A couple of weeks ago, a friend of a friend got in touch with me. He and his fiancee had been burned by another stationery designer, their wedding was coming up, and they were in a bind. They had a great idea of what they wanted, so I got started with their design. They were looking for whimsy and loved the idea of love birds. This cute design was born! I had the idea to …
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When my nephew Owen was turning three, he loved rocket ships and space–great inspiration for his birthday party invitation! I had a lot of fun with this one. I used some big block fonts and bright colours against black for a bold look. I wanted people to get the sense the the rocket ship was bursting onto the page, so I had it come in over top of the white edge. I hope you’ve enjoyed …
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This birthday party invitation is one of my favourites! When my nephew Owen was two, he loved planes, so we decided to use a picture of one on his invitation. As usual, I used Illustrator to draw the images. I took the cute picture of my nephew and made it a part of the cloud. A simple design, but a whole lot of fun!
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Thanks for checking out this series! I wanted to showcase some designs that I’ve created for birthday parties. I love weddings, but I also love kids and designing fun things for them. I’ve already shared some birthday invitations in the past (see my baby girl’s 1 year invitation and my nephew Theo’s 2 year invitation), but I’ve got more up my sleeve! Here’s one of the first that I designed three years ago for my …
[ Continue Reading... ]We sang this song at church on Sunday, and I just can’t get it out of my head! It’s so lovely, and such a great reminder that Jesus can transform our lives. Love it! Enjoy!
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My nephew Theodore is such a little cutie pie! When my sister Janet asked me to design his birthday party invitations this year, I asked her, “Should there be some kind of theme? Airplanes? Rocket ships? Dinosaurs?” and she sad, “Nah. Just something nice with these pictures.” (I’m paraphrasing a bit.) The pictures were adorable, of course, so I just took some colour inspiration from them, and kept it simple. I really like how the …
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