C-MOI cards

At C-MOI you can find very original cards for a wedding, a birth or when you are moving. You can see it on the C-MOI website!

Wellies Wonderland

Here in the Netherlands you never know what the weather is going to be like on your wedding day. So you can better be prepared for the worst. If you are wearing some nice shoes and it’s staring to rain you can better have a pair of these great Wedding Wellies with you. They look great and it will keep your feet warm and dry.

Studio Koekepeer

Some webpages create instant hapiness just by looking at it. Like for example Studio Koekepeer. All those bright colours and nice designs. All illustrations are created by  Studio Koekepeer and that’s how their first collection called  ‘It’s a Beautiful Day’ originated. Beautifull tablewear, textiles and stationary items. Besides these things Studio Koekepeer also designs birth and wedding cards. If you are looking for unique tablewear you have to take a look at their webpage. From October this year everything will also be available at the V&D in Utrecht, so you have to be a little pacient. All beautiful pens, notebooks and other stationary items are available in shops all over the Nederlands. You can find the points of sale on their webpage. Birth and wedding cards can be ordered online.

On behalf of Studio Koekepeer we can give away two nice items, one cup and a notebook. You can fill out this form and answer the following question to win one of these prices. What’s the motto of Studio Koekepeer? This competition lasts until October the 15th of 2011.

The wrangler practice book

 The Wranglers practice book for couples that do love each other is absolustely hilarious. So recognisable for those who have been realationship for a while now and want to relativize the daily troubles in a funny way. A perfect gift for a wedding or a birthday. Or maybe even for valentines’ day, just for fun, to give to your loved one. Tell your lover by colouring that the dishes stink or you just don’t feel that great. Cut out a message to make clear you are annoyed by something, instead of discussing it and it turns into a fight. Tell them how you feel, and let the Wranglers practice book fill it in with humor. You can buy this super funny book here for example.

On behalf of Gottmer I can give away a Wranglers practice book to one of our Hip & Hot readers. You can tell us by filling out this form what your biggest (little) irritation is of your lover and who knows this cute book could be yours. This competition lasts until August 28th of 2011.

Ring with name or text

When you’re blessed with the ability to be pregnant, that’s special. You only realize how special it is when it happens to you or, if it’s not working out. I’ve made it through both sides of the story and am happy to say I went from ‘not working out for me’ to a happy ending. Although I don’t think about my miscarriages daily, I do appreciate the positive and negative experiences. I received a beautiful engraved ring from Sarah Rosier. It’s beautifully polished and engraved, a subtle way to always have the names of my kids and the 5 stars that formed me with me. Without everyone knowing. A ring like this is extra special to me. Of course an engraved ring is suitable for more occasions. Like when you want to ask your girlfriend to marry you. That would be great! A ring that would say: ‘Would you like to marry me?’ Or just ‘I think you’re sweet.’ Symbols are also possible, hearts, stars. The names of your husband and children. Your deceased mum, whose remembrance you want to carry with you at all times. The possibilities are endless, the results great. Because the ring is handmade, it looks solid and unique. Nobody else will have the same. You can buy this beautiful engraved ring at Sarah Rosier. It’s sure worth checking out her other jewels, because she also sells beautiful necklaces and bracelets.

Mooi.ook

I found another beautiful webpage with cards again! These cards can be described best as ‘ hip in simplicity’ Or less is more. They are simple but in a stylish way. Such original ideas. Like a clothes-line of photos. Or a heart made from fingerprints. Names written in the sky by an little airplane. Pure like love should be. All these beautiful things are available at mooi.ook. Besides wedding cards you can also find beauties of birthcards. And adoptioncards. As important as the others. With or without pictures. An old house, stork, birds in pink or blue, all too cute! Also very cute twins cards by the way.

Mooi.ook gives away a tricot sling when you order 100 cards and envelopes. A sling is perfect to carry around your little one in the first few months, I think there isn’t a more precious gift to receive than this!

