tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97280752011-12-30T19:54:19.899-08:00Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-32661366376536869612011-08-29T08:32:00.000-07:002011-08-29T08:32:46.838-07:00

Did you see what's new over on our *new* blog? For awhile we'll be posting in both places so our long time customers know about our awesome new products. But we'd love it if you follow us on our new fancy blog here. One thing that I'm quite excited about with the new design direction for The Penny Paper Co is the focus on collections. Here is an example of one collection I called "English Manor".

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Did you hear? Our company name changed! We're now called "The Penny Paper Co." and "Penny People Designs" has retired. So this means, new name, new products, and .... a new blog! It's a little sad because I've been blogging on this site since March 2007. CRAZY! I really appreciate the amazing following that this design blog has, so I hope that you will follow me over at our new and improved blog

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At the cottage last week, I sat down with my sketch pad and just drew. It has been forever since I did this, and got into my zone. Curled up on the big comfy couch while the little man slept, I thought that these Penny People characters would work perfectly as a stamp. A lot of the designs in our little shoppe begin this way - as a sketch. I came home, scanned in the images and touched them up so

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Have custom stamps made with a greeting of your choice, to customize your envelopes, and make them truly unique. Pricing starts at $18.95 (Unlimited proofs, and time with a designer) Available at PennyPeople.com

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Just shipped, a set of colour dip calling cards but done in a custom colour to match a special bag that the client loved. 2 sided, full colour.

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I just love this Calling Card Design. It is so preppy and modern. Click here to shop this shop online.

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-7924937489311076712011-05-20T12:05:00.000-07:002011-05-20T12:05:41.200-07:00

*NEW* at Penny People Designs is a growing collection of Wooden Handle Custom Stamps for $18.95. These not only make a beautiful gift, but are a beautiful addition to your stationery drawer to compliment your Penny People Stationery. And, as always, you work one on one with a designer to perfect your custom design. Click here to view our collection but check back for more designs as we add them,

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Have you seen our new Calling Card Collection for Spring 2011? Mouth watering citrus colours, pinks, and greens. not sure about you but I crave colour after coming out of a dreary winter. Shop our Calling Card collection here.

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Being added to the site on Monday is this new calling card design that I designed for our home blog. 2 sided and full colour, I chose to keep the text grey on my card instead of your typical black font in order to soften it up.  Blue + Green stripes are preppy but also colours seen in our house a lot so it seemed like a perfect combo. :) If you too like it, you can order the same design starting

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New! 13x19 Number Print in our popular soft pallet. $25 Available here

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And more are being added over the next few weeks! But don't wait to see if something comes up that is your style...if you don't see something that is *just* right let us know. Custom designs are no extra charge. We just ask that you discuss with us ahead of time the design, so we can make sure that we can do it! E-mail us at info@pennypeople.com with your ideas. And the designs that you do see on

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I just found out that we were featured on this awesome blog called Canadian+Handmade. Ummm. Love it! First of all, their feature was blush worthy (thank you!) but secondly, the blog is filled with artisans that are all Canadian. Thank you so much for the feature, but also for now a new blog to follow as I try to support other Canadian Artists!xo

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At Penny People Designs we believe that everyone should have the ability to announce the arrival of their precious little in style one no matter what the budget. Because of this, we have three ways of designing & printing Photo Birth Announcements. From our Digital Design Package, where we design you a beautiful announcement and you work with a designer to perfect, (but YOU print it), to our

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-11291786498687146512010-09-14T18:02:00.000-07:002010-09-14T18:04:58.065-07:00

The October Issue of Today's Parent ---- Thank you!! (Thanks to Jennifer for e-mailing me to let me know!) xo - Lindsay

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I wasn't too sure that the little guy would like these mats, but just within the last week he's been babbling like crazy as he stares at the space themed items. Lamaze Space Symphony Motion Gym via MastermindToys.com

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My husbands Aunt from Edmonton brought us back this little monster named Frifflon, made by Belua Designs. He cracks us up, and is great company for little Oscar on the road. ;) Check her out on Etsy.

