Jaxon's Birth Announcement

I had a blast working with JoAnna on her wedding invitations and printed items for her baby shower. But it was really an honor to get to create a birth announcement for her little boy.

This one required a little bit of finesse with Photoshop as the blanket Jaxon is sleeping on was only about 24" square. So I had to extend it top and bottom and make it look like a much bigger blanket. It was a really fun challenge!

The baby elephant at the bottom is the same one that was on JoAnna's baby shower invitations too!

Welcome to the world Jaxon!

Our Holiday Card - 2012

2012 was kind of a crazy year for us. We were acclimating to living in a new state (one with real winter!) and we were traveling like mad knowing that the following year our son would be starting school. We wanted our holiday card to showcase all of the fun trips we took and a collage of polaroid photos was our final result. 

You can barely see the passport stamps I added to the edges here.

I printed these with VistaPrint and I was really happy with how the turned out. 

Tamika's Baby Shower

Tamika and Mark wanted to have a sports theme to their co-ed baby shower and we had lots of fun coming up with the invitation. Check it out:

We included their registry information on the back:

I also created a patterned strip that was used to decorate the diaper cake (pretty sure it held everything together too!)

Last I created a thank you card for Tamika to send to guests after the shower. 

Such a beautiful family, congrats!!

Emiliano's 1st Birthday

I had the pleasure of working with Emiliano's mommy, Karina on the items for his first birthday party. They were going with a cowboy theme and wanted to use softer aqua and cream colors. I love how it all turned out!

In addition to the invitation we created custom water bottle labels, complete with a customized "nutrition label."

Stickers for trail mix and s'mores favors:

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And a cover for a coloring book.

Happiest birthday E!!

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Sanford Cellars Wine Labels

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My Uncle Mark makes wine as a hobby. But not as a let's-make-a-bottle-of-wine-and-see kind of hobby, more like let's-buy-one-ton-of-grapes-and-make-twenty-gallons-of-zinfandel kind of hobby. He's entered his wine into state and county fairs and likes to give it as holiday gifts too. And as a family member, I'm always happy to help with crushing or bottling when I'm in town if the timing is right. It's fascinating to learn about the process, even down to the chemistry. 

And his Zindandel and Viognier are my favorites.

This was the first label I created when he first got started. I did the grapes and leaves in watercolor and then added the text in Photoshop.

I created this label a couple of years later using a photo that a friend took of my uncle while he was harvesting grapes.

There's actually a second version of this label where the grapes are green and his hat is red, thanks to the magic of Adobe Photoshop. That label is used when he's bottling white wine.

I think it's time for a new one... any ideas?

Sweet Pea Baby Shower

I created this baby shower suite for my friend's baby shower a few years ago and then I expanded on the theme to create a suite that is available in my Etsy shop or can be customized.

The graphic at the top shows two peas in this mama's family, but I also have it available with just one pea.  

The invitations are sized to fit a #10 envelope and the text below the "peas join us" can be edited. There's space at the bottom to list the mom-to- be's registry info.

Simple cupcake toppers. We tried to top cupcakes with crushed Oreo cookies to give the illusion of dirt, but I don't think it was very successful.

Napkin rings. These can also be wrapped around candles or vases. 

Don't have fun swirly napkins?? I made these with some pinking shears. No need to hem!

The welcome banner!

Water bottle labels. These have a baby-themed nutritional label on the back.

Place cards. These can also be food labels for a buffet.

Favor boxes. These are about two inches cubed and are kind of a pain in the butt to assemble, but they are adorable once you're done!

Lastly, I made a baby-themed crossword puzzle. I can always customize this for clues specific to you and your family, just shoot me a message or email and we can discuss pricing.

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Tim Colbert & Associates Holiday Card - 2011 & 2012

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I had a blast working on this fun holiday card for a firm in northern California. They work with clients in the dairy industry, hence the milk references. 

This simple message was on the inside of the folded card:

The following year we changed up the colors and fonts a little bit, but kept the same overall look.