City Skyline Wedding Suite

I just wanted to post a quick photo of the wedding suite I've been working on.  The bride wanted to incorporate the two cities from which she and her fiance are from (Chicago and London) and the city where they now live (New York City). We ultimately came up with this...

We did a city skyline combining all three of the cities and their major landmarks and buildings. We used a black, gray and aubergine color scheme. I hand cut (with the help of my husband) the envelope liners and bands using aubergine paper. The inner envelopes were printed with the recipient first names, while the outer envelopes were printed with the recipient and return address.

Here they are, ready to go...

This was definitely a challenging, but fun project! Next is seating cards and seating chart :)

... And Baby Makes ...

The ...and Baby Makes Three shower invitations have been quite popular these days. I've have many requests for different colors of the invite. I just recently did a set for a baby girl shower in pink. And a neutral set for another shower where the sex of the baby isn't known yet. She's having her shower at a French cafe, so we went with a bold, bright yellow with red and green accents.

Another set, that is quite special to me was designed for my cousin. In her case, baby actually makes four so we designed around that concept. We also added a little diaper raffle insert. Isn't it cute?

The Winter Birch Wedding Suite {Complete!}

These babies are done!


Remember the customer I had a while back who wanted a birch tree themed Save the Date Card? She also wanted her wedding suite to be customized with the same idea. Well here it is.

We went with the same colors, a couple different shades of blues and grays. We changed the fonts to make for a more formal appearance. Overall, I'm very happy with how they turned out. One hundred and twenty invitations, response cards, and accomodation cards. Both the return address and recipient addresses were printed on the the envelopes. {And, let me just say I wasted a good handful of 3.5 x 5" envelopes. Remember the ink smudge incident I tweeted about?}

They shipped out today. I wish I could have hand delivered them. I'm a little nervous about them getting lost in the mail. I put a TON of time into these and I would just cry if anything happened to them! I guess we'll find out in a few days.

More pictures here. Thanks for looking!

...and baby makes three {shower invitations}

Just finished these custom baby shower invitations. They are a spin off of one of my greeting cards. I really like how they turned out and I'll be adding them to my shop tomorrow. What do you think?

See more here!

Etsy Front Page

I'm so excited! To my surprise I found my Halloween Night party invitations on the front page of Etsy this morning. Totally made my day. :)

Thank you Etsy!!

Blossom Noir Wedding Suite

I have been blessed with three wedding orders. ALL AT ONCE! It's a lot of work, but I'm loving the challenge. All three brides have been wonderful to work with. Here is a glimpse at one set I'll be mailing out tomorrow...

You can see more on Flickr!

Winter in August.

One of my favorite Etsy customers is getting married! Her wedding will be in January. I just finished making her save the date cards (110 of them!) and I love how they turned out. She wanted to use birch trees (in Russia, they represent good luck) so we incorporated them into the design. So with shades of blue and gray we came up with these.

They are printed on a thick, textured cardstock with coordinating envelopes. I am really happy with how they came out. I can't wait to get started on the wedding invitations and the RSVP cards. They will have the same "Winter Birch" theme.

Mini Milestone / Giveaway #1

Today, my "Baby Shower Birdies" invitation has been viewed 100 times on Etsy. To me, this is a milestone in the Etsy world. And, I've had more inquiries on this item than any other item in my Etsy shop. To answer a few of the questions... Yes, I can do it in any color you'd like, i.e. blue for boys, yellow/purple for neutral. Yes, there are coordinating Thank You Note Cards. Yes, there is a discount for ordering both the invitations and thank you cards together.

I made these for my sister, Sarah. She is having my baby niece, Giana, in a matter of weeks. Thank you Giana for inspiring me to make these! I love you already.

Baby Shower Birdies Invitation $1.75 each

On a new note... I honestly don't know how many people are actually reading this. So I'm going to try something. Leave a comment by February 26th and you'll be entered to win a little prize. I will number the comments, then pick a number at random. The winner will be revealed on the 27th. Here's what you're playing for...

What a lovely way to say hello or thank you. These little note cards are a great way to thank a customer or leave a little note in your loved ones lunch. A set of 10 envelopes are hand made with patterned paper, 4 x 4 in size. Two prints of each pattern. Also comes with 10 flat 4 x 4 cards in either white or brown kraft. Note cards are hand stamped with your initials, name, or a greeting, like thanks or hello. Each letter is individually stamped so each card may vary slightly. Cards can also be left blank.

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