Bold and Beautiful Colors...

Our newest additions to i.smitten each have bright colors--orange, turquoise, gold--but contrasted with a pale blue or stark white, they look sleek and modern. (For a closer look at these templates go to i.smitten!)

If you've visited many design blogs you've probably noticed all three of these stand-out colors in everything from wall paint, to purses, to throw pillows. Our Open Book and Asian Influence templates were inspired, in part, by color combos we love from current Ikea bedroom collections--as seen in the photos below.


{Images taken from Ikea.com}

Our Bella Turquoise template is bright and colorful and was inspired by the accessories in the new Lookbook for Stella & Dot. The turquoise and orange look so good together and really stand out with the white accents (see photo below).

{Image taken from Stella & Dot}

So enjoy the new i.smitten templates and check back for new Christmas templates soon...(Yes, it's already time to decorate your blog for Christmas!)

Kate & Heather

{Purple is the New Pink...:)}

After designing blogs for a while, you start to see blog designs everywhere. We can't even walk into a Crate & Barrel or pass by a kid with cute socks without having some inspiration for a new blog design pop out at us. It's fun to kind of see the world through design goggles.

So we thought we'd start sharing some of the fun places, people, and websites we come across with our fellow bloggers and those who just love design. The above template, Plum Simple, is the newest in our i.smitten collection and was inspired by the fact that purple is not just a color worn by those over 60 these days. Many of you have probably visited the popular blog, Design*Sponge, which had purple pinned as the new "mini-trend" when they did this post.

Since then we've seen purple everywhere--or plum, or lavender, or violet. Whatever you want to call it, it's a fun color to play around with. So go visit Design*Sponge (it will keep you hooked for hours) and enjoy our new Plum Simple template.

Also, be on the lookout for more frequent posting and a giveaway next week. Happy Blogging!

Winners announced!

We have randomly chosen our winners for the Halloween templates so here they are!
1. Ceci
2. Calamity Anne
Winners can email us at smittenblogdesigns@gmail.com telling us which Halloween template they'd like and we'll send it right away. Thanks to those who participated in our contest!

We have new designs and contests scheduled so check back soon and have a HaPpY HaLLoWeEn!