Making it Match

My friend Shelby called me up and asked if I could do something for a baby shower.  The honoree was having a baby girl, but she did not want anything too girly.  They actually wanted to match the invite to the baby's bedding so that they could have it framed to go in the baby's nursery.  The bedding is this adorable blue, tan, brown and white by Serena & Lily.  Sooo...I took her request quite literally and made it match.  Here are the four sample invites I came up with, and then the final product that Shelby and I worked on together:

And the final product!...

Birth Announcements, Anyone??

Here are a few sample birth announcements that I have mocked-up. I have gotten a few requests for this recently. I am always happy to custom design anything you have in mind, but I also have a handful that are already designed and ready for your baby's picture and information. Once I have a picture and details, I can get a proof to you and have your invitations ready to ship or pick up within 4-5 business days. I have had a lot of fun over the last month or so working on birth announcements. Lots of new babies!!!

These are just a few samples of announcements that I have done. One of them even came from a design that someone wanted me to duplicate, and I was able to do it for much less than the price the online stationer was offering. Let me know if you see something you like...

DISCLAIMER: The babies in these pictures are from generic photo images I found online.  Cute babies, though!

Business Card Design

I finished a series of business cards for my mother's booming new art and home business, AS Art & Home. She has the most amazing art on display in Charlotte, NC at Interiors Marketplace, Post & Gray and Cotswold Marketplace, not to mention some really cool decor and home furnishings. We couldn't decide which card we liked better, so we had a few different versions printed, both horizontal and vertical. Here are the front sides of two of the cards:




Here is a photo of some of her beautiful art, furniture and decor that can be seen at the Cotswold Marketplace in Charlotte. Below is an abstract oil painting, a beautiful antique painted desk (which is one in a pair), a pair of glass bamboo column lamps and some other accessories. She truly has an eye for all things beautiful.

Green Hills Antique Mall

Here are a few pictures from my antique booth at the Green Hills Antique Mall (Hillsboro Rd, over the Wolf Camera, by Bluebird Cafe). My booth is to your right when you walk in. Stop in and check it out!

Invitations

This year, I have been lucky to have so many great friends, and friends of friends, that have asked me to help them with invitations, announcements, logo designs, business cards, etc. This has allowed me to begin to build a portfolio and actually get organized and make a real business out of my hobby. Here are a few examples of some of the fun invitations I have worked on in the last year or so.

Welcome!

I have had this on my agenda for a while now (well, only a few months), but it is time. Welcome to my new blog. My husband and I moved to Nashville about two years ago now so that he could attend graduate school. This town has inspired me to return to my creative roots and get involved in the things I love again. My interests are varied, but for now, my focus is on printed social stationery, invitations and announcements as well as my new antique booth in the Green Hills Antique Mall. This blog is somewhat self-serving as I reach for my own inspiration and force myself to contribute to this weekly. I hope to inspire you too, and maybe I can help you on a future project.