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Pen + Parchment and littleday pressAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-1671190487603729292012-06-16T18:14:00.001-05:002013-01-20T09:59:25.521-05:00Father's Day CardI decided to combine two ideas I found on <a href="http://pinterest.com/littledaypress/">Pinterest</a> to create this year's Father's Day card from the boys. Everyone cooperated for the dad <a href="http://www.meandmypinkmixer.com/2010/05/cute-and-easy-fathers-day-gift.html">photos</a> - yay! Love the way it turned out. . .<br />
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Can't wait for my foodie husband to open <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402777752/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00">the gift</a> hiding inside the polka dot paper :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-37960670845366321972012-02-12T10:14:00.000-05:002013-01-20T09:58:46.092-05:00Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year my son was asked to create a valentine's day mailbox for a "secret valentine" drawn from a hat. He got a girl who loves puppies and the color red, so we found this kit <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=KC30-303355">online</a> and decided to attempt it ourselves. Easy and cute!</div>
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As long as the boys will continue to let me create photo valentines for them I'm going to take advantage of the opportunity!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-16450054118723675872011-10-09T10:25:00.001-05:002011-10-09T20:25:54.887-05:00CraneCheck out one of my<a href="http://www.crane.com/holidays/holiday-stationery-accessories/Photo%20Cards/Digital-Photo-Cards/ChristmasGarlandHolidayPhotoCard?PID=D00040&pcat=Digital-Photo-Cards"> Christmas cards</a> now available at <a href="http://www.crane.com/">Crane.com</a>!<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-88705645332296703922011-06-02T14:19:00.001-05:002011-06-02T14:20:54.798-05:00Holiday Photo Card TimeIt's that time again! I know it's only the beginning of June, but in the stationery business that means holiday photo card preparations are in full swing! I love entering <a href="http://www.minted.com/">Minted's</a> design contests and the holiday challenge is always the most thrilling. This year there were over 2300 amazing submissions. I would really appreciate your votes for mine as well many of the others that made it to the top 700. <br />
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And, as a little incentive, Minted has a $500 gift certificate up for grabs! Everyone who <a href="http://www.minted.com/vote?id=51">rates</a> at least 50 entries will be entered into a drawing for a $500 credit on <a href="http://www.minted.com/">Minted</a>*. Ten additional voters will be chosen at random to win a gorgeous Minted T-shirt. Take a quick break, and help reinvent the traditional holiday card.<br />
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Here are my 2011 designs:<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-51734496395729890512011-04-25T17:35:00.003-05:002011-04-25T19:20:44.624-05:00batman birthday party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I could literally add photos for days! Karen Tyrrell of <a href="http://www.piccolinaphotography.com/blog/">piccolina photography</a> captured so many wonderful shots of my son's 4th birthday party. Here are just a few along with details. I hope they can serve as inspiration for other parents of budding little superheroes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0iOK5hnlo_q5idQAwKvBfUkZnOiNPZmeMxUxS3tJUbNdsKqVI7SOjHz4Af8NleysgIrAIbatBQ0_lygT3fJbquMU1iGiCky3oW-8Fr8DO2_EsiNk7bxtyTagIgaB9dcYJbne/s1600/bparty-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0iOK5hnlo_q5idQAwKvBfUkZnOiNPZmeMxUxS3tJUbNdsKqVI7SOjHz4Af8NleysgIrAIbatBQ0_lygT3fJbquMU1iGiCky3oW-8Fr8DO2_EsiNk7bxtyTagIgaB9dcYJbne/s400/bparty-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">homemade tags and cupcake toppers, gift box labels from <a href="http://www.littledaypress.com/">littleday press</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-20557376411546386982011-04-01T17:55:00.000-05:002011-04-01T17:55:45.405-05:00superhero party preparations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCWasiwS1MX-4Z2JeQuYNnATGEL591SP91asQjt07FL5FNYV6wPdBwa7lTSZJGKUyEJYj8RvOTM3-6Rkr7xi223gQt-o09f84IA67bo0iMDz_zjdNdNxoTc7bO_E-RQWFLHoH/s1600/superhero-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCWasiwS1MX-4Z2JeQuYNnATGEL591SP91asQjt07FL5FNYV6wPdBwa7lTSZJGKUyEJYj8RvOTM3-6Rkr7xi223gQt-o09f84IA67bo0iMDz_zjdNdNxoTc7bO_E-RQWFLHoH/s400/superhero-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow is the big day! My son can't wait to share his love of Batman and superheroes with a dozen of his little friends. