Friday, January 21, 2011

Wood you Save-the-Date?






Big love for this birch wood paper! Can you see the wood grain? I was so excited that I could print on it. And I think it turned out to be a very fun way to use it as the text side of a woodsy save-the-date postcard. But I was a bit too nervous to mail it naked so it is clothed in an envelope. But that adorable couple sort of steals the show, don't they?

Saturday, January 15, 2011

They Wanted a Tree


Another set of logo options and the request was for a tree to be a part of it because all the wedding fun will take place in the Great Northwest. Specifically Oregon. I call it the Land of Christmas Trees! Isn't that where all the trees come from? Anyway, I thought a tree was the perfect request!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Black & White and Saving the Date




A trip to the post office to ship these babies out is the next thing on the to-do list, but I had to post them first. They are just a hint of what's to come. And by that I mean the next thing to arrive in the guests' mailboxes, the formal invitation, and then the celebration on the wedding day of my cousin and her man. Some damask, some birds, some romance! The wedding venue, Lionscrest, looks stunning in pictures and I bet it will be even more so in person.

Friday, January 7, 2011

It all starts with a Logo


The start of a new year and the start of a few new projects. And often the project begins with a logo and builds from there. My cousin is getting married (yay!) and has asked me to create all the lovely printed goodies. She likes black and white, damask, and lovebirds. I wanted to have just a touch of those things in the logo and the save-the-date cards. These are her logo options...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

'Tis the Season with a Twist




"from the sand... from the snow... from the bottom of our hearts..." With the twist of the ribbon a surprise is revealed. Usually our Christmas card includes the three of us or the four of us, if we include the dog in the shot. And this year we've added The Daughter's fiance'! For those who might not have heard about their engagement it will be a surprise to flip our photo over and see this handsome guy with her. When she told me they would be having a little photo shoot in the snow I just knew we had to go to the beach for ours. Have a merry one!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

A Christmas Tradition


We all have traditions. This sweet client invites close friends and family to their traditional tree trimming where folks find themselves stringing cranberries and popcorn, drinking some nog, singing a carol or two and enjoying yummy eats! This red paper with vines is that favorite of mine that I mentioned a couple posts back. If you could only touch through your computer monitor I know you'd love it too!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Ten Years for Techguard




What a reason to celebrate! This company has been around TEN years in two thousand TEN, so the party's on December TENth, from six to TEN and I think they just might be tasting TEN wines! Congratulations! And doesn't that wax seal just make the invite so fabulous, if I say so myself?

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Cookie Exchange and Christmas




Christmas and cookies go together like Thanksgiving and turkey. It's a tradition in so many homes this time of year and once again I've had the pleasure to create a Mother-Daughter Cookie Exchange invitation. It's a similar creation to the gift bag invitation in my last post. Thanks to Paper Source for the gingerbread wrapping paper and baker's twine that covers the "box" of cookies. Well actually, the box with tissue and an invitation inside!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Let the parties begin!



LOVE being busy with Christmas party invitations! And I fell in love with this lovely paper from Paper Source that is red with gold-ish/khaki-ish vines and white accent flower buds. I've used it twice so you'll see it again in another post soon. It's a nice twist on Christmas colors without going crazy! For this invitation I decided it would be a fun and casual gift bag that the invitees will open. In my pile of gift bags to reuse I've got a few that have a cuff at the top of the bag so this is my rendition of those.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Bag Some Treats!



Last weekend was chock full of parties. When Halloween falls on a weekend it opens up three days of party opportunities. The aforementioned pumpkin carving party on Friday night and then costume or otherwise parties on Saturday and Sunday. And when a couple boys are turning into official teenagers (and I mean 13!) their birthday party just had to involve tricks and treats. Not only did I create the invitations but the take home favor/treat bags too!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Detail Follow Through




From the invitation to the thank you note, I love it when a theme and color scheme is woven throughout an event. A charming detail to this 50th birthday party is the name tag that doubles as a wine glass identifier. On the reverse of each tag is a quote about friendship which serves as a nice conversation starter for guests that might not know each other. I was so pleased that the birthday girl wanted me to create thank you note-cards for her that would match because, well... that's Detail Follow Through!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

There are Angels!


Angels Foster Family Network is a non-profit organization that my husband and I support because what they do for babies is critical! I was blessed to be asked to design their anuual luncheon invitation and related printed collateral. "Honored' would be another word to describe how I felt when that call came in. "The Power of One" was their theme and I believe it is so true. Just ONE person can make a difference in this world!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

A Country French Pumpkin


Seriously. Should I have been doing this yesterday? I do have a print job to work on but I've been seeing these darling fabric pumpkins everywhere lately so I decided with a tutorial from My Desert Cottage I would just do it! You know, you're online clicking from link to link and blog to blog and suddenly 17 hours have gone by! Exaggerating? Sure, but I'm honestly not sure how I ended up on that cute blog because it was one of those days. I had in my stash almost all the supplies needed so I grabbed some leftover fabric from a tablecloth I made years ago and went to work. So often in the evenings I'm making my padded hangers while watching TV and a nice chubby pincushion is what I've needed by my side. Darling year-round, functional and matches my family room decor. What could be better? Thanks to Karen from My Desert Cottage!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

My New Favorite


It's a brooch, it's a pin, it's a belt accessory. I've already worn it a couple different ways and I'm thinking up other options. Could it be added to a hat? Cowboy or otherwise? Just maybe!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Hitched!


Wedding signs are the rage. Cute wooden ones that say "Mr. & Mrs.", bunting that spells out "Love is Sweet", a pennant that says "Yay!", and even some that say "Hitched". It seemed like the perfect word for one of my recycled jeans pennants. Darn cute!