Top 10 in the Trendys Awards

I couldn't wait to share the great news I got this week. Jilly Jack Designs has two designs in the top 10 of the Green category of Stationery Trends' the trendys. Our Sweet Series and Hello Series of note cards both go to the next round of voting. So if you're a retailer, please go to www.stationerytrendys.com 

and vote! Both designs will be in their booth at the National Stationery Show as well as in their summer publication.

Congratulations to all the other top 10 finalists as well!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Jill

Spring Color Palette

It's officially spring, so I thought I'd post some spring colors. My tulips are getting ready to bloom and I can't wait to see them. The world looks so much better in spring when all the flowers begin to bloom. Spring makes me think of fuzzy chicks and bunnies, pastel colored eggs and girls in pink dresses with white mary jane shoes. I tend to go less pastel and brighter, but that's just me. Please feel free to share your favorite spring-time colors. 

Take care,

Jill

Typography Tuesday

Good morning! This is the first of what is going to be a reoccurring column on my blog. So to kick off Typography Tuesday I thought I would share some fabulous wood type that I bought last week. I'm so fortunate to live in the same area as one of the major collector/sellers of all things letterpress. We sifted through a ton of boxes and drawers of type until I came across this beautiful set. It's an extended face. I also scored an extra bold set that is equally as gorgeous. I can't wait to print with them. I'll be posting the results in the future!

Take care,

Jill

Cookies to boost creativity

Here is how I chose to spark a little creativity last week. The school bake sale was a perfect way to get out of my box and do something creative, but not graphic design or note cards. Well I did have to design a tag, I just can't help myself. What are some ways that you use your creativity or things that you do to get your creative juices flowing? I'd love to hear them!

Take care,

Jill

Mesu Measuring Bowls

I bought these bowls at the 2005 How Conference in Chicago. They were designed by Jennifer Panepinto as a design project while she was getting her Masters in Design at the School of Visual Arts. She was dieting and was sick of measuring, so she created a set of bowls she could measure in and then just eat the food right out of them. Genius! I'm dusting mine off again as I journey down another (and hopefully last) weight loss trail. Jennifer's site say the bowls are out of production, but if you go to her site, you sign up for her mailing list of new product announcements. (I did see a couple on ebay)

Have a great day!

Jill

All images are owned by Jennifer Panepinto, LLC

Valentine's Day Card Swap Love

I had so much fun with the Valentine's Day swap organized by Carina at crowandcanary.blogspot.com, that I just had to share. There is nothing like getting cards in the mail, no matter what the age. These were really special, because they were hand-made by fellow bloggers. So each of us were to make cards for the 2 people we were assigned. I was lucky enough to get Gabby Hanlin, card 1 and Ashley Mouton, card 2 as my swap mates. I loved their cards and the sweet notes they included. Truly lovely! I also thought it was quite ironic that each of their cards were in the same color family. They must have been channeling each other!

I have also included 2 pics of the cards I made for Gabby and Ashley. I create cards for a living, but this was a little different because I was making 2 and not thousands, so the sky was the limit, glitter, envelope liner, double layer, rounded corners and sparkly paper. I had such a fun time, can you tell? I had glitter everywhere. I found this great stamp of wood grain and used a glue stamp pad and then glittered the you-know-what out of those cards.

So here's to getting your hands glittery and recapturing a little of your childhood. It really got me motivated to work on my Jilly Jack note card designs that I have been procrastinating on.

Have you done anything lately out of the norm that has motivated or inspired you to be creative? Please share!

Take care!
Jill

Must have for foodies and typophiles

I have fallen for these awesome Helvetica cookie cutters. How can anyone resist? A. they're cookie cutters and B. they're Helvetica! These wonderful culinary creations are from Beverly Hsu. They are in such demand that she is busy making more. Sign up at beverlyhsu.com for an email notification of when more cookie cutters are available. In the meantime, check out her site and view her portfolio, she's a very talented designer.

Okay, I'm hungry for cookies now. Oh man!

Have a great day!
Jill