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I'm finally getting some more office time, thanks to a pretty helpful husband - so one of my goals is not neglect the Penny People blog. It's been far too long. But since I'm getting slowly back into the work thing, but haven't had a problem buying stuff lately, here is a roundup of some of my favourite purchases this past month....(1) Zoku Popscicle Maker - I craved banana poscicles in the

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New - Personalized Garland Flag Posters!These prints were inspired by the bunting flag I made for the nursery -Available online here

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In case you didn't hear about it over on our home blog, let me introduce you to Oscar! He joined us on May 29th rather quickly and a wee bit ahead of schedule - impatient little man. :)Everyone is home, and I'm amazed at how quickly one can fall in love with someone. :)xo Linds

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Thank you to Casey for pointing out to us this morning that our Personalized Alphabet print was seen in the background of a Today Show segment on Mother & Baby bonding. Eeek. That was a nice way to start the morning!

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It's been awfully quiet on this blog, and I think most of you know why! I'm still waiting for the birth of our little one, and I've also been taking the free time that I do have now to focus on getting the nursery ready, doing home projects, and still creating our Alphabet Prints (which are still available for sale btw)For those of you that haven't seen progress to the nursery from our home blog,

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-19814197292904501722010-03-15T10:04:00.000-07:002010-03-15T10:27:12.195-07:00

Thanks to an blog commenter, I woke up this morning to find out that one of my favourite Correspondence Card designs was featured in Southern Flourish Magazine. Thank you!! So, it was a little ackward because the feature comes on the heels of my post of saying I'm taking a break to welcome baby into this world. So I relaunched this one card. I know. One card. Whop-de-doo. But I think I can handle

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-55996396931308685742010-03-14T19:52:00.001-07:002010-03-14T19:59:30.439-07:00

With the recent step away from the stationery side of things until Baby comes, I've been trying to tie up loose ends. I'm already feeling a weight lifted off my shoulders, and I'm able to get some things done that I wasn't able to before. Organizing office? Check! Finding stuff for baby + nursery? Check! Finishing renovating our bathroom....still on our to-do list. ;)Part of the last part has

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Just had to post this super cute safari birthday party theme found via Twig & Thistles blog! It's absolutley TOOO cute!Originally found on Anne Sage

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As you may have noticed I have been seriously lacking on my end with updates on this blog and twitter. Here I thought I'd be super "mom-to-be" and juggle it all: A growing belly, doing the personalized stationery, the personalized art prints, and updating the blog + twitter. But, it's time for me to announce some changes. Explaining the changes will be a huge relief on my end as I can then focus

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First of all...wow. 2 posts in one evening. After a dry spell of no posts. Well, when it rains, it pours. And I've had some caffine, which I have had little of for the past 4 months, so it's keeping me up, and between printing orders, I'm browsing online for fun stuff to add to my "shopping list" for baby. I was on one of my favourite sites, True Cuddles, which I adored pre-pregnancy, but now

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-56835778741145611042010-01-12T21:49:00.000-08:002010-01-12T21:51:44.741-08:00

Quick update: We've been experiencing a little issue with incoming e-mail for the past 24 hours to our computer - so responses are a little delayed. Happy 2010! With the new year, brings new changes at Penny People Designs. We're busy working on some new colour combinations for our Alphabet Prints, redesigning some of our favourite designs of stationery, and gearing up for an awesome spring

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-84973093488197894532009-12-20T10:06:00.000-08:002009-12-20T11:09:48.427-08:00

Thank you to all that included us in their Holiday Traditions this year! Here is a sampling of some of our favourite cards that went out this season.We're still in the studio, working away, but the studio will be closed the following dates.December 24th, for Christmas EveDecember 25th, for ChristmasDecember 28th to January 4th for our annual winter holidays.Although orders can be placed during

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We're delighted to announce that our 8x10 Alphabet Prints are now available to purchase at MadebyGirl.com.

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It's no surprise that I love Candy Cane bark around this time of the year, and it's a great baking project to do with friends + family. A few weekends ago my younger sister, her friend and I got together and made some candy cane bark for them to give as gifts to friends.After making the bark, we put them in celophane bags (easily found at craft stores/cooking stores) and tied them shut with a

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Oops - forgot to get cards ordered? Fear not. Enter to win 1 of 2 digital design packs! We design you an announcement to be 4x6 or 5x7 and you upload it to your local photolab to be printed. Yippeee!Simply...(1) Reply to this blog post with your name and e-mail address(2) Pick a random number between 1 - 30(3) For fun...what's your favourite Holiday tradition.That's it! We'll pick by random

