Basic Invite Custom Stationery: from Timeless Thank You Cards to Chic Graduation Invitations

Handwritten Thank You Note

If there’s one thing my southern Mama taught me, it’s the importance of writing a proper and timely thank you note. When we received a gift as a child, Brother and I would come downstairs the next morning to find our personalized stationery sitting out on the kitchen table. We knew what that meant: we may as well go ahead and write that thank you note, because you better believe we weren’t allowed to do anything else until it was done. Mother would stand over our shoulder until our thank you note was written, addressed, and dropped in the mailbox.

As young children we would grumble and complain, but now I am so thankful Mother instilled in us this very important trait.

You may remember that John Davis just recently celebrated his third birthday with the sweetest Snips & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails birthday party. We are so fortunate to have thoughtful family and friends who love celebrating him (i.e. showering him with gifts!). After his birthday was over we took some time to sit down together and write heartfelt thank you notes to everyone who helped make him feel so special.

Obviously at three years old John Davis doesn’t fully grasp this concept just quite yet.

But we sat down and talked through every thank you note as I explained to him who we were sending it to and why we were thankful. Even though John Davis is still very young, it’s never too early to start teaching him this very important skill.

Custom Stationery with Basic Invite

Another thing we pride ourselves on here in the South? Monograms and personalization.

You know what we say, “If it doesn’t move, put a monogram on it!”

It’s fun to joke about, but a little extra effort truly goes a long way. I feel if the person you’re writing to put time and effort into the gift they sent you, then you should also put time and effort in to what you send to them in return.

There is no easier way to add that extra special touch to your hand written thank you note than with a nice set of custom stationery. It makes an impression and shows you have gone out of your way to show gratitude in a thoughtful way.

Basic Invite: Custom Stationery for the Entire Family

Now, I know what you may be thinking, but custom stationery does not have to be hard or expensive.

After John Davis’s birthday party, I ordered custom stationery for both boys from Basic Invite. Now let me be honest here: at one point or another I have ordered from almost every online store out there (Christmas cards, stationery, invitations, etc.) and I have always left feeling frustrated. Frustrated for lack of designs and customization; frustrated that my actual product looked different than it did online. Frustrated to spend a lot of money and not be pleased with the quality.

Basic Invite was completely different and my entire experience was nothing but wonderful. I was so pleased with the entire process and with the end result. In fact, I loved the process and the product so much that I ordered custom stationery for the entire family!

One of my absolute favorites was this blue and white polka dot stationery. It’s no surprise that I love blue and white, so this sweet design caught my eye right off the bat. I love the simplicity and the classic design.

Y’all know how we feel about bow ties around here!

All little Southern gentlemen need a bow tie, so this adorable bow tie design made me squeal with excitement it’s so cute.

I have never seen a little boy love trucks as much as John Davis, so when I saw this firetruck design I knew I had to get it. And I was right! This was his favorite (even if he did think it was a tunnel for his play trucks 🙂 )

I had so much fun picking out Fletcher some sweet stationery appropriate for a baby. You know my motto when it comes to this kind of thing, “babies don’t keep,” so I like to keep everything as sweet and “baby-ish” as possible for as long as I can. It won’t be long before he’s asking for trucks and bow ties like his big brother.

The stationery I picked out for Fletcher did not disappoint. I absolutely love the classic blue and white gingham paired with the yellow duck.

And this bunny holding a balloon could not be any sweeter. We all know how I feel about bunnies.

Since I was so impressed with the stationery I ordered for John Davis and Fletcher, I decided to go ahead and order custom stationery for Hubby and myself as well.

For myself, I picked out this classic, feminine design. We all know how much I love gingham, and pink is my color. I love the simplicity of the font which has a calligraphy look about it.

Awhile back Hubby told me he wanted custom business stationery. He told me it absolutely had to be “manly.” 🙂 Hubby is a lawyer and is constantly writing thank you notes to clients and business partners alike. I picked out this circle monogram stationery for him and he gave it his stamp of approval. It looks very professional and I know it will make an impression on the clients that receive it.

The Basic Invite Difference

Customization: Basic Invite has hundreds and hundreds of the most adorable designs to choose from. I had so many in my shopping cart that it was truly hard to narrow it down to my favorites. When I was ready to customize the product, I was so pleasantly surprised at how much control Basic Invite gave me. Not only could I change the font and the color of the design and the text, I could also move elements to a different location or delete them all together. You can truly customize your stationery down to every last detail.

Unlimited Colors: Basic Invite is one of the few websites that allows customers almost unlimited color options with instant previews online. Once you select a design you can choose from over 180 (!!) different color options for every element on your product.

Custom Samples: Basic Invite is one of the few websites that allows customers the ability to order a printed sample of their actual invitation. This is a game changer! There is nothing worse than receiving a product only to learn the color and quality look nothing like the way it appeared on your computer screen. By receiving a printed sample, you can see exactly how your design looks in person before you ever place your final order.

Over 40 Different Colors of Envelopes: Basic Invite is just as colorful with their envelopes as they are with their invitations! You can choose from over 40 different color envelopes. I love this for two reasons. One being that you can coordinate your envelope to match your invitation, and the second being that your envelope will stand out in the mailbox before it is even opened. Another huge bonus? ALL of the Basic Invite envelops are “peel and seal” so they can be quickly and securely closed. No more licking envelopes!!!

Address Capturing Service: I don’t know about you, but I have the hardest time keeping up with the most current address of our family and friends. Basic Invite offers an easy and convenient address capturing service. Simply share the link on Facebook or Instagram (or any other form of social media), and all of your addresses will be stored in one safe and convenient location. Once they are there Basic Invite offers recipient address printing at no extra cost on ALL card orders! This is a huge timer saver for busy mama’s like myself.

Foil: I love the extra touch and festivity that foil adds to a card, especially around the holidays. Basic Invite offers many options of foil cards in gold, silver, and even rose gold. You can choose flat or raised foil on every design.

Custom Stationery Makes the Perfect Gift

Spring time around here signals the start of event season. Whether it’s graduation, weddings, baby showers, or birthday parties, come Spring time I get so excited to run out to our mailbox each day as it starts to fill with invitations to various events.

Just this Spring alone we personally have family or friends at each of these life stages. We have nieces and nephews graduating from high school, we have friends getting married, and we have friends expecting babies. Each one of them will have parties and showers hosted in their honor where we will give a gift.

Important events and milestones such as these require a special gift. When picking out a gift I like to choose something meaningful and personalized that the recipient is sure to get a lot of use out of. What could be a better or more personalized gift than custom stationery? Having gone through all of these events myself, there was one thing I always needed: stationery and thank you cards. I can vividly remember spending so much time writing thank you notes after graduation, after our wedding, and most recently after our baby shower.

After being so pleased with Basic Invite for our own family, I plan on gifting each of these family and friends their very own set of custom stationery. I know they will love it, and even more so, I know they will be able to put it to great use!

Basic Invite Custom Invitations

Be sure to check out Basic Invite for all of your invitation needs this Spring as well. Basic Invite has the cutest selection of invitations for all of your Spring events, including graduation, weddings, bridal showers, baby showers and birthday parties!