ABOUT YOUR DESIGNER...Me!
Welcome to Greetings Galore! Let me tell you a little about this site before you continue. My name is Laura and I'm a graphic designer. I created this website to design a custom greeting card just for you, featuring photos of your loved ones, for any special occasion. Graphic design services tend to be expensive and difficult for the average person to obtain. I have developed a passion for providing professional graphic design services to the average person at a price they can afford...and that is where this website originated.

I get customers of all types, but I'd estimate that 95% of you tend to be mothers of young children, trying to capture your family's most precious moments (mainly baby's first birthday) in a special, shareable keepsake. And let's face it, most of us mothers just want to show off our beautiful kids to as many people as we can find an address to! Like most of you, I, too, am a mother of a couple precious children, and my enthusiasm of sharing my kids (and your kids) with the world is what inspires my work. I'm not a big company, or even a little company. I am a stay-at-home mom and Marine Corps wife with a laptop who wants to help you get some pretty cool birthday invitations in the mail! (Or Christmas Cards, or Birth Announcements, or whatever you need at the moment...)

PLACING YOUR ORDER..."But where's my envelopes??"
A lot of customers tend to be confused by the strange format of my website and the fact that I don't include envelopes, understandably! The fact is, I am just a regular old person in a regular old house and not a professional printing company with fancy machines and supplies and shipping tools. Because of this, I rely on a wonderful company called "Smugmug" to do the hard work for me, which makes the process seem confusing at first glance. Trust me though, it's simple!

When you place your design order, you are simply sending a request to my email inbox for me to create a digital image of a greeting card using your photos. What you do with that digital image is completely up to you! When I complete your design I will upload it to the Smugmug website and send you a link. From then on, it's all in your hands. From your Smugmug gallery you will be able to easily download the digital image of your greeting card, or you can choose to order actual photo prints of your greeting card right from Smugmug. Be aware though, Smugmug is a photo lab, not a greeting card factory. Your prints will be photo quality, and they will NOT include envelopes. I simply provide the Smugmug print option as a convenience, and should choose to use it and you will need to supply your own envelopes. If you do order your prints from Smugmug, you will come out very satisfied. Their prints are top notch, the turnaround is fast, and their customer service is the best there is!

HOW DO I SEND MY PHOTOS?
You will receive detailed instructions for sending photos after filling out the order form. To preview these instructions click here.


WHAT IS THE BEST SIZE FOR GREETING CARDS?
All of the sizes offered on this site will look great. But for best results, if your design contains many small photos and lots of text you will want to go with a larger size than a design that contains fewer photos and text. You will also want to make sure you can find envelopes in your preferred size before you order your prints.


I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT THE SIZE I NEED. CAN YOU FIX IT?
If you need a different size and you haven't received your proof yet, simply email me to let me know about the change. If you have already received your proof and you need another size, your design will need to be done again from scratch. Therefore you will be charged a $10 size revision fee which will need to be paid before the work can continue.

WHY DON'T YOU OFFER ENVELOPES ANYMORE?
As of January 1, 2007, all printing and shipping is now being done through a professional lab in Georgia in order to save customers time and money. With this change I am also able to offer more size options and the postcard option which were previously not available. So after the design work is finished your order is turned over to a company called Smugmug which handles the rest. They are only a printing service and do not include envelopes with the print orders therefore you will need to purchase your own envelopes. I recommend visiting Envelopes Express or Paper Presentation for a variety of reasonably priced envelopes with fast shipping.


WHAT IS A CUSTOM DESIGN AND HOW CAN I GET ONE?
A custom design is a design that is not shown on my website. It's a brand new design done from scratch made just for you. Custom designs can be done to match any party theme or any idea that you have. Your design will be revised as many times as needed until you are completely satisifed.

A font change, color change, or any other minor design change to any of the samples on this site is not considered a "custom design". Simply request these small revisions on the order form when you place your order. Custom designs are currently only offered to repeat customers, are only available as digital downloads, and cost $45.

Click here if you are a repeat customer interested in purchasing a custom design.

DO YOU HAVE ANY DORA/SPONGEBOB/TINK/ETC. THEMED INVITATIONS?
Check here for a current list of all available invitation themes.