RE: NAPTIMECARDS are fabulous!
I agree that Naptime Productions is great. We received a lot of compliments on my son's announcement. We chose the original feature design with blue parchment. The picture is printed on vellum in black and white. The vellum is tied to the parchment with a ribbon of your choice.
We took the photo ourselves with a digital camera when our son was around 3 weeks old. According to the Naptime Productions website, 640x480 pixel digital photos often work for Cameo or Expressions designs, but are too low resolution for other designs; 1280x960 pixels normally works well for any design if the subject is taken fairly close up; and 2048x1536 pixels works wonderfully. I submitted our order for the announcements on-line and then e-mailed several color photos with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. I wanted input from Naptime Productions about which photo would work best with the original feature design.
I was contacted by Naptime Productions to discuss the submitted photos. The person with whom I spoke was very nice and helpful. She explained how the photos would be cropped and how much of my son's body would fit on the card. Then I decided which photo to use.
The turn-around time was good and the finished product was wonderful. I chose to assemble the announcements myself. It wasn't difficult, but it was time consuming, especially while caring for a newborn. I would give self-assembly a second thought if I had it to do over again. Overall, I was very pleased with the quality of the product and with the customer service provided by Naptime Productions.
Mommy to Justin (13 years) & Ashlyn (8 years)