Sunday, January 11, 2009

Magnet Street Baby Reivew and Giveaway

So, it was December 15th and I realized Christmas was only 10 days away and I still didn't have Christmas cards. I hadn't even taken my kids photo yet. I never wait this long! I start thinking about my Christmas cards in September. I'd like to do something fun, but at this point I was running out of time. What was I gonna do? Then I found something great ~ MagnetStreetBaby. But first I needed a photo.

So I showered all the kids, got them dressed and told the hubby what our evening plans were; 3 words that send terror into my hubby's soul "Christmas Photo Shoot." I still didn't have my tree up (long story for another day) so a photo at home was out of the question, so we headed to the local mall to see what we could do. Do you know how hard it is to take a photo at the mall 10 days before Christmas and not get other people in your photo? Pretty hard. Here are some of the photos that didn't make the cut.

Not bad, but I'm not crazy about the shoe store in the background!

Everyone is getting a little crazy!

Check out those evil eyes! Where did the baby go?

A photo with Santa was out of the question, 3 year old is terrified of him. So we settle for a bench we found near the big tree by the train and we were able to get a decent photo with a not so bad background.

I think we have a winner!

So now I have my photo, we all go for ice cream, I get the kids to bed and I head to MagnetStreetBaby.

MagnetStreetBaby specializes in birth announcements but they also offer shower invitations, address labels and seals, and holiday cards. Many of their designs are available as 3.5" x 4" magnets. How cool is that? I was looking for something fun and here it was! Just think, my kids would be smiling from everyone's fridge instead of being stuffed into a drawer with all the other Christmas cards.

The cool thing about MagnetStreetBaby is once you have chosen one of their many designs available, you can customize the colors and fonts on the card. In the past when I would order cards I always had a hard time with this because I would like the card, but the colors didn't match the outfits or the background of the photo. With MagnetStreetBaby colors are no longer a problem! You can choose from a menu of colors or go even further into the color tool and choose any color on the spectrum! They also have close to 200 different fonts to choose from to make your card uniquely yours. With each change you make the preview reflects the change so you can see exactly what your card will look like. I had a lot of fun playing around with the options for my card. The editor tool was so easy to use and my ordering experience with MagnetStreetBaby was fantastic! There are so many possibilities everyone can find something that suits their taste.

I was so happy with my cards, and just as I imagined, everyone I sent them too thought they were great!


MagnetStreetBaby has generously offered to give one of my readers a $100 credit to use for the products of your choice at their online store MagnetStreetBaby.

Here's how to enter:

Main Entry
~ Go to MagnetStreetBabyclick on the "magnet announcement" button. Look through the designs on the first page (you can look through more if you want) and come back here and leave a comment telling me your favorite design. = 1 entry

Bonus Entries ~ Leave separate comments for each you complete
~ Follow my blog - left sidebar = 1 entry
~ Subscribe to my blog via reader -left sidebar = 1 entry
~ Copy and paste the following on Twitter "Enter to win $100 GC to MagnetStreetBaby, your source for unique for birth announcements http://tinyurl.com/ay7jle". Leave a link to your post in comment = 1 entry each day.

~Follow me on twitter here = 1 entry
~Post this giveaway on your blog. Leave a link to your post in comment. = 1 entry
~If you don't have a blog, you can email the link to my contest to 3 friends and CC me in your email craftymamaof4@gmail.com. Leave a comment. = 1 entry
~Grab my button -right sidebar- and post it on your blog. = 1 entry

Good luck!
Thank you to MagnetStreetBaby for this great giveaway!

US entries only please. Please make sure to leave a valid email address or your Twitter ID in one of your comments. I will not hunt you down if you win. If you do not follow the entry requirements as stated above, your entry will be invalid, so please make sure you read the directions carefully :) This contest will end at 11:59pm EST Saturday, January 17th. The winner will be chosen by random.org and will be notified via email or Twitter DM. The winner will also be posted on this blog on Sunday, January 18th. The winner has 48 hrs from the time of the posting to claim their prize or another winner will be chosen.

108 comments:

Unknown said...

I really like all the adoption annoucement magnets but if I were to pick one it would be the We Proudly Welcome magnetic annoucement. I also added your badge to my page.

Anonymous said...

Love the photos that didn't make the cut, too cute!!

What wonderful products, too many to choose a perfect one! Good luck with the giveaway that is an awesome giveaway! ((HUGS))

Anonymous said...

What a nice site! We loved the photo collage (designer's choice).

NewYorkMemos said...

I likve the Magnetic Birth Annoucement - Layout Style: A-10622. It has a very dramatic effect that I love!

~Nyny
NewYorkTran@gmail.com

NewYorkMemos said...

I Blogged! =)

http://newyorkmemos.blogspot.com/2009/01/100-giveaway-from-magneticstreetbaby.html


~Nyny
NewYorkTran@gmail.com

NewYorkMemos said...

I Grabbed Your button =) hehe you can see I really want to win huh? ^_^

~Nyny
NewYorkTran@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

i like the solid band design. no need to dress up cute baby pics! baby is star! sugary79@aol.com

Jennifer said...

I like Gift From Above. It is so perfect for announcing a new baby!

Andrea Hatfield said...

I like the Magnetic Adoption Announcements - Blossom. But if I won I would have to choose something else because I'm not adopting.

Andrea Hatfield said...

I blogged it~
http://mylifesahoot.blogspot.com/2009/01/check-these-blogs-out-win.html

Anonymous said...

