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My MAKE29 business cards are perfect for sending out with numbered editions, but I needed something different for just handing out in real life and for sending along with other products. And I love any excuse to design new stuff for my brand.

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I've always been a fan of photos on my cards (remember these?! or these?!). Maybe it's because my blog and website branding is so photo heavy and this is a physical extension of that. Or maybe it's just because I don't really have a logo so this is easy. I enjoyed picking a random assortment of new photos (two ampersands, obviously) to fill them up. I recently changed my email signature line to "I make stuff like it's my job." and felt like it would be fun to put that on there. My goal for my business cards is that people want them. They want to keep them. They want to stick them on their bulletin board.

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The backside holds all my info. Paul was like, "what's gram?" and that's when I realized I REALLY need someone to check my work before I send it off to the printer. I used GRAM because it's shorter than INSTAGRAM so it fit with my format. Probably a massive fail, but who knows? If you're on IG you'll probably get it, and if not, you can email me. 😉 I wanted to incorporate the podcast and it didn't fit the format so I made that a small joke out of that. Small joke + big statement + photos = ELISE.

I had these printed by overnightprints.com (my go-to these days for promo pieces) and as always, was thrilled with the results.

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29 responses to “new business cards!”

  1. Alyssa Avatar
    Alyssa

    nah, made sense to me!
    They’re awesome.

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  2. CarlyMaria Avatar

    I love, looove these! Such a great picture arrangement.
    (and it made sense to me too!)

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  3. Ilona Avatar
    Ilona

    so cool! And ha yeah, you succeeded, now I want one and have to order something new 😉
    Today the postman handed me the gold ink print!! Sooooo beautiful Elise! Now I have to find the perfect frame! Thanks again, can’t wait what’s your next take on make29 🙂

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  4. Dawn Ritchie Avatar
    Dawn Ritchie

    Dude, we say “Gram” or any variation we can come up with. Definitely not a fail. 🙂

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  5. Mickie Avatar

    Hi Elise, love the new cards. They are definitely something I would pin to my bulletin :).
    I just went through the same process for my first ever business venture and it was a ton of fun. I didn’t use photos, but instead designed a little logo. If you want to take a look, I posted about it at
    http://www.zucchiniontheceiling.com/blog/2014/04/what-i-learned-about-business-this-week-logo-design-.html.
    Hope your Queen B show went well. Have an awesome week!

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  6. Kristina B Avatar

    I got Gram. I didn’t think it was how to get in contact with your grandma 🙂

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  7. Tiffany B. Avatar

    Love them Elise! I love your graphic style, I totally got “gram”.

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  8. Ann Avatar

    I”ve seen the front on the gram, but this is the first time i’ve seen the back. Cute backside!

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  9. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    I get gram, but I also think that INSTA or IG would’ve made more sense, since people tend to use #instaFUN #instaLOVE (etc) or IG.

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  10. Catherine Avatar

    These are great, Elise, and so “on-brand” for you (is that a thing? it’s early and I have a 5 week old) I’m a recently devoted reader to your blog. Loving looking through the archives and reading about small business, motivation, Navy life (I’m also a Navy wife). Oh, and PS I adore the podcast! I’ve listened to your episode with Ann Marie twice. So fun.

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  11. lea lacoste Avatar

    haha when i first read it i had the same reaction as Paul, i either say instagram or IG that must be why 😉 LOVE LOVE your new motto!

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  12. Veronika Avatar

    You definitely reached your business card goal from my point of view 🙂

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  13. Jessi Avatar

    I’ve really enjoyed watching your brand evolve over time. It’s super encouraging to those of us just starting out. We don’t have to get it prefect right away. It takes time and we just have to be patient. Btw, I love the photo-heavy cards. I love that about your blog. Fits you so well.

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  14. Miriam Avatar

    Gram works fine but I agree that IG or Insta would have worked as well. Nonetheless, they look good!

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  15. Kristen Avatar

    These are great and so perfectly you! I love the idea of people wanting to keep them. I would pin this baby up on my cork board for sure.

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  16. Jess Avatar

    I get the gram…and I think others will with the @ handle too. And if they aren’t on instagram, they probably don’t care anyway 😉

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  17. JC Avatar

    I love your goal for business cards, and I definitely think you succeeded.

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  18. Sarah Milligan Avatar
    Sarah Milligan

    They’re fun and I think anyone who actually uses Instagram would get ‘gram’ so I think you’re ok!
    You’ve probably mentioned this somewhere in the past but do you design these in Photoshop elements?
    I just had some cards printed that a graphic designer formatted for me. But it would be great to play with them myself in the future.

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  19. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    It makes sense to use gram for instagram. I would totally do the same thing.

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  20. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    YES! PSE for everything. 🙂

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  21. Ellie Gifford Avatar

    It’s frustrating that overnight prints doesn’t ship to Canada!! I’d love to try out their service, but it just isn’t an option right now. boo!
    These look great – I’d pin one on my bulletin board for sure 😉

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  22. Maureen Avatar

    They are you. (and yes, I get Gram because…I do.) 🙂

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  23. carole Avatar
    carole

    Those are cute. And I thought I’d just mention… I think I need a life, because I looked at the date today and was sad that its only the 6th… so many days until May’s Make 29 is revealed! I can’t wait to see what it is!! 🙂 You’ve made the 22nd of every month this year very, very fun.

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  24. Welcome Home Taylor Avatar

    Seriously in love with these! They’re awesome! I love designing business cards are these are beautiful!
    xoxo
    Taylor

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  25. Patchouly Avatar
    Patchouly

    As soon as I got home from Queen Bee, I realized I didn’t pick up one of the new cards and was so bummed! So I am here to tell you that people DO want your cards, and are sad when they forget to pick one up! And your tag line is the coolest ever 🙂

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  26. D Avatar

    Thank you for putting this here and sharing
    very informative
    Michelle
    Check out Excellent Printing For Best Prices, Great Service & Quality
    http://excellentprinting.co.uk/

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  27. D Avatar

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