I know these cards will be useful!

CONTEST IS CLOSED!

These are the folks who handle my printing services (and most of my clients’ printing). I have never been disappointed with what arrived from them. They even have a picture of my business cards on their Yelp! page…Their color business cards are always spot on with what I sent.

To enter:

Leave a comment here.
Tweet this post with @purpleurbia and @uprinting mentioned.
Leave a comment on our Facebook page.
(you may enter once via each method for a total of three entries)

Giveaway Prize:

500 Business Cards
2 x 3.5”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.75 x 3.5” (slim card)
14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock
Full Color Both Sides; Offset Press; 3 Business Day Printing
Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping
Eligibility: Limited to US Residents only. Must be 18 years old and up.

Contest ends May 22.

I have been ordering business cards from them for a while now, and have never been disappointed with what I have gotten for myself and my clients. I refuse to tell my clients how little I pay for the printing, because every where I go, I get compliments on them! (They are the 2″ square ones). So, I let them give me a box of cards for myself in return for giving a box of cards to you.

Here are the details:

Giveaway Prize: 250 Business Cards for one (1) lucky winner

Size: 2 x 3.5”, 2 x 3”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.5 x 3.5” (skinny card)

Paper: 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock

Shipping: Sponsored bloggers and Winners have to pay for shipping

Eligibility: Limited to US Residents due to shipping costs.

To enter: Comment below. For a second entry retweet the giveaway with “@purpleurbia @uprinting #giveaway” in it somewhere. Contest ends on the 18th.

Our friends at UPrinting have given us one last giveaway for 2009! This time it is 100 postcards. (Don’t want to wait, or need more than 100? Order some cards here.)

We have to tell you we only give away stuff from companies we actually do business with, and UPrinting is always fabulous. Great quality printing, low cost to get it. Now, they do give me 100 postcards myself just for giving some away.

Giveaway Prize: 100 Postcards for one (1) lucky winner
Size: 4×6; Paper: 14pt Cardstock Gloss; Printing: Full color both sides     
Shipping: Winners have to pay for shipping

To enter: Please comment below, for a second entry, tweet the giveaway to @purpleurbia and @uprinting with the #giveaway trending topic. Entries must be received by 10pm Central time on January 2, 2010.

Send us a photo of your prize when it gets printed!

Thanks to:

The free stuff first:

Largeformatposters.com does some fantastic custom posters that make excellent gifts. I got a poster I designed delivered, and when my mom came over for dinner, she left with it! They decided to be kind enough to send me one to give away. (And they gave us one for our office!) You can read some reviews of their sister company UPrinting on Yelp.

Giveaway Prize: (1) Rolled Canvas for One Lucky Winner

Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping in the US

Eligibility: Limited to US Residents due to shipping costs.

To win: Simply comment with who you would give the canvas print to.

If you don’t win, these are great gifts too. If you would like to send me any of these, I can give you my address

Pixel Blocks
Build in pixels! A super fun gift for aspiring creatives – or for your desk

NotePod
Perfect for the designer who designs mobile sites and apps, or just someone who is obsessed with their iPhone.

Chicago Neighborhoods Poster
They have other cities too, but Chicago is my home, and therefore the best The Typographic treatment on this neighborhood map is simply fantastic.

Swine Fun Stashes
Have a little fun with the swine flu fear, get yourself and your friends some nice ’stshed masks!

Happy Webbies Tees
Simply the funniest tees for web designers.

Veer FPO tshirt
Any one who has ever had to use boxes FPO will love this shirt.

Fred Food Face
Play with your food! Even meal time can be play time.

Custom Blank CDRs
These make great gifts, because boring plain CDs are so 2008.

Pop + Shorty HTML tee

You really are the HTML to my CSS.

Hopefully you get some ideas from this post, or some Christmas / Hanukkah gift ideas. (I think it is obvious that I have been shopping lately, don’t you?)

We actually just got a box of cards from them today, and they look great (so I have been told, but I am out of town and don’t get to see them until I get home). We order all of our business cards for us and our clients from them, and have always been pleased with the quality of the work. They print everything from business cards to stickers to custom envelopes.

If you don’t trust us when we say they do good work, you can check out their reviews on Yelp.

Prize Offered: (50 ct.) 7 x 5″ (folded to 3.5 x 5″) Custom Thank You Cards with plain envelopes
Shipping: Free UPS Ground within United States
Blogger Appreciation Prize: (50 ct.) 7 x 5″ (folded to 3.5 x 5″) Custom Thank You Cards with plain envelopes
Eligibility: Limited to US Residents due to shipping costs. We will negotiate better shipping rates soon.

To win, leave a comment below and tell us how you are going to use the cards! We will be chosing a winner at random. Receive an additional entry by tweeting this giveaway to @purpleurbia and @uprinting.

If you are planning a wedding or event in the area, you should check out her services! And watch for her re-branding this winter!