Hello! I subscribed to your blog. I love the Character Border magnet. What a great idea! Just wanted to mention, some of the best holiday photos we ever took of our son were taken at a local florist/greenhouse. Thanks! Janet at Felt on the Fly.

Anonymous said...

Sorry - I'm new at all this 'puter stuff. Let me try again.

Jennifer said...

There were so many to choose from, which made it a hard decision but I really like the plaid with ribbon magnetic announcement

Jennifer said...

I really liked the photo collage magnatic announcements because you can put more than one picture on it! :)

Sky said...

How bloody brilliant! I love the idea of magnets instead of cards! Just perfect. I adore the Spring Blossom magnet. It's so sweet!

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Laura said...

Oooh, tough choice! I really like both the 'bursts' and the 'birdies, in blue'. Very cute!
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Laura said...

I'm following you on blogger (Laura), thanks!
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Laura said...

And twittered ya! http://twitter.com/LauraCh
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Laura said...

Button is up, yay! http://chil-koffs.blogspot.com/
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felicitouschick said...

I really like the Sweet Song Birds design. My little one is coming in Feb/March, so this would ROCK!

jamaise said...

They really have something for every occasion. I like Birdies. So cute.

jamaisew[at]gmail.com

Anonymous said...

I like the colorful stripes announcements for a boy!

Anonymous said...

http://twitter.com/fabrichound/status/1125619740

and I already follow you on twitter too :)

Unknown said...

Ooh! I think my favorite is the solid band announcement in blue. Very cute stuff!

FrugalWeightloss.com said...

Magnetic Birth Announcements - Dotted Background - It's a Girl!

I like this design. :)

Leah said...

I soooooo love the Magnetic Birth Announcements - Photo Collage (Designer's Choice)! So adorably cute! : )))

Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))

leahita[at]gmail[dot]com

Leah said...

I love following you on TWITTER....username: leahita!!! : )))

Thanks again for the give~away! : )))

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Leah said...

And, I TWITTERED about this fabulous give~away.......user name: leahita.

http://twitter.com/leahita/status/1125653232

leahita[at]gmail[dot]com

Karen @dixielandcrafts said...

I would get the Casual Stripes because my last baby was actually three babies! I have triplets and this card would be perfect.

Unknown said...

I really like the Magnetic Birth Announcements - Ribbon. I did magnetic for my daughters last birthday and it was a huge hit, but I had to add the magnets myself. This would be great. Thanks
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Donna said...

I like the boy birth announcement Layout Style: A-10611
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Lori said...

I like the Spring Branch Birth announcements. Thanks!

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wendy wallach said...

I like the photo collage...I can make it exactly the way that I want to.

madamerkf at aol dot com

Anonymous said...

I love the baby doll boy announcement; it's simple and classic.

sanna1999 at verizon .dot. net

Xenia said...

I had a baby girl four weeks ago and love the simplicity of the pink Ribbon Magnetic Birth Announcement and how classic it is.

Thanks!
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jceko77 said...

Plaid with Ribbon is my fave magnetic announcement
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Judy - MommyNewsBlog.com said...

I really like the Magnetic Holiday Birth Announcements, Chocolate Squares! What a fantastic idea - I wish I new about this at Christmas time!

Twitter ID: MothersBoutique
judy at mothersboutique dot com

Judy - MommyNewsBlog.com said...

I am already following you on twitter and I tweeted about this contest: http://twitter.com/MothersBoutique/status/1126597439

Jennifer Irving said...

I love Layout Style: DC-10615 (Magnetic Birth Announcements - Photo Collage) I'm a picture freak...so I'd never be able to pick one.

3boyzmom said...

I liked the snowflake design address labels! I also like the idea of a birth announcement on a magnet...it's brilliant!

Danielle said...

What a great idea my favorite Birth annoucement is Magnetic Birth Announcements - Character Border

Lindsey said...

Aw, the sweet songbirds announcement is so cute! Thanks for the giveaway!

Lindsey
ladyufshalott at yahoo.com

BrainLint said...

I like the 'Baby Girl' in the bottom left. I used to use MagnetStreet when I sold real estate. I've always liked their products!

Michele P. said...

I like the cute design Layout Style: A-576

with a new grandson due in May, this would be a perfect way to announce him to the world...

Anonymous said...

My favorite is the burst magnetic birth announcements. But there are so many other cute designs.

Sarah said...

I have twins, so I had to see if they had any twin announcements and sure enough they do! I really like the Twins - Stripes Magnetic Birth Announcement.

Unknown said...

I would pick the "Solid Band" for my little boy, due in May! Thanks so much!

myshadow28(at)aol(dot)com

Jonara Blu Maui said...

I can't relate to the birth announcements..my son is 17! haha! but they were cute..I looked through the labels and envelope seals though and there are so many I like..hard to choose but I like the Colorful Dots on this page: http://www.magnetstreet.com/store/details/market/524/productId/21007

Jonara Blu Maui said...

I just twittered about it here: http://twitter.com/jonarablu/status/1127493887

Jennifer Cirka said...

Awwww! This froggie is just too cute!

Magnetic Adoption Announcements - What are little boys made of?

Reiza said...

I think I like the Magnetic Birth Announcements -Baby Doll Girl one best.
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Reiza said...

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/ReizaM/status/1127593463
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Reiza said...

I follow you on Twitter (ReizaM).
offthespaceship at myway dot com

 
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