PALMS BIKINI-LINE Beach Bachelorette

--2016--
I just updated this listing and have added it to my NealonDesign Etsy store! The design is now available in a fancy "curvy" shape with your choice of 3 standard color schemes (I am also open to color requests).
Please click HERE for a direct link to this listing to place your order! Thank you for your interest!

--2010--
I had so much fun working on this little project. My sister-in-law is hosting and wanted to tastefully combine both lingerie and the beach into the invitation. She came up with the idea of the clothesline of lingerie between palm trees and I just ran with it.

These invitations are 3.35 x 7.35, "monarch" & double-sided. Printed on 100 lb white paper, trimmed with rounded corners (not shown above) and come with white envelopes.

I hope the girls in attendance like their invitations. They are sure to have a fabulous time!

Toy Story Birthday Invitation

Being little can be so fun! Ava is having a Toy Story themed birthday party and her mom sought me out after having a hard time finding cute, personalized invitations for the event. I had a blast researching and coming up with a handful of fun layouts for her to choose from. Janine couldn't decide, so she let Ava choose, and this was the favorite. I think she made a good choice. :)

RECIPE Shower Invitation

My fabulous sister-in-law brought me this business for her best friend's recipe shower. Let me just say that these turned out super cute! Those that know me are well aware that the smallest things can make me so happy. In this case, it is my trusty paper cutter with a perforation attachment that allowed me to create a very functional, and quite adorable (if I may say so myself) tear-off recipe card! Each guest will provide the bride-to-be with a new recipe and coordinating gift (pans, spoons, etc.).

The invitations are 5 x 7, and the recipe card is a double sided 3 x 5 card. I printed these on the heaviest stock my printer can handle: 130 lb cover stock, so each card is almost twice as thick as a normal index card. This will help preserve the recipes and great memories from her shower for years to come!

ALEX — Textured Band Graduation

I was contacted to design these graduation postcards upon receiving the ones I designed for Nathan Paytosh's graduation. She wanted something similar....full bleed front and nothing too themed, just classic. I lowered the color saturation of the image to create a more muted look. This is an alternative to black and white or sepia and still allows for a little pop of color.

A Tiger 10-Year Reunion

Isn't a save-the-date postcard for a high school reunion an excellent idea? Hopefully these spirited tiger cards will increase the awareness and turnout for this Virginia high school. I had such fun designing these postcards with a front gloss coating. The back side is uncoated so an address label and reduced priced postcard stamp will adhere beautifully!

Letterpress Wedding Invitations

An old friend and sorority sister contacted me several months ago to design her wedding invitations. She wanted letterpress invitations and already knew all of her specifications from the printer. I was hired to design all of the individual pieces and submit them to her printer.

After all the pieces are printed, Lindsay is also saving money by adding the flat invitation card into a gatefold card with ribbon herself!

I can't wait to see how the final printed pieces come out.

Subtle Floral — BRIDAL SHOWER

I had a lot of fun working on invitations to this bridal shower being held at a winery! I provided a slew of designs. All were elegant and appropriate for the event, but several were very specific to a shower a winery. Although one of these designs wasn't chosen, I thought I'd include them as a sample.

An Elegant 80th BIRTHDAY

My 4th grade teacher contacted me to design some invitations to her mother-in-law's 80th birthday celebration. I comprised a set of age appropriate designs, while also using modern color schemes and typefaces.

ENGAGEMENT Party Invitation

An old friend asked to design an engagement party invitation for her sister and future brother-in-law. The party is an upscale affair with cocktail attire recommended, so the invitation could have a very formal design. There is also going to be a jazz band, so a silhouetted image worked beautifully. The wedding colors are deep purple and mocha, so I stuck with that color palette to create a truly custom invitation just for this fun occasion.

Class Tags LOGO Design

Class Tags is the only provider of laser cut, acrylic, mirrored license plates focusing on the needs of high schools. They provide top of the line, affordable license plates to high schools and small organizations. It happens to be founded by my brother. :)

I offered my design abilities to help with the "identity" of his new company. The logo to the left is what my brother came up with as he taught himself Corel. The name of the company, Class Tags shares his same initials: CT, so he wanted to incorporate the combination of those letters into the logo. He also preferred it if "lass ags" could come out of the combined CT. I provided the selection at the bottom of the image above. He tweaked the right design to fit his needs himself, creating the top image. If you look closely, you'll notice that he rounded off all the sharp points of the letters, shortened the cross sections of the T and used a stroke only version of the CT. It was very much of a collaborative effort, and I believe we are both pleased with the final logo.

If you are interested in this product, please visit the Class Tags website to learn all about this great product! There is also a Class Tags facebook page. Check out his sample images to see what it is all about!

Jennifer D. Miller Photography

My old friend from our military day's, Jenny Miller contacted me around Christmas to begin working on a logo design for her new photography business. Jenny is a wonderfully talented artist that has many areas of expertise including creating amazing murals, pen and ink drawings, painting and even teaching young people art. She has now shifted her focus entirely to photography and has done an outstanding job in the Augusta, Georgia area...and wherever she travels.

After lots of dabbling, tweaking and revisions, we came up with a solid "identity" for her new business. Her photography focuses on children, families, infants and maternity shots (no weddings) so she wanted something youthful and organic yet with style and professionalism. Once the identity was created, it was just a matter of applying the fun new graphic to business cards, marketing materials and advertisements.

One of my favorite parts about this logo in particular is that the color scheme can change to fit a mood or season, yet is solid all by itself in plain old black and white.

Green Damask — COUPLES SHOWER

I love that I was able to design these invitations to a couples shower for dear friends. Her wedding colors are a beautiful bright green and ivory, so I incorporated both into an elegant, damask design.

A Lapis and Latte WEDDING

My neighbor's niece contacted me to design her wedding invitations. She didn't have anything specific in mind for her invitations, so I pretty much had free reign. Sometimes this can make the design process difficult. Since I don't know her, she sent me an image of the bridesmaid's dresses that she chose and I spoke with her aunt to get a better idea of her style and taste. My assessment lead me to design elegant, somewhat formal designs for her composition selection.

Her invitation suite will include a 5x7 invitation, response postcard, and flap printed A7 envelopes. Each piece is printed on 100 lb. Cougar Opaque Natural paper and includes an 80 lb. Cougar Natural envelope.