She's Krafty and She's just my type!

Yes the Power of the kraft... envelope that is. This is by far the number one choice by 95% of my clients. The softness, the organic, and the overall "non-wedding" look of this envelope is what draws my clients to choosing them as the very first impression and peek at the wedding that their guests will see. You say white - I say Kraft. Her beauty is just her simplicity, especially when letterpress or a fabulous over the flap to the front design has embellished her. This envelope has graced many weddings from the shabby chic to the playful sophisticate. It has been used with soft and bright palettes a like. Can you resist? I think not!

sneak peak for table top design... "the invite"

I have been so kindly asked to design a table top for Emily at Once Wed. She has a table trends feature on her blog that is wonderful. Now the real challenge is to stay on budget $200 for a a beautiful table that can give many brides inspiration. There are a lot of extras I can add on my own to give the full picture of the event: invitations, food ideas, favor ideas, the bouquet or boutonniere, but the table: dinnerware, glassware, centerpiece, linens, etc. has to stay at the budget.
So my theme I have chosen to work with is a Rustic Winter Creekside Wedding with a bit of holiday kitsch. To keep the flower budget down I went and got a dozen paperwhite bulbs to force in which I would like to show off the roots and bulbs on the table. (hopefully they better bloom in time)
Red buttons, bakers twine, and a few of our favorite things will pull in the kitschy parts... Hope it turns out as fun as it is to plan.

Here are some pictures of the invites I have designed to go with the ideas. Red, light teal, and brown are the colors. the invite is placed in a muslin pouch I made and put into a kraft paper envelope. These ideally would be letterpress invites!
I am making raw muslin napkins with red stitching. I only really wants hints of red on the table keeping it more rustic and natural. The boutonniere and the bouquet will both be adorned with a big red button
Don't want to give to much away. :)

New Work

Okay so I have been so ridiculously busy I haven't had time to post anything. I am finally starting to take a few pictures (not the best photos as I was in a huge hurry) here and there getting ready to start the new design and layout of my website.

I just finished doing designs for Epson for them to showcase at a press seminar. I was asked to do some custom invites & announcements that involved scanning old photographs and 3d objects, in this case a baby blanket.

I did a future 45th wedding anniversary invite for my parents in 2010.


I did a retirement party invite for my dad who actually retired back in 2001 so this won't ever be used.


Then I did a 90th birthday invite for my Grandmother, although she passed away 2 years ago this july she would've been 90 last sept.2007



I also did a baby anouncement using my good friends baby pic name and b-day (as I myself are babyless)  I scanned my old baby blanket for this.
then I sewed the 3 pieces together.

Bridal shower invite!

Here is the invite for my friends Bridal shower. We are throwing her a mid day brunch on a farm. This is to tap into her nostalgic country girl! We will have horseshoes and botchy ball, hail-bails with quilts thrown on them around the fire pit for when she opens her gifts.

The invite is Linen paper with a Kraft paper envelope. All Ink jet printed.