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*sigh* Is it too early to claim the excuse of baby brain? I don't think so, but perhaps since I've been blessed as a first time Mom-to-be with morning-noon-night sickness, I can blame some of these blunders on just pure exhaustion.So here is the deal....I sometimes make blunders with the Alphabet Prints. I make a name the wrong colour, or maybe make it the wrong size. Instead of throwing out the

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As news has made it to our family and friends, it is now time that I share my exciting news with you, my friends who know me from work! :)It's with great excitement that I announce that ..... I'm pregnant! :-)This upcoming June my husband and I will be will be welcoming our first baby!I'll keep you all posted on how things develop, but we're still a little nervous, but more so - over the moon

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How fun! House Beautiful Magazine picked our Alphabet Print as one of their 250 Gifts Under $25!...We were #8! Thank you!

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One of my good customers, (who will remain un named, incase her friends also read this blog) e-mailed me to let me know that she's doing the Candy Cane Bark that we did last year, for her friends this year (hence, my secrecy to her name). I thought I would respot this, as it's the EASIEST recipe and I'm once again going to make it myself this year. Ohhh, I'm itching to make it!!------------

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We're slowly adding a new line of labels - it takes a bit to actually put products up on the site...but I couldn't resist giving you a preview of what they look like!It's our new line of 2 1/2 inch round labels, perfect for putting on your holiday parcels, or even decorating packages with.Not only Holiday related, these new trendy cityscapes are also being added!You can see the section online

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I think it's the season for getting sick. Boooo. Unfortunately I've been batling something and I've been in bed by 8pm everynight for the past week which isn't a good thing for the busy season. We're still here, working away but I just wanted to pop onto the blog and say hello. I'm hoping to be back to my normal self in no time! I just wanted to explain the lack of blog posts and twitter updates.

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Our Birthday Celebrations continue! We turned five years old this month and to continue the fun, the first five people to reply to this post get 1 free sheet of Address Labels. :) All you have to reply with is your name, and e-mail address, and something witty. Ok, you don't have to be witty, but I definitely need to know how to contact you. ;) Stay tuned for more fun Birthday Treats! It's a

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I'm a sucker for Jewellery. Delicate, or ornate, but the more interesting, the better. :) I inherited a love of sparklies from my Grandmother, who had an extrordinary sense of style, pairing simple outfits, with necklaces that stood out. I'm a jeans and Black, white, or gray shirt girl all the way, but I drool over accessories.My vanity is always covered with the jewellery that I can pick up on a

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-9157703426022658672009-10-07T16:16:00.000-07:002009-10-07T16:27:38.686-07:00

If you're in Toronto and want to save on shipping costs on our prints, our Alphabet Prints are now available for those in the East End, at My Bump Maternity at 944 Kingston Road, Toronto. Place an order at the store, and pick up your print(s) a week later.It's a fabulous store, and although I have yet to have the need to shop there, I highly recommend it to those who have a baby bump! Cheryl, the

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-49795246602108751162009-10-05T13:31:00.000-07:002009-10-05T13:46:06.648-07:00

One thing I do with new products is do some test prints first, to make sure all is well. The new photocards are the simplest tests to run. I simply upload the JPG, like any client would, and wait 24 hours for my local photolab to get them printed for me. I went by Loblaws to pick up my prints and I love, love them.Opening the package - and voila! A custom holiday cardHanging in the studio - love

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We've started to launch our Holiday 2009 collection. Starting first with a large collection dedicated to "Photo Cards"...An economical way to get beautifully designed holiday cards with photos, at a fraction of the cost of other ways of printing.Our 5x7 Holiday Cards are designed to be an economical way for our customers to have photo announcements, in small quantities. These cards are printed as

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The new studio is proving to give me some great shots for the prints. Hmm. I'm aparently liking photos on an angle.Classic RainbowLime + Blue PrintClassic PrintSherbertand...here is a new mini printAvailable here, a list of other retailers is coming up shortly!

