Custom Recap - Feminine Silhouette Cards for a Lovely Little One-Year-Old

Up next on my Custom Recap series are these beautiful cards I created for a little girl that was turning one. I was contacted by her interior decorator, who was charged with trying to find the perfect note cards that were super girly and had the perfect amount of bling.

I was provided with the silhouette and created the rest of the card from there. How adorably sweet are these cards?!

Not only were these cards a dream to design, but they also served as a huge learning experience. I had used crystal embellishments plenty of times in the past, but this was the first time I had to ship so many embellished cards cross country. For whatever reason (eventually I figured out it might have been a humidity issue) the crystals on the cards just didn't stay on. I reprinted & re-glued the crystals, and after mailing them cross country (fingers crossed) three different times, my poor customer kept getting cards where the crystals were all over the place. Harumph. Eventually I reprinted all of the cards (for like, the third or fourth time, I think!) and sent them crystal-free so that they could put the crystals on themselves. 

As a designer, it's always heartbreaking when you work so hard on something and it doesn't end up the way you expected, but bless my patient client, she stuck with me and at the end of the day the cards were amazing. 

Oh, and I spent almost a month after these cards working out all of the kinks with crystals on invitations. After quite a few phone calls, and test trials later, I've found a glue that, I kid you not, would be able to hold my big old butt to the ceiling if it had to! Haven't had a problem since :)

New Line :: Birth Announcements by Believe Notes

If you've stopped by my Etsy shop lately, you might have noticed something brand new - I'm now selling Birth Announcements!

I've got only a handful of designs up in the shop right now, there will certainly be more on the way. The line is focusing on soft colors, simple typography and delicate backer patterns.

Let me introduce you to my newest additions:

From top to bottom: Aerial, Falling in Love, Little Trucker, Little Girl Snapshot, Sweet Lines, Little Boy Snapshot

The announcements are $50 for a minimum of 25 sets. Each set comes with a euroflap white envelope, the matching pattern printed on the back, and your choice of Linen, 100% Recycled or Pearl/Shimmer papers.

Don't forget to check into the shop regularly for all of the other new items that will be posted!

Valentine's Day

While I personally think Valentine's Day is a bit over-rated (why can't my love know I love him everyday?), I have had the pleasure of creating several Valentine's Day cards.  Heads up though, I think I just may be passing some Cupid Cards around at the office :]

Some of the many little Valentine's Day doo-dads I've gotten to work on:

HELLO winter!

Anybody else have a totally crazy holiday season and winter?? It's nuts! I'm pretty sure I have some major time judgment issues, I cannot believe tomorrow is February!!

The past month, for me, has been filled with creativity, fun, and lots of work. Here are some of my personal favorites:

Cards I made for some of my family members, friends, and future family members. I love creating things for family, it's so personal for me, and while making a client happy is the goal, it's just amazing when I get to make my family happy:

 

This was my holiday card this year, which is my absolute favorite card of all time:

 

Congrats to a very special couple and your first child!!':

Elegant Thank-You cards:

Oh, and my new slippers which have been doing a fab job of keeping my tootsies warm! :]