New address cards ideas please

[Dilidali]

Could I please have a hand? We are moving soon and I can't choose a new address card. Spent ages( when I should have been packing) looking for a nice, simple change of address card in shops. Then it dawned on me: order on internet. Never done that before, do you have any experience with this? Could you share yours if you have?

[DoingItForMyself]

erm would an email not be easier?! With all the aggravation of moving I can't imagine why someone would want to spend time & money writing and posting cards (and I'm a card maker!)

If you're dead set on sending some I'm sure you can google it, or for a simple and easy handmade one, why not nab a load of paint chart strips from the DIY shop, use a shape punch from Hobbycraft to make a little house shaped hole in it and attach it to a blank card with a ribbon threaded through a hole at the top like a luggage tag. Scribble 'new home' in your bestest joined up and it will look like you spent a fortune on special handmade cards!

[Dilidali]

You are right, doingitformyself, an email would be easier and probably a more sensible idea! I will admit I am more overwhelmed thanI have been in a very very long time. Having to move house just one of the 50 things I have to juggle with at the moment, I really seem to have had a very bad run of luck lately so can't really think that straight.

But I absolutely love the idea with the paint strip cards. My hobby is calligraphy and I think I could make a pretty decent job out of your idea. I will use it for our new house when we emigrate next year. With plenty of glasses of chilled white wine in the shadow somewhere. Thank you. Xxx

[Sunnyshores]

Phoenix trading do reasonably priced packets of 10, several modern deisgns, I ordered some very plain traditional ones online from www.Lincraft.co.uk.

[PKTidy1]

These people (The Pen & Ink Company) do change of address cards plus you can get your new house illustrated too www.the-pen-and-ink.co.uk

[Dilidali]

Thank you for your suggestions, they both look really good, that's what I was looking for! Thank you so much :). X

[gwenniebee]

Honey Tree Publishing are lovely too.

[Dilidali]

Thank you gweeniebee :)

[PKTidy1]

Oops forgot to make the link live!
www.the-pen-and-ink.co.uk

[Dilidali]

Not to worry, I copied and pasted. They do have some nice stuff. X

[EccentricElastic]

I use moo.com for my business cards, and they do all kinds of other cards too. I like them because you can use your own images on them (I use pics of my own art work), so maybe you could do that...... a pic of the new house, or the family packing up, or the removal van fully loaded or something!

[Dilidali]

That's very sweet of you Eccentric, thank you :). I am not artistic at all, but a very good friend is, so your idea is a very welcomed one.

[EccentricElastic]

You're very welcome Dilidali, and I hope your move goes well.