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Two Jacks In The Hole

by stacey on September 18, 2009

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As I am typing it, I can sense this could probably mean QUITE a few things…however, get your mind out of the gutter.  It’s a radio show.  A damn funny one too.  Our friend Joe Stapleton invited us to be guests on the show he co-hosts with the very funny Scott Huff.  The two of them together create some of the funniest banter, and of course when you add the two of us Hard Cards ladies, it’s explosive.  Okay maybe not explosive, but pretty fucking fun.  I could ramble and ramble on about everything we talked about, but then it wouldn’t give you the excuse to actually listen (or watch) the interview.  And how could I take that away from you?  I’m so rude…

Check the whole video out here. (Skip ahead to 1:03)

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EcoFABULOUS indeed

by stacey on September 11, 2009

as-seen-on-ecofabulousThe lovely ladies over at Ecofabulous just wrote a very cool article about us.  Seems to define us quite well - almost better than we could define ourselves!

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We have three words to sum up Hards Cards, a greeting card company whose products deliver punch-lines with smart-alecky sass: They ain’t Hallmark.

That is to say, don’t expect photographs of kittens on their covers, or precious rhyming couplets on their inside. Founders Randi Picarelli and Stacey Rifkin share a devious sense of humor and their messages are brutally honest — rare traits in an industry ruled by glittery designs and cliched sentiments. Some of the cards seem harmless enough at first glance: “It’s Your Birthday; Let’s Celebrate,” reads one green-and-gold decorated front, while the inside holds a long gripe about getting wasted and the perils of drunk-dialing. Cringe inducing, perhaps, but true.

Hard Card’s brilliance lies both in their audacity to say exactly what you’re thinking, and their admirable production process. eCards may save paper, but they don’t have the same effect as hand-written — and in this case, pointedly witty — notes. These products are ethical from front to back, made on 100% Post Consumer Waste Paper, printed with soy ink, and partnered with a recycled envelope. So while we think the cards are badass-to-the-bone, they’re also kind to Mother Earth, earning them ecofab’s stamp of approval and more than a few of our belly laughs.

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Some really funny shit

September 10, 2009

This was an email sent around to me at work and I laughed so hard at all of these quotes I had to share.  These aren’t MY thoughts - although I do agree and laugh my ass off at about 90% of them.  Enjoy on this lovely Thursday.
Random thoughts from people 25-35 years old:

-Nothing [...]

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Resolutions in August and cool new stuff

August 6, 2009

Us girls here at Hard Cards are going to be better about writing, damnit.  We spend so much time writing our cards that this blog has taken a huge backseat, but now that our new cards are almost DONE, we have time to step it up again.  We’re back in the saddle, so giddyup.
This summer has [...]

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Our super secret process to writing cards - REVEALED!!

July 6, 2009

This May, while at the National Stationery Show, we had so many people ask us our process for writing our cards.  Most said something like “a bottle of wine and a pen, I bet!” and then laughed and guffawed their way through our line of cards.  What these people didn’t realize as [...]

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Giving birth, I hate gingham, and other random thoughts

May 26, 2009

Okay not really giving birth, as in having an actual human child…but this is my first post ever, and it kinda FEELS like giving birth.  Of course not that painful, but it is the start of something, and probably something messy.  There won’t be blood,  placenta, or foreceps (do they even use those anymore?) but [...]

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