Sunday, January 29, 2012

rice designs free giveaway

Ok, so I am waaaaaaaay over due on the Rice Designs Free Giveaway that I was going to do monthly... what can I say besides life caught up with me and I was just trying to keep my head above water the past couple of months. And well, I will never be caught up, but I am taking a moment out of the busyness to announce the next Free Giveaway.

My sweet sis is having a bouncing baby boy on Thursday. Technically she was due this past Saturday, Jan 28th, but no bambino yet. So it could be any day, any minute now and boy, oh boy, am I on pins and needles waiting for my sweet nephew! With this said, below is the challenge for the Rice Designs Free Giveaway for the month of January.

I challenge everyone to leave their best guess on sweet baby Jay's arrival stats!

You MUST become a follower of Rice Designs blog to enter to win. And you must be signed into Blogger to publish a comment. PLEASE leave your guess in the COMMENTS section under this blog post.

Make sure to include your name, email address along with Jay's birthday, weight, length and time of birth.

And once he arrives I will compare stats and whoever is the closest will get a free set of 24 custom calling cards! And did I mention there will be 5 lucky winners?

Looking forward to seeing your best guess and meeting my sweet nephew! And I ask that you all keep my sister in your thoughts for an easy, safe and healthy delivery and baby :)

the love train

Valentine's Day is fast approaching! I never really celebrated Valentine's Day until I had a baby. Even being married, my husband and I felt like it was silly to put so much pressure on February 14th. And I always remember hating Valentine's Day when I was in college. It was a day that made you feel like having a pity party for being single. You dig me all you single ladies?

And although I tell my sweet B and family I love them on a daily basis, I am now at the point in my life where I feel like I am so blessed and life is too short, so why not celebrate, and celebrate BIG!

The love train has come to town and made quite an impact in our home... Red velvet cupcakes with buttercream frosting and red sugar candy sprinkled on top... cupcake toppers with family fun messages printed on polka dot and striped backgrounds... individually wrapped chocolates... bright magenta flowers in cylinder vases... gifts for our sweet baby boy... new tennis balls for our spunky springer spaniel... and funny, cheesy Valentine's Day cards between the hubby and I. And although I still DON'T believe you should embrace love only one day out of the year, I do believe everyday is a blessing and I am thankful to have a reason to celebrate.




Calling Cards make a great Valentine's Day happy for friends!

2011 christmas card birth announcements

And below are a few combo's of Christmas Card and Birth Announcements. Joy to the World sweet babies!





Friday, December 30, 2011

2011 custom christmas cards

One of my favorite things about Christmas is calling my best friend on a daily basis to find out who's Christmas Card she has gotten and then running to my mailbox to see who's we received that day. I honestly don't wait more than a minute after the postman (well, woman in my case) pulls away from the driveway. I literally open Christmas Cards the way children rip open gift-wrapped presents. I don't know if it's because I'm a designer and I'm always interested in details... but I truly think even if I wasn't creative I would still LOVE receiving Christmas Cards just as much. Such a fun, exciting, loving and peaceful time of year, and then to open an envelope and see faces of the most beautiful children and families all joyful. What more is there to be thankful for than to see everyone happy and healthy?

































Thank you to everyone who orders from Rice Designs! It's because of you that I have a job, love my job, and am challenged to keep my creativity flowing and growing. Although we are two weeks out from Valentine's Day, I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

party like a rockstar

I have been meaning to post photos of several parties from the past couple of months, but once Halloween was celebrated, Christmas cards were in full bloom and I couldn't find a spare moment to sit down and upload a new post. So, just a few months late, I hope you enjoy viewing these sweet babies and their birthday celebrations!

emma







potter









monroe








william













anna reese and stella









mary carmen


hackett