Happy Easter.

Love, Mimi

Happy New Year! Free Card Download!

Happy New Year!  I can't believe it's already 2016!  I've been cooking up a lot of new ideas, and have tons of new inventory to shoot, but first, a free download!

These cards are 5" x 7" and the envelopes are A7 size, 5 1/4" x 7 1/4".  This is the most common size of printable card I could find.  Download the file and print your card front to back either on a precut paper in the correct size, or centered on a 8 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock, as I did here.  The envelopes print on A7 setting, which is available on most home printers.

Here's the card face:

And the inside:

 The lavender inside makes it easier to collate & cut out, and the dotted line in the center makes for easy folding.

Click Here to download!

Would you like to recieve one of these in the mail?  Just comment and I'll contact you for more info, or send me your details at mimimartnyc@gmail.com

Happy New Year!  I hope 2016 is the best year ever!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you the very best this holiday season!

Best Wishes,

Mimi

How to help (Syria)

It's nothing, really, in the grand scheme of things.

But the news about Syria, the horror and violence screaming on front pages, can desensitize to the real, human suffering behind the politics.

Do you know how hard it was to find photo references of Syrian children smiling?

I wanted to show them smiling and safe, loved and clothed, hand in hand and happy.

As we give thanks this week, for food on the table, a safe place to live, the love of our friends and family, let's also remember those who have no address, no safe place to stay, no guarantee of food or refuge.  

Each image takes you to a charity that will help Syrian refugees.  (More on that below.)

American Refugee Committee

Charity watch grading: 90 cents of each dollar goes to direct care.

Catholic Relief Service

 Charity Watch Grading: 90 cents of each dollar goes to direct care.

International Rescue Committee

Charity Watch Grading: 92 cents of each dollar goes to direct care.

I always check to make sure a charity is real, trustworthy, and the majority of my money is going to actual aid.  This site is a charity watchdog association, rating charities on the amount of money actual spent on aid, and is a good place to start while looking for places to donate.  

Feel free to use and post any of these graphics, as long as you keep my watermark and give proper credit.

Note: I am not affiliated or sponsored by any of these charities. 

Thank you for reading this.  

Much love,

Mimi