Custom Design - Elegance & Glamour

Another sneak peek to start the week of two recently completed custom designed projects. 

Both projects were really fun to work on – one was the design of elegant custom stationery as a wedding gift (amazing gift idea hey?), while the other was an equally elegant 1930’s inspired birthday invitation. 

I’ll share full wraps ups of these two very soon but this week I have the first of my wedding invitation wrap ups scheduled for you so check back soon.

two + two = sneak peek

This weekend was one for the books. Not because it was filled with all sorts of rockstar happenings but because it was the exact opposite. And it was amazing for that exact reason. 

I worked pretty much the whole weekend only briefly leaving my desk to go duck into the NGV so I didn't miss this and pick up my new glasses - both pairs - yes I am now that blind. 

So what kept me so happily sitting at my desk cutting, folding and measuring all weekend you ask? Invitations of course! I finished production on two sets this weekend - one was the finishing items for a set - place cards and orders of ceremony - for an elegant alpine inspired wedding. This set has been so enjoyable to work on because I loved the theme so much.  

And the second set was another gorgeous wedding set for a lovely friend of mine, which makes it even more special. I have loved designing this set so much - it's all spring time blossoms, sweet typography and gorgeous peach and pale green details. I'm kind of sad it is all done but I am so excited for my friend to see it. I can't share the full set yet but here are a few sneak peeks of both my spring time and alpine sets: 

Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some of my recent invitations - including these ones - with details about the design and inspiration. 

Custom Illustration - sweet engagement portrait

I have mentioned maybe a few (thousand) times how much I love working on custom jobs - be it illustration, invitations or anything in between. And this recent job was no different. 

This couple are newly engaged and asked me to create an illustration for them to use as part of their invitation. They have maybe the cutest engagement story ever and are super lovely, so we tried to reflect all of this in the illustration taking into account everything from the details in the books to their clothes. Oh and you may notice a little bit of a height difference there - they wanted to play on this and I think the result is pretty sweet and reflects their loved up ways nicely, even if I do say so myself. 

More newly finished commissions coming up later this week!

Let's eat cake

A couple of weeks ago I had a little cake brunch at my new house. Good friends, decorating and baking; pretty much a perfect weekend all in all. Here are a few photos of the day.