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JUNE 17-23, 2020
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Meet Amy Cortez James: Owner & Card Designer Shout Out DFW recently connected with Amy Cortez James of Amy’s Social Butterfly. Here are excerpts from that conversation. What was your thought process behind starting your own business? Before, I started my own business of creating three-dimensional greeting cards, I was making them on my own just for friends and as I began expanding my creativity my friends started paying me for the cards and encouraged me to consider opening my own business. Share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others? My greeting card company has nothing but handmade 3D cards created by myself. Each card is different. I do it all by hand from cutting the cardstock to the size of a greeting card to the last step of creating the final design of the card. I believe what sets me apart from other greeting card companies is my personal customization. Also, I am most excited about having the opportunity to attend the Secret Room Red Carpet Event in honor of the 2016 Academy Awards Gifting Suite, where I created greeting cards for all the Oscar Nominees. My cards were also featured in INSTYLE Magazine as well.
Amy on the Cynthia Austin Show on KTXD-TV
If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to? I would take my friend to several places. You see I live right in between Dallas and Fort Worth, therefore, I would first take them to see the new Ballpark in Arlington, then to take a tour of the AT&T Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play. I would then take
them to eat at Angelo’s Bar-B-Que in Fort Worth. Afterwards, I would take my friend to Botanical Gardens in Fort Worth and to see Sundance Square. Read the full, unedited conversations with this business and others at ShoutOutDFW.com.