For a while now, I have been wanting to start a bridal silhouette line. I did a few doggie silhouettes for note cards, and I loved it so much that I knew I wanted to incorporate that into wedding materials. The above is an example of a silhouette used for a thank you card. I took some time today to play around with the concept. Who is that bride and groom? Yes, I made Chris and me the guinea pig couple. I see these being a unique design to Save the Dates and invitations using engagement photos. They would make a great thank you card after the wedding as well. You can't get more personalized than this along with your own wedding colors/theme.

My bridal silhouette designs are soon to come!

Christmas Invitation

I designed a Christmas party invitation for a family friend, and it put me into the holiday spirit! She wanted gold ornaments and snowflakes. As a nice touch, I paired them with metallic gold envelopes.

The ornaments were fun to work with, and I am inspired to design with them a little more. The examples are above are her invitation without the personal information and a blank version. This design will work well for a holiday invitation or note pad.

My Wedding - Visual Pieces

My wedding was very bright, and I loved every minute of it! As promised, here are pictures of the visual pieces from my wedding. I think you can probably tell it was pink and orange themed, with a nautical feel. Who said nautical weddings HAVE to be navy blue? The photos are put into a collage, since I wanted to show several things.

What I designed/created: Save the Date magnet, Invitation (which was previously featured in more detail), Table Number, Origami Plane Placecards, Favor with label (sweet tea mix in a small mason jar)

Who else is featured for their fabulous work?
- Sweet heart table painted coconut, 2 painted coconut cake toppers, and painted palm leaf card holder (Cheryl Golden)
- Bridesmaid hair pieces (Rebecca Doroshuk)
- Program panel fans (Etsy: iheartpaperandthread)
- Anchor guest book note cards (Etsy: Cut the Cake designs)

Other visuals that I put into the wedding: pink and orange paper lanterns for the ceremony, pink and orange sand ceremony, pink Unlisted, ruffle shoes, rhinestone bouquet wrap, and anchor napkins with our names.

I would have loved to design and create everything myself, but who was I kidding? I had to split it all up. I had some fabulous and talented friends make stunning pieces. Let me know if you'd like a referral to anything you see.

Chris and I have been married two months now. Time is flying! I can't believe that we went from this bright, summery wedding to Thanksgiving right around the corner this quickly.

The A Cappella Embassy

I had the pleasure to work with my friend Jeeves on a logo for his group, The A Cappella Embassy. He has taken his passion and turned it into a positive movement and knowledge base in the surrounding area.

What is it all about?
The A Cappella Embassy is comprised of people that are passionate about a cappella music of all shapes and sizes - contemporary, barbershop, classical, jazz, college, post-college, semi-professional, and professional. Members of the Embassy work to promote the genre and the community around the Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia area by finding venues for performers, promoting shows, going to and supporting concerts, and of course promoting the growth of a cappella groups in the area. The Embassy is headed by the Maryland Ambassador for the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America (CASA), and is a volunteer effort for all involved.

Jeeves is a very driven individual and gives you a modern view about a cappella music. You can become friends with him easily, and his passion, exuberance, and fun personality is infectious. I urge you to check out The A Cappella Embassy. The Web site is undergoing some exciting changes, so check back frequently. And don't forget to "like" them on Facebook and to follow them on twitter.

http://www.acaembassy.org/
Facebook: The A Cappella Embassy
Twitter: @AcaEmbassy

My Wedding Invitations!

Okay, I have been MIA for quite some time now. My wedding is over, and I can finally breathe. And now that I am breathing.. it's been a little boring around here (haha). No, it's not boring... I promise! But I am ready to get back in full swing and devote my time to my design work.

I've been waiting a long time to post my wedding invitations. Finally... here are the files! I also attached one of our table numbers. After I sort through my wedding photos, I'll put up actual pictures of these.

The wedding was amazing and everything my husband and I have always wanted. We want to thank our family and friends for celebrating with us. It's really true what everyone says; it's over way too fast. I am inspired more than ever to get my wedding invitation and stationary business thriving and to throw all of my energy into making everyone else just as happy as I was.

Tappin' Out a Note!

I have been looking forward to this reveal for quite a while now. My grandmother asked me to make her note cards as recital gifts for all the ladies in her dance class. My mom is one of those special ladies, so I had to keep my mouth shut! Being a tap dancer myself, I was very excited to work on this project. It's one of my favorites so far... obviously biased!

The dance recital was this past weekend at the Landmark in Richmond, VA. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend and cheer on my mother and grandmother, but I heard it was a fabulous show! The ladies did a great job and had a lot of fun! My grandmother told me everyone adored the note cards!

I also posted a picture of my mom and grandmother in their costume backstage. I can't wait to see the video, and I am so sorry I missed it!

KOT! (Keep on Tapping)

Bottoms Up!

My mom's friend ,Dee, came to me for invitations for her daughter's graduation party. I immediately loved her custom order because she wanted to combine a margarita glass with a pink stethoscope wrapped around it. It was a blast to design, and it is so unique to Emily. It also gave me the opportunity to create a nice, margarita glass and lime to keep in my design files to use on tropical projects.

The invites look great paired with their bright pink envelopes. I can't wait for her to get them!

I posted the actual invitation (minus personal information) as well as a generic version with no wording. It would make a great notecard/note pad, and it is most certainly customizable for YOUR taste!

Moving Postcards

Remember that lovely red and orange Fall wedding invitation that I posted this October? Well, my dear friends Mike and Jean have been enjoying married life and just bought a new house! I designed moving postcards for them. I found a Mii cartoon character that resembled Mike, so I had to follow through with the idea of creating look alike cartoon faces for them! This example lists their city and state only to protect their privacy of course; the real version lists their new address.

Last Friday I got to see their house, and it's coming along nicely. I can't wait for them to get settled in. 'm sure they will make use of their deck this spring and summer too! Congratulations you two! Xoxo!

My Wedding: Save The Date

Things are really exciting for me right now as I am planning for my own wedding. We have about 6.5 months to go, and all our visual pieces will start being produced! Chris and I recently mailed out our Save the Date magnets. I've been waiting to finally post it on here! Our Save the Date magnet is one of my projects I am most proud of.

This is just the beginning of my "My Wedding" blog section. Tune in for more! With 6 months to go, I'm sure things will be coming out quickly. At least that's the hope!

Notecards as Bridesmaid Gifts

I'm starting to see the perks for designing stuff for people I know; it leads to other people seeing my work! I was pleased to hear from a bride-to-be who saw some notecards I made. She had a cute idea to give custom notecards to her bridesmaids for their gifts. After receiving some details about each girl, I dove in and came up with 6 original designs for each of them. Each set of cards came with color coordinating envelopes.

Thanks for working with me, Kelly! I had a lot of fun with these different personalities. I hope you have the wedding of your dreams in March!

Personalized notecards really do make great gifts. Contact me, and I can design a notecard for someone that no one else will ever have!

Silhouette Note Card Gifts Revealed

I designed four note cards as Christmas gifts and wanted to post them right away, but of course, I had to wait to give them! This year I made silhouette note cards for my family. The dogs and cat are their/our actual pets, and the moose is just a non-specific character (my anut and uncle are part of a moose lodge). Each set of cards came with color coordinating envelopes. Obviously I really enjoyed making these, and it saved a lot of money too!

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