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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. You can print them on cover stock. Try cutting them out with pinking shears for a fun addition. Make sure to crank the xmas tunes while wrapping. Have fun! Click here for...
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 have to be a New Years card, we’ll see how motivated I am after the holidays to get that done! 😉 I usually buy a couple of extra gifts to have on hand in case I’m invited to a party or one of my kids are invited to something. There are a lot of super easy gifts that can be had either by baking or just running to the grocery store. Here are a few of my favorite: 10 Last Minute Gift Ideas 1. Magazine subscription – This one is so easy. Just grab their favorite magazine at the supermarket and wrap it with a note saying it includes a year long subscription. 2. Food Basket – Got a foodie on your list? Head to World Market or Whole Foods. Buy flavored oils, salts a nice balsamic vinegar and toss in some crackers or bread. 3. Food Basket 2 – Got a sweet tooth? Gourmet chocolates from Whole Foods, yum! 4. Coffee or Travel Mug – You can fill it with hot chocolate mix or Starbucks gift card. 5. Fun Socks – Perfect for kids. There are tons of fun patterns, you can’t go wrong. 6. Office Supplies – Head to your local office supply store and pick up some fun note pads, quirky paper clips and writing utensils. 7. Baked Goods – Everyone loves home made cookies, candy...
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 I bought and make sure I’m really done. I don’t want to be out shopping the week of Christmas! Here are some fun gifts from various S+K retailers. Hope you like them. Click on the picture to link to the site and purchase. Check our Where to Buy link for other options and all of our holiday cards as...
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 meal while its grounding red-brown roots emanate a sophisticated, natural earthiness. This hearty, yet stylish tone is universally appealing and translates easily to fashion, beauty, industrial design, home furnishings and interiors.” I’m not sure about all of that but I do know that it is a major transition from the colors over the past few years which were brighter, happier colors. Are we seeing a trend back towards earthier colors over the next few years? Is Avocado Green next? 🙂 Pantone also has some really fun gifts that any designer on your list will drool over! Check them out...
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 purchase some fun stuff from Etsy. Links are below, prices for every budget! So hard to narrow my list down but here are a few of my favorite things… 1. Hand Embroidered Bookmarks 2. Laser Cut Street Maps 3. Arm Warmers 4. Watercolor Deer 5. Custom Globe 6. Custom Necklace 7. Glass Cloche 8. Bunny Necklace 9. Dinosaur Model Kit 10. Sheep...
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 KodakGallery. We’ve expanded our line to many different vendors. One of our favorite vendors to work with is Picaboo. They are a really nice group to work with and their product quality is excellent. So if you are looking around make sure to keep them in mind. Here are a few of our cards and links. Plus there are a lot of great sales going on right now. Check out their CyberMonday deal, 50% off your order today only! Use code CYBER14, ends tonight. We also have a large selection of holiday cards at...
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...
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! Invitation, Fa La La Napkins, Jingle Bell Napkin Rings, Christmas...
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 more. Not sure what we will come up with this year. But if you don’t have the time or the creative resources you can easily order custom holiday cards online. We’ve designed a bunch and I am sure one of them will be perfect! You can check them out here along with additional designs. If you are looking for custom holiday cards for your company or client give us a shout! You can always check out our Where to Buy page for any of your stationery and gift...
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 husband’s side of the family. Double doses of turkey, cranberry and yummy sweet potatoes. My mom keeps the menu the same every year and we grumble if she changes anything. 🙂 We only get cranberry mold and candied sweet potatoes once a year, you can experiment with other dishes 364 other days! We start off with cream of mushroom soup and then head into a food overdose with; turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, candied yams, rolls, stuffing, etc. We also usually try to take holiday pictures that day while we are on a walk. What are some of your traditions and what are you thankful for? For me having family so close is great! Check out our cute placemats from Frecklebox.com, perfect for setting your table. You can also download these FREE S+K placecards here; 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 pinecones on dinner plates!...
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 personalized gifts for your friends and family. Here are links to a few of our other Simon+Kabuki holiday cards: Simply to Impress Picaboo InvitationBox...
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 great gifts for the kids. They can spend the holidays coloring while you are cooking or entertaining. Each page can be personalized with your child’s...
