WICHITA — Self-described “Hallmark junkie” Julie Conner is now an official Hallmark card creator.
As Have You Heard? reported earlier this summer, Conner is the Wichita resident who won an online Hallmark competition for a card she created.
Now, Hallmark has chosen that card to produce and sell in Walmart stores nationally.
Conner also won an additional $250, which is what she won for the online portion of the competition.
She calls it “a drop in the bucket to what they’re going to make off of it . . . but it’s still cool.”
“For people like me who just want to have the notoriety of having written a Hallmark card . . . excitement is part of the reward.”
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WICHITA — Julie Conner does a lot of writing in her day job in the marketing department at Pioneer Balloon, but she may have a future as a greeting card writer, too.
Conner entered a Hallmark contest to write a caption for a birthday card. She’s one of 39 winners nationally and now has a chance to have her caption turned into an actual card.
“I’m hoping that maybe it will be one of those,” Conner says.
Even if it’s not, she’s thrilled to have won and receive $250 for basically making fun of her husband, Chris.
Conner snapped a photo of her husband on the teacup ride at Walt Disney World. His eyes were closing, which made him look as if he were about to be ill.
She used the picture with the caption: “Now that you’re older, it might be best to avoid the spinning rides. Hold on tight and have a great birthday!”
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