As if I don't spend enough time online already I found a delightfully fun site called Design Her Gals to keep me online even longer. You can make a little figure which looks similar to yourself complete with hair, eye, and skin color. As well as body type, clothing, shoes, accessories, sports equipment, even your pet. Then you can apply this design to note cards, stickers, recipe cards, invitations, etc. It is hilarious to do and quite fun for us non-illustrators.
You can order note cards, recipe cards, stickers etc. from the site or you can pay a $24.95 a year fee and print what you want ( all year) yourself. I made a set of 8 note cards for a girlfriend's birthday and another set for my pregnant sister. I'll do another for when the baby is born in September. (I can even have her carrying an infant carrier.) I thought I would like to print up some recipe cards for fun and a set of note cards for my daughter's thank you notes. I think stickers would be fun to label packages. I sure wish it came in a boy version for my sons.
All I need now is some yummy envelopes from the Paper Source (A2S for the note cards) and I am good to go. I love the colors and usually can't decide on the color. Right now I am into chocolate brown and pool blue. I really like that combination (just as much as the favorite blossom/chocolate brown combo I have been loving.) I like all the different envelope sizes and that everything can be purchased separately. Most times I mix and match cards and envelopes...I don't like everything to match.
Speaking of the Paper Source, I am totally addicted to their site. It is everything I love. Lots of neat things in beautiful colors. Delicious. Last time I ordered I bought a Paper Flower Kit which I am dying to try. I have gobs of leftover card stock and fun paper from various projects and making these flowers would sure use some of it up. I haven't made on yet and hopefully it isn't one of those things which takes forever and isn't worth the trouble. We'll see...I am all set up to make some tonight. I am planning a shower/luncheon for my sister and I think these flowers would be great on the table sitting on each person's napkin. I think I'll write the name on the leaf and use them as place cards.
Oh that paper flowers kit looks like fun!
Posted by: Georgia | July 15, 2006 at 07:40 AM
I don't like matchy matchy stuff either. I love Paper Source! I've been eyeing the flower kits they have - they had some made up at the store and they looked great. Good luck! Love all the ideas about the notecards, etc. I'll have to visit that site.
Posted by: jackie | July 15, 2006 at 09:35 AM
The Design Her Gals are hilarious! The only thing that seemed odd were the limited body types. But they actually had my hair - shocking!
Posted by: Lisa B. | July 15, 2006 at 05:50 PM
the design her gals was funny; it got stuck on my computer after i picked the shirt - so i was just standing there in my striped shirt and pink undies and couldn't get more clothes to come up for her! eh well!!
Posted by: jenifer | July 18, 2006 at 01:34 PM
Design Gals, how fun. I love those paper flower kits from paper source, although I need to finish the set I have before I justify ordering another one. They are addictive once you start. So pretty.
Posted by: Blair | July 20, 2006 at 10:52 PM