Color Inspiration Daily: 02. 04. 13

Momento Mori Roses Photographic Print by Tristan B. | Natural Curiosity | Find her blog here (one of my daily reads).

Three Things I'm Loving Right Now

Phew, this has been a long week...anyone else feeling me on that?! Over the coming weekend I'm looking forward to finally unpacking my suitcases from Alt, catching up on neglected housework, and gearing up for the rest of the month (good things to come). But before I dash off and bury myself in loads of laundry and to-do lists, I wanted to share three things that I'm loving right now. Maybe you'll fall in love too!

1. Tuna aka Tunameltsmyheart — Move over Grumpy Cat...the cutest little mug taking over the interwebs (@tunameltsmyheart on instagram) is Tuna. This precious little Chiweenie was born with an aggressive overbite/lower jawline-dysfunction, and never fails to brighten the life of everyone he meets with his unique smile.

True story: I was having a bit of a depressive moment last week and was struggling to shaking it. After crying for about an hour (so ridiculous) I decided that if anything could snap me out of my funk, it was going to be Tuna's grinning face. So I popped onto instagram and within minutes I was feeling world's better. And I swear I'm not a stalker, but Tuna's little face seemed like the perfect subject to draw, so while I was stuck in the airport last weekend I made a little sketch of him sporting his spiffy bow tie (you might have seen it in progress over on my Instagram). I used the Procreate App (for iPad) and a cheap-o stylus from Target (if you are curious).

2. Nutella Rice Krispie Treats — You can thank me later. Just run into your kitchen and make these right now! Oh. My. Goodness. So. Good! Thanks Pioneer Woman for the kickin' recipe! If you'd like, you can substitute Gluten-free Rice Krispies Cereal (like I did) in place of classic Rice Krispie Cereal (who knew that the old standby has gluten in it).

3. Lana Del Rey — I'm late on this bandwagon (as I generally am with these things) but I'm obsessed, and can't get enough of Lana's unique vocals and haunting lyrics. Love! (image source)

Have a gorgeous weekend friends! xo Ez

The Business Cards of Alt Summit 2013

I collected a massive stack of business cards while at Alt Summit this year (yay) and have been looking forward to sharing them with you here this week. Just like last year's roundup, I tried to sort the cards into collections by theme and have included links to each of the cards so that you can discover more from each blogger/business if you'd like. Oh, and you can cick on each image to see the cards enlarged. xo Ez

Black & Metallic: Michelle Edgemont | All Sorts of Pretty | Lovely Indeed | Making it Lovely | Ticket Chocolate | Fresh Tangerine | Visual Supply Co. | Squirrelly Minds | And Then We Saved

Circles & Squares: A Pair of Pears | One Good Thing by Jillee | A Golden Afternoon | Inward Facing Girl | Design Crush | La La Lovely | Shauna Younge | Mailchimp | Somewhere Splendid | Terra Savvy | Confettipop

Cards with a Gift: Damask Love | Vintage Whites Market | Frock Files | Striped Cat Studio | A Fabulous Fete | One Little Minute | The Proper Pinwheel | Sugar & Cloth | See Jane Blog / Franny | Hank & Hunt (below)

Awesomely Unconventional: StudioDIY (paper honeycomb ball) | Oleander + Palm (lavender sachet) | Mailchimp for Bloggers (wildflower seeds) | We Love Citrus (Heart mirror) | The Cuisinerd (hamburger yo-yo) | The Paper Mama (wooden Corgi pin) | Artifact Uprising (wooden card showcasing the company's signature recycled wood) | The House that Lars Built (stamped tickets)

Creative Classic: Kitchen Nomad | The Cuisinerd | Minted | Christine Fife Interiors | Darling Studio | Bunny & Dolly | This Little Street | Damask Love | Serena & Lily | Ellinee | Chris Olson | Design Darling | The Hourglass Files | Peck Life

Letterpress: Moxi | Alexandra Hedin | Wednesday | Plastolux | YuppieLove | Leslie Fandrich | Igloo Letterpress | Hank & Hunt | Cooper House | A Blog About Love | Courtney Callahan Paper | Honey of a Thousand Flowers

Bonus Details: A lot of cards this year featured a tiny pop of color along each edge. This is such a fun way to add a bit of chic style to a design, and I hope this is a trend that keeps picking up steam!

Free Springtime Printables Inspired by Fossil Spring 2013

The Spring 2013 Fossil catalog arrived in my mailbox right before I left on my trip to Alt, but it wasn't until yesterday while straightening up that I finally had a chance to look through its pages. I'm so glad I did! The colors and pieces Fossil has introduced for the coming season are gorgeous. I immediately wanted one of everything!

However since that's not really a possibility (darn you bank account) I decided to use the pages as inspiration for a set of free printable tags and note flats to share with you instead.

Download the printable sets (available in aqua and melon) using the buttons below. I hope you'll enjoy them (I'd love to hear about the clever ways you use them). Thanks for the inspiration Fossil! xo Ez

P.S. Last year I used a different fashion collection as inspiration for another printable set. Check it out here.

High + Low: The Tablet Case

Usually, I'm perfectly fine with tablet and laptop cases being a little pricey. (It keeps me from buying so many different ones, as I do with iPhone cases.) But when you're in the market for one, it certainly pays to shop around. Having been featured in Vogue and Harpers Baazar, you can see why it was so easy to fall for Capulet London's Olivia iPad clutch. It's a gorgeous case that doubles as a clutch, and metallic is a nice alternative to standard neutrals. Unfortunately, having not won the lottery, it's out of the question. (Maybe if it were made of gold?) Luckily for us, there are other that shine just as brightly for less.

Olivia gold iPad clutch $565 - Capulet London | Isabelle zip-around tablet case $55 - Banana Republic | Cole Haan tablet zip-around $98 - Zappos | Gold tablet folio $120 - russell+hazel

Additional options: MICHAEL Jet Set iPad case $130 - Michael Kors | Mobilexpressions Folio (in rose gold) $30 - Target | Kensington Metallic case $31.65 - Marc B