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Frequently Asked
Questions
What is Inventing Matilda's Turnaround Time?
Does Inventing Matilda have an Order Minimum?
Do you offer Card Stock Prints?
Do you sell Photo Cards and Birth Announcements for Twins and Triplets?
Do you sell Adoption Birth Announcements and Photo Cards?
What exactly am I getting when I order from Inventing Matilda?
Can I order envelopes
shipped ahead?
What is the Ordering Process?
How do I indicate my baby's nickname on the
announcement?
Should I list siblings on the
announcement?
How should I list unmarried parents on the birth
announcements?
How do I include the
grandparents' names on a birth announcement?
How should "Jr." be
printed on the birth announcement?
What is the proper way to list the baby's statistics
on the birth announcement?
How do I word an
adoption announcement?
When should the announcements be mailed out and when is the
latest that it can be mailed out?
What is Inventing Matilda's Turnaround Time? If you place an order on Monday through Saturday, we will create your proof and send it back to you
for approval within one day. Once you have approved the final proof, we will submit your order to the printer.
Card Stock orders - Your order spends 3-5 days at the printshop. We ship on the day we pick up your order.
Photo Paper (Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper) orders - Your order spends 1-3 business days in the photo lab.
We ship on the day we pick up your order.
E-Card orders - You will receive your proof within one business day from the time you submit your order.
Once you approve your proof, you will receive your final product via email. You are then able to send it to your
local photo lab for processing (even 1 Hour Photo). Besides having your card printed onto photo paper,
you will be able to post your card on your blog or family website and/or email it.
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Does Inventing Matilda have an Order Minimum?
Nope. Only you can determine how many cards you would like to order. Our only advice is that it seems that it is better to have a few extras at the end of the day than have to order more because you forgot to include your husband's family and that one aunt who always sent you purple turtlenecks as a kid. The exception to this rule is if you are special ordering a double-sided card stock print (see more information below). In that case, we require a 30 print minimum.
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Do You Offer Card Stock Prints?
Inventing Matilda offers Double-Sided Card Stock Prints at a price of $2.00 per card. We require a 30 card minimum order for Card Stock Prints. You announcement will be professionally printed on 100lb. Card Stock. The design will continue on the back of the card. Please plan on a one week order completion period when special ordering card stock prints. If you would like more information about our Card Stock Printing or to place a special order, please write to orders@inventingmatilda.com
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Do you sell Photo Cards and Birth Announcements for Twins and Triplets?
Yes. We are happy to modify any of our paper choices to help you welcome your new babies. We will even work doubly hard on it! Simply choose the paper style you like and place your order. We will work with the text that you put in the Order Comments Box on the checkout page and with the quality photo of your babies. This is a great example of why small is the new big: We are a smaller scale Design House and therefore able to go the extra mile and personalize your paper. We chose against offering a tiny selection of sample cards made just for twins and triplets because we want parents to have all options open to them. TOP
Do you sell Adoption Birth Announcements and Photo Cards?
Absolutely! We are happy to
modify any of our paper choices to help you welcome your new infant or child. Simply choose the paper style you
like and place your order. We will work with the text that you put in
the Order Comments Box on the checkout page and with the quality photo
of your child. This is a great example of why small is the new big:
We are a smaller scale Design House and therefore able to go the extra
mile and personalize your paper. We chose against offering a tiny
selection of sample cards made just for adoptive parents because we
want parents to have all options open to them.
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What exactly am I getting when I order from Inventing Matilda?
When you order Birth Announcements or Photo Cards from Inventing Matilda, you will receive 5x7 cards printed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper with a clean finish. We will take your personalization information and place it on a paper design. We will incorporate a photo of your baby if you are ordering a Photo Card. All orders include envelopes. Upon ordering, we will design a proof for you using the text and photo that you provide. We will email the proof to you and await your approval. Once we receive your approval, we will send your order to our professional printer.
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Can I order envelopes
shipped ahead?
Pre-ordering birth
announcements envelopes is great option for parents-to-be. Simply note on your
order in the special instructions that you would like us to send your envelopes
right away. This will allow you to
fill them out while basking in the pinnacle of your pregnancy, rather than
squeezing in addressing sometime between the 3am feeding and the 7am rush. Please Note: We will not pre-ship envelopes automatically. They must be requested during the ordering process.
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What is the Ordering Process?STEP ONE: Choose the photo card or birth announcement you like the very best.
STEP TWO: Order the card through our shopping cart system.
STEP THREE: Email our designer your high resolution jpeg.
STEP FOUR: Plaster your splendid birth announcement on refrigerators across the country.
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How do I indicate my baby's nickname on the
announcement?
To indicate a
nickname on a birth announcement, place the full name on the announcement and
then, under that line of text, on a separate line and in quotation marks, key in
the nickname.
We welcome with joy and
love
John Paul
Goss
“Jack”
Born April 10,
2008
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Should I list siblings on the
announcement?
A lot parents these
days wish to include the entire family on the birth announcement. Siblings names may be placed with the
parents names or on a separate line:
Welcomed By Kyle,
Jackie, Andrea, and Kane Billings
Kyle and Jackie are
Pleased to Announce the Birth of…..Welcomed Home By Big Sister Andrea and Big
Brother Kane.
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How should I list unmarried parents on the birth
announcements?
It is best to list
both full names starting with the mother’s name.
Savanna Hunt and Jared
Linen Are Pleased to Announce the Birth of Their Daughter…
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How do I include the
grandparents' names on a birth announcement?
We are happy to
personalize your birth announcement in any way that you specify. In this case, be sure to list the
parents names first and place the
names of the grandparents at the end of the announcement.
Dylan and Kate Corbin
Happily Announce the Birth of Their Son…Welcomed By Proud Grandparents Charles
and Marie Hastings.
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How should "Jr." be
printed on the birth announcement?
Traditional
etiquette uses a comma before "Jr.", such as Blake Connor Hatch, Jr. You do not,
however, have to spell "Junior" out on a birth announcement.
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What is the proper way to list the baby's statistics
on the birth announcement?
Baby’s Full Name: Ryan Griffin
Taylor
Date of Birth: September
19, 2008
Birth Weight in Pounds
and Ounces: 9 Pounds 5 Ounces
Birth Measurement in
Inches: 20 Inches
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How do I word an
adoption announcement?
Child’s full name:
Lauren Zinaida Silverman
Include the birth date
of the child and the country of birth (if you have adopted internationally and
not in the United States): Born June 19, 2006 in Ekaterinburg,
Russia.
Include the welcomed
home date: Welcomed Home November 17, 2008
Other information may
include:
-Names of your other
children: Happily Welcomed By Big Brothers Carter and Ty.
-Birth statistics (if
you are adopting an infant): Weighing 9 Pounds 3 Ounces and
Measuring 21
Inches
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When should the announcements be mailed out and when is the
latest that it can be mailed out?
Ideally, birth
announcements should be sent within weeks of the birth, however, any time within
the first three months is appropriate.
If you missed the opportunity to send out birth announcements or you feel
that it may be too late, a great alternative is to send out a quality First Year
Birthday Announcement with or without birthday party information. TOP OTHER HELPFUL LINKS: Contact Us Help Page Customer Service Home STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? Write to Inventing Matilda: info@inventingmatilda.com
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