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Poly Graphics Invitations joyfully announces the First Ever Party Invitation Design Scholarship.

This $500 award will go to a talented student in the United States who will be a college student in the fall of 2012.

Award deadline is April 29, 2012 and the award winner will be determined on or about May 7, 2012.

To win this award students will use their creative talents to design an original party invitation or announcement.
Applicants may design an individual invitation or an invitation set consisting of invitation plus matching note card or invitation plus note card plus response card.

Students may submit designs for any type of celebration – a birthday party, a graduation announcement, a holiday party, or a wedding invitation set.

Entries will be judged for four qualities:
1) Originality
2) Creativity
3) Popularity Potential
4) Overall Excellence

Each student may submit up to two designs or two invitation sets. The winning design may be offered for sale at PolyGraphics.com.

Please be creative, original, and narrow your entries to your best work!

Full rules and application are available at http://www.PolyGraphics.com/scholarship/

Please spread the word and tell a young artist that you know!

Poly Graphics Invitations, of Apex, North Carolina was established in 1995 and has been selling invitations online since 1996. Poly Graphics provides the fastest personalized invitations on the internet, featuring exclusive designs,
designed-for-you easy ordering, high quality, and great prices. With Five Star Service Poly Graphics has printed more than a million cards and would love to help you start your next celebration. http://www.PolyGraphics.com

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I ran across a quote from a Tom Clancy book today. In this novel there is an attack on the stock market and a whole day’s worth of trading information is lost. The characters in the book spend some time brainstorming what to do about all the lost information. They finally come up with their solution – “If You Don’t Write It Down It Never Happened”

This made me think.

A large part of getting things printed is to help us remember.

Why do people keep scrapbooks?

To remember. Remember trips, events, celebrations.

Scrapbooks jog your memory, help you recall what you did and where you went and who you were with.

If you don’t have a copy of your party invitation on paper, did it happen?

Or, to put it another way…

If you send an email invitation to a party did it happen? Will you remember it?

Memories are great, but most times we need something printed – a photograph, a ticket stub, a party invitation… something for a scrapbook or a memory box to remind us of what happened.

Do you have printed invitations from your youth that remind you of a celebration? How about photos?

I’m betting that as you grow older you will remember more things if you have something printed to help you.

Can you recall your first birthday? I can, but only by looking at a photo and a copy of the invitation.

I believe it is our parental duty to help our children remember. Keep a box or a book. Do you remember that second birthday party that you threw for your child a few years ago? Will they remember as they get older?

Help your memory and remember all of your celebrations by getting printed invitations for all of your memorable events.

P.S. This is a great time of the year to look back and to look forward. Printed invitations will do a lot to help you look back and remember.

P.P.S. I guarantee that the invitations that you get from PolyGraphics.com are scrapbook-worthy!

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Happy Festivus!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Kawanzaa!

Have a wonderful Boxing Day!

May your 2012 be absolutely wonderful – full of joy, health, love and laughter.

For any celebration you are having in 2012 consider having us create a unique invitation for you – it will be so good that you will want to put it in your scrapbook so that you can remember the party.

Looking forward to celebrating with you in 2012!

P.S. You can also request matching thank you note cards with any invitation that you want.

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I’m humbled. As Sally Field said in her Oscar acceptance speech “you like me, you really like me!”

Over 700 of you have given us 5 star reviews on the cards that we have created.

But that is not unexpected – making you happy and saving you time are our goals. We want you to be happy with your personalized invitations that you’ve chosen to let us craft for you at PolyGraphics.com.

And we respect your time and don’t want to keep you waiting.

• You get an email immediately after you order
• You’ll have a draft ready for your review within 24 hours – or the next weekday
• Your order will be printed, proofed, counted, packaged and shipped the same or next weekday after you approve your draft.

Thank you for the great reviews. Tell your friends about us and keep us in mind for your next celebration.

P.S. I’m on to please more people!

P.P.S. If you have people you would like to thank, we’ve got some great Thank You Notes you can order (and we’ll throw in the 5 Star Service for free!)

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Did you know that you can spell your name with Nautical Flags?

For example, the last name Jones is spelled out out on the top of this invitation:

Nautical flags were designed to be used on ships at sea to communicate messages at a distance or for times when there is radio silence. They are also known as signaling flags. Different groupings of flags can mean different things, depending on the message that is being sent. Here’s a great place to find more information about signaling flags: http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/flags.htm

The International Code for signaling flags includes a flag for every letter and number.

This makes it fun and easy to spell your name across the top of an invitation or thank you note – great for impressing your boat buddies.

