if i were queen

This is a recent job for a client who wanted to have this poem written out so she could frame it for her niece.  It's such a wonderful, clever poem.  It turns out that my client's mother wrote it in the 3rd grade!  I snapped a photo of it in a white frame.  This would look really great in a girl's room. 

Winter Wedding Envelopes

 

Here is a job I just finished for a client.  I love this pale blue, or "bluebell" as The Paper Source calls it.  Perfect for a winter wedding!  This is the first time I've used this style on a wedding envelope, but I love it!  It's so different and I'm thrilled that the bride chose something unique.  I love languages and got a total kick of out of addressing these international envelopes.

How to address a German envelope

If you think filling out an American 1040 income tax form is bad,
you should try addressing a letter in Germany.

I am addressing envelopes to Germany.  My husband pointed out that I might have to write "Germany" in big letters in the lower right hand corner.  Really?  I remember doing that for my grandmother when she used to write to her sister.  I'd always add SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA in block letters across the bottom of the envelope.

So I looked it up.  And guess what I found?  A diagram of a properly addressed international envelope to Germany.  Is this a requirement or just a strong suggestion?  Because this could seriously cramp my style!

Scrap Paper

Paper Scraps.

Bible Verses

Birth Announcements

Birth Announcement

Hand lettered No. 10 envelopes.  I love this size!  We so rarely use them now.  Not even for bills.  Actually, who even mails their bills anymore?

These are birth announcements I created for a friend who recently had an adorable little boy.  They sent out photo birth announcements from tinyprints, but also decided to do special custom made ones for their closest friends.  What a great idea!

When it came to merging my lettering with indesign, exporting files to pdf and sending them off to the printers, let's just say it took me longer than most.  Many thanks to Alysia at Perfect Press who made sure it was perfectly aligned and print-ready!

Overall, the whole combining-hand-lettering-with-graphic-design was a great learning experience.  CS4 is not my best friend, but we are definitely getting along better than before.

Another envelope

This is a sample envelope I had created for a client awhile back.  In case you're wondering why there is a blue glass pebble in the photo, I put it there to keep the flap from hanging open.  My greatest secret out.

Tangled! Better than I thought

I'm way too old for princess movies and I think the last one I watched was Beauty and the Beast.  (Ok, I watched the Princess and the Frog.  But in my defense, I was on a very long flight.)  But I have to give a thumbs up to Tangled.  Not really worth the $21 to watch at the movie theater, but on blu-ray?  Totally cute and kinda clever.  I'm also a sucker for odd and cute sidekicks like Pascal here.

Table Number Signs

New item in my shop.  Table numbers!

My Messy Desk

Here are random shots of my desk when I haven't put anything away.  Hmmm, I think I need to clean up.  Of course I think messy desks are much more fascinating to look at.