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-85883529201400708222011-03-15T19:17:00.005-05:002011-03-17T07:00:12.251-05:00superhero party sneak peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiUyfQMZl8wP-Fqj6cnr5mBhgvMDrvc1QuZWnVNR9dqzQHX6GB_bHEUshy3GxkKbpgb6PwEVQdgXZhg56PpcequnnJKrE-k4RIzKL5oJqPMZm12QjUFjA937_Fq2dq2yVjRnj/s1600/batman-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiUyfQMZl8wP-Fqj6cnr5mBhgvMDrvc1QuZWnVNR9dqzQHX6GB_bHEUshy3GxkKbpgb6PwEVQdgXZhg56PpcequnnJKrE-k4RIzKL5oJqPMZm12QjUFjA937_Fq2dq2yVjRnj/s400/batman-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gearing up for my son's superhero birthday party. So much to do!! More to come. . .</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-40267131045532510222011-02-14T17:36:00.003-05:002011-02-14T17:45:29.249-05:00be mine valentine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh1SHYQQ-Q25y5FuO1BiGrfYAz4joSWwNAWsrloxI4zA2l3zdn8G93DioL_-bhwlmqumS_cZ9N16JYQXeRHGeKqmofZjfX2rMIcVerGq6LyAK5PbXK-1Na24Fq9MhPDeUBgY5/s1600/val-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh1SHYQQ-Q25y5FuO1BiGrfYAz4joSWwNAWsrloxI4zA2l3zdn8G93DioL_-bhwlmqumS_cZ9N16JYQXeRHGeKqmofZjfX2rMIcVerGq6LyAK5PbXK-1Na24Fq9MhPDeUBgY5/s400/val-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had fun putting together the boys' valentines this year after seeing these on <a href="http://24-7-365/">24-7-365</a>. I wish I had a better camera because these photos just don't do them justice! Happy Valentine's Day!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-38906769410584007902011-01-25T17:39:00.000-05:002011-01-25T17:39:40.146-05:00Harry Potter cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3ddbLE3flplpEA9y6tKPzOCTo209_z2JmdU69ZZQf6_HVHYYaEalYE4tR2CGdbB9DqSz2LeNdHASJGW9wGJgh1DVfnAqKzKpI1OANNoWNoDiilJfRD7xcibaqQHqkBnsAZXe/s1600/hp-bday-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3ddbLE3flplpEA9y6tKPzOCTo209_z2JmdU69ZZQf6_HVHYYaEalYE4tR2CGdbB9DqSz2LeNdHASJGW9wGJgh1DVfnAqKzKpI1OANNoWNoDiilJfRD7xcibaqQHqkBnsAZXe/s320/hp-bday-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My son turned seven today and we're headed to Harry Potter at Universal next week. Tonight we're having his favorite dinner, chicken nuggets and mac n' cheese, and these yummy cupcakes! The chocolate cupcakes are boxed, but the icing is Martha Stewart's wonderful <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/best-swiss-meringue-buttercream">Swiss Meringue Buttercream</a> (heavenly!) and the incredible toppers are from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/craftyrosy">Crafty Rosy</a>. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-14927795141847742492010-11-18T17:13:00.000-05:002010-11-18T17:13:10.925-05:00Thanksgiving turkey cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRtGaDrZuepT60B3GBNwbuyneiQCaM-HrunKUR_cDftB7K65Me9fA-EFIgzhXiyaxCAcsSbQZyyqv0ZjBLSlNMgdpPvIiqCoZt3e4nHS_4zm4vxfi2VTgrpTeXxHQcayaBbV5/s1600/turkey-cakes-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRtGaDrZuepT60B3GBNwbuyneiQCaM-HrunKUR_cDftB7K65Me9fA-EFIgzhXiyaxCAcsSbQZyyqv0ZjBLSlNMgdpPvIiqCoZt3e4nHS_4zm4vxfi2VTgrpTeXxHQcayaBbV5/s400/turkey-cakes-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Wbz352f9Hs-5ZxvmSg0vFknBWlLIR6HrOmBU54KxYil72mTrFXHd2NEqjGg7b712nctqhMT4FEC5iuhmuBeLK2ekNZBHFbJbfcPXj8uiDs70ZHbx1EDF3Zkoa1_0DXMqgNo6/s1600/turkey-cakes-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Wbz352f9Hs-5ZxvmSg0vFknBWlLIR6HrOmBU54KxYil72mTrFXHd2NEqjGg7b712nctqhMT4FEC5iuhmuBeLK2ekNZBHFbJbfcPXj8uiDs70ZHbx1EDF3Zkoa1_0DXMqgNo6/s400/turkey-cakes-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, so I'm no <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/turkey-cupcakes">Martha Stewart</a>, but I think I did a decent job of making these fun little turkey cupcakes for my son's preschool class party tomorrow. After looking at the professional photo on her website I may go back and fluff them up a bit with some more toasted coconut. