An envelope is NOT just an envelope!

I get pretty ecstatic about simple things, such as the perfect shade of green or the luxurious texture of paper that's so awesome, it stimulates emotion in one brush of the fingertips. I must say, Jennifer Larkin over at JKL Creations outdid herself on this masterpiece. I was in envelope euphoria working on these. I actually hated to write on them they were so beautiful. Created for her sister in-law Danielle, she letterpressed each one by hand. 

Hello Autumn

As depressed as I am that summer has come to a close, it is eased slightly by the anticipation of my second favorite season, fall.

Goodbye Summer 2008

Baseball, beach vacations, boating, concerts under the Chicago sky, family, good friends, lounging by the pool, road trips, wake boarding, weddings..... Until next year!

Nautical place cards

Royal blue & sky blue envelopes received white ink, while the pale blue envelopes received navy ink on these escort cards. Each table was named after an exotic animal like Lobster, Octopus, Spotted Leopard Slug, etc.! I personally might loose my appetite starring at the words "Spotted Leopard Slug" all evening but they sure looked cool! 

Circle place card tags

These custom tags were attached to favors for a bridal shower. The color theme was apple green! 

Lucky bride has a cool street name!

How cute are these... another ingenious design by Sarah Drake! Notice the street name "Teal Court" so of course we used teal ink! 

Your Reward!

As a token of my appreciation (and to make it more fun) if your submission is chosen for our new font you will receive a set of our luxury letterpress note cards. 

Name that font!

Now accepting your creative names for this new font. Current font collection names include: Elizabeth, Genevieve, Jude, Victoria and Tribeca. 

To whom credit is due...

The talented and lovely Sarah Drake of Sarah Drake Design is the one to whom the credit lies for the Little Black Book invitation mentioned yesterday. Thank you Sarah! Lucky me, I get to work with the most awesome, kindest, creative people. Life is good! 

Calligraphy of Oak Brook has been invited to be in the "Little Black Book" on Style Me Pretty's blog. Supposedly you have to be nominated to even be considered. Thank you to whomever rallied on my behalf! Only "3 highly edited, top quality" vendors are allowed per category. 

Rumor has it....

 

Colin Cowie is the designer for this wedding!

Some of the greatest people were born in January!