Send cute cards, help kids and teachers!
We just love it when our favorite companies unite to do awesome things. This time, Donors Choose and Red Stamp have come together to create a card-making app that donates 100% of proceeds to helping kids and teachers, all for less than the cost of an actual paper...
ThankYouPro – One more way to send thank you notes from your iPhone. Nice ones, too.
The more kids I’ve added, the worse I’ve become at sending paper thank you notes. Sorry mom! But now that I’ve downloaded this cool new app to my iPhone, I have absolutely no excuse any more, considering they even deliver the card right to my...
Change of address cards get way easier–and more philanthropic–in a digital world
If you’re moving, the thought of sending beautiful little change of address stationery is kind of lovely. But let’s be frank, in this day and age, that means you’re asking your friends and family to open the card, bring it to the computer, and enter...
The cutest online invitations for summer parties
We’re all longtime fans of Pingg, the free ecard site with their designs created by independent artists and designers. It’s been a while since we checked in, and now they’ve got so many cool new options especially for any summer parties you’ve...
Happy Father’s Day, cool dads!
We wish you all an amazing day today with your families. And hey, for those of you who forgot to hook a dad (or grandfather or stepdad up?) Hey, that’s what someecards is for. In fact, this one might be our very favorite.-Liz, Kristen and the Cool Mom Tech...
A last minute Father’s Day printable for a tech dad
If you’ve got a gadget-loving dad, we imagine he’ll appreciate this clever printable Father’s Day card that you can DIY with not all that much effort. No hot glue guns, promise! The very creative iDad card just requires printing and cutting lots of...
Apple’s Cards app: Getting Mother’s Day cards from your online mailbox to a real live maibox
When Apple launched the iPhone 4S, I was so excited about Siri that I breezed right by their card app which allows you to create and send paper cards from your iOS device. Well since its launch, they’ve tweaked the app as well as added a slew of new cards for...
Mothers Day ecards for all kinds of Mothers
We love how diverse families have become and we definitely recognize that the typical Mother’s Day card might not meet everyone families needs. Luckily, we found a site with free Mother’s Day e-cards that acknowledge all kinds of moms and all kinds of...
Quirk up your video greetings with SnapCuts
Mother’s Day is just around the corner – you can tell because you start seeing more and more people crowded around the greeting card section in your local drugstore. If you want to avoid the crowds and the cards that pass for “humorous” then...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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