Why, Thank You!

This past week I had to go to the store to buy a thank you card.  I love buying thank you cards.  I've said before that I also love running out of thank you cards, because that means that people have been doing nice things.
Anyway.  I was looking for a thank you card because last week I found a package on my front door step from Amazon.  I took it inside and opened it to find the one of the best gifts that I have ever gotten- a class set (that's 30!) of one of the novels I need for my class.  This was a completely out of the blue gift, and it meant so much because it was so thoughtful and kind.  (Thank you, Glen!)
So I wanted to get a special thank you card to send along with the cards my students made.  And it made me realize that I need to replenish my cache of cards.
There really are so many gorgeous cards out there; here are just a few of the ones I am currently loving.

Browsing Store

Kate's Paperie

Bar Graph Thank You Card 

Stationery 

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday- we may pop into Target to check out the Philip Lim collection and then we will be seeing To Kill a Mockingbird on the big screen.

The Paper Doll

It is hard to believe that summer vacation is more than half way over.  Part of me is sad, lamenting the fact that all too soon staying up 'til 3 a.m. and not waking up 'til 9 or 10 will be a thing of the past.  But I have to admit that I am excited, too, to start a new school year;  I especially felt this way when I wandered into the store the other day and saw all the fresh school supplies that were laid out, row after glorious row.Anyway.  It has been a good vacation so far, with nice little trips here and there.
While the Cat and I were in Chicago, on our first day, we all went to a little stationery store called the Paper Doll.  It is a beautiful little shop owned by two sisters with fabulous taste.  Being on vacation, I didn't really have the room to load up on the gorgeous wrapping paper and fun boxed card sets that they carry, but I did manage to nab a couple of cute little buttons because I couldn't walk away completely empty handed.

Kind of blurry, but you get the idea.  I left the other one on a
 little thank you note for Becky and David.  

Here are some of the super cute cards by a couple of the brands the Paper Doll carries.

I adore this whole line of cards from Red Cap

They carry fabulous lines like Snow & Graham, Rifle, and Red Cap.  Too much gorgeousness, I tell you.  Too much!

by Red Cap Cards

I wish I would have seen this while we were there; how perfect is this?!
from Hello Lucky

~Lori

Navy and Pink

Here is the card I ordered from Crankbunny on etsy.
Alli scratched off the crystal ball and loved seeing her
name printed on the card!  It is so cute; it reminds me of the
Esmerelda fortune teller from Disneyland, which we visit first thing
every time we go to Disneyland. 

My baby turns 11 today.  11 years old!  Where did the time go?!  For her birthday, she primarily wanted clothes.  From Zara.  Which was fine by me.  It meant a trip down to The Grove in L.A. so she could try on clothes.  I'm glad we did this, instead of just ordering online, because the sizing was a little strange on some of the pieces. It was worth it, though, because she has the beginnings of a pretty fantastic spring wardrobe.
Looking for clothes for Alli brought up a lot of navy and pink.  It reminded me of an outfit that I have been in love with for a while now.

Inspiration Photo:

from the very chic blog Atlantic-Pacific

When I saw this photo awhile back, I fell in love with the color combination.  I love navy, and if it is striped navy, forget about it.  Mixing it with pastel pink is inspired, and I am just in love.  Simple as that.  I have been on the hunt for those pants, which are linked to on the site, but sold out/no longer available.  With pastels being big for spring, I was hopeful that I would be able to find what I was looking for, but no luck.

The coloring of the picture isn't the best (the pinks look a little washed out); I snapped it with my phone during a quick trip to the mall.
I love the color combo of blue and pink, though I must admit I have usually styled it with more of a fuschia/hot pink. I have a pair of bright pink pants that I wear with my navy blazer.  Actually, Rebecca rocked that exact outfit for her Christmas cards.

So it doesn't seem to matter what shade of pink you choose; most likely it is going to look pretty fabulous if you pair it with navy.

And if you want to make your little Miss look chic in navy and pink, then definitely head on over to Zara for some great pieces in this classic color combo.

Okay, the website lists this as dark blue, but it looks navy to me.  
This is a new addition to Alli's closet.  In love!
Available from Zara

Navy bird print dress- now also belongs to Alli.

Fuschia dress- Adorable!

for the little missy in your life- at Zara (and the pink are on sale!)
navy snakeskin flats here

I die.  This is a perfect, classic little navy trench

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I didn't mean for this to turn into a post strictly for little miss fashion, but all that stuff is so darn cute.  And it is Alli's birthday, after all!  I want some of it for myself.  Right now Alli and I are in the stage where she can (and does!) borrow some of my stuff, but I can't quite borrow any of her stuff just yet.  With the exception of a headband or two.  And maybe a necklace here and there.
Anyway.

Every classy lady needs stationery, so why not go for this chic color combo?!

Lattice Pink Navy note cards, available here

Modern Quatrefoil available here

Alli got two sets of stationery- one is edged in pink and has a gold Eiffel tower embossed on the top, and the other set has a gold embossed A.  Both are sweet and perfect for my little Alli Cat.  

~Lori