sneak peek baby shower invitation

I just delivered the cutest Owl Baby Shower invitations yesterday!! It was extra special because these were for my cousin's Baby Shower, whom I hadn't seen in over twelve years, can you believe that?!

Here's a quick sneak peek. I'll share the entire invite later in the week, but I was so excited to see Silvanna that I just had to share! I'm glad you liked them, Silvanna. :)

{ Image Via :: LizzyB Loves }

get ready for some {minted} shopping

It's time to get shopping for your Holiday cards!! How 'bout you get some 'picture' cards this year? I know of some awesome ones you can get your hands on...try shopping on Minted.

This years Minted Holiday Cards are ready for you to personalize...remember these proofs I showed you a while back, well, you can now shop for this one on Minted, how great is that!!?

Aren't these additional pieces the cutest? They look so cool together.

This Yearline™ option is very cool to keep your family informed of what you did during the year.

And you have a couple color options to choose from.

If you click on the link to the right (top right) you'll get 10% off your order...how great is that!! Thanks for everyone's support during the challenge...look, I'm on Minted. :)

{ Images Via :: Minted }

happy weekend + parisian {illustrative} views

Hello, hello...It's finally October and with this new month it finally feels like Fall!!

I'm winding down project-wise with the invitations I was designing. I'm expecting the Quinceañera invites from the printer in the mail today (I hope) and I just finished printing my cousin's Owl Baby Shower invitations for which I shared this brightly colored visual + sparkle early this week. So, this weekend will be for relaxing, enjoying a few movies, and maybe taking in an art show or two.

Of course, I can't have a relaxing weekend without thinking of a quick escape to Paris, and what better way than with these decorative and serene views into the City of Light by Little Brown Pen.

I first came across these fabulous prints via my favorite Prêt à Voyager and I instantly fell in love. I'm loving the decorative patterns used to portray the actual textures of the walls.

Check out the Little Brown Pen shop for your chance to travel through my favorite city with their amazing photography and to get your own Paris Travel Poster.

I'll have photos of the completed invitations next week. Happy Weekend!!

{ Images Via :: Little Brown Pen }

visual + sparkle = baby shower

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I've just sent the Quinceañera invitations I was working on to print...YES!! I'll show you the completed suites when I put them together and photograph them. But now, it's time to move on to Baby Shower invitations, which I have to complete in less than two weeks...yikes! So, to get my juices flowing with ideas and color inspiration I've created this bright visual + sparkle to keep close. {make sure to click on the image to view in full!}

I'm amassing quite a group of visual/color inspirations so I've also started a new category to find them all in one place, at a click of a link: visual + sparkle = inspiration. Enjoy the colorfulness!!

{ Images Via - starting from top left, down and up towards the right :: Wiley Valentine :: Holy Sweet :: Karen Wise Photography :: Amy Atlas Events :: Little Pink Plums }

the world's {cutest} stop-motion film

A true must see...Gabriel passed this along via Gawker.tv and it's the cutest thing I've ever seen. Really, the imagination (and patience) some people have to construct such elaborate creations...I'm amazed.

Isn't it sweet?! What detail! I'm loving the textures and materials used for the various objects, such as the pencil scraps representing the waves.

{ Video Via :: Gawker.tv }

urban de falla

I'm sending you off this weekend with a great music pick. Not just because they're family, but Urban De Falla just released their first album, Milka...it's FABULOUS!!!!!!

Check out some of the tracks on MySpace, Like them on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter. But, if there's only one thing you do in your life...vote for them on the Bacardi B-Live site for a SUPER chance at recording with a major label.

Happy Weekend!!

{ Image Via :: Urban De Falla }

a glimpse at quinceañera invitations

Just popping in to share with you a few comps for the Quinceañera invitation I'm working on. I've already shared with you the visual + sparkle here and invitation inspiration here, so now, take a glimpse at a few of the designs I created inspired be these.

This was the first one I created (you must click on all the images to view in its entirety), and I feel it shows precisely everything exhibited in the visual + sparkle, no? The background designs are reminiscent of Art Deco motifs, giving that Hollywood Glamorous touch.

This is a simplified rendition of the first comp...crisp, clean and classic with the typography as the main design element.

Now here is the chosen one! I've included a frame around the entire silhouette and also oriented the design diagonally to give it a modern/graphic touch, but still keeping it sophisticated enough for a Quinceañera Invitation.

I'm finalizing the rest of the pieces so I'll share some photographs of the entire suite as soon as it's done.

{ Images Via :: LizzyB Loves }