If one word could express my awe at the comments of gratitude shared on our Facebook Page, it would be “wow.” Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to the hundreds of you who shared what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving. From the health of yourselves and your families to having loved ones home who are otherwise deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, your comments are moving, meaningful and often times, downright inspiring.

Nicole’s comment “I am thankfull that there are all these posts about people being thankful, especially after all the horrible stuff we see every day in the media,” also touched home!

And now the winners…

The first $200 voucher with 72 likes goes to Marin Sevy who is “Thankful for my wonderful fiance and this exciting time in our lives!! And thankful for the support of all our wonderful family and friends!”

The second $200 voucher goes to Tiffany Nething who shares this: “I am thankful for the basics that make family and friends possible: clean water (which not everyone has), clean air (which can be hard to come by now a days) and nutrient soil around the globe, which grows all the food necessary for us all. I’ll spend my Thanksgiving being grateful for the basics of life, which not everyone has, sadly… prayers to a healthier world as time continues on.”

Thank you all again for sharing and reminding us that we all have many reasons to be thankful. We hope you share your words of gratitude throughout the holidays, which can easily be done on the back of our holiday photo cards with a personalized message.

Winners, please contact us at contact@paperculture.com with your Facebook ID’s and we’ll send you the $200 eVoucher.

…”Peace out Homie!”

Thank you to all who submitted photo entries for the EcoMom/Paper Culture “Homely for the Holidays” photo contest and to the wonderful kids who gave us such great poses! It would have been impossible for us to select a winner as each photo has its unique elements of silliness – just as each child does. So thank you to all who also participated in the voting process.

And the drumroll please……

FIRST PLACE, winning a $300 gift certificate to EcoMom, a $300 Gift Certificate to Paper Culture and a Kikkerland Photo Mobile, with 1877 votes: “Peace out Homie”

2nd PLACE, winning a $50 Gift Certificate to EcoMom and a $50 Gift Certificate to Paper Culture, with 1488 votes: “Brotherly Love”

3rd PLACE, winning a $50 Gift Certificate to EcoMom and a $50 Gift Certificate to Paper Culture, with 1050 votes: “Elliot on Easter”

Congratulations winners! Should you use your Paper Culture gift certificate for holiday photo cards, we hope you will share them with us. If you did not win, know that at any time, we welcome you to share what you like most about our cards here, which gives you the chance to win a $50 Paper Culture gift certificate.

Ever Carradine Picks Paper Culture Stationery

Admit it: we’ve all listened to Loveline at some point or other. Even through those ebbs and flows when I didn’t necessarily need relationship advice, I still loved tuning-in to get Diane Farr’s perspective. I also find it equally cool that she was able to transition from relationship expert to crime expert as FBI agent Megan Reeves in Numb3rs.

Another thing Diane’s a bona fide expert with? Choosing stationery! So I’m thrilled to hear that she’s not only a Paper Culture fan, but that our note cards have inspired her! “Am I the first customer who was so inspired by your beautiful design that I wanted to paint it on a wall in my house? Oh my, you have done well. I love your style and your commitment to trees!”

Getting ready to leave work last night, I read through one more note and realized that the well-rounded actress Ever Carradine, whose credits include The Right Stuff, Lucky, 24 and Eureka, also share the love of Scrabble. I’m feeling like we have a special bond.

And it sounds like we also have something else in common: an obsession with Paper Culture: “It’s safe to say that I’m completely obsessed with Paper Culture! I use them for my personal stationery, my daughter’s stationery, her birth announcements and I even got my husband’s business stationery from Paper Culture. I’m now counting the days until Christmas so that I can order our holiday cards!”

You'z a talkin' zu meeee?

Cute pictures of kids and babies are a dime a dozen. In this holiday photo contest, we are looking for your worst photos! One you would never consider featuring in your holiday photo cards.

We know our kids are all just as cute as can be, but we all have those unflattering, unattractive, just plain terrible photos that make us crack up. Instead of burying them in the back of a box, EcoMom and Paper Culture encourage you to face those photos and bring the funny to the forefront–and win amazing prizes in the process!

Enter our Homely for the Holidays photo contest and you can win a $300 Paper Culture credit, $300 to start your holiday shopping at EcoMom, personalized photo advisory sessions with both a designer and professional photographer, and more.

Plus, the second and third place photos will receive a $50 credit at Paper Culture and a $50 credit at EcoMom–just in time to get your holiday cards going and start your shopping ahead of the game!

How it works:

• You submit the most unflattering, awkward, cringe-inducing, or funny photo you can find that features kids. Submissions will be accepted from November 3 through midnight on November 9.
• We will open up voting through November 16. Paper Culture and EcoMom will ask their communities to vote, and you can ask your friends and family to vote.
• We will announce the Grand Prize winning photo, plus the 2nd and 3rd place winners on November 17.

The prizes:

• The Grand Prize winner will receive: a $300 credit at Paper Culture to use for gorgeous, environmentally responsible photo holiday cards, a $300 credit at EcoMom, a personalized photography tutorial with renowned photographer Annie Robillard, a personal holiday card consultation with a Paper Culture designer, and a sweet Kikkerland photo mobile from EcoMom. You will also have your final card and photo featured on the EcoMom and Paper Culture websites! You can win ALL that just for sending in a BAD photo!
• The second and third place winners will each receive a $50 credit at Paper Culture and a $50 credit at EcoMom.

Click here to submit now and encourage your friends and family to vote!

Photos should feature KIDS. They can be old or new (the 1970s fashions were not kind to many of us.) You must be the rightful owner of the photo and you must be a resident of the U.S.A. Limit one photo entry per person. Let us know if you have questions in the comments!