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You have to see this new print! :)(Above, New Customizable Art Print)Ok, so there is a story behind this one. I originally actually designed this print only for me. Here is how it began...Last year, I had an awesome intern, Elise, join me in my studio. During her stay, there happened to be an article that came out about my husband and I in a local newspaper. When it came out, we rushed to go get

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-1734431778453634562009-09-26T08:39:00.001-07:002009-09-26T08:41:27.137-07:00

What a treat when I saw a "tweet" that was sent to me over on Twitter - the tweet was from a new name that I hadn't seen before. When I followed the link, I was so delighted at such a sweet write up of us.You can take a peek at the blog post over here. Thank you to all of my fellow bloggers for being so supportive! If I've missed a mention, do let me know, as I would love to thank you! - Lindsay

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A quick thank you to all of the fabulous blogs who have featured my Alphabet Prints! I am going through my Google Analytics, which I tend to do on occasion, but not enough, and saw some neat referal links! I have yet to get through them all but I thought I would start the weekend off with some thanks to some of the blogs!Urban Nest Katie Cupcake About All And Nothing At All

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Inspired by one of my friends rooms for her little one, this new colour combo has been launched as a standard style over at http://www.pennypeople.etsy.com/.

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If you read my personal blog over here, then you know I am a slight addict to home decor. There is a contest over @ StyleAtHome for us Canadians to enter your rooms that need makeovers. Have a room that needs a makeover badly? There are some prizes to be won. The nice thing is, is that Style at Home has made the voting process by how many votes you get, and the 2nd prize, is voted on by a judging

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I've been designing this summer, and one of the first new stationery designs is our new "Quatrefoil" Card inspired by one of my favourite geometric patters. I'm loving it on carpets, and of course on Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery. When I did a google to try to show you how much this design is on so many different mediums, I came across this great blog post (where the images, excluding the

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-9918614592213816242009-09-11T12:52:00.000-07:002009-09-11T13:13:18.771-07:00

I've been in the mode of working, that the unpacking of the studio of the fun stuff (not printers, and stock) has yet to place. I was rummaging through the stuff that I would like to take out of storage and came across these framed prints.These are from around 2002-2003 when I worked for the awesome toy store Mastermind (www.MastermindToys.com) at their head office doing graphic design, and

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-83263907409251836682009-09-11T10:25:00.001-07:002009-09-11T10:26:38.072-07:00

I got an e-mail last week from a fellow Toronto Blogger telling me she saw me in Canadian House & Home Magazine. I had just gotten my own copy in the mail that morning, and had casually flipped through it myself and was pretty curious as to where she had seen me.There was slight panic, as I hadn't seen any mention, (I mean...what was said??) So I frantically flipped through my magazine and I had

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-39389977465701919822009-09-08T20:38:00.000-07:002009-09-08T20:42:40.204-07:00

I saw this video this evening and just had to share. So nerdy of me, but I so wish I could break out into that dance routine with friends. My husband is probably going to crack up reading that, as, well - my university dancing days on stages is LONG over with. Anyhow, here is a video that perhaps will bring a smile to your day, as it did mine!

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I'm taking the morning of a beautiful Labour Day holiday to sort through some files. I came across some pictures from last summer at my cottage. I realized that I may have never showed pictures of "Sir Chipalot". "Sir Chipalot" (named by my brother) would hang with me on the hammock, and we'd have wonderful chats over some munchies. Oh my, this picture cracks me up. ;)

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-71531965239546806442009-09-06T19:55:00.000-07:002009-09-06T20:07:24.781-07:00

I'm embarassingly behind on e-mail replies which is stressing me out, but I'm taking comfort in the fact that at the end of the month I'm going to have someone with me in the studio helping me. (Phewh). In an effort to get me de-stressed, my husband literally dragged me out of the house for a date, to go to the CNE. Sometimes it's good to step away for a bit, as you can regroup and tackle

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-52525936252656835432009-09-06T12:14:00.000-07:002009-09-06T12:17:25.403-07:00

Want to see how the studio renos are going? You're welcome to pop over to our home blog over here. xo Lindsay

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We're still moving the office! Internet is up + running however we're a little behind on e-mail replies. Thanks for your patience!

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Hello everyone! Week 1 of the holiday was wonderful - it was spent stargazing at our cottage, (Lots of shooting star action!) and reading lots of old paperback novels - you know the ones that collect on the bookshelves at the cottage, have dog ears, and smell ... well ... perfect. :) Now we're into week 2, and this is a work week as we're finishing the studio and fingers crossed, we'll be moved

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I just had to post this hilarious picture of something that makes me giggle in the kitchen. As you've probaly guessed, I have a thing for whimsical, cute things, but I owe it to my husband for finding this one. It's a little hippo sugar container that we found at the dollar store.Taken out of context of the dollarama, this hippo is pretty darn fantastic, and he's travelled with us from the

