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the big 5!

Ryan’s turning 5 and his mom wanted a fun birthday invitation that wasn’t too kid-like. She picked this one out of the bunch.

I can’t imagine having a bunch of 5 year olds running around… haha…

Happy Birthday Rye!

b b b baby

Do you remember that Cosby Show episode where Theo and Denise run into Stevie Wonder and are invited back to his studio to record with him? Stevie captures Cliff saying 'Baby' and mixes it into his soundtrack for their family. I get a kick out of that episode every time... maybe it's because Rudy is so darn cute!

Anyways, babies have been on my mind these days. Um... no, I'm not pregnant but a lot of people around me are! :)

Here are some recent baby shower designs I created:
: baby park : complete with address labels
party favor tags + banner to come after the shower in a few weeks

: baby jo : lots of more goodies to come as well after the shower!

baby penelope

Back in January, friends and a sister-in-law gathered together to throw baby Penelope a wonderful shower! I helped with the design aspect and she did the rest!

[invitations]

[decorations - she did an amazing job with the pom poms! I wish I had asked for some... I could use some around my office for some inspiration...]
 

[banner - welcome little one]

[the loot!]

jane + nam

welcome Junior!

here's a close-up of the animals. I went ahead and added a little bit of felt to each animal: the elephant's ear, the giraffe's tail, and the bear's belly button...

coordinating thank you cards... I played with the light that was coming through my window one day...

and finally the addressed envelopes...

babies...

for a boy

or a girl

bridal shower

She loves the color red and the bridesmaids wanted a simple/sweet tea invitation. Here were the options!

   

sweet 16th

Now when I hear about a 16th birthday party, I immediately hear the tune of that MTV sweet 16 song. :( Sorry if it's stuck in your head now too! kekeke...

I've been asked to post up some of my designs as of late... so I'm going to try to go through my archives and find them. So here goes!

 

lately...

I'm not feeling so on top of things... I can't believe May is nearly over. Where did the year already go? I'm behind on some deadlines and my brain is a bit scattered. I think it's because I wish I was in NYC for the annual national stationery show. I don't care what I have to do, I'm going next year - at the very least to peruse what else is out there! I'm reading other bloggers share about their experience and I'm green with envy!

I realized that I don't post my little creations. In the big pool of designers, I know I'm bottom rung... but it's so nice to be visually inspired by their work! So I'll try to post my 'goods' up here more often! 

Wedding season has kicked in full planning/coordinating mode! :)

a little bit of this... a little bit of that...

happy first day of may! somehow, april went by in a flash but also felt like one of the longest 30 days.

anyways, i'm really looking forward to the next few months. the weekends are packed with weddings or events that i thought would take a while to come and now it's already here!

[side note] i'm fully booked in may, june, and august. july and september are filling up as well! i'm pretty excited for each wedding. no wedding is the same, that's for sure... and so no coordination is ever the same as well. so i'm going to make sure i bring my camera from now on and snap away a few things that made each wedding stand out. i only wish i did that with the last wedding i had on april 12. :(

i'm in the midst of getting out a set of invitations for a client. and i have found this handy tool to be be a life saver! it really does wonders and takes away little adhesive pieces. for a perfectionist like me, any little piece of adhesive bothers me when it's showing up. and if you try to rub it off with your hand, it only makes it worse... so it's best to invest in this little eraser concoction for $2! i buy mine through stampin' up, but i think if you do a search you can find this product online.

babies?

for some reason, it really does seem like a lot of people i know either had a baby or will have a baby very soon... so... here are some invitations. of course they came nicely tucked into a box but i just added on this tag for all of my invites...

invitations/gift tags  for a baby boy:

invitations/gift tags  for a baby girl: