Looking for the Perfect Gift this Mother's Day? Visit PhotoWorks.com

CLEVELAND, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mother's Day is Sunday, May 9, and that means consumers are excitedly scouring stores to come up with ideas to show mom just how wonderful she is. This year, start your search for the perfect gift by visiting PhotoWorks.com, an American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) company. The popular site offers high quality gifts, all of which are customizable with your favorite digital photos, easy to create and enhanced with the creativity of American Greetings artists.

Visitors to the site this Mother's Day will find a huge collection of beautiful and stylish cards and gifts to offer something thoughtful and memorable for mom.

"We all want something beautiful for mom on Mother's Day, but we also want something special, and that's the unique combination PhotoWorks offers," said Sally Babcock, senior vice president and general manager at PhotoWorks.  "Consumers love the high quality of our products, but what makes them so popular is how easy it is to personalize them to create something that will mean the world to mom."

Combine style and thoughtfulness for a can't miss present

Want to really score some points with mom this year? Be sure to check out the new wall art and home decor collection at PhotoWorks.com. These attractive gifts will enhance any home or office, and give mom a sense of pride every time she sees them. Consumers can choose from great options including:

• Premium framed photo boards transform your pictures into an artistic poster mounted on masonite and finished with a tailored wood frame.
• Gallery wrapped canvas turns your favorite images into artwork with a fine, archival quality canvas that enhances your photos with rich color and crisp detail. This offering comes with frame and without.
• Mounted prints are a terrific lightweight alternative to framing, offering a sleek contemporary statement in any room. Each comes with a complete hanging kit for easy, do-it-yourself installation.
• Photo panels come with an easel back so that your original picture is ready to display on any desk, mantel of shelf.

Create something she will never forget

One of the best ways to share memories today is through scrapbooking. Take your hobby to the next level with the new PhotoWorks Studio Books – their easiest photo books ever.

Consumers can create a Studio Book in as little as 15 minutes with an auto-fill option, experiment with layouts and backgrounds in real time, change their font, color, and size, and mix and match expertly coordinated design elements.  Studio Books provide flexible tools and just the right amount of choices to design the perfect photo book for Mom, even for first time creators

Give her a card she'll cherish forever

Visitors to the site will find a wonderful selection of Mother's Day cards to personalize and send. The offerings include a wide variety of multi-image cards allowing you to craft a special collage sure to delight. Choose from formats that fit up to 16 photos.

In addition to the fresh formats, shoppers can also enjoy sharing elegant designs from Papyrus. These cards perfectly reflect the grace and charm that make mom so lovable.

When you visit the site, be sure to take advantage of a special offer for one free Mother's Day card with any purchase. Just enter the coupon code, CARD4MOM when prompted during checkout.

For more information on what else is new this Mother's Day, and to find store locations in your area, visit www.corporate.americangreetings.com. You can also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/amgreetings and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AmericanGreetings.

About American Greetings Corporation

For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) has been a manufacturer and retailer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships. The Company's major greeting card brands are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods, American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has the largest collection of electronic greetings on the Web, including cards available at AmericanGreetings.com through AG Interactive, Inc. (the Company's online division). AG Interactive also offers digital photo sharing and personal publishing at PhotoWorks.com and Webshots.com and a one-stop source for online graphics and animations at Kiwee.com. In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.7 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets domestically and worldwide. For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com.

SOURCE American Greetings Corporation