Guest Blogger: Brancoprata

September 12, 2011

Filed Under : Guest Blogging

Hello lovely readers of Anastasia Marie, we are Brancoprata, a portuguese wedding company!!! We are so happy to guest post while Anastasia Marie is off celebrating the 1 year blog anniversary!! Today we want to share a Love session we did with Sara and Pedro, a sweet Portuguese couple who’s wedding was last Fall. One of the great things about this type of shoot is that both photographer and couple can relax and enjoy the shoot without stressing out with time and guests being on the venue waiting for them! Plus.. how fun is to put your dress on a few months after the wedding?

The couple wanted to do the shoot on the Botanical Garden, in Porto. The scenery is quite romantic and the fact they were surrounded by beautiful gardens made them feel even more inspired!

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Custom Card: Galina Loves Max

September 8, 2011

Filed Under : Cards

This card was custom designed for Max Lopatin {a super talented guy who does both cinematography and photography}, by his bride Galina for their wedding day. Galina really wanted something special to show her love to her new hubby so she decided to deck out her and Max in their wedding attire and give Max a camera to hold and set a tripod up next to her. Galina’s been helping Max as his second shooter for a while now, so how perfect is this?

Inspire. Palette #71: Classy Classroom

September 7, 2011

Filed Under : Palettes

This week {and I suppose last week too}, many folks are heading back to school. And in honor of those students, I dedicate this palette to them. So perhaps you might not like going back to school, but a classroom themed party looks pretty nice to me.

Going back to school can’t always be a bad thing…

Love this simple bouquet via Little House; these graph paper tags via Papermash; this side table via Perfectly Imperfect; this mini ruffled cake via The Happy Home; these cute pencils via Flickr {heather pauline}; this chalkboard via Daniel Usenko; these paper bound books via Twig & Thistle; and these bright envelopes {image source unknown}.

My Favorite Things Giveaway

September 1, 2011

Filed Under : Giveaways + Specials

In celebration of my one year company launch anniversary {quite the mouthful that is}, I want to celebrate not just with myself but with you all too. I’ve named this giveaway My Favorite Things because it’s really a small random sampling of some of my most favorite things for fall. The giveaway ends September 15th at 12pm PSD and I’ll announce the winner on Friday, the 16th.

I’m giving away the following to one reader:

A set of three Anastasia Marie notecards…

A set of six speckled tags. I have a minor obsession with tags. Just a minor one.

A starting kit to make your own fall cards {includes two base cards, two envelopes, two orange pumpkin cutouts, and four green leaves}. Making cards is definitely one of my most favorite things.

I’m not much of a stamper, so I don’t like to splurge on stamps and ink. I go simple. But stamping is still oh so fun, so here’s your starter kit to become a stamper {includes clear stamps, a mounting block, silver ink, and embossing power in Leaf {green}.

Revlon nail polish in Frankly Scarlet, my favorite shade of red polish. Mini glitter clothespins to hang little things around your room or office. And Burt’s Bees lip balm. I can’t live without mine.

Bar soap in lavender scent. I’m not much of a bar soap person in the shower, so bar soap is for my drawers and linen closet. It keeps all the things inside smelling really nice. Love the fresh smell of lavender.

A candle in a pot. I love rustic looking candles and this one beats all. Nothing like a warm glow in the living room while drinking tea…

How to win? Four ways {well actually five}:

1.  Like my Facebook page or follow me on Twitter, then leave a comment below saying you did so. Do both, leave a comment for each, and you double your chances here.

2.  Tweet ‘#GIVEAWAY: @anastasiamika is giving away some of her favorite things for fall! Enter to win here: bit.ly/pL09ZT 

3.  Share about this giveaway on your blog and leave your post link below.

4.  Like this post {find the ‘like button’ right below} and leave a sweet comment below. Make sure you leave the comment because unless we’re friends on FB, there’s no way I can track who liked this post.

My Anniversary Celebration

Filed Under : Personal

I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I officially launched my little company! I’m amazed at how fast time is just passing us by. I  have certainly enjoyed every minute of it and I’m pleased to see how it has grown in the last year. {image via Flickr}

Just a few of things that make me happy: I made some very sweet blogging friends. Got to see my work get featured on some of the most amazing blogs. Opened up my very own Etsy Shop and even made some international sales, which I wasn’t expecting at all.

And before I stray too far from the topic of friends, I just wanted to let you know of something special that’s coming real soon. I’ve gathered a group of some of the most inspiring + friendly bloggers to guest blog for me for nearly the whole month of September. After such a crazy summer, and then the killer at the end {a.k.a. the stationery shoot}, I’m ready to get offline for a bit. It’s time to take some time off to analyze what exactly I’m doing and if any of my goals have gone astray and where improvements can be made. What else are anniversaries for? So yes, for three whole weeks, get ready to see some inspiring posts from some of my most favorite bloggers of all time. This all starts on the 12th and I’m giggling with excitement already. And when I come back in October, it’ll be the beginning of the holiday season in my Shop and on my blog. This is definitely my most favorite time of year.

So, in celebration of my one year anniversary, at 10am PSD today, my anniversary giveaway will launch. I’m giving away some of my most favorite things for fall. Stay tuned for details!