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So I spent a lot of time designing both cards and when I was completely happy with them, I placed my order with Shutterfly. And it was a large one. And I couldn't wait for them to come. When they did arrive, I opened them up and to be honest, was a little let down. They looked fine, but not as great as they had looked when I ordered them. But to be honest, I was a bit too sleep deprived to care very much. At least at the time. So I convinced myself they were fine and then started to get the cards ready to send.
In the meantime, I had to place another order, a gift for a family member, with Shutterfly and because I was nervous about having enough cards for neighbors, I decided to order just a few more of the Christmas cards and the baby announcement.
Fast forward to yesterday. The cards were finished and I mailed them off. It felt good. And then today, the second batch of a few cards arrived in the mail. And I almost started to cry. These cards looked just like the ones I had designed. The color was perfect. When I compared them to a version of the old cards I still had, I was so sad. The old ones had this crazy blue tint, which was made all the worse by looking at the perfect new ones.
Oh my OCD heart.
I felt sad and frustrated and annoyed. And then I realized there wasn't anything I could do about it, so while those feelings were justified (at least in my mind), I'd better move forward and let things be. I did call Shutterfly to ask how I could increase my odds of my prints and cards coming out correctly the next time and to their credit, they gave me a partial card credit as an apology. Which was nice of them. Unfortunately, it expires soon and I have no reason to order 5x7 flat cards in the next few days.
So friends, that fine story was somewhat just to vent and somewhat to tell you that if you are holding one of our fabulous Christmas cards and baby announcements, please know that while cute, they could be cuter. So feel free to check back in the next few days for blog posting of the cards I meant to send. And laugh when you can't tell a difference.
But I bet you can.
Because I sure as shootin' can.
Oh wait, I was moving forward and letting things be.
Dumb machine that printed my cards with a blue tint.
What? I whispered.
