Most creative. Invitation. Ever. Seriously ambitious and amazing. Why didn’t I think of this? Oh right… only a genius would think to make an actual functioning record player out of paper. Whoa!
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The Shop is Now Open!
It’s finally open for business! You can find my Etsy shop here. Today is my very first listing of just 5 trio sets from the Celebrate! line. So get them while they’re hot. And don’t fret if they’ve sold out and you wanted to make a purchase. From here on out I will be making frequent listings, so you can always re-visit to see if there are more in stock. I will always announce new listings on my Twitter too, so follow me there if you want to be in-the-know.
Thanks for all the love and encouragement with these cards to everyone who commented and blogged! I really appreciate it and I’m looking forward to bringing you great things in my shop.
Cheers!
Celebrate! Cards
Lesson learned: once you put something on the internet, it’s easy to spread around… and possibly catch fire. There are so many great opportunities that have opened up for me this week, and I can’t wait to share them, but I must hold off for a bit until they fully take action. For now though, I won’t leave you entirely out of the loop.
Recently I designed a set of fun and slightly fluorescent cards called Celebrate! (shown above). I posted them on my personal portfolio site to show future clients and/or employers. Well, somehow someone got wind of it and the set was featured on one of the greatest design blogs out there, designworklife by Seamless Creative. WOW! I’m so honoured and thrilled, and it only makes me want to keep doing what I’m doing, because it is what truly, truly, truly makes me happy.
Thank you Courtney at Seamless Creative for the feature! You have made me so confident in my skills.
And to everyone reading, I hope you like what you see. There is more to come soon, I promise.
xo Sam
p.s. Sorry these cards are not for sale… yet! But I will keep you posted about additions to my Etsy shop as soon as they happen.
{photos taken by Scarlet O’Neill}
hey valentine
In preparation for Valentine’s, I made a batch of cards in yellow and blue. And guess what? Rachel at Pretty Little Space decided she wanted to give away a set of 12 to one lucky person. In order to enter the giveaway, head over to her blog and follow the directions here. These cards are a simple and sweet way to tell your friends and family that you’re thinking about them. Banana coloured envelopes included. ;)
Good luck!
{photos © Have & Hold Design}
Happy Note: Thanks!
I’m sending Thank You cards out this week. These are Jennifer Li’s.
Video Game Wedding Invitation
I’m not going to hide it… I’m a huge nerd. I love video games, especially the old school ones I grew up playing with my little brother on our Commodore 64, original Nintendo, and Sega Genesis. In fact, my boyfriend is playing Street Fighter next to me right now (p.s. Happy Birthday to him!). Well, I found another set of pixelated wedding invitations inspired by retro video games that I had to share. It just shows that you don’t have to be traditional when planning your wedding just because the general population does so. Do something that suits you and your fiance. It will make for a more memorable and genuine event.
My favourite part is the “Insert Coin?” phrase asking people to RSVP for the event. Very cool.
{images from SlashGamer.com}
Save The Dates from designworklife
We’ve seldomly featured stationary on this blog, but I had to share this set as I have been waiting to see them for a long time! As I mentioned before, I am subscribed to the blogs, designworklife and Head vs. Heart, written by Courtney Dolloff. Head vs. Heart was definitely one of the inspirations to start doing wedding designs myself, so I just had to feature this stationary set.
I love the typography and calligraphy here, especially the cute little calligraphic seals by K is for Calligraphy (I was going to purchase the holiday seals for myself earlier!). The bright liners inside the navy envelopes have a great contrast, and the pockets that look like they are made of tracing paper are really cute. Can’t wait to see the invites!
{images from Head vs. Heart}
A Pixelated Wedding
I thought pixelating an italic didone typeface was a wild idea, but then I came across this example of a pixelated wedding theme and I realized this was probably one of the most unique ideas I would ever encounter.
The set began with an illustration of the pair in pixel form, and then the simple idea of carrying out the theme with pixel flowers. It is described by the groom as ‘retro 8-bit quirky and fun, but elegant, beautiful and colorful. Perfect’.
And how sweet is this gift idea of making laser-etched personalized moleskins for the entire wedding party? The bride and groom went with Engrave Your Tech to get these beauties done. Some amazing stuff there! Definitely worth checking out.
And then there was the cake, embellished with the little pixel flowers.
Click here to see and read more of the details.
{photos from Cabel’s blog}
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