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 capture those smiles! Here are some tips for taking the perfect picture. I usually take mine at Thanksgiving, which is a little late but with one son in college it’s when we are all together. I just make sure to have my card picked out and ready to go. Here are a few of our holiday cards that are up now, more to come. A lot of sites are doing early sales so make sure to check before buying. I will follow up with a full list of our cards and where to purchase once they all launch. Festive Snow Ruby Nights Holiday Bright Ornaments Merry and Bright Modern Festivities Frosted Frame Chevron...
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 placemats, stickers and coloring pages. If you use code Boo20 at Frecklebox you can get 20% off your Halloween order through October 10th. While you are there, print free personalized coloring pages for all the kids at your...
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 felt like we didn’t get to do everything. We got City Passes which include a 3 day hopper pass, a Universal Studios pass and a Seaworld pass. We used everything but Seaworld. We also bought tickets to the Halloween Party which was our first time doing that. If I could live in Disneyland I would, maybe without the crowds 🙂 Here are my top 10 tricks and treats. 1. Disneyland Silhouette Studio – Every time we go we get silhouettes (real cut paper silhouettes) done from the silhouette shop on Main Street. They are inexpensive ($10) and a great souvenir. Bonnie has been cutting the silhouettes at Disneyland for the last 40 years!! 2. Download the Disneyland Wait Time app. This saved us a lot of time running around. 3. Long lines? Choose the single rider line. The Cars ride which is amazing never had less than a 60 minute wait but the single rider line was always around 10-15 minutes. We often got into the same car or at least raced against each other. This may not work if you have little kids though. 4. Get in line for Peter Pan as soon as the park opens. In general try to do Fantasyland first. These rides do not have fast...
it’s all good… After our Eat at Mom’s dishes came out, we were asked to do a set for the holidays. They really liked the retro look and typography of Eat at Mom’s so we followed along those same lines with this new collection. Take a look at some of our designs. I think these would make for a festive holiday table! What do you...
Here at Simon+Kabuki, we spend a lot of time during the Spring and Summer months coming up with new Christmas designs. Sometimes it can be hard to channel Santa when it’s super sunny and our beach chair is calling. But somehow we make it through! 🙂 Here are a few of our custom card designs for this season. One of the trends that will be hot this year is bright happy colors. There will still be the traditional red cards with snowflakes (see below) but there will also be lots of white with pops of bright colors. Even traditional sayings are being replaced with playful wording. As soon as these go live I will post their...
Hope you have a fabulous 4th of July, filled with yummy barbeque, family and friends and spectacular fireworks. We always have a swim barbeque during the day and head off to find fireworks as it gets dark. For some fun personalized coloring pages to keep the kids busy, check out Frecklebox.com. There’s even a personalized World Cup soccer page! Hope you have a safe and fun 4th of...
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 Mother’s Day! Click on the links below the images or check out our Where to Buy page for more info. Thank You Cards Cell Phone Cases...
Hope you have a fun and relaxing Easter with lots of chocolate bunnies and easter eggs! Here are some free tags to download and also free coloring pages to keep your kids busy! Click here for Tags, Frog Coloring Page and Lady Bug Coloring...
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 super cute! Click here to personalize and print. You could attach a lollipop or fill these super cute treat bags and attach. And don’t forget our free Valentine tags, just click here to download and...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and now is a great time to start planning for a Valentine’s Day party or cute personalized Valentine’s for your children to hand out at school. You can print out these fun, Simon+Kabuki Valentine’s cards/tags. You can use them to close goodie bags, for fun place cards or print them out and have your child sign the back for class Valentine’s. You could add lollipops or little treats as well. Click here to download and print. For some great party and treat ideas check out the goodies on Pinterest.com. I love perusing Pinterest for ideas, it’s a great place to start! Check out our Where to Buy Page (on the left side) for all your Valentine stationery...
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Have you started wrapping yet? I’ve started and had some great plans to get all my wrapping done but of course life always gets in the way! My car was giving me issues and I spent the morning at the dealership getting things fixed. Ughhh! I’ve been meaning to get these gift tags up for a while now. I hope they help with your wrapping. You can print them in color or black and white, both are available. I think I am going to try printing them on kraft stock in black and white and pearl stock in color. Try cutting them out with pinking shears for a fun addition. Make sure to crank the xmas tunes while wrapping. Have fun! Download Color Gift Tags, here. Download Black and White Gift Tags,...