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Instead of making the cupcakes and icing from scratch, I went with the boxed stuff. I did add the melted semi-sweet chocolate chips to the vanilla icing to give a slightly home-made kick. I was able to find everything (including the toasted coconut marshmallows) at Wal-Mart after half a dozen failed trips to various other retailers. I should have known that I could easily find all the ingredients for a Martha Stewart recipe at Wal-Mart since her line is all over the place there! The gummy fish seemed too big for the beaks so I went with candy corn instead. I also attached the heads to the cupcakes with toothpicks so that they wouldn't all tumble off on the way to the party. I just need to remember to let the teachers know to take them out before the kids eat them. . .</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-10124620297000323432010-11-06T15:31:00.000-05:002010-11-06T15:31:34.461-05:00beautiful photo calendars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlBUp99F_4AxY4t9qHaGZVLPyCVxBtaG37c-01dSUpbPC81PpO4j6JYzNmqaRHdZQHVyQK6S3qwan7lsd7teptmCVyGkPMbL8LEsCtfXJpRGFiY4LbsQyiijTfUZws-k-vwVh/s1600/MIN-B33-CLD-001_A_PZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlBUp99F_4AxY4t9qHaGZVLPyCVxBtaG37c-01dSUpbPC81PpO4j6JYzNmqaRHdZQHVyQK6S3qwan7lsd7teptmCVyGkPMbL8LEsCtfXJpRGFiY4LbsQyiijTfUZws-k-vwVh/s400/MIN-B33-CLD-001_A_PZ.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPI2mL8GaZoAyBgZvZfOoIMgA-3JHBuT_Vt9ZrssBCjPEzHb-pLFtPz-zkV0GXmyFB8I0vAZyO-fdzz89e6RIFiSBXTXo6h0gfVz2BLYTb9S-I9Dp3bXuqleHZO-lPt-PJPtH/s1600/MIN-B33-CLD-101_A_PZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPI2mL8GaZoAyBgZvZfOoIMgA-3JHBuT_Vt9ZrssBCjPEzHb-pLFtPz-zkV0GXmyFB8I0vAZyO-fdzz89e6RIFiSBXTXo6h0gfVz2BLYTb9S-I9Dp3bXuqleHZO-lPt-PJPtH/s400/MIN-B33-CLD-101_A_PZ.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm so excited about the launch of the new photo calendars from Minted! From Minted's blog, "The idea for the calendar originated from the fact that most drug store-type calendars are wonderful in that they showcase your family’s pictures, but are horrible to look at. We were never sure where to even hang them… the closet or a hidden corner seemed to be where they gravitated to. We wanted to elevate the calendar to the level of fine art and make it something that was a reflection of your personal style and aesthetic. And we’re pretty confident we’ve done just that with today’s launch."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are printed on high quality calendar paper and are available in two sizes with lots of customizable options for each month of the year. I plan to order several as Christmas gifts for family. My <a href="http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-B33-CLD">antico noe</a> design is pictured above. Be sure to check out all the truly <a href="http://www.minted.com/photo-calendars">unique designs</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-83970744329320093262010-09-10T11:15:00.003-05:002010-09-10T11:16:42.364-05:00minibooks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluOhO78_8zfjzGjK5xsTYtzkvBG1qNzv1of8Xz9becwsSemG6KzzxB-0DdgJvfZG0D4BjMb4wnzHKv5csZTHlFiJK9egPqD2ZhiGfEvW85yRjUPwE5QNu3rTe-O2q96XOi3ZH/s1600/noel-bleu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluOhO78_8zfjzGjK5xsTYtzkvBG1qNzv1of8Xz9becwsSemG6KzzxB-0DdgJvfZG0D4BjMb4wnzHKv5csZTHlFiJK9egPqD2ZhiGfEvW85yRjUPwE5QNu3rTe-O2q96XOi3ZH/s400/noel-bleu.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDRkvedS9eAhsWwztrnYKqdYEfIw-L963GSCZ-duchF98J6yTbpeS0pp0pfKFKghGFLTGH6mn1T0aFXBsfa6LZScMZeAZ9f6loLBKQyhfkWIE5Wr3hyg9jVRxGX4kXw3gLeZ7/s1600/petals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDRkvedS9eAhsWwztrnYKqdYEfIw-L963GSCZ-duchF98J6yTbpeS0pp0pfKFKghGFLTGH6mn1T0aFXBsfa6LZScMZeAZ9f6loLBKQyhfkWIE5Wr3hyg9jVRxGX4kXw3gLeZ7/s400/petals.jpg" width="326" /></a></div>Loving the new Minted minibook format. These little booklets were so much fun to design. I only wish I had been able to squeeze in more of them! Stay tuned for voting!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-69858543630426746422010-09-04T12:21:00.000-05:002010-09-04T12:21:26.327-05:00wine bottle wraps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFcGei3NNK7vqTbK_2E4srdNzsTqwdnnrGww3pLAt8FbmdjH0X9N22bc0XMgnEb8RKOkGXIgJMxAW_vqYqUxZrzu51-P3RxF1tdX0T-btwXkx9XVrx9AAs6YcxPL3zJAxUYYw/s1600/ms-wine-wrap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFcGei3NNK7vqTbK_2E4srdNzsTqwdnnrGww3pLAt8FbmdjH0X9N22bc0XMgnEb8RKOkGXIgJMxAW_vqYqUxZrzu51-P3RxF1tdX0T-btwXkx9XVrx9AAs6YcxPL3zJAxUYYw/s320/ms-wine-wrap.