This custom made invitation is a 5x7 panel pocket done in black & lilac with a vellum overlay. The black and white polka dot grosgrain ribbon adds the perfect touch of whimsy to this couples wedding invitation! The pocket on the back houses the Reception, RSVP and Registry cards.

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a few greeting cards we recently completed.





folded A7 cards.

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This weekend!  I'll be at the Dream Wedding Show at CalExpo.  Come see me and all the other great wedding professionals that will be in attendance.  I'll be hosting a drawing for 50 Free Custom Invitations -or- $500 credit towards your stationery suite, your choice*.  Need to be present at the show to enter - Drawing winner picked and announced on my blog - Monday, March 2nd.

Dream Wedding Show

CalExpo, Sacramento

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Fashion Shows 10.15a | 12.30p | 2.30p

Exhibits Open 11.00a -to- 4.00p

$10 for Exhibits & Fashion Shows

Save $2 Registering Online

SJD Located in Building 4

I have 2, count 'em, 2 tickets to give away to the Dream Wedding Show.  First bride/mother of the bride/groom/ attendant/etc. to email me ... get's 'em.  

Hope to see you Sunday!!

*Cannot be combined with any other SJD offer.

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we are a huge fan of hand lettering... and calligrapher jenna hein of love, jenna has the most artistic and swirly touch. 

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a few of our favorite creations by event planner, elizabeth nettles, of peacock feathers event + style. 

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the announcement card is 5 x 7 -- extra glossy with rounded corners. 

and how cute is this idea for a business card holder?! it's a tiny glassine envelope with the flap trimmed off and then glued to a heavy stock card. 

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extra glossy with rounded corners.

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here is the logo we did for peacock feathers event + style — a brand new and very chic event planning company based in philadelphia. the owner, elizabeth nettles, has an amazing eye for detail, not to mention incredible taste. as you can see in her color palette, she is bold, girly, and very stylish. we can't say enough good things about her and wish her the best in her latest venture!

also, you must check out her blog for inspiration in fashion, art, and home interiors.

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while reading a new favorite blog, ritzy bee, we saw their post on these gorgeous wedding albums by axioo, an indonesian wedding photography company. it is absolutely stunning. all of the pieces are so beautiful!!!!










all photos by Axioo. © Copyright 2008.

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This is another lettering treatment to be used for the Serif gallery on my web site. The concept sketch is very rough but provides all the information required for a template in Illustrator. The scroll lines connected to the R were drawn as freeform lines with no precise layout to follow.

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I created this lettering for the opening image of the script section in my web site. The sketch is approximately 17" X 17" and was done about 20 times at various sizes. Basically a hand writing exercise. I wanted to achieve rhythm and flow of the letters to use as a template in Illustrator with overall weight similar to the Abbey lettering.

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This Abbey lettering was done in the early 1980's prior to Mac computers and vector software. It was traced on layout paper using an enlarged Zerox copy of the thumbnail sketch as an underlay. Finished art was created with rapidograph pens, french curves, ellipse templates and shot by stat camera for final production.

I had the pleasure to work with an amazing designer at a Chicago art studio who provided me with the lettering sketch. The lettering was to be used by the Abbey Resort in Lake Geneva, WI. This project was my early inspiration for the Scripts lettering to be used on my web site.

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happy heart day. we thought we would share a new website we recently came across and truly love. bold & noble. they are an english hand pulled screen printing company. their prints are just fabulous!!!

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This landscape pocketfold from Envelopments is done in a dahlia pocket, grass green and pearlized ivory.

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This color combination is just perfect for a Spring wedding. The invitation and inserts are printed on pearlized paper in ice white and mint green. The indigo blue pocketfold is from Envelopments. The couple asked for lily and butterfly graphics to be worked into the invitation and this is what we came up with.

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This tea length invitation is printed on a pearlized creme paper and layered onto a dark brown linen cardstock. It is wrapped with an ivory organza polka dot ribbon for a touch of whimsy!

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