It's Finally Free

Once of my FAVORITE online invitation and card sites is finally FREE to use! Cocodot , like eVite, emerged months ago as a new, trendy way to send e-mail invites and cards. I love their graphics and ways to personalize, and after months of using their service "free" with lots of coupon codes, they are finally offering their services to everyone truly for FREE! Check out some of my favorite new designs, and head to Cocodot to send your invites today!

I was not paid by Cocodot for this glowing review, even though I should be! I just love their stuff and wanted to share!

Last minute Free Valentines

Valentine's Day is here and for those last minute card ideas, and I came across the cutest e-Valentine's from none other than the fabulous Kate Spade. Go here to send yours today!

Also, Hi Friend Design has cute and free printable Valentine's that you can pass out to the office. Click here to download and print.

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Renovation Meets Cupid

This weekend, between demolition of my brother's kitchen and painting his man cave, we made several trips to Home Depot and Lowes. I remembered an idea I had seen in various outlets online, and decided to pick up a few freebie paint samples to make some quick Valentines. I took my Alphabet stamp kit (last seen here) and used them to make cute cards for my loved ones. Here's the quick project:

Pick out the letters that you will be using. I decided on Xs's and O's to keep things simple, and I LOVE U for my husband's card.

 At Home Depot and Lowes, I found some great paint swatches with shades of pink and red that worked perfect for the cards.

Just stamp on the letters or message. I really liked that the 3 colors made three great lines for wording.  Since the paint swatches have a semi-gloss finish on them, I recommend letting the ink dry for a while before you put them on envelopes or hand them out. They tend to smear. You could also take a hair dryer to them if you need them in a jiffy.

Here are the completed cards:

How cute are they?! Took me a whole 5 minutes to do about 10 of them. I then took a permanent black pen and signed my name. You can use this idea for any kind of card in an entire paint section full of color options, and the best part, they're free.