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD0qy0FLa4yiRbe3k_uamJb98hyphenhyphenAxS03s86z_MjFL4-Mwj7hyvmSQA3q3BW9kM8eIeyrOc4dUtPZoyCp_VfStDW1Q8-M43DMAtA22ih2PCHzy6VVz9ZOzA03_gkoKwwFNnP7G/s1600/wine-bottle2-lux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD0qy0FLa4yiRbe3k_uamJb98hyphenhyphenAxS03s86z_MjFL4-Mwj7hyvmSQA3q3BW9kM8eIeyrOc4dUtPZoyCp_VfStDW1Q8-M43DMAtA22ih2PCHzy6VVz9ZOzA03_gkoKwwFNnP7G/s400/wine-bottle2-lux.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I needed a last minute <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/bottle-wraps">wine bottle wrap</a> idea and, of course, turned to Martha for some ideas. I think this turned out pretty nicely. . .and I love being able to make use of my fun little <a href="http://www.penandparchment.net/littleday-press-adult-enclosure-cards-c-156_161.html">gift tags</a>!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-6947858945390549192010-08-28T07:10:00.002-05:002010-08-28T07:12:55.705-05:00coming of age challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTJINh4VAKjNulbe5STXsbru9hhLvXx-3RkuW9M7dxf2J-BjwLGj-adrkfkCRVFzubTkcp75BmA6B9R8m3HEEEmf6bGJPx7Bh0xyWUp8N0gvKS5Ac9oRvUFPMbkKJQ_C1XUts/s1600/teens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTJINh4VAKjNulbe5STXsbru9hhLvXx-3RkuW9M7dxf2J-BjwLGj-adrkfkCRVFzubTkcp75BmA6B9R8m3HEEEmf6bGJPx7Bh0xyWUp8N0gvKS5Ac9oRvUFPMbkKJQ_C1XUts/s400/teens.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk1Al441SGjUWkdyBUO7A9ArxmeErZ_kR4facm31vULO-rtk8zC7DiNTflH7s6fE4X6PUaWxQgCq3v_2LpQro286_gp9ctvAS2MJs647IKtPm1muTZNp9t3FTd3XP-MtJrjqn/s1600/confirmation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk1Al441SGjUWkdyBUO7A9ArxmeErZ_kR4facm31vULO-rtk8zC7DiNTflH7s6fE4X6PUaWxQgCq3v_2LpQro286_gp9ctvAS2MJs647IKtPm1muTZNp9t3FTd3XP-MtJrjqn/s400/confirmation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are my entries in the latest <a href="http://www.minted.com/">Minted</a> challenge. Voting is now open! I would love your votes!!</div><br />
<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating/14080">mis quince años</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating/13991">16 celebration</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating/14279">sweet cross</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-84293176534069975342010-07-30T10:25:00.002-05:002010-07-30T10:27:29.388-05:00pink and green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W6XwzfOE4RfKL7tDyBOlsDkiFDQU6Qzk_11r-8EPRIkrSKfG-eAYMJNnYkF83oVzoQJFJSqmzmfLGr0bDKdNT1tBruUK9wj2fbFRlaPurObkVUT9iKDiXzkTviwEpiHv96SL/s1600/preppy-monogram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W6XwzfOE4RfKL7tDyBOlsDkiFDQU6Qzk_11r-8EPRIkrSKfG-eAYMJNnYkF83oVzoQJFJSqmzmfLGr0bDKdNT1tBruUK9wj2fbFRlaPurObkVUT9iKDiXzkTviwEpiHv96SL/s400/preppy-monogram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I just read an interesting article about <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/110190/what-retailers-know-about-us?mod=bb-budgeting">fashion retailers and regional trends</a>. This line in particular - "Southerners bought more white, green, and pink than other regions' residents, for instance, according to data from private-sale site, <a href="http://www.hautelook.com/events">Hautelook.com</a> which caters to young, urban professional women." - got me thinking about one of my first Minted contest entries, <a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=1329">Preppy Monogram</a>. The Around the World Holiday Card Challenge was created to bring in designs that represented different regions. Though I've never been much of a pink and green fan myself (I tend to prefer brown, black, grey and blue) I definitely notice its presence in the south. Having lived in NC, GA and FL over the past 10+ years I've seen my share of bright, preppy polka-dotted pinks and greens! Maybe it's time for a change to the west coast? Minted never actually offered this card for sale in these colors. Instead they opted for <a href="http://www.minted.com/customizer/sku/MIN-PPM-HYC">brown and blue</a>. Go figure!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-63979022812518623192010-07-18T20:26:00.001-05:002010-07-18T20:28:17.523-05:00No. 18!