Baby Shower Invitation: Sam & Wendi
Remember these two? They’ll soon be a family of three! A little one is on her way to join their family, and I get to host a baby shower for them. Sam & Wendi share a love of music, so I …
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Birthday Party Invitation: Ruth’s 90th
Since this is my very own grandmother’s 90th birthday, I pulled out all the stops and made something really special. Her favorite color is yellow (something I always remembered when I was little), so I made that my theme. My …
Calligraphy: Andrea & Scott Wedding Invitations
I always enjoy adding custom touches to projects, adding some personalization for a special event. A lovely bride, Andrea, asked me to do the calligraphy for the wedding invitations she had already ordered. She chose a lovely and unique invitation layout …
Bridal Shower Invitation: Mallory
One of my favorite things is to bring a client’s vision to life, to discuss their ideas and then develop designs based only on their ideas. It often will challenge me to produce something that is not my normal style …
Design: Modern Calligraphy
Calligraphy has always been beautiful to me, but it seemed a little too formal, too aloof. In the past couple years, a new style being called “modern calligraphy” has started to make its way into invitation design. I was intrigued …
Baby Shower Invitation: Renee
One of my absolute favorite things is celebrating with close friends. In this case, a new baby is joining the Deese family and I got to design and print invitations for the party. The theme chosen by the hostesses was …
Wedding Invitation: Shauna & Steve
This wedding invitation came together beautifully. It is definitely the most involved piece I’ve ever had the pleasure to design – letterpress printing, digital printing, handwritten calligraphy, wax seals and mounted photos (from their engagement session) were all just steps …