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As I'm gearing for the holiday closure and studio move, I'm collecting my inspiration for the studio design. As luck would have it, the Ikea 2010 Catalogue has hit the web - I sat there for about an hour flipping through the online catalogue. (You can view it online here) Although I'm not a fan of a larger percentage of it, just because of my style, a few items stood out for the new studio.Here

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Good day my dear readers!Friday, August 7th will be the last day that the studio is open for a few weeks. I will be open again on August 24th. WOWZA! That's a long time to be closed! I've never been closed for 2 consequtive weeks, so here is the reason why it's happening now...(1) I'm taking my summer vacation and...drum roll please(2) I'm going to be moving into my new studio! :)So I need some

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-40821109991425457662009-07-29T20:27:00.000-07:002009-07-29T20:37:39.677-07:00

It's been quiet on the blog hasn't it? There is a reason - it's super, super busy. The studio renovation is ALMOST done! Yippee! Pictures will be posted when I've moved in. :)This is a quick post but I just had to share - This bouquet was on my front steps this evening, a little gift from my super awesome friend who lives across the street. It's lavender from her garden, wrapped with a little

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-60184246059876020132009-07-22T17:42:00.000-07:002009-07-22T17:57:38.809-07:00

I adore seeing photos of my Alphabet prints hanging in rooms. And look at this .... doesn't it look like the print was made specifically for this nursery? Look at the colours, the stripes, oh, I'm in love!Here are some of the past photos that customers have sent in from previous posts. Enjoy!

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I have been collecting some Etsy sellers in my favourite list, and here are some of my new faves! Don't you LOVE, that bag!? I'm this close to buying it, but I'm trying to save my pennies. I have to slap myself on the hand when I go to close to the "Buy Now" button. I wanted to share the bag with you, as I'm hoping she finds a good home. :) And the others, oh how I love thee. I already down a

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Just a little post of what's blooming in my garden!Last summer was our first summer having a backyard, and lots of planting happened. Some plants were brought in late in the summer last year so I never saw their whole cycle, which I'm enjoying this summer emmensely. I thought you may like to see some of these!Apparently the Serviceberries are edible, and I think that they may be the same things

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Oh my, it slipped by me. It's time to announce the winners for the June Blog contest! So, in order to get this post out ASAP, I am skipping the beautiful graphic part of putting pretty pictures with this post. It's wrong, I know. But this post would never get done if I had to do graphics! (Pooped out on this end) :)The first number that was provided by Random.org for the Birth Announcement

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Whoops! we have to do some important updates over here so I have to close down shop for a few days. All orders that have been placed will be out the door in the mail tomorrow (Tuesday). Any new orders wont be processed until Sunday, July 5th. No delays on already placed orders will occure. :)

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Remember our May Blog contest? Amy was our winner of any photo from www.LindsayStephenson.com. Just this afternoon, Amy sent us this gorgeous photo of the print she chose. Doesn't her room look super calming? I love how she picked a print that was going to go in a specific room, with a colour scheme. It looks like it was made for that room! It's soooo calming. Thanks Amy for sending in the photo!!

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So I woke up this morning, was all groggy and such (no coffee yet in my system) and I got a really sweet e-mail from Barbara who has a shop on Etsy called LilDabDesigns, congratulating me on my Pregancy Magazine mention. I was stumped. Really? I was? So.... I happened to have plans to meet my Mom this morning and one of our stops was Chapters/Indigo. So while she was looking for her book, I

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-76977846825016960592009-06-18T16:55:00.000-07:002009-06-18T17:17:53.004-07:00

I am SO delighted to announce that one of my favourite online retailers, Fawn+Forest, are now selling our Art Prints. :) Yipeee! You can now buy the prints online at fawn+forest, or you can still order them online at PennyPeople.Etsy.comAnd we were also noted as a June Forest Find! Thank you!It's an early Birthday present for me! ;)

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It was such a super busy week in the studio last week, that I needed to truly take this weekend to re-energize. But I couldn't help but do a blog post about what I found in my garden yesterday - My Peony's were in FULL bloom! I chopped a few stems and brought them into our kitchen where they add so much colour. I am the biggest fan of fresh cut flowers in my home. It's a bit sad that the peony's

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The instructions for my Ikea Rast hack are now over at our Home Blog at http://www.aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.com/Click Here for the direct link to the project!