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1nL-VOJh8xD3BWFP7mWNsgAcfbnYP1ko1NE7JSpABG2DuQTQYCChnWb3_oUBetoh1fjASXA-2KAVurfFeaTI1QhjbU45FBBHTzFv_6BcJL3fvCAgMGn-drvEtqmxOE17exZa/s1600/holiday-1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1nL-VOJh8xD3BWFP7mWNsgAcfbnYP1ko1NE7JSpABG2DuQTQYCChnWb3_oUBetoh1fjASXA-2KAVurfFeaTI1QhjbU45FBBHTzFv_6BcJL3fvCAgMGn-drvEtqmxOE17exZa/s400/holiday-1a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My <a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=10958">Joy to the World</a> design placed 18th (out of 1370) in Minted's holiday challenge! I was so excited to see it posted on their Facebook page and <a href="http://www.minted.com/blog/2010/07/12/2010-holiday-spectacular-no-18/">Natasha's blog post</a> was incredibly sweet! I had fun creating an alternate colorway, a patterned "backer" (backside design) and envelope liner for this card. Stay tuned for the link to order in the coming months. Thank you so much to all who voted for me!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-38915868511241549792010-06-27T07:07:00.002-05:002010-06-27T07:09:34.785-05:00a few of my favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRTOWWmwCmhNt4qEQf1GwqPqt6uGRtcNRzytzH4s5I__5fZz2PNdnOpjnv4blDlOp3Dv2ifTtMe2oxQwfBTOFlMtl0g6-1RmvsAKv28JsbKVP5rUeiof58IDjTZTlULY_K-iv/s1600/minted-holiday-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRTOWWmwCmhNt4qEQf1GwqPqt6uGRtcNRzytzH4s5I__5fZz2PNdnOpjnv4blDlOp3Dv2ifTtMe2oxQwfBTOFlMtl0g6-1RmvsAKv28JsbKVP5rUeiof58IDjTZTlULY_K-iv/s400/minted-holiday-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="goog_2028594091"></span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating/12047">joyeux noe</a><span id="goog_2028594092"></span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating/12047">l</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Emily Potts • </span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=12640"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Doves of Peace</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Mandy Gordon • </span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=11629"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">banner + burst</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Jody Wody</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCidOEaUUR8V_pC2_-yTSia9QpptjrNGzH5m5Qg2T1W1KD0Jo9nHbZLuhK6B6pdR_Be_mQfQewUARANdxKEXeA3o2iR-mn5zmj6FhfDPS3HMSQdqJ3lfa6OVTeBT0gKB-MGHf/s1600/minted-holiday-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCidOEaUUR8V_pC2_-yTSia9QpptjrNGzH5m5Qg2T1W1KD0Jo9nHbZLuhK6B6pdR_Be_mQfQewUARANdxKEXeA3o2iR-mn5zmj6FhfDPS3HMSQdqJ3lfa6OVTeBT0gKB-MGHf/s400/minted-holiday-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=12422"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the greens</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Stacey Day • </span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=11293"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">vintage berry</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Paper Dahlia •</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating/12305"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">joyeux noël + reindeer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Emily Ranneby</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBSIchUUTO27z-nmpij0ItqugU8rji7yCtie2ijR0BJgyhMQbj9SqpEKPiGBCYZw9xP3e_rzV5sJiaYK6WaEXNfVEIzOyrx7H4Cy7VXJx_dRpnSTWOvGmwH9B08heHWVu303k/s1600/minted-holiday-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBSIchUUTO27z-nmpij0ItqugU8rji7yCtie2ijR0BJgyhMQbj9SqpEKPiGBCYZw9xP3e_rzV5sJiaYK6WaEXNfVEIzOyrx7H4Cy7VXJx_dRpnSTWOvGmwH9B08heHWVu303k/s400/minted-holiday-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=12477"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">first christmas</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Sara Heilwagen • </span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=12705"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">peace love & hope</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by The Social Type • </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating&id=12651"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">scarf + garland</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> by Moglea</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Voting is now closed for the 2010 holiday card contest at Minted and we're all anxiously awaiting the results. I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorites. As you can tell, I'm hopelessly attracted to the color blue!