early bird gets the....

well, you know...

one of our craziest times of the year is between thanksgiving and christmas. we are busy busy fulfilling orders for our holiday greeting and photo cards. let's face it, most of us here are already sleep deprived parents. so help us out and order your holiday cards now! yes, it's selfish -- but let us entice you with 20% off if you order between now and Oct 31. use promo code: earlybird20

happy birthday bumble baby #2!

bumble baby e turns one this week! it feels just like yesterday i walked my round rotund pregnant self into the hospital and delivered a healthy little baby girl.

so in honor of her birth-day and for all of the pregnant moms to be, we are featuring our latest baby congratulations card.

inside: wishing you a PERFECT delivery!

happy birthday bumble baby e! it has been a memorable and whirlwind year -- and i am so lucky to be your mommy!

a good card for edward cullen...

and for the birthday girl/boy who appreciates twilight, vampire diaries, true blood etc...



inside: you've had so many birthdays, it must be draining.

for all you parents who are mad men fans...

who's your hero?

don't forget to stop and thank those who save your day.



inside: you're my HERO.

check us out on the today show!

ok, not really "us" but our A Faraway Destination wedding invitation designed for minted.



we feel like such proud parents! and yes, we might have replayed the invite section a few times to get a closer look. :)

thanks minted!

click here to view the video clip!

new cards!

This week we will be featuring a few of our newly released cards on the bumble ink website. Stay tuned!!

getting dumped

Check out this documentary which takes dumpster diving to a whole new level

"Inspired by a curiosity about our country's careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary DIVE! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles' supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food - resulting in an inspiring  documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism and call to action. "

I've had friends go on similar adventures (think trash bags full of day old Krispy Kreme distributed to the homeless) around LA and SF and have heard about the massive amount of food waste created by bakeries and grocery store that could be better served to help with the hunger problems in our urban cities. 

don't dump on dumpsters

I saw this post over at http://isleepwalk.tumblr.com/

Best Thing Ever #9 - Garbage Collectors Turning Dumpsters into Giant Pinhole Cameras

“sanitation workers christoph blaschke, mirko derpmann, hans-peter strahl, roland wilhelm, max soller, michael pfohlmann, and werner bünning of hamburg, germany have created a series of black and white images taken with garbage bins. the team, known as the trashcam project, has transformed garbage bins into pinhole cameras for their photographic collection. the initiative pictures their community via giant dumpster-constructed pinhole imaging tools, producing a large-scale, black and white
photographic collection.”-Design Boom

-The DIY “Trashcan Project“‘s awesome Flickr.

who sang it best

After having seen a lot of star spangled banner renditions, and in honor of her passing, I'd have to say she sang it best...(imho)



followed closely by this one:

Where the wild things are...by Christopher Walken. Painfully funny.

It's a bit painful to sit through it all, but he throws in enough commentary that some of them just have to hit your funny bone.

nice design, but can it fool a baby?

and the packaging is clever too...