EASTER Birthday

I think having an egg hunt for a birthday party is such a cute idea!

The client wanted to use bright colors and nothing too cutsie. I'm actually including two of the designs because I just couldn't decide which one I preferred.

I am happy to alter the color scheme and change wording as needed. The nest design would also be really cute for a baby shower.

Each design comes in a 5x7 or a 4x6 (please specify which design and your size preference when ordering via email). Each set comes with white envelopes. Colored envelopes are available for the 5x7 size in many different coordinating colors for $.23 each.

All of my invitations are printed on #100 coverstock (unless otherwise noted). Orders under 100 ship in less than a week.

Please EMAIL ME with questions or to place an order. All pricing is based on size and quantity and is on the far right side of the blog (web version).

Rustic Laurel CHRISTMAS PARTY

I am really into rustic decor right now. Too bad it doesn't really coordinate with my house! So, I decided to make a rustic holiday party invitation instead. These are printed on 100% recycled kraft coverstock. The sets are available in the 4x6 or 5x7 size and come with white envelopes. Red, green, or kraft envelopes are available for the 5x7 size (red only for 4x6) for $.20 each. I am happy to customize a return address design for you as well.

EMAIL ME with questions or to place an order.
Pricing is on the far right side of the blog (web version).

Glittery Mountains—Holiday Card

I've enjoyed working on this family's holiday cards for the last three years. After a recent move to the mountains, it was very appropriate to include a mountain scene and integrated her request to use gold, silver, and white.

The "glitter" is printed and not actually a texture.

We paired it with white envelopes and made a custom rubber stamp for the return address in a gold, metallic ink.

POLAR EXPRESS Birthday . Ticket Invitation

The Polar Express is one of my favorite secular Christmas stories. We were privileged to take our son on a Polar Express experience in Ohio last year and so many wonderful memories were made. Chris Van Allsburg, author of The Polar Express was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (where I am based). Our city is referenced in the movie and the snowy winter atmosphere featured certainly feels like home.

 When I received the request for this project, the concept of a golden ticket immediately jumped to mind. The invitation is double-sided and printed on a very thick, metallic gold coverstock with notched ends to create the ticket shape.

This mom also wanted thank you cards that included a message, but these can be ordered blank as well. I was tickled to see how they turned out and hope that this little guy has an amazing birthday!

I also think these could be easily altered to accommodate a non-birthday event and could even be super cute gift tags...especially for train-loving little boys & their classmates!

Gingerbread House Party — Peppermint

I did a version of these invitations last year and updated the design for 2012. I must admit that I took great layout inspiration from a wonderful designer, classmate, and dear friend of mine, Nikki Adair at LaBelle Fette. Her daughter's birthday invitation had a very similar structure and I just loved it.

Once again, this was so fun to work on and it makes me want to host this party. Perhaps when my brand new baby turns 3-4....

FLAG — 4th of July Picnic Invitation

I am very blessed to live in a wonderful neighborhood community. We even have a social committee that plans functions and outings. I happen to help out on this committee and love coming up with invitation designs for some of our larger gatherings. (Fall Party invitation from 2011)

This design is actually based on a design for a 4th of July Birthday BBQ that I recently did for a client that was not selected. I made some changes and am pleased with how it turned out for our purposes.

It can be printed as a 5x7, 4x6 flat card set or postcard. Alternatively, a digital file (for email web distribution only) is available for $15. I've used the digital version as the event photo for the Facebook event that was created for this party. If you place a $20 print order, I will provide the digital file for free.

Email me to place your July 4th order!
Wording is completely customizable. Also, if you prefer to have solid stars instead of the grilling icons, just let me know.

Silhouetted Deer Holiday Card

I'm very pleased with how this card turned out. The family wanted to use an image representing the three members of their family. I found a stock image of a single silhouetted deer in the winter woods. A little work in Adobe Illustrator and I was able to create 3 deer, one for each family member.

I love the classic, simple colors and type. To make even more elegant, the card is digitally printed on #110 metallic coverstock in "quartz", with rounded corners. The "jupiter", metallic, euro-flap envelope matches the corners nicely and includes the return address.

BRIGHT Holiday Card

Sometimes one has to be very politically correct and simply send out a winter or holiday card....as opposed to a card highlighting a specific religious holiday. Although it makes me a little sad that some card recipients look passed the intention of the card; a greeting, and take offense, this bright, cheerful, politically correct holiday card does make me happy.

4 x 6, double sided (back not shown here....same snowflake pattern with sender's contact information)

high gloss finish, rounded corners
Sour apple A6 envelopes with return address printing

I have other politically correct designs available as well. Email me to see options.

Gingerbread House {Decorating} Party Invitation

"Gingerbread Mousse"

Isn't this a cute idea for a party?!

I had a lot of fun creating these design compositions for a fun, youthful, festive holiday party for little ones (and their moms, too!) The first is the design that was chosen, complete with super cute return address wrap stickers and festive, red envelopes in the traditional Christmas color scheme.

I really liked this one too, so I thought I would add it as well. It uses more of a candy color scheme and I love the red/light blue combination with the fun font, called Delight Script. Thus the name of this one is "Gingerbread Delight".

I'm sure the party will be a blast.....I'll be decorating a house with my little guy for the first time this year, too. :)

Fall / Halloween (Block) Party Invitation

I am so blessed to live in a ridiculously fabulous neighborhood. This is the 3rd year for this annual party and it is always so much fun! I am on the social committee this year and was happy to design the invitation for digital distribution. I also designed a postcard (very small print run) to have on hand at our annual association meeting also held in October.

The front of the postcard is also used as the Facebook event icon. I am happy to provide low resolution files for this purpose for any event. Just let me know!

Winter Holiday Card

I was recently asked to design a "politically correct" holiday card for our dear friend, and financial advisor. Since he'll be sending these out to all of his clients, he wanted to keep it professional. He wanted a modern look, with black and white as the primary colors. I sent him several design options in a variety of sizes.

He opted for the 4 x 9 horizontal card with rounded corners and coordinating, red envelopes. White would have matched fine, but we didn't want this holiday card to be confused with other business-sized mail.

We are printing his signature on the front of the card, and his return address will be printed on the back flap of the envelope, so hopefully this will save him lots of time when it is time to mail them out!

If you are also looking for a more traditional, non-photographic holiday card, I would me more than happy to meet your design needs as well.