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-63150974951977238592010-06-23T06:41:00.000-05:002010-06-23T06:41:04.287-05:00stationEry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0wd8LWMi4fb_22h0I9lIKO_dcsve58yhN9-j-JZ85U61CH316_GHsqxq4ntywuIzrN9zUOSiIwtRXtmW8KG2V0-bL87CTw235zQqwh3LGQ-0NKKcle0YaMscgwn6N2ujSjWi/s1600/stationery-bag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0wd8LWMi4fb_22h0I9lIKO_dcsve58yhN9-j-JZ85U61CH316_GHsqxq4ntywuIzrN9zUOSiIwtRXtmW8KG2V0-bL87CTw235zQqwh3LGQ-0NKKcle0YaMscgwn6N2ujSjWi/s400/stationery-bag.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My very <a href="http://stationeryscoop.blogspot.com/2005/05/stationery-or-stationary.html">first post</a> on this blog in May 2005 had to do with the difference between "stationery" and "stationary". I still encounter stationEry designers and retailers who spell it with an "a". It doesn't bother me as much when customers spell it incorrectly - we all make spelling mistakes sometimes, right? But, if you're in the business you really should know better. <a href="http://blog.lizzybloves.com/2010/06/its-stationery.html">LizzyB Loves</a> and <a href="http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/2010/06/stationery-vs-stationary-tote-bags/">Oh So Beautiful Paper</a> both posted about these bags recently. I couldn't help but purchase one! Check them out on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49721244/stationery-stationary-tote">Sapling Press'</a> etsy shop. . .</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-20466879609985518662010-06-18T12:28:00.001-05:002010-06-18T12:29:08.443-05:00laikonik wrapping paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJHclcj_7CDrOv_z8mdA9U-0MabUlRHF3ICAS5Xfh-LNGuK1z9OE_uXraNfcMqDK6ss0e4jwESuP8arJf25OIP3IGCg78QFrrU1Vzg16m7HjpjfSQlw9zpf0wmOiOGEW2d2Eh/s1600/laikonik-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJHclcj_7CDrOv_z8mdA9U-0MabUlRHF3ICAS5Xfh-LNGuK1z9OE_uXraNfcMqDK6ss0e4jwESuP8arJf25OIP3IGCg78QFrrU1Vzg16m7HjpjfSQlw9zpf0wmOiOGEW2d2Eh/s320/laikonik-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpB5D-1n6Ix86jbzKI36zOwfdUWmOvQjT0aOfMJytVJZLwKAZLzNstJqt3lXHLpJcy0tJz_jJtoIHxJ4eBusdQUTVJY-g6OeSHrW06dclo6IZik1WYBOoFMdwe5sDmD63sDM4/s1600/laikonik-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpB5D-1n6Ix86jbzKI36zOwfdUWmOvQjT0aOfMJytVJZLwKAZLzNstJqt3lXHLpJcy0tJz_jJtoIHxJ4eBusdQUTVJY-g6OeSHrW06dclo6IZik1WYBOoFMdwe5sDmD63sDM4/s320/laikonik-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGkrEC5ngjvDIz9obSgS20hVhi2FpMrHDJ-s6-ivuQ9U-PjcEA3DzYcEJYeVc-hP8yD8ihrxku5RqjpDGHoZ9pxY1nBeWUvNJpQBl6Nqdc7MHTV44iXjQQEWxS-6J1-6XtT-O/s1600/laikonik-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGkrEC5ngjvDIz9obSgS20hVhi2FpMrHDJ-s6-ivuQ9U-PjcEA3DzYcEJYeVc-hP8yD8ihrxku5RqjpDGHoZ9pxY1nBeWUvNJpQBl6Nqdc7MHTV44iXjQQEWxS-6J1-6XtT-O/s320/laikonik-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I came across this beautiful Polish folk-art inspired wrapping paper after reading <a href="http://www.designmom.com/2010/06/once-a-year-books/">Design Mom's</a> post about the company's <a href="http://www.laikonik.bigcartel.com/category/once-a-year-books">Once a Year Books</a>. At this time I'm just not prepared to accept that my boys are ever going to turn 18 - the idea of this sweet little book makes me too sad. So, I decided to see what else they offered and noticed this lovely <a href="http://www.laikonik.bigcartel.com/product/red-wrapping-paper">hand silk screen printed wrapping paper</a>. The shipping from Australia may keep it from being a practical purchase, but it may be worth looking into!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-42443793512711918882010-06-17T15:51:00.005-05:002010-06-17T20:06:42.911-05:00voting time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvs1ywosSoTxLPvT3WVoqsAAZEwDxnkampNAfWHsWydCo4jwYQ9c6P5EJV8powIZpTEyz9VJ8WhptXcMStZMyVM1Rj5cKzN-t9xxFRCJGmvytwURuXJGVWEY8A13e2FO0C6nG/s1600/minted-collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvs1ywosSoTxLPvT3WVoqsAAZEwDxnkampNAfWHsWydCo4jwYQ9c6P5EJV8powIZpTEyz9VJ8WhptXcMStZMyVM1Rj5cKzN-t9xxFRCJGmvytwURuXJGVWEY8A13e2FO0C6nG/s400/minted-collage.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm so excited that my designs survived the first round of voting. The original 1300+ entries have now been whittled down to just over 400 so the task of voting is much easier! I actually truly enjoyed going through all 411 of them this morning and giving them each a score from 1 - 5. I would really appreciate your votes if you have time. I promise it will be worth your while to browse through this wonderful assortment of holiday card designs! <i>*If the site is slow (as it is while I sit here typing this post) you may want to try again later. The Minted team just sent out a big email about the contest so the site may be flooded with voters. </i>Here are the direct links to mine:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=10958" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=10958</a><br />
