In the UK and Ireland, Mother’s Day is on Sunday 10 March 2013. (For other countries, see here)

To help you tell mum how awesome she is, here’s some easy ideas for your card. Just choose your photo, select one of our greetings card themes and add your message to the front and inside. (Or you can leave the front as a plain photo)

Last order date for UK addresses: to arrive by Sat 9, orders need to be placed by Wednesday 6 March 2013 (cards take 1-3 working days)

1. Remind mum of when you were young

We all love our digital cameras, but there’s something unique about old photos. Pro tip: if you don’t have a scanner, try just taking a photo of an old photo!

2. Send a photo of you

I bet mum doesn't get as many photos of you as she used to? And all mums love photos of their kids, whatever their age.

Or you could show her your appreciation like this :-)

You and mum together

Nothing shows that you’re wishing her a happy Mother’s Day like a photo of you both.

Or even from all the siblings:

Dads - help the little one send a card

Touchnote may be easy enough for a 2 year to use, but not all 2 year olds have credit cards… So that means it’s down to you, dad, to thank that mother in the family. You’ve got tons of great photos you could use, or you could just take one now…

Or them both together:

Create your own card for Mother's Day, via web, iPhone or Android.

The best cards are personal ones. And this year we’re making it easy to send all of your holiday and Christmas cards in minutes. That's right, we now do folding greeting cards, sent in top quality envelopes, as well as our beloved postcards.

All you need to think about is the photo to use on your card - here are some ideas we like.

Christmas cat

The internet was made for cats. So what's better than to send a festive feline straight from your mobile or our website? This card uses our 'Nesbo' theme.

Holiday hounds

These two guys are dressed up nice and smart, ready for their pumpkin. Who wouldn't smile when opening this card? This card uses our 'Neon Origami' theme, which also applies a nice warm filter to the photo.

Party time

We love these guys, and I'm pretty sure they loved sending this card! Our 'Chirrup' theme is used here, our little robin speaking the personal message on the front. The theme has also applied a beautiful warm tone to the photo, which really lifted the cold, hard flash from the original photo.

The knitwear

These guys didn't hold back with their Christmas jumpers (nor their festive headgear). The 'bluebird' theme applies a cool, blue filter to the photo, but these guys are nice and warm.

The family - and the dog

Photos are treasured, especially real, printed ones. If, like these guys, you find a nice spot and smile for the camera, you won't go far wrong. A lasting memory of a happy time - and festive dog! (Using our 'Lund' theme, which also softened the light and smoothed the skin tones)

Happy moments

You don't always need snow or Santa hats. This photo is simply a great moment with a brother and sister with our 'Paper Cut' theme applied. It gives the photo a beautiful, nostalgic border and applies a high contrast black and white filter to the photo, creating a timeless, arty image.

These are just some examples of our festive card themes. Which is your favourite?

You can try them all out using our quick card creator now.

When Christmas Day left-overs are finished and the wrapping paper is put away, it’s time for the little ones (and maybe you too) to start thinking about sending some ‘’Thank you’’ cards for all the wonderful presents.

Apple (you might have heard of them) today announced that they have decided to follow Touchnote into the mobile postcards market. They also released a new phone.

New CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, wasn't available to talk to us, but we were able to get an exclusive, considered quote from co-founder Raam Thakrar of Touchnote:

“We know how important it is to print photos and share photos so that they can be treasured. It seems others are realising this, too. But, wow, their cards are pricey.”

In a more sober vein, it's hard to know how to react when a big player moves into your industry, some of our thoughts are:

- it's flattering and exciting to have your business validated

- it's also scary when that 'validation' is from Apple

- we’ve been doing this since 2008, having sent cards to over 200 countries and territories.

- when a big company gets involved in activities that aren't its core focus, there's no guarantee that they'll make a good job of it

- our print and delivery is second-to-none, despite our cards being half the price of Apple

- our iPhone app remains excellent (have you tried the latest version)?

- we're pre-installed on all major Sony Ericsson Android devices

- we love iPhones, but not everyone is on them. Touchnote also happen to have a most excellent Android app and a website

- we've got some fantastic new features on the way for all our apps (but they're very secret)

We're quietly optimistic about what the future holds for Touchnote. Even with Apple trying to take a bite.