Get "Minted" this holiday season (review & discount)

Last year I was introduced to Minted (you can read my review here) and was asked by the company to do another review this year, a request I happily accepted.  Minted has 483 Photo Holiday Card designs to choose from this year to it was tough to narrow down to my choice of review cards - Minted also sent me an envelope of a bunch of samples, included samples of their new products.

So you might be asking, what’s new at Minted this holiday season?  And the answer from Minted is:

•ORDER NOW, UPLOAD PHOTOS LATER, in just a few, quick and easy steps
•BEAUTIFUL ACCESSORIES, including matching envelope liners, address labels, and card backers
•A GORGEOUS PHOTO CALENDAR, featuring unique designs, rounded corners and the highest quality paper (see below for more information)
•FASTER DELIVERY, upgrades to customer service and our website

As for actual cards you can order, here was a cool card that was in my bunch of samples - for those of you who write letters with your card, this would be a nice option instead:

holiday yearline cards 

Send your friends and family holiday photo cards with style this year. Our high-quality holiday Yearline cards were created exclusively for Minted by our talented community of independent designers. Each of our modern holiday cards is fully customizable with up to five family photos and accompanying storylines. Tell the story of your family's year in photos. All of our holiday photo cards are available on your choice of thick Signature paper, 100% recycled Premium paper, or Pearlescent paper.

Photo Calendars

All of our fabulous photo calendars come in two sizes

Standard (8" x 11.5"): Close to the size of a sheet of letter paper. the standard photo calendar: the perfect gift for everyone on your list. only $29

Grand (11.5" x 14"): Almost double the area of the Standard. Substantial.  the grand photo calendar: unique designs for every room in the house. only $39

And here is the card I ended up choosing: 

Making Spirits Bright Holiday Photo Cards

Description: Bold and joyous, merry and bright. These splashy Christmas cards are the perfect complement to your favorite family photo. 

My take:  Let me tell you, once I settled on the card to get, I had to download my pictures.  This was the longest part of the process.  I'm not sure if I caught them during a busy time or what but I actually walked away from the computer while my photos were uploading.  After that, the process went very quickly.  As in, I received the digital proof early the next day and once I approved it, I received the cards in the mail within 2-3 days.  Seriously, that quick.  Very impressive!  The cards, as usual, are awesome - first class all the way - thick heavy paper with clear bright pictures.  I'm very proud to mail these out and thankful to Minted for the opportunity once again to share their awesome product with my readers.

Bonus:  Use code SHARE10 at checkout to receive 10% OFF holiday cards and personal stationery.  Valid through December 15.

About Minted:  Minted.com is an online paper goods store and a global community of sophisticated graphic designers. "Our purpose in life is to uncover exceptional design from all over the world and bring this to savvy consumers who won't accept anything else."

We believe that great design lives and thrives in the hands of independent designers that consumers may not hear about or have access to through traditional retailers. Our mission is to allow you to discover design genius from all over the world, while at the same time providing an opportunity for designers to build their careers on merit alone.

Minted holds monthly design challenges to source designs from a large global community of designers. The Minted community selects the best designs in a highly competitive and meritocratic process, yielding a top selection of the freshest, finest cards in the world. You can vote too!

At Minted, we love the idea that our products will find their way into your most personal celebrations, and we don't take that honor lightly. That's why we only use fine paper stock, rich inks, and crisp printing methods. We guess you could say that quality is an obsession for us. We stand behind our products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

This post was written for Minted who provided me with a coupon worth $72 off (25 cards) my complete order (I paid for 50 more cards) in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not compensated in any way except for the coupon.

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