Summer parties are here. I can’t believe I just typed that! It seems like a month ago that school started. Time flies by so quickly. We always spend summers in the pool with easy bar-b-ques and lazy days. Our meal planning usually consists of bbq hot dogs,...
SURTEX is right around the corner, May 17-19, less than a week away! We have lots of fun new collections to debut but we are really excited to debut our new website! We hope you have fun checking out our newest collections and seeing what we are up to at Simon and...
SURTEX is right around the corner, May 17-19, and we’ve been spending a lot of time preparing new artwork. We have lots of fun new collections to debut and a snazzy new website that’s almost ready! We’d love for you to drop by and see our work at our...
It’s that time of year again! The end of the school year always seems to sneak up on everyone. I know my kids are counting down the days. Planning for a Graduation Party? You can’t go wrong with sweet florals in pretty spring colors, like our Floral Grad...
We have some new notepads on Finestationery.com that we are excited to show you. There are the longer note pads perfect for to-do lists and grocery lists or the rectangle note pads which would be great for thank you notes. Coming soon matching journals and notebooks....
Did you know there was an entire month devoted to letter writing? Me neither! It’s an annual effort to promote literacy and celebrate the art of letter writing. Letter writing is a way of preserving history. We all know that everyone has a stash of special...
Check out our new collection of products on Frecklebox.com! This is using our Bright Bouquet design collection. There’s wall art, journals, binders, bookmarks and lots of other fun stuff. I might need a cool new journal with a lower case i! Curious how the...
We have a bunch of fun new products that are just hitting stores and a few that are still in production. We have rugs and mats with Bungalow Flooring, drink coasters with ThirstyStone and kitchen cutting boards with Magic Slice. We also will be launching our new...
We are working on some fun new design collections. Here’s a sneak peek of Bright Bouquet. We are working on applying them to school supplies and other fun kids stuff. Check back next week to see journals, binders, notebooks, stickers, personalized cards and...
Not interested in a traditional baby shower? Why not try a “sip and see” shower. Guests can meet the new baby and celebrate with mommy and daddy in a more relaxed setting. You can do a cocktail party or keep it sweet with a tea party menu. This sweet invitation...
Graduation Season is sneaking up on us. Is it me or is time moving at warp speed?! We just finished designing a bunch of new cards that will be ready online any day now. Here’s a sneak peek of some of them. I’ll be posting links as soon as they are up. As...
Need some quick Valentine ideas? Here are a few easy gifts and most can be done with items you probably have on hand. 1. Fill a mason jar with candy and sweet notes. 2. Breakfast in bed. Make heart shaped pink pancakes with raspberries. 3. 52 reasons I love you. Take...
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...