P.S. If you are interested in purchasing real signal flags for your party or home visit our friends IB Designs, USA (http://www.ibdesignsusa.com)

P.P.S. Can you imagine yourself as the captain of your own party? Start it with a signal flag invitation.

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For many years people relied on sending paper invitations to their guests. Paper is nice, but there are some things that paper invitations cannot do.

1. You can not send paper invitations to the wrong email address. You may confuse Bill Anderson, your accountant, with Bill Andresson, your neighbor, when looking up their email addresses to send emailed invitations.. I’m pretty sure your neighbor will be more fun at your party than your accountant.
2. A paper invitation will not get automatically moved to your email’s spam folder and get lost. Did you know that the most opened piece of paper mail delivered are invitations? An invitation sent through the mail will not be stamped “spam” as unwanted mail without you knowing about it.
3. Have you heard about the computer virus going around that looks, at the start, like an emailed invitation? When you click on a link in the email to see the invitation details, you are taken to an unscrupulous website and a virus is loaded onto your computer. A paper invitation won’t do that.
4. What does your email inbox look like? Are there hundreds or thousands of emails that are unread and waiting for your attention? Is there an electronic invitation to a party that was held last week in there? A paper invitation won’t get lost in your computer’s inbox.
5. If your inbox is looking pretty good and you are on top of everything that is coming in, do you read and remember everything as it arrives? Have you ever been distracted while going through your inbox and forgot what you just read? A paper invitation, because it is something that you can keep and post on your bulletin board or refrigerator will not be forgotten easily.

P.S. OK, you’ve figured it out – I think paper invitations are far, far better than emailed invitations. I thought it was kind of interesting to look at it from a different angle. Did you?

P.P.S. There’s just something wonderful about paper – so many things these days are on the computer or smartphone – to actually touch something and have it to refer to are just great. I’ll write more about this soon.

P.P.P.S. Oh, find some great invitations at PolyGraphics.com

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Invitations from Poly Graphics are not for everyone. If you want to see immediately what your invitation will look like, after spending your time to place your wording exactly where you want it, where you are the designer of the card, don’t order from us. We’re more than a printer.

When you order from Poly Graphics here is what will happen: a designer will be assigned to you, they will take your wording and your instructions and craft it onto the card that you have chosen. This will happen within 24 hours*. It’s not immediate. Normal, non-Rush orders usually ship within 3 weekdays. You can speed this up by ordering with our Rush Option.

With Rush we will design, seek your approval, re-design until you are happy, print, proofread and ship your order the same day or next day! That makes Poly Graphics home of the fastest personalized invitations in the world!

Yes, the drafting and online approval process does take some time, but you are the director at Poly Graphics – not the designer. Would you rather direct or design?

You also have many more options when you order from Poly Graphics.

Tell us what color you would like for your wording AND for all graphics.

Tell us what size you want the graphics, that your child will be 6, or that you are moving to Smithfield. We’ll put 6 candles on the cupcake for your invitation, or we will highlight Smithfield on the map of your moving announcement.

Send us a photo to include on your card and we’ll design it in.

We think that starting with a blank card and adding exactly what you want, how you want it, is a great advantage for you to enjoy the perfect invitations.

If you have the time, patience, and the gumption… go to another site where you can be the designer.

If you don’t have the time and want the easy, fast, flexible way – where you direct us, then order from Poly Graphics.

P.S. Yes, it’s true, Invitations ordered from Poly Graphics with the Rush Option are, indeed, the fastest personalized invitations in the world!

P.P.S. Could personalized invitations shipped the same day you order them be any faster?

*24 hour turnaround is guaranteed for non-holiday weekdays. Weekend turnaround is not guaranteed and we don’t work on Sundays and holidays. We want to make you happy, but we value our family time. It’s very important to me that you know that Poly Graphics can do everything that we say we can do. So I want you to understand what 24 hour turnaround and same day Rush processing means. If you have questions about this please call 866-345-7659 (USA only)

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Here’s an example of a Special Request Announcement Crafted by Poly Graphics

A few weeks ago we received a special request from Carmen for a graduation announcement. She wanted to include 3 photos. A young photo of her son, a photo of him as he is today, and a graduation cap. Carmen wanted a folded card that had her son’s young photo on the front, then his graduation photo and graduation announcement wording inside. We said “Yes”. This was definitely something that we could do for Carmen.

A few days later Janet, one of our designers, crafted what you see here. The announcements turned out great! These photos don’t do it justice – it really looks nice in person. (we blurred the wording intentionally in the inside photo)

Carmen saw the draft that Janet prepared and was very happy. When Carmen received the announcements, she was overjoyed. Carmen got more than she expected!

