This past week on the blog has been all about personalised goodies in the run up to Christmas. To add a spot of personal uniqueness to any product is by far the nicest touch in any gift given or received, in my opinion. So what about a gift that lasts all year round and not just for Christmas, a personalised calendar?
I was offered the opportunity to create my own 2015 calendar using my favourite pictures with StressFreePrint.co.uk and couldn't wait to see the outcome.
Firstly, my fave pics are normally used for Instagram so having square pictures meant a half A3 size would suit me best as opposed to the full A3 or A4 sizes. I also prefer a wire bound calendar compared to the hole-punched style, so as not to spoil each month's image (and it has less chance of being ripped down if caught by the kids or anyone leaning on it on the wall!)
Premium quality Half-A3 Wire Bound Wall Calendars feature a cover sheet plus 12 month-by-month leaves printed in stunning full colour onto 170gsm semi-gloss paper. You can see the gloss was captured in my picture above.
I chose 12 images, one for each month, and an image for the front cover too. I completely forgot that the front cover would then be a square image on it's own with nothing else on it so was thrilled to receive a call from StressFreePrint asking if I'd like a specific colour to fill the background. That's great customer service right there! Being a Liverpool Fan, they suggested perhaps a red background with the title of the calendar in yellow. I like the way it turned out!
The calendars are available in a choice of white or black wire binding and are supplied with a matching hanger with thumb cut and a 250gsm plain white backing board, for easy and solid hanging.
I adore my calendars and have decided to gift these to family as part of their Christmas presents. I just know they'll love them as much as we do!
If you think your friends and family would also appreciate such a thoughtful and great quality gift this Christmas, you can create your own and purchase 10 copies for just £63.49 which is the equivalent to just £6.35 per unit and the more you buy, the cheaper they become. Bulk buying just got sensible!
The calendar's excellent quality really showcase the images I chose and each month of next year will now present us with a treasured memory. Every day of every month has a full line to make notes of birthdays or appointments throughout the year, with the notable events, such as bank holidays, pre-printed for extra added convenience.
I've teamed up with StressFreePrint to offer one of you the chance to win 10 (yes, ten) copies of your own personalised calendars, just as I have reviewed here. Simply complete the giveaway via the Rafflecopter widget below for you entries to count and you could have 10 prezzies sorted before your tree is even up. Amazing!
All entries are optional.
Remember each and every entry is verified so don't do yourself out of a chance to win this fab prize by trying your luck.
Any entries deemed to be false (unverifiable) will be removed within the Rafflecopter widget prior to the draw.
Giveaway ends Monday 1st December 11:59pm.
Winner agrees to their details being passed to StressFreePrint for their prize to be fulfilled.
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Nice competition. I must admit if I don't have a calendar I'm hopeless at remembering things.
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These make lovely presents - What is the shortest month?
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ReplyDeleteAshleigh
i love photos and im very busy so a calender would be very handy x
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I love the ability to personalise products, fab giveaway
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That would be a great present for all the relatives
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Hope that made you laugh, my daughter had me in stitches
Laura Theobald xxx
Just starting to plan our next personalised calendar - what a lovely giveaway! :)
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