It starts with paper

It starts with paper…
That’s the slogan on Siscard‘s webpage.

It’s about something beautiful and special you want to share with everyone.  And it’s always nice to put some postcards in the mail!

An issue with sending cards is that you had to put them in those dull white envelopes. Nowadays you can pick out a color, that makes it a lot better. But it could be even more fun if you can pimp your envelopes with nice closing stamps! Licking two envelopes to close them isn’t that much of a problem, but at 50 pieces, you might reconsider.

These stickers are really nice, with prints of roses or biscuits on them. They will get more attention of the receivers. And, besides nice closing stamps, Siscard also has nice coasters. Ok, I can hear you thinking, what’s nice about coasters? That was the exact thing I was thinking. But when I saw the coasters with prints of biscuits and in heart shapes, I understood. Great! I’ve never seen them before. It’s great decoration, besides serpentines and baloons.

We can give away 2 sets of: 10 coasters and 6 sheets of closing stamps! If you would like to win them, please answer the following question correctly and fill out this form. The question is: What is the name of the birth card with the print of baby laundry hanging out to dry next to the cows? This competition lasts until April 25th, 2011.

A treasury full of memories

Almost everybody has a suitcase full of memories of the old days somewhere in the attic or basement. Full of old diaries, drawings, cuddle toys, baby clothes and so on. You always have stuff you wouldn’t ever throw away and want to have put away somewhere safe. In the Niji Saman treasury your memories will survive. It’s a cool looking treasury that has a vintage appearance and can fit in almost every house.

The inside can be adjusted in different colors. They have no less than 17 compartments and among them there are some hidden so only you know where you put your dearest memories. Wouldn’t it be great to give your kids a drawer of their own in this beautiful treasury to put their own new (or old) things in it!  

If you now order this treasury you will get a book and elephant cuddle toy, with folder for drawings, diplomas etc for free. We can give away the book ‘cuddle elephant’ from Streiff 2 times, in a really nice Niji Saman- gift package!

You only have to answer the following question: What sizes does the Niji Saman treasury have? Fill out your answer on this form. This competition lasts until April 13th, 2011.

Creative Services partytime!

Creative Services from Belgium celebrates their birthday! They have reached the age of 2 years and it’s partytime. This great designer now offers a free canvas when you order birt- or giftcards in February. Isn’t that great? We say: happy birtday Creative Services!

By Sanna

Besides all the hyper modern ways to let your valentine know you love him or her, an oldfashioned card of course still is great. By Sanna has a couple of nice cards that will definitely surprise your loved one. You can also get your very original wedding cards, birth cards, party cards and small gifts here. The style is happy, lively, modern and sweet. A style that I like a lot. How about you? Discover her collection at  By Sanna!

On behalf of BySanna we can give away a set of postcards. Let us know what wedding card you like most and fill out your answer on this form. Who knows you might be sending these merry cards to some people! The competion lasts until March first, 2011.

And because it’s almost Valentine you will get a 15% discount on all cards by fillling out this code: liefde0211!

I love you because…

This wonderful Dutch book “because I Love You” is a DIY book for Valentine. Make it as beautiful as you like, decorate in your own way, answer the questions, tell your little secrets and draw what you like about the love of your life and you will have the best personalised and most original Valentinepresent ever!  You can buy this at bol.com, where you can also spot some previews of this book.

Folding cards

So many people ask you if you have a picture of your children. Or your wedding. Or holiday.  I don’t spend my days dragging around my photo albums, but on these moments I sometimes regret not having any pictures on me. The pictures of the kids I keep in my wallet are old already, they grow up so fast.  A while ago I found Vouwcard.nl. That’s a good solution to the problem I just told you about. For a small amount of money you can let them print a set of pictures in a small folded book, by the size of a creditcard. So it actually fits in your wallet. So you can have the pictures of your kids, wedding, holiday or whatever printed. And always have them with you when someone asks for it. And for this price you can order a couple a year!  

