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Spring Shower

 

Former client and Florida wedding planner extraordinaire, Justine, is expecting her first baby, and I was thrilled to be able to design some invitations for the co-ed shower being thrown for her and her husband Alexis this May.

The shower colors are a citrus green and tiffany blue, so that's what we used for the invitation. Justine had mentioned being particularly fond of this baby announcement that we created last year, so we used that as the jumping off point for the design concept.

 

The square invitation card and coordinating registry insert were printed on white linen cardstock, creating a crisp, clean look...

 

... perfect for showering the parents-to-be in celebration of their baby boy! 
 

Catching up...

 

There is one big reason for why things have been so quiet in the blog lately -- my husband and I welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Phoebe, in mid-January! 

I'm slowly but surely readying the past five months worth of work - which kept things much too busy for blogging, unfortunately! - to share. Spring 2010 is in full swing (even if the weather in New England hasn't gotten the memo on that yet) and there are lots of current projects and inspirations coming soon... 

Welcome... Avery!

In addition to all of the wedding projects we've had underway this summer, we also had the opportunity to work on the announcements of several new arrivals. The first was Avery Paige!

 

We worked with mom-to-be Stacey to design an announcement that incorporated the color scheme of bold and soft pinks used in Avery's nursery as well as a flourished monogram.

Finishing off the design were some of the newborn photos taken by the incredibly talented Mimi of Inglin Photography.

 

Congratulations again, Stacey and Craig!

Introducing... Olivia!

I recently had the pleasure of working with first-time mom-to-be Beth on the announcements for her daughter. She was looking for a simple, clean, feminine design, and we settled on a pink and white damask accent.

 

 
Beautiful photo courtesy of Heidi Kreitz Photography.

In addition to the announcement, we created coordinating invitations for Olivia's baptism...

 

... as well as some personalized flat stationery cards that can be used as thank you notes.

 

Congratulations again to Beth and Kevin!

Welcome... Leo!

I always love having the opportunity to work on baby announcements. It's a nice break from working constantly on wedding stationery, to focus on another joyous time in a couple's life. I'm excited to share the announcements, fresh back from the printer, that we designed for clients Tracee and Kevin as they awaited the birth of their second son.

 

Tracee chose to word the announcement from her older son, Jacob, and Leo officially made his appearance in early May. The simple, pinstripe design was letterpressed on a lovely soft white cotton-blend cardstock in baby blue and gray.

 

Congratulations again, Tracee and Kevin, and welcome to the world, Leo!

Celebrating a growing family

 

 

Springy invitations to a shower being thrown for a dear friend who is opening her heart and her home to two foster children.

Welcome... Anna!

Just finished the baby announcements for a dear friend's beautiful daughter, Anna. The stylish mama requested something soft and girly in a pink and brown color palette and here's the final product!

 

 

Congratulations again, Liz & Seth! :)

Welcome... Leo!

My lovely friend, Alex, had an adorable baby boy in early December and I had the pleasure of creating his announcements. Mom and dad were looking for a fun, modern color palette with some simple animal accents...

... and a very special mention of their beloved first "child" - doggie Domino. :)

Congratulations again, Alex & Seth!

Introducing... Sienna

Former clients Marissa and David welcomed their daughter, Sienna Briele, to the world last week, and I had the pleasure of designing her announcements!

Stripes, dots, a fanciful font, and a monogram in an aqua and rose palette came together to create the whimsical, modern design mom and dad were looking for -

 

We printed the recipients' addresses on the matching metallic aqua envelopes so there would be one less thing to worry about as they settled in to their new roles. A snowflake monogram sticker was the final touch -

Coordinating stationery can be used for thank you notes and other correspondence as needed -

Congratulations, Marissa and Dave, and welcome to the world, Sienna!