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Hallmark Personalized Announcements Review & Giveaway

by Jill April 12, 2011
April 12, 2011

You know what’s pretty much the picture of insanity? Committing yourself to sending out birth announcements right after, you know, having a baby. Like anyone really has the time or the brain cells to order the cards, address the envelopes, buy the stamps and get them in the mailbox all while dealing with a newborn who’s likely not sleeping and is eating around the clock.

And yet, it’s something I know many of us do, or at least intend to do before our new family additions turn 6 months old. I recall it being quite a headache after Kendall was born, but I was itching to share his picture and announcement with our circle of the world.

(I’m just going to admit, it’s possible *some* people got cards with bits of baby puke dried on them… possibly. We’ll just call them scratch and sniff announcements in FRESH! NEWBORN SMELL!)

This time around, it was much easier thanks to Hallmark.com. I was able to upload Leyna’s beautiful newborn pictures (taken by Jessica Marchetti Photography), customize an announcement, and order in less than 45 minutes.

I love that I was even able to add a bonus picture on the back!

Hallmark.com also offers the option of uploading your addresses from your computer’s address book to have the announcements sent directly to your recipients, but I will say that process was not easy for me, as a Mac user. It wasn’t a big deal, though, since I just stuffed the announcements in the envelope with our family New Years cards (because family holiday cards SOOOO weren’t happening last year).

The quality of the cards is great. The colors are vibrant and the paper is sturdy. And the prices are reasonable, too. The version I used above was only .99 a card since I ordered 80. Note that if you are having them mail the cards for you, you will obviously have to pay for postage. (However, right now they have a deal for free stamps on the cards they address for you until 6/19 with code FREESTAMPS)

Hallmark wants to give a $50 credit to one of you to use on Hallmark.com! All you have to do to enter is:

1. Tell me what you would like to announce- a baby, a birthday party, a graduation? (Don’t worry, we won’t hold you to it if you win.)

For additional entries:

2. Follow me on Twitter @BabyRabies
3. Like me on Facebook

I’ll choose the winner with Random.org Tuesday, April 19th. Remember I moderate comments, so if you don’t see yours right away, give me some time to approve it. Please enter a new comment for each entry. Good luck!

**Disclosure- Hallmark provided the birth announcements to me at no charge. I’m not paid for this review. All opinions are my own.


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117 comments

Jamie April 12, 2011 - 1:19 pm

1st birthday!

Vanessa April 12, 2011 - 1:24 pm

My daughter’s second birthday! She turns 2 in July. 🙂

Vanessa April 12, 2011 - 1:24 pm

I follow @babyrabies on twitter {@auphelia}

Vanessa April 12, 2011 - 1:25 pm

I like Baby Rabies on FB (account is under my e-mail submitted here)

Donella C. April 12, 2011 - 1:28 pm

I’d like to send out birth announcements in August for the baby boy we are expecting (Benjamin). 🙂

Jamie Evans April 12, 2011 - 1:29 pm

Birth announcement of our little girl (plus proud big bro!!) due at the end of May 🙂

Donella C. April 12, 2011 - 1:29 pm

Oh, and I also “like” Baby Rabies on facebook. I’ll probably be the only Donella you see.

alexandra smith April 12, 2011 - 1:41 pm

I like baby rabies on facebook

mrshiggison April 12, 2011 - 1:41 pm

I would almost certainly get invites for my middle daughter’s birthday. Like Ms. Leyna she’s a holiday baby and it’s tough to find cute invites withOUT Xmas decor!

alexandra smith April 12, 2011 - 1:43 pm

I could use this for 3rd b’day announcements or engagement announcements. Depends on if I’m feeling selfish or not.

Jill April 12, 2011 - 1:43 pm

We have a baby due and we are building a house so I would love to announce the birth or our new address – just depends on which one gets done first!

mrshiggison April 12, 2011 - 1:43 pm

I tweeted:)

sabrina April 12, 2011 - 1:44 pm

I’d use it for birth announcements for our new baby girl!

JoAnn April 12, 2011 - 1:44 pm

The announcement of out adoption when it happens.

sabrina April 12, 2011 - 1:44 pm

I follow you on twitter (vintagejustice1)

sabrina April 12, 2011 - 1:45 pm

I follow you on facebook

JoAnn April 12, 2011 - 1:45 pm

I follow on twitter @josiecroix

Karen S. April 12, 2011 - 1:49 pm

I would use them for my daughter’s first birthday party!

Karen S. April 12, 2011 - 1:49 pm

I follow you on twitter.

Karen S. April 12, 2011 - 1:49 pm

I like you on Facebook.

Stacy April 12, 2011 - 1:50 pm

We have a new baby in the way!

Stacy April 12, 2011 - 1:51 pm

Oh. And I follow You on twitter and facebook!

Hayley April 12, 2011 - 1:57 pm

Graduation! (Or more likely give the certificate to one of my pregnant friends for their birth announcements.)

