Amy Adele - Stationery, Invitations and Announcements

Quick & Easy Valentine’s Day Cards

Richard — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:16:43 +0000

Here’s a quick way to knock out all of your Valentine’s with one sweet punch. Use Amy Adele calling cards and attach them to candy bars, lollipops or candy hearts.

You can tape them right to the candy bar, or punch a hole and tie them with ribbon. Either way, that’s one way to get right to your valentine’s heart. With so many calling cards to choose from, the possibilities are endless!

Treat Your Little Wonder to a Super Girl Party

Richard — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:56:54 +0000

Show her how much you love her with a party that shows everyone just how super she is — a Super Girl Party!

Start with Amy Adele’s Superhero Girl Party Invitations:

Make your own cake and cupcakes based on these simple but fun designs:

Add some Superhero Energy Fuel:

Cap off the party with a Superhero Piñata!

Then finish off the festivities with Superhero Thank You Cards for all the birthday presents!

Superhero Girl Stationery

Cookie Monsters, Take Note!

Richard — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:04:47 +0000

The Girl Scouts have been selling their delicious cookies for almost 100 years–dating all the way back to 1917. In 1936, they hired a bakery to take over production due to overwhelming demand, and now they sell over 200 million boxes of cookies per year. Did you know that during World War 2, the Girls Scouts sold calendars in addition to the cookies because ingredients such as flour, sugar and butter were so scarce? Also did you know that in 1942 there were 48 cookies per box!! Oh how the times have changed.

Amy has just adapted one of her cards at the request of an enterprising young Daisy Girl Scout and her mother. They wanted to use Amy’s design for Thank You Notes to go with each of the orders, and as Gift Tags (Amy Adele Calling Cards) to attach to the Girl Scout cookie boxes. What a wonderful way for them to thank all of their customers!

Milk and Cookies Folded Notecard

Milk and Cookies Calling Card

Win a set of Personalized Valentine’s Day Cards

Richard — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:28:17 +0000

Get ready for Valentine’s Day by entering to win a set of 40 personalized Valentine’s Day Cards.

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Be Mine, Valentine

Richard — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:09:55 +0000

Though it’s still early January, it’s not too early to begin planning for Valentine’s Day, just a few weeks away. Here are some of our favorite Valentine’s Day-themed finds from around the internet:

Valentines Tree of Love:

Love at First Bite Valentine Brownies:

Paper Heart Wreath:

Valentines Love Cupcakes:

Valentines Centerpieces:

Some of Amy’s Valentine’s Day Cards:

Brunette Valentine Girl Flat Note Card

Valentine Shark Flat Notecard

Fairy Kids Photo Valentine Cards

Valentine T-Rex Flat Note Card

Valentine Ice Skater Flat Notecard

Valentine Bee Photo Card

Happy New Years Resolutions!

Richard — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:07:19 +0000

Do you make resolutions at the start of each year? Do you generally keep them, break them, win-some/lose-some? Some people will tell you you shouldn’t make resolutions — “If you really want to do something, you can do it at any time, why wait for New Year’s?” But I look at January 1st as a chance to try again, take inventory of my life and know that there’s always time to make a fresh start. I heard a doctor on the news last night talking about making a resolution to stop smoking. She said you may fail (the majority of people who try to quit do fail at first), but don’t let the failure stop you from trying again. And again. And again. As many times as it takes to finally stop. (Fortunately, I don’t smoke, but I know it must be extremely hard to kick that habit).

One year I launched a very ambitious “101 Things in 1001 Days” project. I made a list of 101 things I wanted to accomplish — some were pretty mundane and others were pretty lofty — in 1001 days (that’s just about 2 years and 9 months). I probably did about 40 things on my list before giving out of steam and losing interest/willpower. I can look back on the experience as either glass half-full or glass half-empty. No, I didn’t reach my goal of doing all 101 things. But on the other hand, I did do 40 more things than I would have done without a goal. So it’s still a win!

Saw this the other day and it got me to thinking about a visual new years resolution board. While I don’t think I want to tackle 101 things at one time again, maybe 10 or 15 would be a wiser choice. But the idea is to make a board to put in a visible place where I’ll see it every day (beside my desk, next to my bathroom mirror, next to my bedside table, etc). And on this board, I’ll pin something representative of each goal/resolution.

For example, if I wanted to lose 10 pounds, I might cut the number 10 out of a magazine. Or post a photo that represents 10 in some way. Once I reach the 10 pound goal, I would remove the 10 photo and that would leave me to focus on the remaining goals/resolutions not yet accomplished. If I wanted to save money to buy a new computer, I might pin a nickel to my board (one time I saved my pocket change for a few years and actually saved enough to buy a new computer…whenever I made a purchase I never used my change, just kept sticking it in a large jar, and every few months I would sit down and roll all my coins while watching TV).

I’m going to work on my board this weekend and be ready to start bright and early Monday morning. I’ll update you from time to time on my progress.

What resolutions do you plan to make this year?

Amy's New Years Invitation

Win Personalized Thank You Notes

Richard — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:55:13 +0000

Once the gifts have all been opened, the next step is to start writing all those Thank You notes. Enter below for your chance to win personalized thank you notes.

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Using Words in Family Photos

Richard — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:19:41 +0000

Here’s a trend we love — using letters and words in family photos. It’s so simple, yet it makes such a statement. (With special thanks to Stacy Rank on Pinterest).

From chelseabeephotography.com

From thebmcreport.blogspot.com

From lifecapturesbykriscinda.com

From http://pinterest.com/pin/56013589085053509/

Some of Amy Adele’s Family Photo Cards:

Red and Green Speckled Border Photo Card

Snowy Bird House Photo Card

Richmond Winter House Photo Card

Christmas Palm Tree Photo Card

Find more photo cards HERE.

Creative Christmas Card Displays

Richard — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:18:04 +0000

This is the time of year when we look forward to trips to the mailbox — when our excitement over receiving Christmas cards trumps our dread of bills (those come next month). But what to do with all those cards? Here are a few creative ways to display those cards so everyone can enjoy them all month:

Around a cabinet:

On the door:

As a wreath:

Up a tree:

On the wall:

Down the banister:

Across the fireplace:

What’s your favorite way to display your Christmas cards?

Happy Birthday, Christmas Baby!

Richard — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:36:18 +0000

Do you know what Sir Isaac Newton, Sissy Spacek, Humphrey Bogart and Jimmy Buffett all have in common? They were all born on December 25. They are part of a special group of people who know what it’s like to get “combination gifts,” to not be able to have birthday parties because everyone is “too busy” with the holidays, and to not be wished a “happy birthday” because their day is overshadowed by Christmas.

It’s particularly hard for small children who still want to have their regular birthday parties with all the regular party activities — like bounce houses, rollerskating, pool parties, etc. And even though everything is red and green, kids still like to have unique parties that match their own identities — super hero, ballerina, princess, cowboys, etc.

Here are a few uniquely Winter party themes:

Ice Skating

Ice Skating Cake

Girls Ice Skating Invitations

Snowmen

Snowman Cupcakes

Snowman Invitations

Snowboarding

Snowboarder Cake

Snowboarder Invitations

Snow Skiing

Snow Ski Cupcakes

Red Skis Stationery