Have you ever heard of a Sip and See Baby Shower? I had never heard of one before being asked for designs by one of our online retailers. A Sip and See is a party mom and dad throw after the baby’s birth. Friends can come and meet the new baby, eat snacks and...
Getting ready to announce your new bundle of joy? We are thrilled to have partnered with FineStationery.com to offer the Simon+Kabuki line of stationery, including some new birth announcements. I love the different paper and envelope choices they offer and adding an...
Looking for some fun Valentines for your little cuties? We have some that you can personalize and print at home. You can either choose the black and white version and have your child color them in or you can personalize and print the color version. Either way they are...
We are super excited to announce our newest online retailer, FineStationery.com. We designed Baby Announcements, Valentine’s and Save the Date cards. We will continue to add new cards throughout the year and some fun gift items. Just in time for...
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? I usually don’t make any except maybe a couple of silly ones, like always buy the correct sized clothes – I sometimes grab things just because they are on sale 🙂 I make a lot of lists so I feel like I...
Hope your Holidays are wonderful – filled with love, laughter and only a few dysfunctional family members 😉 Simon+Kabuki will be back in the New Year, see you then! I’ve been meaning to get these gift tags up for a while now. I hope they help with your wrapping....
8 more days until Christmas!! Yikes! Sadly I have not done our family Christmas Card yet. With one kid in college the photo opportunities happen less frequently. For some reason we could not find the time at Thanksgiving. So if I do a card this year it will...
Christmas is right around the corner and I’m pretty much done. Yippee!! Now I just need to start the laborious task of wrapping. I always end up with a bad back and sore knees after a marathon evening of wrapping. Today I am planning on going through everything...
Every year Pantone chooses it’s color of the year. This year the color Marsala was chosen. Here is how Pantone describes Marsala, “Much like the fortified wine that gives Marsala its name, this tasteful hue embodies the satisfying richness of a fulfilling...
I love, love, love shopping on Etsy. I love getting and giving hand-made gifts. The selection at Etsy is amazing, especially if you are looking for something special like a t-shirt based on a favorite book. I usually make a few gifts myself every year and also...
There are a lot of options to choose from when it comes to personalized holiday cards. It wasn’t that long ago that it was only TinyPrints and KodakGallery and a few other pioneers. We are proud to be have been one of the original designers on TinyPrints and...
Hope your Thanksgiving week is filled with lots of laughter and love, not too much shopping and lots of good food. Next week I’ll be highlighting a few more of our Simon+Kabuki holiday cards and gifts. Plus a few of my favorite gifts that I’ve found this...
Set your Thanksgiving table in style with our FREE S+K place cards; click here to download turkey and leaves. Just print on cover stock, trim and fill in the name and you are good to go. They’d look super cute placed in pine cones on dinner plates! You can also...
It’s time to start planning your holiday soiree. What better way to set the mood than with our elegant black, red and touch of blue Simon+Kabuki invitation. Make decorating easy by adding lots of candy canes and send your guests home with a set of yummy cookies!...
Time to start thinking about holiday cards for clients and customers. We always try to come up with something fun for our clients. We’ve sent out bags of coal with cute hang tags, coasters with funny jokes, custom labeled chocolate bars, notebooks and a lot...
We are heading into the homestretch of holidays. Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I love getting together with family and sharing great food and great company. We usually do 2 Thanksgivings, one with my side of the family and the next day with my...
Check out our newest holiday cards that just launched at Frecklebox.com! For the next few days you can get them for 50% off, that’s a huge discount. The sale ends at midnight on Sunday, November 2nd. While you are there you can pick up lot’s of other fun...
Lot’s of fun S+K holiday products are just starting to launch. I will have our newest holiday cards to show you tomorrow plus a big sale! In the meantime though, check out our new personalized holiday coloring book at Frecklebox.com. At only $6.95, these make...
A few weeks ago I showed you a little peek at our new Back to School concepts. Today I thought I’d show you the whole set of a couple of our designs. The concepts have not been picked up yet, we are waiting to hear back. It’s been a busy couple of months...
It’s time to start thinking about holiday cards. I know we haven’t even hit Halloween yet, but maybe start thinking about family pictures. Did you take some great photos this summer that would be perfect for holiday cards? If not you still have time to...
Are you ready for Halloween? Did you plan your party or buy candy yet? There’s still time. Here are some Simon+Kabuki Halloween cards to help you set the mood and to help you set the table, head on over to Frecklebox for a great assortment of party day fun with...
Last week my kids had the week off from school and we decided to head to Disneyland for a super fun vacation. My son who is at SDSU and his girlfriend at UCSB met us for a couple of days also. It was an awesome trip and I wish we had even more time at the parks. I...
Working on some fun Back to School concepts. Lots of fun stuff; notebooks, binders, journals, pencil holders. Hopefully we’ll see some of our designs in stores next year. My kids really like the retro look of the typewriter and bikes and the Rockin’ Robin...
I had this really cool pillow that I loved but after a couple of years the burlap backing was tattered and torn so I decided to re-purpose it. I bought a decorative chipboard shape at Hobby Lobby a while ago. At the time I just thought it was cool and that it would...
I love discovering new stuff. These are a few of my new favorites. Have you heard of or tried the app Waterlogue? It’s not a free app, it’s $2.99, but so worth it. It turns your ordinary photos into beautiful watercolors. I love the results and these would...