2/21/11

Sweet Baby Birth Announcements

Celebrate the arrival of your new baby with modern baby birth announcements by The Spotted Olive™. Choose from our modern selection of beautiful and trendy flat card and premium photo cards. Our fresh designs are original, unique and the perfect way to share this delightful milestone occasion in style. All designs are available in a variety of color choices and paper stocks.

Elegant Damask Baby Birth Announcement
Elegant Damask Baby Birth Announcement invitation


Elegant Damask Baby Birth Announcement invitation


Hello Heart Baby Birth Announcements
Hello Heart Baby Birth Announcement invitation


Hello Heart Baby Birth Announcement invitation


Cute Giraffe Baby Birth Announcements
Cute Giraffe Baby Birth Announcement invitation


Cute Giraffe Baby Birth Announcement invitation

2/18/11

The Spotted Olive™ Receives Multiple Zazzle Artist Awards!

The Spotted Olive™ was delighted to receive multiple Zazzle Artist Awards yesterday! A Zazzle Artist award is hand-picked as an example of creativity at its finest from the billions of designs in the Zazzle marketplace. Pretty cool to receive such an honor and multiple times. We work very hard at creating original designs and truly appreciate the recognition. Thank you, Zazzle!


Below are our designs that recently received this award.

STATIONERY & LETTERHEAD
Regal Primrose Stationery stationery


Modern Chic Stationery (Apple Green) stationery


Modern Chic Stationery (Periwinkle) stationery



BUSINESS CARDS
i.d. Business Card Template profilecard


Wild Zebra Designer Business Cards profilecard


MOUSEPADS
Spirit of 76 Mousepad mousepad


SKATEBOARDS
Famous Skateboard (Purple) skateboard


80s Retro Zebra Skateboard (Pink) skateboard


HOLIDAY DESIGNS
Retro Modern Holiday Ornaments Christmas Gift Tags label


Holiday Chic Photo Card photocard


Modern Berries Holiday Christmas Photo Card photocard


2011 New Year Wild Zebra Holiday Photo Card photocard


Additionally, we were thrilled to received Zazzle Artist Awards for designs in our sister shops—Two Hearts Wedding Shoppe™, Graduate Gear™ and Minki Deluxe™!

2/16/11

Hip & Trendy Class of 2011 Leopard Print Graduation Invitations!

This ultra hip & trendy graduation announcement and/or party invitation by The Spotted Olive™ is certain to make a memorable impression. Featuring a stylish leopard print pattern with the words "class of 2011," this fashionable invitation is the perfect way to announce your accomplishment. Personalize with your information and photo. Available in a variety of color choices and paper stocks.

Class of 2011 :: Leopard Chic Graduation Party invitation


We announced a great deal today on our Facebook page that we'll pass along here. Save 35% on greeting cards, photo cards, postcards, note cards, invitations and business cards with coupon code: ALLOCCASIONS at checkout. Hurry! Offer expires 3/1/2011!


35% of the greeting card, photo card, postcard, note card, invitation, and business card net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying greeting card, photo card, postcard, note card, invitation, and business card items are purchased. The coupon code ALLOCCASIONS must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid through March 1, 2011 at 11:59 PM PT. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only. Expires 3/1/2011. Use Promotional Code: ALLOCCASIONS

dinner at nosh

Last night my hubby took me to a nice dinner at one of our favorite local places, nosh. The restaurant is very modern and stylish with beautiful mural work of a koi pond gracing each of the walls. The atmosphere is casual and cool without the stuffiness of many trendy restaurants. We indulged in a most delicious 8 course feast. Some of the highlights and our favorites of the meal included the Spicy Lentil Soup, Scallops & Bacon (for hubby), Beet Caprese (the vegetarian counterpart for me to the Scallops & Bacon) and of course, chocolate fondue with pound cake, fresh fruit and dark chocolate truffle. Everything was amazing and the service was top-notch. We had a wonderful night out together and enjoyed being able to treat ourselves to an incredible meal.

2/14/11

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you had a beautiful day filled with sweetness & love.

2/11/11

My Silly Ladybug Garden Boots

These boots are sure to get me a huge and hefty fine from the fashion police, but I do admit I love to wear them in the yard traipsing around in the mud during the spring time. They may not be stylish but they are funky fun and I do adore the color combination of black & red. And you have to admit they do make you want to smile. Life is just too short not to indulge in silliness from time to time. Happy Weekend!

2/9/11

Announcing the Launch BrendaBoo.com & a Giveaway!

Our wonderful and talented friend, Brenda Boo of The Bootique, has recently launched her new website, www.BrendaBoo.com. You'll find a fantastic selection of Brenda's unique and original illustrations and artwork on a variety of gifts and art prints on her site.


From the kitschy cool retro vibe of her character designs to the melancholy whimsy of her oil paintings and mixed media art, Brenda's talent shines through with a distinctive style. I absolutely love her work and own several of her art prints that will soon be gracing my studio walls!




In celebration of this fantastic artist's new site, The Spotted Olive™ is giving away one of our super cute kawaii cute & tasty cupcake iPhone 4 cases—a $39.95 value! Visit www.BrendaBoo.com to enter to win this bit of cuteness for your iPhone. It's as simple as leaving a comment on the contest post. Hurry! Giveaway ends on February 14th!

 

 

2/6/11

Ice Driving Class Weekend!

It was a fun weekend for us! On Friday afternoon we took a road trip to Georgetown, Colorado, a quaint little Victorian Town, to attend the Audi Ice Driving Class on Saturday morning. We stayed in a little place called Chateau Chamonix. It's a charming little hotel right in Georgetown at the foot of the mountains. Our room was lovely with a nice and comfy kingsize bed, fireplace, seating area, balcony, coffee maker, mini fridge and continental breakfast of croissants, fruit and orange juice delivered each morning right to our room!

On Saturday morning we headed out bright and early (a big deal for us!) to the ice driving class. The class is held on Georgetown Lake. Yep, that's right, we were driving on a big frozen lake! Ice driving class teaches you how to control your vehicle when you run into snowy and icy road conditions as well as any other condition that could make you loose control of your car. It was cold and the snow was blowing, but that just added to making the conditions more true to life!



The great thing about ice driving class on a frozen lake is that you get to experience losing control of your auto without being in danger and then you learn how to control it when unexpected things happen. It was a lot of fun (and a little scary at times) getting to drive and spin on the ice in the car, but it was also very educational. If you live in a climate that is prone to snow and ice, I highly recommend taking an ice driving class. The information and experience you gain from it is invaluable. We met some really nice people, learned a lot and had a great time too! And as an added bonus we saw a guy who looked just like Iggy Pop at the Czechoslavokian restaurant we went to on Saturday night! It was really hard not to stare at him because the resemblance was amazing.

I was even inspired by many of my surroundings and experiences and have a bunch of new design ideas in my head. Sometimes it's good to get away and unplug.

2/1/11

Sweet Valentine's Day Savings!

 Shop now for a sweet deal of 25% off Cards, Photo Cards, Postcards, Mugs & Apparel at The Spotted Olive™. Get some goodies for your sweetie or yourself! Offer ends February 3, 2011 at 11:59 PT.

Argyle Love Valentine's Day Photo Card photocard


Vintage Cupid Card card


LOVE-Cotton Candy Pink T-Shirt shirt


Tomber En Amour Valentine Postcard postcard


Love Muffins Photo Mug mug




25% of the greeting card, photo card, postcard, mug and/or apparel net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying greeting card, photo card, postcard, mug and/or apparel items are purchased. The coupon code LOVEZAZDEALS must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid through February 03, 2011 at 11:59 PM PT. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.