Pub inspired save the dates
I have been excited to show these off! When Rachel and I first met, i knew it was going to be so much fun! She expressed her love for stationery and entertaining. She reminded me of myself when talking about all the thought and details she puts into parties at her home. I knew working with her was going to be a blast. She and her fiance Keith are both in the restaurant business and Keith is Irish who’s family still owns a pub in Ireland to this day. Once we discussed all of these details, i just knew they had to play a role in the design of their save the dates. The result? A chalkboard inspired save the date with their story hand lettered and then reversed letterpressed onto double thick paper.
It was then backed with speckled brown paper to create the order of the chalkboard. A Guinness inspired logo that we will carry throughout her other printed pieces for their wedding.
As if that part isn’t cute enough, I love the striped envelope liner to resemble a tablecloth and the top loading envelope for something fun and unique!
Keep your eyes out for her invitations and fun accessories!
From my sketchbook
I know i probably sound like a broken record, but i truly and madly love what i do! I have so much fun with all of my clients! Brides however, are just the cherry on the pudding. OK, pretty corny, but true. Designing for a wedding is just such a different vibe than any other type of design i create.
However, fun doesn’t begin to describe Tiffany. And her mom? Forget about it. Mia was just as much fun. I think my sides hurt from laughing so hard with these two at our initial design meeting. Anyway, design has begun and this is seriously going to be an amazing suite. I have already sent Tiffany a couple of teaser images because i just couldn’t help myself. Think vintage circus, with dramatic flair, a burst of color and some surprises up their sleeves for guests.
Here are just a few tidbits from her design:
Happy February!
The snow is falling {again} the temps keep dropping, but i have visions of beaches and sunshine dancing in my head! I love that February is a short month and it brings us one {quick} month closer to spring! I love February, because yes, it is Valentine’s Day month {read month, not day} and the hopeless romantic in me loves celebrating this “so called” Hallmark holiday.
The new February desktop was designed this month by Nicole, my intern who has since left, {and golly i miss her} and is studying in London. She so graciously put this together! I love the crispness, the dainty flowers and the saying that gets us prepped for spring! Especially those getting bombarded with all of this snow. I also love it too, because the color scheme is going to bring in hints of fabulous things to come this spring for The Pink Orange!
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Get your copy here! Enjoy!
From my sketchbook
Last week, I posted the first little bit of “tidbits” from my sketchbook. There is so much brainstorming, research and sketching that goes into custom design, I really want to share it all with you. Granted, I don’t want to give it all away, but a sneak peek shall we say, into current projects. Then, as they are printed and mailed off, I will show the final result!
These tidbits are from a save the date i am working on for a couple who is having bi-coastal weddings. So, the trick was to keep them looking similar but each has its own set of information. Most of the same elements will be used, as well as the color scheme too. It really was a ton of fun to work on. I can’t wait to share the finished results of this one! They are pretty sassy looking. {But the bride has to see them first}.
A deep impression
I think you all know by now how much I adore letterpress. I love all the variations in print, the varying impression depending upon the paper you use, and the challenge it brings with other paper.
When Luke from Clark + Walker came to me to use his existing logo, but to incorporate it into a business card, i was thrilled. The logo-type called for something a bit unique. I wanted an embossed (the impression rising off the surface of the paper) look on one side, but a debossed (the impression sinking into the paper) look on the other. Rather than printing 2 different methods and duplexing the cards together, which can get pretty expensive, we had the pressman run the cards twice. This left the name, email and phone with a lighter impression than the logo-type. So, once the card was pressed again, it was pressed extra hard so that only the business name looks embossed on the backside. It has an amazing texture and look to it!
The second image shows that texture a teeny bit, but i can’t even pretend to shoot photos as well as Luke, so i hope you get the idea.
From my sketchbook
Good morning!
I am posting something new today! These are tidbits of concepts from my sketchbook. One of my favorite parts of custom design is this phase. Meeting with clients to really learn about who they are, what their event is about and the overall feel of the day! My head usually races and the creative wheels instantly start turning during our meetings and thereafter. Sketching not only helps put my thoughts on paper, but it is what makes each project unique. This is also one of the main differences between custom design and simply selecting something already designed from a catalog or book. This is the stage where the creativity really comes out and i sometimes, even give my clients a sneak peek! {sometimes} 
These are two projects in the works. I will be more than excited to reveal them after they are complete, but in the meantime, enjoy! My thoughts are to also share this stage of my new web site design, the ready to order line and the children & baby lines. What do you think?
Wine Country
Happy Friday! I hope you all have a marvelous day.
As I am reorganizing the studio, and getting ready to start work on the new website, when i realized i had never posted some designs. I wanted to share, since they are some of my favorites! So you will be seeing some new designs, some of which are the inspiration behind the new ‘ready to order’ line.
This one i designed for Allison and Jeff. They love, love, love wine. They got engaged at a winery, so we decided to incorporate that into their invitations. Letterpressed onto ecru paper, I used a wine bottle label as my main piece of inspiration. Enjoy!
