I love that you can now easily order die cut photo cards online. Here’s some inspiration for a couple’s shower in my favorite color combo – red and aqua. My brother and sister-in-law had a photo booth at their wedding and it was the highlight of the...
We often get asked how we got into licensing our artwork. About 8 or 9 years ago a new company came to us and asked if we would design some stationery for their site that they would proof online and print digitally, a new concept. We were corporate graphic designers...
Here are a few of the things that I have been coveting (and drooling over) lately. I need to have a party so that I can serve the Titanic ice cubes those are great! The Custom Family Portrait would make a great Christmas present. And if someone is looking for holiday...
I know it is still summer and school barely started, but at Simon+Kabuki it’s holiday time! Most of our holiday cards have been turned in and launched or they are about to be launched. Here are a few I thought I would share. I love that you can now get...
Last Friday, I moved my son to San Diego State for his first year in college and in the dorms. Yes, I’m really old and now really sad! San Diego is pretty far from us, 8 hours, so there probably won’t be too many weekend trips in our future. He’s...
I recently got a NutriBullet. I bought it at Bed, Bath and Beyond and used a coupon so it was $80 instead of $99. We’ve been needing a new blender for the last few years and I thought I would try this out. I’d heard lots of stories and testimonials about...
Another summer over so quickly. It feels like each year they get shorter and shorter! My kids started on Wednesday and they were not happy campers. Made me yearn for home schooling or no schooling. 😉 But… we are really excited about our newest collection for...
For the next two weeks the blog will be mostly quiet because I’m heading off to Oahu! I’m so excited. I have a list a mile long of fun things I want to do, see or eat. I might need to move there to get everything done. In reality, I’ll probably only...
Simon+Kabuki Invitation, Cupcakes, Dishes, Pom Poms, Cake Pops
In honor of the impending birth of the Royal Baby, I thought I would highlight a collection we designed when Kate and William got married. I love the Liberty floral prints and it was fun that they teamed up with Target. That was a great influence on this collection...
As you may recall from this previous post, I’ve had some issues with our vegetable garden and was trying out a new spot. The larger raised beds are under a tree and get dappled sunlight most of the day. So our vegetables weren’t thriving as well as I would...
Red, white and black are perfect colors for any party. You can dress it up or down. It is the perfect vibrant color combination and makes a bold statement. Invitation Cake Bunting Table Setting Mason...
Since tomorrow is the 4th of July, I thought we should try to remember what our country is founded on. There has been a lot of fighting lately about guns, abortion, religion, gay marriage, etc. but even though we may all have different opinions, they are just...
I’ve been working on some new greeting cards this week. We also have some partyware designs that we are working on and I think I will definitely design a Halloween set with the skull. Next week we start our Christmas designs for our online custom stationery...
My son is off to college this summer and that leaves me with just two left in “the nest”. My daughters still have quite a while before flying away – about 6 years, but I’ve often thought of what car I would drive and what kind of house I would...
We are so excited that our new iPad and iPad mini cases are available through MyCustomCase.com. We also have phone cases available which we’ve posted about here. If you’ve not ordered from MyCustomCase before, the quality is outstanding and the customer...
Now that we are in the full swing of summer, I’m ready to get some new clothes! Next month we are going to Hawaii so I plan on shopping tomorrow for a bathing suit and other fun stuff for my trip. I’ll be in a bathing suit a lot of the time so I want to...
The Licensing Expo in Las Vegas started yesterday. Erin and I are not attending this year but our agent is there, Jewel Branding, Booth 7716. If you are attending stop by and say hi to Julie and Tiffany and pick up one of our cute notepads. We whipped up some cute...
We recently designed a Circus party invitation for SimplytoImpress.com. We designed a girl version, boy version and also a black and white adult version (not up on the site just yet). We had designed a Circus collection quite a while ago but when I was reading the...
Anyone that knows me well, knows that when I grow up I want to be a fairy. 🙂 I am still waiting for the magic spell to happen. Maybe in the meantime I can add some fairy magic to our garden, you know to encourage them to visit. I was at the garden center this weekend...
We have a lot of new custom cards coming out in the next couple of months. We just finished baby announcements, baby showers and baptism. Those should be available on SimplytoImpress.com soon. But in the meantime here are some baby shower invites that we just...
We survived our whirlwind of a week! We had senior ball, graduation, last day of school, a graduation party that we hosted, 2 soccer tournaments and a soccer party. I feel like I need a vacation! Thank goodness school is over. The graduation party was a great success...
We just got a big package in our office today. I love getting stuff in the mail, especially when it’s product we’ve designed. So fun! Licensing your artwork is a long process and we usually don’t see samples for at least a year after a collection has...
It’s that time of year, when school is winding down, senior ball is over and kids are finishing their finals. Some are moving to the next grade but some like my son are graduating high school. It seems like it was only yesterday that he started kindergarten. I...
I just ordered my dad’s Father’s Day gift, so excited that I can check it off my list early. My sister and I tend to buy him funny shirts. This year I found the perfect one and I am guessing it could work for a lot of dads out there. 🙂 Here are a few other...
