new for you - 2.7.10

Hello everyone! So sorry for the lack of posts of late...Missouri has been hit with a great big blizzard and we've been busy walking packages to the post office and digging our cars out from under our collapsed carport (no joke). HOWEVER, just because we haven't been blogging doesn't mean we haven't been designing! Here are our new goodies for this week:

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Carte Postale is our first official thank-you card, with plenty more to come! (Fun fact: the photos in the sample are from our own wedding last October, and were taken by the extremely talented Lennart Karlsson of the Swedish Factory.)

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Domino is a fresh new save-the-date in muted colors for any season! Simple and clean, with a little bit of grade-school charm. Available with rounded or square corners (we say round).

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Lila is our first set of table numbers! She's modern, bold, and classy with just a hint of danger. (She happens to be named after Lila from Dexter, though we're taking liberties with the "classy" on that one.)

Rounding out this week's updates is Estelle, our second set of table numbers! Perfect for either an art-deco inspired soiree or just a simple, modern affair, she speaks clearly in whatever colors your little heart desires.

We love you, and we think you deserve a little something special for being oh-so-patient while we built our igloo. So through Valentine's Day, blog readers, Twitterers and Facebook fans will get 15% off by using the code SNOWMAGEDDON! Just enter it at checkout, or give us a quick buzz if you can't quite figure it out.

That's all, folks! Keep an eye here this week--we'll do our best to get back on track now that the snow seems to be melting. Stay safe out there!

new year, new blog, new designs

Hello all, and welcome to Blimpblog! I'm Kate, the proprietor of Blimpcat Studio, and I'll be your guide through my world of weddings, design, Etsy and the Internet. Blimpcat was founded in February 2010 by myself and my then-fiance, Jimmy, to help us save for our wedding and honeymoon, which took place in October of 2010. Over the last year, Blimpcat has gone from the means to an end (save up for a Parisian honeymoon) to the end itself--I love designing, and working with brides and grooms to make their weddings perfect. But really, any occasion is a good opportunity to bring a little beauty into your life!

So what can you expect from here? Well, in addition to showcasing my new designs as they come up, I want to enhance your design and wedding experience. I'll be posting about wedding DIY ideas, digging up undiscovered Etsy gems for you, pointing out upcoming trends in design, and offering the occasional cool, funny, or useful link. Feel free to comment or email me if you've got a question or an idea--I'd love to help you out!


We've posted a lot of new designs in the last week--let's take a quick look!

First, the Vintage Baby birth announcement collection launched! We have four pretty new designs to announce your new arrival with flair.

Second, we have a pair of new wedding invitations, Venn Love (for the stylish geek) and Isobel Script (for the classic bride with a modern edge).

Third, we have a much-anticipated new cake topper, Cameo!

And finally, we have two designs for your big move--a housewarming party invitation and a house illustration poster.

Check them out--we'd love to design something just for you!