Giveaway: 250 Die Cut Business Cards from UPrinting.com
Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 11:24AM 
I was not planning to do another giveaway so soon, but this came up and I just had to do it because I think it would be useful to most of us crafters who sell on Etsy, Zibbet, and Artfire. From marketing materials to personal cards, business cards have come a long way from the boring rectangle with printing on one side. This giveaway is about trying new options and daring to be different with more modern cards in innovative shapes including rounded corners, square cards and slim cards. Our sponsor for this giveaway, Uprinting.com, has a vast array of business card options to create a card appropriate and unique to your handmade business.
Giveaway Prize:
250 Die Cut Business Cards for One (1) Winner
2 x 3.5”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.75 x 3.5” (slim card)
Die cutting options available: Rounded Corners, Leaf, Rounded One-Corner, Half-Circle Side, Circle
Paper Type: 14pt Cardstock Gloss, Matte, or High Gloss; 13pt Cardstock Uncoated
Color: 4Color Front, Blank Back; 4Color Front, Black Back; 4Color Both Sides
Limited to US residents only 18 years old and above (Sorry any international residents!)
The winner will be drawn by random.org on September 28th, 2010. And as an added bonus, if you are not sure the best way to utilize these new die cut shapes, I will be happy to design your business cards for you. You don't have to take me up on that offer, but it is certainly there for the winner. I will design the card and e-mail you the file that you can simply upload onto Uprinting.com and reuse whenever you wish. It gives me a chance to build my graphic design portfolio, and you get a swanky new card design.
How to Enter? (Separate Blog Comment for Each Entry!)
1. Respond to this post by telling me any creative uses for business cards, or how you plan on using your new die cuts. (1 entry)
2. You can follow this blog on any one of the social networks to which we belong (BlogFrog, Google Friend Connect, Facebook, NetworkedBlogs, Twitter) via our Social Networking Page. Just tell me your username on the one you subscribed to so I can make sure the winner checks out. If you are already following, that is fine too! Just remind me. (1 entry per follow, separate comment post for each)
3. Share this giveaway any way you can and post a link to it! This can be via a forum post, tweeting, facebook mention, blog mention, etc! However, please do not spam people. (one entry per mention, and venues cannot be repeated. I.E. if you tweet, you get one entry. If you tweet 100 times, you still only get 1 entry. But if you tweet and facebook once, you get two entries, one for each venue). Please make a separate comment for each!
I am really looking forward to trying my own set of die cut business cards which I will also get a chance to play with as the host of the giveaway. I am thinking of using the half-circle side cut and putting my "Keiko" logo using the circle as the top of her head. I am looking forward to reading about how you plan on using yours!
Reader Comments (28)
what neat cards! I think I like rounded 1 corner or the leaf design. I am in desparate need of business cards, but can't decide on the logo, design, etc, and of course have no $ because sales are so slow. it's a catch 22 for sure. My use of business cards, except for the usual (include with sales, distribute to family and friends and previous customers)? The possibilities are so many for me. We just moved to a new state, new town, and I have the opportunity to get some new local business, so will distribute to all my new friends. I have met a woman who is in charge of a cleaning company, and a man who remodles houses, and think they can be great promoters for my business. With interesting business cards I will surely stand out in the plethora of creative folk in this area. This is a great opportunity for me, and you! Thank you!
Rebecca
Blogged about you, Christina ... Oh, what a wonderful opportunity! Thank you so much xo Karen
yo. Me again :) I already stalk I mean follow you on Twitter ♥
xo Karen
yep ... and again. I fan/follow/like/love/stalk you on FB, too.
I love you! I really really love you! xo Karen
Hi! Your work is so so beautiful! You are very creative--I love the look of your cards. I struggle with graphics tremendously, so this giveaway really got my attention! I'm now a follower of yours on facebook!
This giveaway sounds amazing, I love the uniqueness of those die-cut cards! Anyway, I'm now following you (via google friendconnect), and I'm going to tweet about it. (I'm @infinitesloth on twitter.)
I just made a few pages of business cards to hand out at the breast cancer fundraiser tomorrow, and was daydreaming how nice it would be to splurge and get them professionally printed. What a coincidental giveaway! Hope I win. ;D
Love how you did the social networking page! I'm already following on facebook.
Already following on Google Friend Connect, too!
Yay for NetworkedBlogs! I'm there, too. :D
And twitter, too, of course. :D
Oh, there's a new one! Just added you on flickr. :D
I tweeted!
Now following on Twitter! (@sabrinaclem)
Hm, looks like my first post didn't go through. Anyway, I'd love to use these business cards for my Etsy shop....I recently opened my shop, but have yet to order any cards!
Also following on facebook! (As Sabrina V.)
I will use the cards for my new business!
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What a fabulous new look for business cards! I love the leaf design. Everyone asks for my business card at my craft shows and this card would be memorable for sure. I feel the style also would help me promote others to go green with all the reusable items I create. Love it!