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Happy Thanksgiving!

SCRATCH OFF SAVE THE DATES 2.0

The original scratch off save the date card was a huge hit and attracted a new client with the hopes of making her save the date more unique. After months of back and forth ideas, and multiple variations, a final selection was chosen. What makes this go around with the scratch off so much more successful is the actual scratch off.  If you look on the internet, tons of DIY blogs post a complicated version of how to make a scratch off concoction yourself out of soap and paint. After multiple attempts, I was over it and looked into a better way to achieve this same look... insert scratch off stickers! Genius! and believe it or not wayyyy cheaper than the DIY solution. My client purchased the stickers, and will place them on the cards herself. Below are a few of the options that were thrown around for this particular project.

 

POPPING THE QUESTION

I have been a bad blogger. Work got busy, freelance became slow and in between all of that... we bought a house and became engaged!

As soon as I got engaged the question I heard most often was "when is the wedding!", the second question I got frequently asked was "are you going to design your invitations yourself?". To answer everyone's questions... October 5, 2013 and yes, absolutely!

I'd be lying if I said I haven't already started thinking of the designs, but now that I am actually designing for MY wedding, there is a lot more pressure and I am having a hard time making my mind up. I have a ton of great ideas and a lot of time to think it through.

While I mull through ideas for our save the dates and invitations, I decided to start by designing something small... something for my bridesmaids. While most brides give their girls presents and gifts, I on the other hand am a bride on a budget, so I created this sweet little card to give to them... or as Collin calls it "an invitation to be my bridesmaid".

 

I designed all the cards and printed them out. The diamond printed in a light brown color, I then traced it and filled it in with a fine tip glue pen and the sprinkled embossing glitter on top. Super easy. Super fun. I love the finished glittery look.

DALAHAST

Need a custom framed print?
Just ask! These special prints were designed for a friend and her family...

OH BABY!

I have a baby shower to attend in a few weeks, and have designed two custom prints for baby Austin's nursery...

WEDDING SHOWER GIFT

I had a wedding shower to attend this past weekend, and created this for the bride. It looked really nice all put together in a black frame with a white mat.

If you are looking for a quick shower gift, reach out to me for a custom print!

JULY

...WELL THAT WAS QUICK

I just found out that my latest design submitted to GCD, (Schnizler Christmas Card) has been chosen as a winner and will be on sale on GCD this winter! Minted has not yet posted the winners of their design challenge, so don't forget to vote for my designs there as well. Find the link to my "voting badge" on the right corner of my site. 

HOLIDAY CARD SUBMISSION

In addition to the holiday card designs I submitted to Minted last week, I also designed a card to submit to another card company, Greeting Cards Direct. Last month, I designed a Hanukkah card for GCD and it got selected as a winner, so I am hoping to have some additional good luck.

ALMOST FINISHED

With Megan's wedding at the end of this month, the last of the printed pieces have been completed.  Below is the invitation to the Rehearsal dinner/barbecue.  The rest of the pieces (menu, table numbers, table cards) will have to wait till after the wedding to be posted.

JUNE

BABY PRINTS

Yesterday I attended my good friend Bethany's baby shower. Hands down it was the most beautiful shower I have ever been to in my entire life.  As my gift for the baby girl, I made two pieces of art to hang in her nursery.

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Now is the time when all the PhotoCard companies are asking for design submissions for their Holiday 2012 collection. For this first round of designs,  I decided to submit two of my original designs to Minted.  Next week I will finish working on the remaining two designs and submit those to PhotoCardDirect (where my Hanukkah card will be sold). Since a lot of companies ask designs to submit artwork, as a designer you are not allowed to submit the same design to multiple companies. I'm taking a gamble and hoping that at least one of these does well.  On the bottom right corner of my site, you will notice I included a "voting badge".  Feel free to vote for my designs directly on the Minted website that way.

 

(a little fun fact: they provide you with a wide variety of "photos" to use on your design layout... I always for some reason feel silly coming up with the "fake" family names though?)

CROSSFIT LOGO

A friend of mine is a personal trainer and has decided to open up a mobile crossfit gym (so cool, right?) and has asked me to design a logo for her new business. Designing a logo for a "gym" definitely took me out of my comfort zone of what I am used to... aka cutsie stationary and invitations.  I had to get out of the mindset of "cute" and "sweet" and think more along the lines of "tough" and "manly". 

There was a lot of back and forth... and a lot of different versions. But in the end, the below design was what was selected and I am very pleased with how it turned out. It has been a fun project to be a part of, the only thing I am bummed about is the fact that she and her new company are across the country!

The business cards for her and her business partner are below.  Next up, I will be assisting in designing the wrap (artwork) featured on their trailer and t-shirts.