Cathleen's placecard

Thanks Cathleen! I asked, and I received! What great shots of the placecards, and such a pretty presentation. (Alt caps lettering, gold ink...) She got a beautiful picture of the Bride and Groom signs as well, but she has to wait for the cd on that one. Thanks for sending this along, Cathleen, and congratulations again!! :0)

Some new colors as we roll into a new season.

Busy weeks have meant fewer pictures and fewer posts, but here are just a taste of what
I've been up to. Gold is a hot trend recently, in lots of different forms. The first pic were Amy's gold Stardream envelopes with wispy pink lettering. The last four pictures were for Gabrielle - I did her table cards and also some pomegranate facts (her wedding theme) for her to display at the tables. We used flourished script, alt caps in grey ink. I've also done some placecards on white eyelet punched cards and gold lettering that were really beautiful, but bad blogger that I am forgot to take any pictures before returning them. (So Cathleen - if you get any professional shots, please send them along and I will add them!!) Enjoy the cooling weather, and happy planning!

Home from vacation - and back to work!!

It was a wonderful week on the lake - thank you to those of you who put up with me communicating via Blackberry during that time! I'm doing the best I can to get back into the swing of things, and I'll try to have some new pictures of my work to post soon. If you have any professional placecard shots (or shots of any signage or pieces I've done for you) don't forget to send them along!!

We're on vacation!!

So excited to enjoy a quiet week on the lake with my family. I'll be home on the 23rd. Have a great week everyone, and send beach weather in my direction!! :0)

The navy blue trend continues!

I have seen lots of color trends come and go over the years, but this summer the navy just will not quit. The first is a Doughnut Menu done for Tera in fine script, white ink (YUM!) and the second are Amanda's envelopes - also in white ink, wispy lettering. I actually have had more examples of navy that I haven't even photographed. Wonder what THE color will be going into the fall?

Summer fun!

Even though the kids are home for the summer and we've been spending days at the beach or tie-dyeing tshirts, there's still plenty of writing to do! The first shot is of Betty's envelopes. Classic fine script in black ink made more fun by the pink inner envelopes! Can't wait to know what Mickey sends back. :0)

The second shot shows some custom spot work I did for Jessica which was then letterpressed into her invitations and envelopes by Ceci New York: http://www.cecinewyork.com/readytoorder.php?subsection=whitelabel&subcollection=classic&design=sophia. They came out beautifully, and I was so excited to see my own writing in letterpress!

The third shot shows some menu/placecards done for Dare in fine script, gold ink. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the seashell escort cards I also wrote (which were really cool) - hopefully she can pass one along after the ceremony! (Hint, hint...)

Lastly, I have one of Nicki's gorgeous placecards (Crane's, purchased at Lion in the Sun, and done in wispy lettering, brown ink...). My poor photography skills do not do justice to the delicate blue flowers - SO pretty!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! The next weeks I have available for booking are September 27 - October 3, or October 11-17, and keep in mind I will be away on vacation from August 16-22. The wait list for 2010 bookings is also in full swing so if you are interested please let me know. Thanks, and happy planning!

Red white and blue - in honor of the Fourth!

So the first picture includes Meghan's gorgeous placecards (designed by http://www.bellafigura.com/ along with her fabulous invitations...) and while they may actually be lavender (shhh....) I cheated and paired them with the red fabric for the spirit of the photo - click to enlarge. (Fine script lettering in black ink...). The second photo is for Christine - fine flourished script, alternate caps in burgundy ink to match her invitations (and the lovely hydrangeas growing in my backyard!!). A safe and happy Fourth of July to everyone!