Carmen’s announcement special request was completed – from asking to delivery-  in 2 weeks time. Her unique announcements were limited to exactly how many she wanted – truly personalized printing. We kept one to use as a sample because it turned out so great.

For most special requests we ask for a week to prepare the design. With busy days at Poly Graphics and our children’s schedules we can usually find time in a week for special requests, but not in our normal 24 hour turnaround.

We do not charge extra for special requests if the design is something that we can add to the invitation collection at PolyGraphics.com. We did have to charge a design fee when we had a request for an Ultimate Frisbee + Wine Tasting Wedding Shower. If your event is something that other people may want to buy from our website, and not as unique as the frisbee + wine tasting celebration there will be no design charge.

Note that our availability for Special Requests is limited, so please give us plenty of lead time. If we have several special requests already underway, yours may be delayed because we just cannot fit everything into the time we have. Please understand that we want to do our best work for you and to craft the perfect announcement for you takes time.

If you have a Special Request, ask here

P.S. Thank you for the opportunity to prepare something special for your celebration

P.P.S. When you order from Poly Graphics you are getting personalized, limited edition cards, that are crafted to your specifications.

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Last time I wrote about 11 Great Questions to Ask When Shopping for Graduation Announcements.

This time, I’ll give you answers to these questions.

1. I want to show my graduate’s talents – Can I get FULL personalization? – with both school name and graduate’s name and maybe more (show my student’s talents, etc)

Yes, you can at PolyGraphics.com. Pick a graduation announcement that you like. Then tell us what sport your graduate likes, what their name is (even their nickname), their favorite food or hobby, and we’ll totally personalize their announcement. Just tell us how and what you’d like us to add in the Special Instructions of the order form.

2. Can I get an exact match of my school colors?

We can match *any* color. We’ll even make it brown if that’s what you want.

3. I don’t have much time – How long will this take? (to place the order)

Ordering from Poly Graphics takes about 10 minutes. The hardest part is the wording, but we have plenty of examples for you to use. You do not have to be a designer, or spend time moving stuff around and resizing it to make it look good. Your order will be assigned to a designer and they will do that work for you. Tell us what you want and how you want it to look and we’ll work with you at your online preview page until you are happy.

4. Can I have photos of the graduate on my announcement?

Yes. Send us your photos and we will work them into the design that you like. If you have an idea about how to use your photos on your announcement and don’t see anything like that at PolyGraphics.com, we will create something for you.

5. I need them yesterday – When will I get my announcements?

If you order from Poly Graphics, you will get them very quickly. Most orders ship within 3 days of when you order. A draft is created for you within 24 hours (weekdays), then we ship As Soon As Possible after your approval — but you can get them even quicker than that! Request Rush processing and your order will ship the same or next weekday!

6. Can I review (and change) my order before it is printed?

Yes! With Poly Graphics you will get an email when your draft is ready to review. you will visit your online draft and review page to see what your announcement will look like when it is printed. If something is wrong, or you change your mind about wording or graphics, your designer will work with you until you are happy. We won’t print until you say “approved”

7. How flexible can I be with wording? Am I trapped into what they want to say for me? – What if I don’t like that?

We will print just about anything on your announcement. Formal, informal, whatever. There are many examples of wording on our website, or ask us and we’ll help you. Remember Who, What, When, and Where when working on your wording.

8. Does someone proofread my wording? And look for stuff that I left off? And look for any mistakes that I made?

Yes. Several people review your wording for correctness in grammar and punctuation. If we have a question about how something sounds or if it is said correctly, we look it up – then we consult with you. We want you to be completely happy with your announcements, so we will let you have the final say.

9. Can I order exactly the number of announcements that I need?

Yes, as long as you want 12 or more. We’ll print 14 for you or 1400. Or any number in between.

10. My graduate will get gifts – Can I order matching Thank You Notes?

Yes. Your graduate’s thank you notes can match their announcements or be totally different. Your choice.  We’ll work with you to create something that you are happy with.

11. I can’t find what I want – can I get something specially designed for me?

Yes!  If you can’t find what you want at PolyGraphics.com, tell us what you are looking for and we will work with you to create something that will work for you. Designing a new announcement can take a week or more, so please be patient. If your design is something that we can add to our collection online, there is no extra charge.

Do you have any more questions about Graduation Announcements?

I’d be happy to help you.

P.S. I don’t have to mention the great prices at Poly Graphics, do I?

P.P.S. And the great service too.

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