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floral joy<br />
<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=11937" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=11937</a><br />
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cashmere<br />
<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12100" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12100</a><br />
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cheery holidays<br />
<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12499" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12499</a><br />
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holiday daisies<br />
<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12501" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12501</a><br />
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very merry holidays<br />
<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12503" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=12503</a><br />
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memory board<br />
<a href="http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=11930" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.minted.com/design-rating?id=11930</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Fine Print: Everyone who rates at least 50 entries will be entered into a drawing for a $500 credit on Minted*. Ten additional voters will be chosen at random to win a gorgeous Minted T-shirt. Take a quick break (we won't tell), and help reinvent the traditional holiday card. </span></i></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-91067403025011283122010-06-15T10:03:00.002-05:002010-06-15T10:35:15.664-05:00beach wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5I1CFoVb9jv-2E9LxMlu00IqVeX4i0EWslOzj41bTboUuKd9bMg1lcmWBTKdApaaXuZvY1oFhj5zHjJdZHQ5ekZjq4RbDhD46h4lVaacfsPWruGAiBZZz-IH_L3yBgD9jT3pN/s1600/c+a_wedding2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5I1CFoVb9jv-2E9LxMlu00IqVeX4i0EWslOzj41bTboUuKd9bMg1lcmWBTKdApaaXuZvY1oFhj5zHjJdZHQ5ekZjq4RbDhD46h4lVaacfsPWruGAiBZZz-IH_L3yBgD9jT3pN/s400/c+a_wedding2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>My brother recently got married near the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The photos above, courtesy of <a href="http://www.lbe.smugmug.com/">lindsay brooke emeigh photography</a>, are some of my favorites. The weather was absolutely perfect as you can see! <br />
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Many months ago I helped them come up with a bright, fun, and eco + budget-friendly wedding suite. The invitations served multiple purposes with the wedding info on the front and rehearsal dinner + farewell brunch info on the back. The response postcards featured a photo of the beach house porch. I was able to get Minted.com to print the <a href="http://www.minted.com/skinny-wrap-address-labels">skinny wrap labels</a> in their wedding colors to go with the paper source "poppy" envelopes. I think we accomplished our goal of setting the scene for a fun, lively and laid-back wedding. It was a blast!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-37596626146898261312010-06-11T06:28:00.000-05:002010-06-11T06:28:09.034-05:00holiday photo cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0laHk37MJqc-6AwgASVUoRnFqJqrVaYXx6PV5QmdJMZFe6herIA5NuYoC3rTarlAbleOJJRcaVRxL7_gVS2431P72ufQGUs_H76LBtcKSEP1uIfU1E4dPnMBRxAj8AVJkD-k8/s1600/holiday10-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0laHk37MJqc-6AwgASVUoRnFqJqrVaYXx6PV5QmdJMZFe6herIA5NuYoC3rTarlAbleOJJRcaVRxL7_gVS2431P72ufQGUs_H76LBtcKSEP1uIfU1E4dPnMBRxAj8AVJkD-k8/s400/holiday10-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My apologies (to Facebook fans, especially) for all of this <a href="http://www.minted.com/designer/173">Minted</a> talk! Holiday cards are my favorite to design and their latest contest has some <b><i>major</i></b> rewards! So, even though I was on vacation for 10 days and this was the last week of school for my kindergartner, I had no choice but to find time to create and enter designs for the 2010 holiday card challenge. These are my 7 designs. Right now, Minted is having a first round voting phase to eliminate 75% of the 1300+ designs that were entered. Hopefully some of mine will survive this round! I'll let you know when official voting begins. Wish me luck!!