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This upcoming fall will be an exciting start to the Holiday Season as the much anticipated studio renovation will be complete! To illustrate how excited and in need I am for the new space, I've been packing boxes for the last 2 months waiting to be moved into the new space. ;) I'm starting to see walls, and I'm able to start picturing how it will be laid out. I'm sooo excited!I've been collecting

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June is my birthday month and so I found it to be especially fitting that I giveaway as our June Blog Contest, something to do with Birth Announcements! however, ALSO up for grabs is 3 personalized bird prints (see the post below about the new print). So overall, we will have SIX winners.Prizes:3 Prizes of BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT DESIGN PACKAGES*3 winners will get to win a Digital Design package,

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I love Etsy's system of being able to mark sellers as "favourites". My favourite thing about the bookmarking system in Etsy is that you see a list of your favourite products/stores, and you you see a visual picture of each store, which means it's super easy to remember WHY you bookmarked them. It saves me having to go through a list of favourites, wondering why I saved their link. (Like in my

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{May blog contest winner}So our winner for a 13x19 print from my photography collection was AMY C!Yippee! Congratulations. Visit www.lindsaystephenson.com + pick any of the prints and e-mail info@pennypeople.com with your photography pick and your address for shipping. :)(Sorry that this blog posting is lacking in zipppity-doodah-graphics. We're running on empty! New snazzy graphics will be back

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New for June is a Red Robin print, available to customize with someone's name, or to leave blank to have as a simply classic piece of artwork for your home.Special price - For the month of June, save $5.00 on this print. Regularly $15.00, this print is $10.00. (Ends at the end of the month)

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-19627671210451409612009-05-22T15:21:00.000-07:002009-05-22T15:24:34.475-07:00

Wow! How fun is this!? This morning we found out that our Alphabet prints were reviewed on People magazines "Celebrity Baby Blog". Click on the link to read the fabulous review, which made us blush. Welcome to all of our new readers because of this super-awesome review!

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We will be closed from Wednesday May 6th, and re-opening the 12th.(So closed 3 extra days this week). Replies won't be provided during this time, as I'm shutting down the studio + giving the other team members a break too! :)Note: Some e-mail communication has been weird lately, which we're looking into. We appreciate your patience if you've sent an e-mail - if you have been waiting longer than 2

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Since I'm leaving on the 7th for my trip out of the country, I picked the 7th poster from this blog post to win our invitation package! Congratulations KDot!!

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To spice things up a little, I'm going to show you something that I normally don't publicize, which is my photography. Love it, it's one of my passions. I've sold privately my prints when requested, but the are pretty close to my heart so I rarely sell them. But, for May,I'm going to give away a 13x19 print, of your choosing from my website at http://www.lindsaystephenson.com/ (excluding the

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A common question that I get when I meet customers, or meet new people at events, is "Why name your company Penny People?" The story behind the name actually has a lot of significance, and so I thought I would tell the story about how "Penny People" came to be. The reason why I'm telling the story, is that I feel that sometimes people think my name is Penny. Nope. It's not. And, I've debated

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If you are an artists starting out, have your own website or blog, I'm offering up one free month of promotion on our blog...aka free advertising. No catch. It's my way of trying to help promote fellow business owners. Simply e-mail me at info@pennypeople.com with the subject line "Blog Ad submission" and let me know your blog/business/website. Not every submission may make it, only because I had

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I've been a long time shopper/browser on Etsy, long before I opened my own shop where my prints are sold - and in my travels, I've bookmarked a ton of amazing Etsy sellers.If you haven't been to Etsy yet, do pop over. There is an amazing collection of artists on there. However, be warned, that there are tons of sellers, so that means, a ton of browsing. Which is why I always appreciate reading

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Just added is a new line of announcements called "preppy modern" inspired by the Seasons fresh colours, and colours you'd surely see on a Lacoste Shirt at a polo match. :) Fresh, fun, and oh-so-cute. We simply adore the look of it in the fresh rectangular announcement style as shown above, but it also can be done in a square format. Click here to see our Birth Announcement Collection. And don't

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We're known for our super cute invitations, which is why Today's Parent Magazine called our invites "The cutest, most original invitations around" in a recent issue. At $2.50 each, they include unlimited proof time with a designer, they are printed on our traditional linen paper that our customers have loved since 2004, and come with beautiful envelopes. Our characters are customizable, adding