On behalf of Vouwcard.nl I can give away 3 free sets of folding cards for our competition! The question you have to answer is as followed: How many different themes/examples does the inspiration page of VouwCard.nl have? Of course you have to fill out the answer on this form. But that’s not all… if you can’t wait any longer and want to try out this practical folding card, you can now order one with a 10% discount! Use code hipenhot. The competition lasts until February 9th, 2011.

Cozy lights

I love cosiness. Especially now the days are getting shorter and darker, I light candles and turn the heating a little higher. Close the curtains just a little more, get a nice hot cup of tea or even a enjoy a glass of wine. Friends come over for dinner, and we prepare ourselves for christmas and of course that means soft lights. I found such cute baglights at het Zijstraatje. No, not lights to travel with to light your way to the toilet when you’re camping out. I mean really cozy lights, a fire-proof bag to put waxines in and make your home cozy in a trice.  I already tried them out and I love them. I already see opportunities: christmas, weddings, New Years Eve and many more possibilities. Besides, they are not expensive, you don’t have an excuse not to buy them!

On behalf of het Zijstraatje I’m allowed to give away 2 sets of baglights.  Fill out this form and let us know wich  lights you like most on  het Zijstraatje webpage and find out if you can win one!  This contest will last untill December 9th, 2010.

Blikvangers

Als je nog eens op zoek bent naar een originele manier om een cadeautje te presenteren, te trakteren, iemand een hart onder de riem te steken, een geboorte/trouwbedankje of om iets in op te bergen, dan heb ik een leuke site die ik je kan aanbevelen. Bij NickNack vind je kleurrijke blikjes met gezellige en originele prints aan de bovenzijde. Heel lief vind ik de versie met het gelukskoekje, lijkt me superleuk om iemand cadeau te doen die wel wat geluk kan gebruiken. Of zo’n blikje met de naam van je kind erop en daar dan wat rozijntjes in doen bijvoorbeeld voor een traktatie op het kinderdagverblijf of op school. Er zijn legio doeleinden te bedenken, maar dat het leuk is, das een feit!

NickNack heeft speciaal voor Hip & Hot een uniek ontwerp hipenhot-blikjes gemaakt! Daar ben ik natuurlijk hartstikke trots op. En jij kunt deze blikjes winnen! Laat ons weten wat jij een leuke toepassing vindt voor de blikjes en geef dit door via dit formulier. Wie weet ben jij dan straks wel de winnaar van een echte serie Hip & Hot blikjes? We geven setjes 2 weg. Deze actie loopt tot 23 november 2010.

Weddingcards Pimpelmees

Ik weet het nog wel toen wij gingen trouwen. Je wilt dan echt het leukste kaartje en struint internet af naar datgene wat perfect bij je past. Uiteindelijk gingen we zelf aan de slag. Of eigenlijk onze familie en vrienden. We lieten iedereen een hartje, geheel op eigen creatieve wijze gemaakt, bij ons inleveren en verwerkten dat in de kaart. Het resultaat was super. Vonden wij dan. Voor wie niet zelf aan de slag wil, wel een hip kaartje wil en de stijl van Pimpelmees kan waarderen, boft nu. Pimpelmees heeft namelijk een leuk assortiment aan trouwkaartjes ontworpen. Vrolijk, lief en geheel in Pimpelmees stijl. Echt de moeite waard om eens te bekijken als er een huwelijk gepland staat. Voor jezelf, of vrienden die wellicht binnenkort trouwplannen hebben.

Pimpelmees bestaat deze maand trouwens 1 jaar. En dat moet natuurlijk gevierd worden! Daarom kun je dit keer 3 kortingsbonnen winnen waarmee je 15% korting krijgt op een bestelling van geboorte-of trouwkaarten. Das natuurlijk heel mooi! Wat je daarvoor moet doen is eenvoudig. We willen namelijk alleen maar weten welk kaartje jou het allermeest aanspreekt op de website van Pimpelmees. En dat geef je natuurlijk door via het bekende formulier. Deze actie loopt tot 6 april 2010.