VistaPrint

I used to run my own little invitation factory. Mothers would come to me with blank invitations they'd picked up at the local stationary store, or my favorite - Katie Paperie, and I would get to work in Microsoft Word, formatting, picking colors, printing ever so carefully.

To be honest, it was a lot of work. And this year when I was tasked with creating the Invite to my Graduation Party, I sought an easier way. I found VistaPint by chance. They seemed to have an extensive array of printing options, adorable templates, and great prices. I could even upload my own graphic...should I want to get that involved.

I chose one of the modern wedding templates, made some fonts bigger, moved some things around, and had 50 shipped to my office for $20. They arrived in three days, no expediated shipping costs. They were great. Not like, wedding quality, but, great for what I wanted. The envelopes were plain white, which I regretted. Splurge for colored envelopes.

All in all, amazingly easy, great quality, cheap cheap cheap. I'm endlessly tempted to design my own personal stationary, note pads, note cards...ah!

Oh and what a good idea for presents.