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Happy Easter Weekend! I've been off for the weekend, taking a much needed break, getting refreshed before next week. I was at the Bulk Barn buying ingredients for some scones I was going to make, and, well, no trip to the bulk barn is complete without trolling through the candy aisles. :) I stopped in my tracks when I saw THESE adorable balls of cuteness, in Neopolitan Colours. If I were hosting

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We've been doing a lot of contests with the prints, but what we've been known for since we opened in 2004 is of our stationery + invitations. So, going back to our roots for this month, we're offering up the oppertunity to win 12 Free Invitations of your choice! Whooop!What you could use the prize for...Having a tea party? We'll design you something up for that, or how about you want to host a

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I just had to post this picture of a custom envelope that we did to match a set of invitations for a client. Isn't this sweet? We can design envelopes to match an invitation for an additional $0.50 per envelope - so you can do the return address + carry through the theme of the invitation. :)

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-56069175116439066832009-04-07T13:47:00.000-07:002009-04-07T13:50:49.288-07:00

Sorry for the delay! Our March Blog Contest Winner is Kimberly! Congratulations!We picked one blog post to do a random number pick, and so chose the March Blog contest post, as so many people chose to respond directly there. :)Kimberly - Shoot us an e-mail at info@pennypeople.com with the mailing address, and we'll get it off to you right away!Our April Contest is about to be announced ... so

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You guys are quick - the minute I posted about the Sherbert style below, I had about 5 e-mails within the hour asking if I was going to do a more "boy" theme. Wowza. ;) Anyhow, it was in the works, but then my camera battery died, and then I ran out of paper yesterday - not all was going well. Then, when I was browsing Etsy, I saw someone (who will rename unamed) directly copying my beautiful

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Will be announced soon! And while you're here, start replying to April posts - there WILL be an April contest!

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Some more colour combinations for the Alphabet Prints are slowly being rolled out. :) The first is our new "Sherbert" colour theme! Perfect for spring + summer! Some more colour combinations are going to be released over the next few days, which will play into our April Giveaway...so stay tuned!Available in our Etsy Shop here

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Although we're closed on weekends + Mondays, I'm generally in the studio catching up on things that I can't do when I'm "open". It's a love affair with my job - my husband has come to grips with this. So today, we are busy playing "catch up" in the office!We're super excited for the MyBump Maternity Fashion show this upcoming Thursday, so you MUST click here to see what some of the amazing door

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What a fabulous surprise to get in my inbox this morning one of my favourite e-mails - The Globe & Mail Style Counsels newsletter. It was even better this morning as when I opened it - my Alphabet print was there! Thank you! Here is a screen shot, but below is the super sweet write up that they did."Ever rushed to the nearest big box baby store in a panic on the way to a shower and grabbed a few

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728075.post-4685945160116057422009-03-24T20:06:00.000-07:002009-03-24T20:07:24.005-07:00

For those of you just joining the festivities, scroll on down to find the post about our March Blog contest - or better yet, click here to read about it!

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These are about to be mailed, but before I do I wanted to post them for you to see a great Engagement Invitation that we did for a couple. They are 2 sided, deluxe invitations which allows for a lot of customization. We created a custom map for the back, and carried through the theme/look from the front. :)

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How cute is this!? We just finished this design + are getting it packed up for our clients. This is a perfect example of how our Deluxe Birth Announcements are pretty awesome. Since everything is customizable, your announcement/invitation can really be anything you'd like. This couple wanted to have the back for a thank you card, and so we put additional photos on the back and they will be able

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Remember we had the contest to win the super-dooper huge poster, and our winner was Sophie? Well, Sophie's Mom sent us some pictures of the poster hanging in her room, and the little cutie in her...get this...Giraffe sweater! I love it! Sophie is tooo cute, and I love how the print looks in her room. (For those of you wondering what the relationship between Sophie + a Giraffe is, click here)Ps.,

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My Bump Maternity is hosting a fabulous Spring Fashion Show on April 2nd at their boutique in the Upper Beach at 944 Kingston Road in Toronto + they are inviting all Penny People customers pick up their art prints that night, so you can not only save on your shipping costs of the print, but also, stay and see some new maternity fashions! And get this - if you RSVP you get on the list for an take

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Another fabulous picture!Anna's Mom Ali graciously allowed us to post this picture that she had taken of her personalized Alphabet Print. Ali is the super woman behind this popular blog . :)If you're new to our site, be sure to scroll down some more to see what's new in our world...including a March Blog Contest!

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