Amy’s Tiger and other jungle animal designs:

Orange Tiger Folded Notecard

Zoo Folded Notecards

Pink Elephant Stationery

Red Snake Folded Notecard

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POOL PARTY FOODS

We love the JELL-O “Dive-On-In-Cake” that uses blue JELL-O to make a swimming pool right in the middle of the cake. Here’s a link to the recipe.

And we love this fun pool cake, too:

JELL-O is great for pool party treats. Put some in a bowl with gummy fish… or in little JELL-O molds and top with whip cream and gummy fish.

POOL PARTY THEMES
Flip Flops are a fun pool party theme. Give each kid one flipflop when they arrive and make them search for the missing half. Brightly colored flip flops are cheap and are a great addition to a gift bag, along with sunglasses, sunscreen and bright beach towel. The Flip Flop theme can even be carried out on the cake:

And who wouldn’t love a pirate themed pool party? Play the soundtrack to Pirates of the Caribbean, toss “gold coins” into the pool for kids to retrieve, draw a map for a treasure hunt and stick pirate flags in your cupcakes! Arrrrrrgh mateys!

POOL PARTY GAMES: What do a car wash, washing machine, shark and Tarzan have in common? They’re all pool party games! Here’s a list of 73 games for your summer pool party.

POOL PARTY OPTIONS: Want to have a pool party but don’t have a pool? Hotels will often allow parties at their pools, especially if you rent a room or two for a night. If it’s for small kids, put together a couple kiddie pools of different sizes to splash around in.

POOL PARTY DESIGNS: Amy recently released two new Pool Party designs – Swimming Boy and Swimming Girl:

These are a nice addition to our other pool party and pirate-themed designs:

Pirate and Parrot Stationery

Pool Baby Stationery

Swimming Pool Photo Invitations

Swimming Pool Invitations

And how could we blog about Pool Parties without having one of our own? Here’s our AmyAdele.com summer kick-off pool party with some of the staff’s little ones.

Amy Adele Pool Party

Bubbles and snowcones were the hit of the party!

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Amy’s patriotic stationery:

And here’s a wonderful cake that will serve your guests and support our troops at the same time!

Taste of Home will donate 10¢ to the USO for each unique click to view the recipe for this cake at tasteofhome.com/flagcake from May 26, 2011 to July 4, 2011, up to $100,000!

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It’s one of the most colorful times of the year–outside AND inside at Amy Adele. Today marks the start of our 5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt!

Beginning today, each order will be shipped with a SURPRISE Easter Egg hidden amongst the cute stationery and our “green” cornstarch packing peanuts. Each egg will have one of the following discount coupons: Free shipping, 10% off, or 15% off.  But that’s not all we’re hiding… Some orders will contain coupons for $25, $50, or even $100 OFF!!

The best part is, you can order as many times as you like! Right now, we have 25% off all Graduation Announcements and Thank You notes through the month of April.

Our Easter Egg Hunt is also the perfect time to buy gifts for upcoming holidays and celebrations: Mother’s Day gifts, Thank You notes for Graduates, Stationery for babies, and let’s not forget Gifts for Teachers–Teacher Appreciation Week is approaching! You can give the perfect gift AND collect discount coupons to use on future orders.

This year’s hunt, as always, ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011.

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AMY ADELE® LLC EASTER EGG HUNT PROMOTION RULES & REGULATIONS

The 2011 Amy Adele® Easter Egg Hunt is a “Premium Promotion”.

ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia over the age of 18 with access to the Internet at all times during the Easter Egg Hunt period. All employees of Amy Adele® LLC (“amyadele.com”), and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in the same household of each (whether related or not), are ineligible to participate in the Easter Egg Hunt. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Ordering at amyadele.com during the promotion period constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these Official Promotion Rules & Regulations.

PROMOTION PERIOD: This promotion begins at 12:01 a.m. EST on 4/11/2011 and ends after 350 orders have been completed at amyadele.com.

PROMOTION INSTRUCTIONS: During the promotion period each order made at amyadele.com will ship with a plastic egg. Inside each egg is a coupon code to be applied toward a future order. Only one egg is included with each order shipment.

SELECTION OF EGGS AND WINNERS/ODDS: Eggs are placed randomly in each order shipment. A total of 415 eggs with coupons are available. The following lists the quantities and promotion breakdown of all eggs:
220 eggs contain 10% OFF coupons
160 eggs contain 15% OFF coupons
30 eggs contain FREE Shipping coupons
3 eggs contain $25 OFF coupons
1 egg contains a $50 OFF coupon
1 egg contains a $100 OFF coupon

REDEEMING INSTRUCTIONS: On a future order, visit amyadele.com and enter the coupon code in the “Promotional Code” box on the cart page. Only one promotion code may be applied per order. Amy Adele® Easter Egg Hunt Coupon Codes expire on August 31, 2011 at 11:50 p.m.

ADDITIONAL RULES AND INFORMATION:
Limited Time Only. Easter Eggs are available and the offers are valid while supplies last. All coupon codes are free with any purchase at amyadele.com during the promotion period. Easter Egg Coupons can only be applied to future orders. Easter Egg Coupon Codes have no cash value, can not be exchanged for cash, sold or transferred. Failure to redeem the coupon code offer constitutes forfeiture of the coupon code. Lost or stolen eggs and/or coupon codes will not be redeemed. Amy Adele® LLC reserves the right to limit the number of times an individual may enter a contest or drawing. Amy Adele® LLC reserves the right to make rule or contest changes without notice at any time. Amy Adele® LLC also reserves the right to change any related dates without notice.

