Wedding Stationery: Spring Bouquet

July 12, 2012

Filed Under : Invitations - Paper Projects - Wedding

This past spring, one of my brides finally got to marry her dream man — and only now am I finally getting around to sharing the stationery suite with you that I got to make for this happy couple. My good friend Daniel Usenko captured their wedding day, and below are some of my favorite shots that I pulled from his blog. Simply beautiful. (You should go check out the rest here.)

The couple’s wedding style was very sweet and organic. We drew up a tousled bouquet of pinks, purples, peach, and yellow-ivory; then printed the whole suite on creme linen paper:

The save the dates were postcard style. The invitation was tied up in a bow of blush satin ribbon and plum bakers twine, then paired up with a brown kraft envelope. The pieces for the reception included escort and place cards, a mad libs card for every guest, as well as what we soon started calling “quote cards.” The bride and her sister spent years collecting love quotes that they adored, and decided to personalize the wedding by including them. I chose only two of the quotes to showcase here, but the bride chose more than twenty to print. Of course, my two chosen quotes were by Shakespeare and Mark Twain, two literary geniuses. Loved those!

Inspire. Palette #107: Pastel Rainbow

July 10, 2012

Filed Under : Palettes

Colors are vibrant even when muted…

 

Crazy about this ribbon backdrop via Ruffled, photo by Deidre Lynn; this jar centerpiece via Style Me Pretty, photo by Amanda Wilcher; this table setting via Frankie; this umbrella via Flickr: Lucia & Mapp; this macaron cake via Style Me Pretty, photo by OneLove Photography; this cozy chair (image source unknown); these bottles via Etsy: House of Ceramics; and this bouquet via Style Me Pretty, photo by Arielle Doneson.

Custom Card: Guitar

July 5, 2012

Filed Under : Cards - Paper Projects

My husband is an avid guitar player, so I was thrilled when a gal ordered this for her guy friend. I almost convinced myself that I was actually making this card for my husband. It became such a personal card to me, even though it was for someone else…

Fourth of July Adventure

Filed Under : Personal

Yesterday, the hubs and I slept in, had an easy-going breakfast, and hopped into our car for the rest of the day. I’ve lived in the Vancouver/Portland area pretty much my whole life and never really put it into my head to make the trip east along the Columbia River. So we did just that. We drove until The Dalles, crossed the river, and then drove back on the other side. This little adventure made me appreciate the area where I live even more. Everything is so beautiful, even the drier areas with their golden rolling hills. We wrote down some new things we saw along the way that we want to try very soon, two of them being a train ride and a sternwheeler ride along the Columbia. Then we rewarded ourselves with frozen yogurt and a load of fresh fruit for being so adventurous. What did you all do?