SURTEX – Are you going next week?

Are you going to SURTEX next week? SURTEX, May 18-20, is the big art and licensing show held in New York every year. We have lots of new stuff that will be at the show, new design collections, bedding, dishes and other fun stuff. Our agent, Jewel Branding, just did a...

Sudden impact – 2 day yard makeover

My husband has accused me of cheating on him… with our yards. He says I spend all kinds of time lavishing them with attention and I get all excited when presented with a fresh bloom. In another life I will be a landscape designer. There are a lot of similarities...

SALE – Baby Shower Party Kits

Throw a Baby Shower that’s hip, unique, and custom coordinated. Everything is designed, from the invitation your guests receive down to the favors they take home! We’ve done all of the work so you can relax. Each kit contains everything you need for 24 baby...

What’s New – SURTEX Show

Are you going to SURTEX this year? SURTEX, May 18-20, is the big art and licensing show held in New York every year. Our agent is there every year representing our brand. We’ve also had a booth there in the past but now we generally just go for meetings with...

Personalized Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Looking for some fun personalized gifts for your mom? We’ve got you covered with a great selection of stationery and other fun stuff. Here are a few to get you started. Most sites are having sales so hurry up and get your order in to receive it in time for...

Gluten Free Potstickers

Potstickers are super yummy! When I’m at Costco I usually pick up a bag of their potstickers to keep in the freezer. Yesterday I decided to make my own and make them gluten free for my daughter. Making them from scratch is a lot of work, so make sure you have a...

Personalized Journals – Perfect Grad Gift

Looking for a fun gift for Grads? Personalized journals make a great gift and kids love to see their name in print. It’s fun to buy a set of personalized gifts for the grad. For elementary kids, I’ve gotten a lunch box, journal, coloring book and a few...

Comfy Guest Room

My daughter went away to college and when she didn’t move back home after the first year my sons went on a campaign to put a pool table in her room. So we did. After 4 years away, she came back home for a few months until she could afford her own place. Since...

Shady Veggie Gardening

I have two spots in my yard that I plant veggies. A really sunny spot where I have one raised bed (pictured above from last summer). Last year I grew tomatoes, swiss chard, eggplant, basil and lettuce with great success. This time around I will plant tomatoes, basil...

New S+K Graduation Cards

We have a bunch of new Graduation cards debuting on Picaboo.com this week. Lot’s with multi-photo that would look great with baby pictures and current pictures. I always love seeing those side by side pictures. It’s fun to see the changes. Hope you like...

Setting up a Home Office

We’ve decided that when our lease is up at the end of the summer, that we will move our office to our homes. Erin and I live within a mile of one another so getting together for meetings and brainstorming will be easy. Most of our corporate clients no longer...

New Simon+Kabuki Check Designs

We have some new check designs debuting on Checks in the Mail very soon. We’re giving you an exclusive sneak peek! If you can’t wait and need to order checks now click here for our current offerings. Each check set comes with 4 different check designs and...

Friday Faves

I love scouring Etsy for fun one of a kind gifts. Here are a few of my favorite finds. I know the state necklace and poster are trendy items right now, but don’t you love the added pop of turquoise?! Decorating with books is super easy when they come in color...

New Simon+Kabuki Graduation Cards

Looking for Graduation announcements or invitations that stand out from the crowd? Check out some of our new cards that have just launched. You can find most of these on SimplytoImpress.com or click on the links below to access that specific card. We have a new...

Baby Shower Party Inspiration – Hot Pink!

For a sassy and modern Baby Shower why not go with hot pink for the hot mama?! You can find some great inspiration on Pinterest or Etsy. I love all of the party supplies at Tom Kat Studios, check them out for some great ideas as well. S+K Baby Shower Invitation...

What’s New Wednesday – Rockin’ Robin Collection

Our Rockin’ Robin collection isn’t exactly new, it’s one of the first collections we worked on when we started our licensing career. It’s since been used on many fun products. It seems that birds and the brown, blue and pink combo are here to...

The Magical art of Dr. Seuss

Yesterday was Dr. Seuss’ birthday. He would have been 110! We all know what a brilliant writer he was, I think we all have at least one or two of his classics. I’ve always loved Horton hears a Who – the idea that there is a planet on a spec of dust,...

S+K Valentines Cell Phone Cases

We have some new personalized cases on MyCustomCase.com perfect for Valentines. You can change the monograms, typefaces and colors to make them truly unique. Right now they are having a 20% off sale ending this week, just use code ILOVEU at checkout. You can order...

What’s New Wednesday

Here’s a little sneak peek at some stationery products we are currently developing. We hope to be launching them in the next few months. Just in time for all of your Mother’s Day gifts! We have 5-6 additional collections that will launch at the same time....

Gluten, Nut and Dairy Free Microwave Granola

My daughter loves granola either eaten with soy milk, topping ice cream and even mixed into fruit shakes. It can be hard to find a granola that is free of all of her allergens so I tried making some at home in a small batch this weekend. It was pretty easy and she...

Personalized Valentine Cards – Free

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...

New Children’s Bedding Collections

One of Simon+Kabuki’s goals this year is to do a line of bedding. We’ve been working on some fun kids bedding collections that we hope get picked up soon. Here is a sneak peek of a couple that we’ve recently done. We also designed accessories, like...

A New Year, A New Calendar

It’s 2014, wow that flew by fast. I think as we get older the years go by quicker. My kids seem like they were babies just last week. I usually don’t make New Year’s resolutions, not because I don’t have any goals, but I think you should always...