Inspiration for design

Where does the inspiration for my cards come from? Well the answer is simple - everywhere! Through regular daily adventures with my kids to request from friends and family to a TV commercial.  Inspiration surrounds us, and it is different for everyone.  One might see something with a creative eye and be able to create something new from it.  


I find the hardest things to create at times, comes from simple things.  For example, I am working on a line of cards with the theme of teapots, teacups, tea in the garden...get the idea!  Now as simple as that sounds, getting just the right fit for the card line has proven to be a challenge!  

Stay tuned, I hope to have the line "created" in a few weeks and will be sure to share it.

Jasmere...the best marketing tool

Jasmere is fantastic for finding that special unique item online! Have you heard of them yet?  For those of you that haven't, then take a moment and check them out. www.jasmere.com
From a post on crunchbase:

"Jasmere is an online marketplace that connects specialty web retailers with upscale consumers.  

Jasmere uses a “deal-of-the-day” format, similar to Groupon. Jasmere differentiates by featuring upscale web boutiques that deliver nationwide, rather than local bricks and mortar stores favored by other sites. Jasmere also turns typical ‘supply and demand’ economics on its ear, in that more demand for jasmere products actuallylowers the price everyone pays. Thanks to specially negotiated deals with their featured merchants, jasmere lowers the price over the course of the day, as more people buy. No credit cards are charged until the feature ends, and everyone pays the same low price."

How great is this!!  I was contacted by them in October and I am excited to be partnering with them in January 2011!  From a business perspective, you can reach a lot of people through their members and it is a great way to get your name out there.  No cost to be featured, just the cost of the "deal" that you partner in with Jasmere on!! So exciting for us, we are looking forward to our day!

Join jasmere and find some great stuff and of course watch for the Serendipity day!!

Kids say the funniest things...

This post is off the normal path for me, but very normal for my usual daily routines.  It's about my little girl who is 3.5. years old (4 yrs if you ask her).  She is sweet, quiet and a little bit of a mischief maker and most days we have lot of fun.  But the other day, she was not having a good day.  Everything resulted in a meltdown.  My other little monkey, 2yrs old, kept telling her sister to "stop crying, too noisy".  In this particular meltdown of the day she had been crying on and off for about 30 mins. I kept trying to console her, but she would get annoyed and cry louder, so I would leave the room.  Finally she sat with me and calmed down, she suddenly stated clear as anything, without crying "Mommy, did you hear that?" I replied "No, what is it".  With a huge smile on her face she says "Mommy, my bed is calling me!"  Since we weren't at home, I offered to take her home to go to sleep.  She smiled and said "No mommy, I am okay now, my bed will wait for me to get home...can I have some pizza now."  And that was it, no more crying, no more meltdowns, the evening pizza was enjoyed by all and yes when we got home, she happily danced down the hall and climbed into her bed!