If you’re celebrating your Mom (or Grandma) this weekend, here’s a pretty way to present her with some homemade treats. You can serve brunch to her at the table or carry a tray in and surprise her in bed. The stenciled word adds a pretty touch to some simple treats such as these Sour Lemon [...]]]>

If you’re celebrating your Mom (or Grandma) this weekend, here’s a pretty way to present her with some homemade treats. You can serve brunch to her at the table or carry a tray in and surprise her in bed. The stenciled word adds a pretty touch to some simple treats such as these Sour Lemon Scones served with Strawberry Lemon Curd and Blackberry Jam.

Here’s how to create it on your own:

Happy Mother’s Day to all our mama friends out there!

- Heidi

We had an unexpected afternoon off while visiting New York for a trade show and decided to visit shops for two of our design crushes: the Orla [...]]]> Today’s Google home page featuring a Marimekko illustration reminded me that I never posted photos from our visit to the Marimekko store in New York City this past February.

We had an unexpected afternoon off while visiting New York for a trade show and decided to visit shops for two of our design crushes: the Orla Kiely store in Soho and Marimekko, near Madison Park.

The Marimekko store was an explosion of color and pattern.  We could hardly contain our excitement. The store had so much to look at:  clothing, textiles, pillows, dishes, children’s clothes and toys and more. Our enthusiasm was only damped by the store employee who very sternly advised us that no photography was allowed in the store.  Really, Marimekko? Here’s a few photos I managed to snap before being reprimanded!

- Heidi

Definitely words to live by. This new illustration is now on an encouragement card.

Hope your world is filled with rainbows right now :-)

-Susie & Heidi

We came across this awesome cat perch on ETSY the other day and fell in love. That kitty looks so handsome on the orange upholstery, doesn’t he? Cats and color just seem to go together perfectly. Since we love both, we thought it perfect to put together a little eye candy around this theme.

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We came across this awesome cat perch on ETSY the other day and fell in love. That kitty looks so handsome on the orange upholstery, doesn’t he? Cats and color just seem to go together perfectly. Since we love both, we thought it perfect to put together a little eye candy around this theme.

from top to bottom:

cat lounge, vintage cat fabric, 1970’s photo postcard, cat with glasses mug, vintage cat wrapping paper, kitten playing card set, cat pattern notebook, vintage birthday wrapping paper, mambo for cats album art by Jim Flora, and groovy green stripe cat notecards.

Enjoy!

-Susie & Heidi

I personally love that at this time of year, magazines and blogs are full of recipes and ideas for Valentine sweet treats. I love baking goodies for my sweetie but they almost always seem to focus on chocolate. Now don’t get me wrong; I love chocolate as much as the next gal, but when it [...]]]>

I personally love that at this time of year, magazines and blogs are full of recipes and ideas for Valentine sweet treats. I love baking goodies for my sweetie but they almost always seem to focus on chocolate. Now don’t get me wrong; I love chocolate as much as the next gal, but when it comes to making a treat for my husband, chocolate is never the first choice. It’s all about pie.  As I see it, pie is the way to a man’s heart!

The little sweetie pies shown above are all really quick and easy to make. I didn’t even make my own pie dough for these, instead opting for a good quality store bought brand.  You can make tiny pies in different shapes and fill them with all sorts of flavors.

The rectangular hand pie is filled with black cherry jam and drizzled with icing.  The mini pie in the tin is simply apples tossed with sugar and cardamom and topped with a crust made of tiny hearts sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.  The heart shaped pie is filled with pears sauteed with vanilla and nutmeg and studded with some whiskey-soaked cherries.

They are the perfect size to sneak into your valentine’s work bag or lunch box.  Or leave one on his computer keyboard as a sweet hello.  Trust me, he’ll love it!

And because we at Rock Scissor Paper we love pie too,  here’s a free valentine card download!

Free download HERE

- Heidi

Here is a Valentine treat for you! Here’s a cute little box for you to print at home, assemble and fill with some yummy treats. Perfect to give to your sweetie!

Download the printable pdf HERE.

xoxo

-Susie & Heidi

a new year from susie bauer on Vimeo.

Here’s a little video we made to celebrate the new year and show off some of our newest designs. The song is called “All Smiles” by Jess Penner. Catchy, isn’t it?

Enjoy!

-Susie & Heidi

Once again we’ve been busy designing new goodies! This is the time of the year when we release new designs. We have a whole round of wholesale shows that we participate in during the months of January & February where we will debut these new product designs to store buyers.  You are getting a little [...]]]>

Once again we’ve been busy designing new goodies! This is the time of the year when we release new designs. We have a whole round of wholesale shows that we participate in during the months of January & February where we will debut these new product designs to store buyers.  You are getting a little sneak peek in advance!

We designed a group of mugs and jotter pads that feature our happy version on the signs of the zodiac. We used really fresh, happy colors and highlighted only the best traits of each of the signs. These will be really fun gifts, don’t you think? A favorite is the design for Gemini that incorporates a pair Siamese twin cats.

See the whole collection here.

-Susie & Heidi

illustration by rock scissor paper

When I am out and about, doing errands, driving from one place to the next, I will catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of my eye. Often it is a surprising splash of color: in the back alley, on the trash heap, just around a corner. I’ve been known to stop in [...]]]>

When I am out and about, doing errands, driving from one place to the next, I will catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of my eye. Often it is a surprising splash of color: in the back alley, on the trash heap, just around a corner. I’ve been known to stop in my tracks, walk backwards, or turn the car around to take a second look. I’m never sorry that I’ve taken the detour. It’s amazing to think of all of the beautiful compositions that we miss when we are too busy or too much in our heads to see the world.

all photographs by Susie Bauer

Enjoy!

-Susie