Hayley April 12, 2011 - 1:57 pm

I follow you on Twitter

Hayley April 12, 2011 - 1:58 pm

I have liked Baby Rabies on Facebook

Jennifer April 12, 2011 - 2:07 pm

I’d use the credit for announcing our daughter’s birth…when she makes her appearance in June.

Jennifer April 12, 2011 - 2:07 pm

I follow you on Twitter.

Jennifer April 12, 2011 - 2:07 pm

I like you on Facebook.

Jules April 12, 2011 - 2:08 pm

Brady’s 3 year old birthday party in June!

Jules April 12, 2011 - 2:09 pm

and you know I follow you on twitter = )

Jules April 12, 2011 - 2:09 pm

and like you /babie rabies on FB too

Jules April 12, 2011 - 2:10 pm

hmmm, totally ignore babie – should be baby. see this is what happens when you have four kids.

Kim M April 12, 2011 - 2:12 pm

I would love to announce the birth of Baby #2 due in a few weeks! (just don’t tell Baby #1 because he didn’t have an announcement lol)

Kim M April 12, 2011 - 2:13 pm

I like you on FB!

Mandy April 12, 2011 - 2:25 pm

Hmm. Announcements. A karate school, I guess? 🙂

Mandy April 12, 2011 - 2:25 pm

I also follow you on Twitter!

Mandy April 12, 2011 - 2:26 pm

And I like you. On Facebook and in life.

Leslie April 12, 2011 - 2:29 pm

My son’s 2nd birthday party!

Leslie April 12, 2011 - 2:30 pm

I already like you on FB.

Brittany April 12, 2011 - 2:30 pm

Our little guy is due any day now, so birth announcements would be fantastic!

Leslie April 12, 2011 - 2:30 pm

Aaaaaaand I already follow you on twitter!

Emily April 12, 2011 - 2:35 pm

I want to announce my baby’s first birthday party.

Emily April 12, 2011 - 2:36 pm

I like you on facebook.

Pam Boimel April 12, 2011 - 2:39 pm

My baby girl’s (ok not so much a baby anymore) 1st birthday party!

Marissa April 12, 2011 - 3:14 pm

I’d love to announce my son’s birth! he was born a week before Leyna.

Angelene April 12, 2011 - 3:29 pm

I would use the announcements for the birth of my second daughter!

Victoria April 12, 2011 - 3:45 pm

I’d like to announce the birth of my second son!

Victoria April 12, 2011 - 3:46 pm

I follow you on Twitter

Victoria April 12, 2011 - 3:46 pm

I like you on Facebook

Michelle Ellis April 12, 2011 - 3:51 pm

I would use them for our birth announcements! Just three more weeks!

Meredith April 12, 2011 - 3:54 pm

I would love to announce the birth of our second child, due June 5th!

Toni April 12, 2011 - 4:09 pm

I would love to announce the birth of our 2nd baby in November!

Toni April 12, 2011 - 4:09 pm

I follow you on Twitter @tonilb16.

Toni April 12, 2011 - 4:09 pm

I “like” you on FB.

Michelle April 12, 2011 - 4:24 pm

I would *hopefully* use them on baby shower invites. Been doing clomid and IUI and in the 2 week wait! Ugh.

Michelle April 12, 2011 - 4:25 pm

I follow you on Twitter (michelleball)

Michelle April 12, 2011 - 4:25 pm

I “like” you on Facebook!

sara m April 12, 2011 - 4:40 pm

Baby Baby Baby! Our second is due June 6th and I can’t imagine getting them done, yet love browsing for designs and stuff. So exciting!

Laura April 12, 2011 - 4:45 pm

I’d love to announce that I (and our family) have survived me going back to work after the birth of our second baby girl! ((This all takes places on Monday)) So, in a few weeks I hope that we’ve survived!

meghan April 12, 2011 - 7:13 pm

For my two girls 1st and 3rd birthday party. They were born 2 yeras and 11 days apart. So joint party it is.

meghan April 12, 2011 - 7:15 pm

follow on twitter

Kimberly April 12, 2011 - 8:19 pm

My big boy is about to turn two! Party time!

Kimberly April 12, 2011 - 8:20 pm

I follow on twitter 🙂

Kimberly April 12, 2011 - 8:20 pm

I like on fb 🙂

Michelle April 12, 2011 - 8:57 pm

I would use them to announce when our little boy gets to be a big brother 🙂 Hopefully soon!

Michelle April 12, 2011 - 8:58 pm

I also follow you on Twitter.

Stephanie C. April 12, 2011 - 10:03 pm

I would use it for my 2nd baby due in November!

Stephanie C. April 12, 2011 - 10:03 pm

twitter follower

Tracy April 12, 2011 - 10:44 pm

I’d like to send out Easter cards and show our family how adorable out little one is this spring!

Tracy April 12, 2011 - 10:44 pm

Liked on FB!