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Custom labels AND homemade goodies? Best. Gift. Ever...

Everyone needs address labels, am I right? They just make life easier—especially when sending large mailings, namely party invitations and thank you notes.

Over the course of my two and a half years here, I’ve noticed such creativity from our customers ordering address labels. Aside from the obvious, our labels come in quite handy for many cool reasons:

Gift tags: Personalizing and ordering address labels with “Happy Birthday”, “Happy Holidays” or any message, combined with your family’s names adds an even more personal touch to gift-giving! My children get gifts personalized by Santa every year.

Tags for homemade gifts: Whether ordering address labels to use as seals for bags containing homemade gifts (or baked goods), or as labels for jars of homemade jam, adding your personal text to a gift containing your personal touch is priceless!

Labels for the whole family: We all know how important it is to label our children’s items. And waterproof labels are essential for keeping up with sippy cups, lunch boxes, school books (covered school books, of course), toys, bag tags, and more! I also use them to ensure that I get my bakeware back after family reunions and pot-luck socials.

Allergy alerts: One very important (i.e. life-saving) way to use our labels is to personalize them with your child’s allergy alerts. Stick these important notices for daycare and nursery staff to see on bottles, cups, medications, …everything!

Bookplates: Use Amy’s whimsical designs on an address label as a bookplate for your child’s favorite books. After all, books are to be borrowed… but also returned!

We would love to hear some creative examples of how you use YOUR Amy Adele address labels! Leave me a comment—as always, I love hearing from you.

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We’ve got a new look, a new logo, and a new site! We’ve been working really hard on our redesign and we are so excited that it is finally live!

It has felt like building a house… you think it’s going to be ready to move into on a certain date but then for a gazillions reasons it gets postponed again and again… and just when you think it’ll never get done… it’s finally ready! Whew!

So take a look around and let us know what you think. We’d love to get your feedback and hear your thoughts! And don’t miss out on the sale we’re running now… 35% off calling cards!

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So, my birthday is right after Corban’s birthday. I said I wanted to go to a park as a family so we packed up the kids and went to this great park with a big pond (or a little lake–whichever you prefer). We hiked around it (it was only one mile) and then had a picnic lunch! Nice and sweet… just my speed. This photo shows him sitting in one of those trendy little baby seats and yes, it’s on a table (we were right there, I promise). I don’t use it anymore because he just climbs right out of it. But perhaps I should try it again… he’s a little fatter now.

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Wow! It’s been awhile since we’ve posted to our blog so we’ve got some catching up to do. I know we sent out an email announcing Corban’s first birthday, but the photo I included in the email was taken before the celebration. So check out these messy face and birthday joy photos! He was a bit shy when it came to the cake, but he was able to get a little messy. Soon after his birthday the helmet came off. Yay!! Yes, the big blue helmet is gone for good! I am so glad to be done with it. He wore it 23 hours a day, for about 4 months. The reason he had it was because his head got all flat and his ears shifted after laying in the NICU for a month in the same position. The helmet helped shape his head back to normal so he won’t look funny. We figured if he might be the smallest kid in his class he doesn’t need a funny-shaped head too! Poor guy. But that’s all behind us now!

-Amy

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Hello everyone! I thought I should get my head out of mommy-world for a moment and write my first blog post. Though I’m not sure I can write about anything other than my mommy-world right now.

But first let me give a big shout out and say “Thanks!” to all those who wrote in with their thoughts and prayers for me and my family. I was overwhelmed by all the comments posted… thank you so very much. We felt every one of your prayers and I know Corban has been doing so well because of them all.

Corban has been home for 1 1/2 months now and is growing like a weed. He is over 7 lbs and is gaining weight at a faster than average rate. The doctor said “Whoa!” when he saw how much Corban had gained in just one week. He is acting like a typical newborn would… sleep, eat, poop, and more sleep. And grunting. Why do newborns grunt so much? It is so funny to listen to… unless it’s 2 am. Then it’s not quite as funny.

Corban isn’t the only child who surprises me. My 10 year old daughter, Emily loves the bulletin board design, and we printed up some stationery for her. When I got home from the hospital she wrote this amazing note to me (she’s quite expressive in her writings) and I set it on my dresser.

As I’ve been walking past it every day I noticed the little orange butterfly in the design. The little bug turned out pretty good so I’ve been thinking about making it into it’s own design. I’ve created two different layouts and I can’t decide which one I like best.

So I was wondering if you all could take a look and let me know which you like best! Check them out below. Both my girls like the polka dots version best… what do you think?

Please tell us in the comments box below which design you like best!

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Several prominent parents have been spotted with Amy Adele stationery! Thanks to Cardstore.com and Julie Kenney from Jewels and Pinstripes, our stationery was included in celebrity baby gift baskets!

Well known parents such as Brooke Burke and country music artist Luke Bryan received stationery and have been seen thanking friends and family with Amy Adele style. Most popular designs have been the Monkeys and Fire Trucks, but Caroline Border and Amy’s Tulips were also spotted.

Apparently, some celebrities have good taste after all! Check out others who have been spotted using Amy Adele:

• Kevin Costner
• Sean Patrick Thomas
• Casey Affleck
• Melissa Joan Hart
• Elizabeth Röhm
• Kiran Chetry
• Julianna Margulies, Sam Hornish Jr. and Michael Schur
• Sarah Wynter and Dan Peres
  

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