.

  77. Design: MAGICAL, hard to pick

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  78. My favorite is the “Many Thanks” card. So sweet!

  79. I love the personalized thank you cards- in particular the Awakened set or the Bliss design. However, if I won, we don’t have an immediate use for the thank you cards, so I’d give over to my practical side, and enjoy selecting something for the holidays! Super giveaway!!

  80. I like the Delicately Put Birth Announcements!

  81. love the organic holiday card perfect for my tween..heading back to site to bookmark as a favorite..thanks

  82. i love the crazy design!
    How cool! Thank you. Please enter me.

  83. I really like wakened or a blast. Great cards.. they’re all so fun. It was hard to decide.

  84. I liked awaken green and halloween fright.
    Thanks for the chance!

  85. I like the ‘flair’ thank you cards.

  86. I love the Baby Sheer-Just had my third-our first boy! We took a pic of the three kids together that would look perfect with this design.

  87. The Bliss thank you card!

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  88. Many Thanks card

  89. My favorite design was Purple Rain. My favorite color is purple and I could see me using these cards right away.

  90. my favorite is sparkle

  91. I love the “accomplished” Holiday design! I have a slight obsession with Holiday cards, and that one is fabulous! Thank you so much for a great contest, and one that allows me to order my Holiday Cards early!

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  92. love the sassy baby design!

  93. I like “Happily”….how cute this would be for the arrival of our first grandson!

  94. Thanks for introducing me to this site. I like their cards!! My favorite is the crazy thanks.

  95. G E N U I N E is one of my favorites.

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  96. I like the ones called Sparkle!! Please enter me !! Thanks

  97. Oh these sound so sweet! Please enter me!!

  98. I want to win the Sparkle personalized cards!

  99. My favorite is the Pop! baby announcement, although I might customize it with different colors. With any luck we’ll have an adoption to announce before tha November deadline!

  100. I really like the Sparkle. Thanks for the contest!

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  101. They have so many great designs.. it’s hard to choose. I love the S H A D O W holiday design!

  102. I love them all!!!!

  103. I really like the crazy design for birthdays

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  104. I like the Sassy Christmas card!

  105. Love your website & paperlocket too! My fav is the ‘geniune’ notecards.

    thanks!!!
    Anna

  106. ty 4 the great contest!

  107. I love the Chi Chi Birthday design…my little girl would love these!

  108. The ChiChi designs are especially lovely!! All of them are amazing, though!

  109. I love the Awakened Christmas card!

  110. The SASSY holiday card would be great for me. thanks, A. B.

  111. Thank You – Awakened Green

  112. Debonaire, for my baby boy who is due in 71 days. =)

  113. my baby is 7 months old and my husband and i couldn’t afford announcements or christmas cards. i regret not finding a way to have them made. now my sis is expecting her first and is in the same predicament. would love to give her announcements for her boy! like the awakened boy card.

  114. I like Sparkle, so pretty!

  115. I like the sparkle design

  116. My favorite are the Magical birthday invitations. They have alot of great cards!

  117. I like the Bliss Thank you notes. Thanks for sharing such a great shop!

  118. I like the flair note cards.

  119. What a wonderful giveaway! I love all their beautiful creations, but one of my favorites is the Bliss Thank yous. Just beautiful! Thank you again for hosting such an awesome contest and thanks too for letting me take part. Much love and God Blesss

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  120. My favorite is the Sparkling holidays.

  121. I love the holiday SPARKLING cards. This would be great to send to the family at Christmas!

  122. I loved browsing their selection of cards- the designs are so elegant and unique! Two of my favorites are the Sassy and Flourish Holiday cards. Great giveaway, thanks! :)

  123. I like the Birthday Cards * * Magical * *

  124. Awakened Green

  125. What a great giveaway. I love the Linear Christmas card.

  126. FIREBALL :)

  127. I love the holiday CLASSIC cards. How wonderful that you can choose fonts, colors, and even change the greeting. I would be thrilled to win them! Thanks for such a great giveaway!

  128. i love sparkle thanks for the contest

  129. I like all of them, but especially Rain Drops!

  130. * * Magical * * Birthday cards * *

  131. Magical * * Birthday cards

  132. Sparkle, Please!

  133. I like Awaken in green

  134. I love the “Calendar Baby”.

  135. lets here it for the holiday collection, poetic design. Many Thanks!! Best wished to all who entter!!! SW

  136. I like the Awakened in pink and brown.

  137. They all are so beautiful my favorite is the *Awakened Green* Thank~You cards. The would be treasure by anyone who receives them. Thanks for the opportunity. Good Luck to Everyone.

  138. I like both MAKING FACES and CHI CHI…so I can only imagine how hard it’s going to be for me to choose, should I win. Oh, no! :-)

  139. My favorite design is Sassy.

  140. I really like the Relic-Pink Thank You Cards!

  141. I really like the “Magical” design from the Birthday section. Thanks so much.