Heather S April 12, 2011 - 10:51 pm

I actually just had a baby today that we’d love to announce!

Megan April 12, 2011 - 11:02 pm

I would love to give this as a gift/donation to my roomate who is due to have her baby anyday now! My daughter is 4 months old, so I think I’m a little late for an annoucement, but would love to take photos for her and make an announcement through hallmark 🙂 …like you said- what new mom really has time for all of that 😉 Would be nice to help a friend!

Leah April 12, 2011 - 11:52 pm

definitely baby announcement. #2 is due Dec 2!

Kelsey April 13, 2011 - 2:51 am

I would use them to make baptism announcements/invites for Owen.

Kelsey April 13, 2011 - 2:52 am

I like you. On Facebook. 😉

lindsay April 13, 2011 - 6:55 am

I would like to announce my 2nd son’s birth!

lindsay April 13, 2011 - 6:56 am

I “like” you on fb.

Ava April 13, 2011 - 9:10 am

I would announce the birth of our 3rd child this summer!

Lauren April 13, 2011 - 11:25 am

I would use them to announce the birth of our baby boy due June 5th!

Tara April 13, 2011 - 12:44 pm

I would use it for my little girl’s first birthday!

Tara April 13, 2011 - 12:44 pm

I follow you on twitter

Amanda April 13, 2011 - 12:45 pm

I would order birth announcements for baby #2 coming via c-section May 27th 🙂

Amanda April 13, 2011 - 12:47 pm

I stalk you on Twitter

Amanda April 13, 2011 - 12:48 pm

& I loooove you on FB 😉

Noah April 13, 2011 - 12:52 pm

I would announce an upcoming birth.

Shelly April 13, 2011 - 12:53 pm

My daughter is due any day now, this would be perfect to announce her birth. =)

Shelly April 13, 2011 - 12:53 pm

I LIKE you on FB.

Shelly April 13, 2011 - 12:54 pm

I follow on Twitter

SN April 13, 2011 - 12:54 pm

How about a birthday announcement!?!

SN April 13, 2011 - 12:55 pm

I follow on twitter! TWEET TWEET!

Joseph April 13, 2011 - 12:55 pm

I would use these to share the joy of my child coming to the world!

Joe April 13, 2011 - 12:56 pm

I love these announcements! Perfect for a birthday!

Krista April 13, 2011 - 1:24 pm

I’d love to announce our new son, born 2/17! There’s still time, right?

Krista April 13, 2011 - 1:24 pm

I follow you on twitter.

Krista April 13, 2011 - 1:29 pm

and I like you on FB.

Tara April 13, 2011 - 4:39 pm

I like you on Facebook

Tiffany M April 14, 2011 - 1:54 am

I need some party invitations for my baby girls first birthday next month!

Tiffany M April 14, 2011 - 2:00 am

I like you on FB!

Tiffany M April 14, 2011 - 2:01 am

I follow you on Twitter!

Karla April 14, 2011 - 7:16 am

I still haven’t done announcements for our 2nd, born Dec. 18…. this might be a good idea!

Karla April 14, 2011 - 7:16 am

I like you on fb

Karla April 14, 2011 - 7:16 am

I follow you on twitter

Jenni April 14, 2011 - 9:56 am

I would announce the birth of my second baby, who is due at the end of August. The card you picked out is gorgeous by the way.

Jenni April 14, 2011 - 9:56 am

I follow you on Facebook.

Kimberly April 14, 2011 - 11:50 am

Hmmm…. I could still send out birth announcements??? Matthew is 5 1/2 months old… I just figured it was too late, but I feel bad I never did it since I did for James. So…. Birth announcements! 🙂

Kimberly April 14, 2011 - 11:51 am

Annnd…. I follow you on twitter. 🙂

Kimberly April 14, 2011 - 11:51 am

Annnnnnnnnd…… I also “like” you on fb. 🙂

Melanie April 14, 2011 - 9:23 pm

I would love some invites for my little man’s 1st bday!

sadye April 14, 2011 - 10:10 pm

I wish it was a birth announcement, but I think it will likely be my sons 2nd bday.

Andrea April 15, 2011 - 1:53 am

I would use these to announce my cousins first baby or my graduation. Also, I liked you on facebook!

Jenna April 16, 2011 - 10:46 pm

I’d LIKE to announce a baby. If I can ever get pregnant…

Jenna April 16, 2011 - 10:47 pm

And I just liked you on facebook 🙂

Tasha April 17, 2011 - 1:14 pm

I would announce the birth of our first baby!

Kim April 17, 2011 - 2:38 pm

I would announce my daughter’s arrival!

Kim April 17, 2011 - 2:38 pm

..and I like you on FB!

nanann April 17, 2011 - 9:34 pm

I’d love to use them for all sorts of random things I’m sure — birthday cards, Happy random holiday, etc. Looks like great fun!

Heather April 18, 2011 - 2:44 pm

I would love to announce the birth of my second daughter in June!

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