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-84793299306111302010-06-02T13:38:00.000-05:002010-06-02T13:38:48.930-05:00splurges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcwnDH9ju59pI4MmB6xiVpwpfh5t8zEDo1uIOcxEHDSHqEo3C7ErRGWaSq1Ufs-wNdoAhCaWTS90O4alKpqs9-O33Xsr-OaCQmQ1jx6f5pd3xn0N86SfBAtigwXOdR-MBAjBZ/s1600/trench.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcwnDH9ju59pI4MmB6xiVpwpfh5t8zEDo1uIOcxEHDSHqEo3C7ErRGWaSq1Ufs-wNdoAhCaWTS90O4alKpqs9-O33Xsr-OaCQmQ1jx6f5pd3xn0N86SfBAtigwXOdR-MBAjBZ/s320/trench.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_ZrWa2hiaaw4-OiNO-2skvvY3xQkfDQT3jq5Gor_7y_XXOZrWnkG0Bl9FtOVNIO8rc3L3IFjLdMZUG_zD-8rMIt5h0dCYHsqyukDiQ0u6zT2BJdlpIfpOGucKWcqZXFbRiFM/s1600/frye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_ZrWa2hiaaw4-OiNO-2skvvY3xQkfDQT3jq5Gor_7y_XXOZrWnkG0Bl9FtOVNIO8rc3L3IFjLdMZUG_zD-8rMIt5h0dCYHsqyukDiQ0u6zT2BJdlpIfpOGucKWcqZXFbRiFM/s200/frye.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>I do plan to post about the wonderful boutique wineries we visited in Napa last week, but I wanted to quickly share my two splurge purchases. I was able to score this wonderful <a href="http://yoanabaraschi.com/wordpress/2009/01/">Yoana Baraschi</a> love story trench coat at the resort shop for less than 50% off! It was definitely put to good use on our cold, rainy wineries tour last Thursday! I've also been eyeing these <a href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=120689&CategoryID=16961&cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Womens-_-SHOE-_-Frye_Women's_Harness_12R_Leather_Riding_Boots&utm_source=GoogleProduct&utm_medium=organic">Frye riding boots</a> all winter, but they don't make a whole lot of sense in Florida. Oh well, you only live once!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398105.post-15129957203883330782010-05-31T19:23:00.000-05:002010-05-31T19:23:34.865-05:00cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-k3EAnYwDMAs3VRnZYIjtZbCJ22Ow0VQogDU9bUp4onsHMgsKQ42vIh-jajPR6n59i3tAJdDNs9uQK2_ICYDzyfTS6lwwnJ8Cr3u-58NNzH6BrFH1VkqnzJwOvMr_gr_4Bdo/s1600/cupcake-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-k3EAnYwDMAs3VRnZYIjtZbCJ22Ow0VQogDU9bUp4onsHMgsKQ42vIh-jajPR6n59i3tAJdDNs9uQK2_ICYDzyfTS6lwwnJ8Cr3u-58NNzH6BrFH1VkqnzJwOvMr_gr_4Bdo/s400/cupcake-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i1oCEBmexiE4qO9wr31krqZHja0L48txl6hmmfp72Npnim_nflf25OxEYeI-Gf8k6LUZqzVhpRZTBPTzYP5WxX5BLtymNAXCIFgjQ-RZbVPDirh7dRX7-NaOd0ykCT6D8nmo/s1600/cupcakes-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i1oCEBmexiE4qO9wr31krqZHja0L48txl6hmmfp72Npnim_nflf25OxEYeI-Gf8k6LUZqzVhpRZTBPTzYP5WxX5BLtymNAXCIFgjQ-RZbVPDirh7dRX7-NaOd0ykCT6D8nmo/s400/cupcakes-2.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOni0MpQL9-GgSBMibdNVXHvgSfLtBE1kWkbb0fn7XOiTu9pv74F14IRZc26JoG_53Ml13eLgA8MNELv7PcOlvJBZOVnX1DwzQFYH5tvWOyl3ScsCRJLQYmCQMRJzHa5vtstV/s1600/cupcakes-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOni0MpQL9-GgSBMibdNVXHvgSfLtBE1kWkbb0fn7XOiTu9pv74F14IRZc26JoG_53Ml13eLgA8MNELv7PcOlvJBZOVnX1DwzQFYH5tvWOyl3ScsCRJLQYmCQMRJzHa5vtstV/s400/cupcakes-3.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Sorry I've been MIA for the past 10 days, but I was busy enjoying my brother's wedding just below the Outer Banks of NC and indulging in fabulous wine and food from San Francisco and Napa. Pictures from some of my favorite boutique wineries will be added soon!<br />
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While I was out, Kara from <a href="http://karaspartyideas.blogspot.com/">Kara's Party Ideas</a> and <a href="http://karascupcakes.blogspot.com/">Kara's Cupcakes</a> posted my son's <a href="http://stationeryscoop.blogspot.com/2010/04/3rd-birthday-monster-party-part-i.html">little monster birthday party</a> pics on her blog. I wish I had found her blog while I was preparing. There is so much wonderful inspiration there! Be sure to check it out if you will be planning a party soon. She is also very talented at making cupcakes as you can see from the images above - adorable!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825230024769625570noreply@blogger.com0