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We hope everyone had a great fourth of July! We're not ready to be done celebrating, so we're keeping that spirit alive with this week's inspired invitation design, featuring a photo by Liga Photography. This invitation would be gorgeous in black letterpress ink and silver foil. We love the monochromatic look with a bright pop of color on the edge - and the design shows that fun & festive design is totally possible without losing elegance!
[Photo credit: Liga Photography.]
The moment we saw this photo from Chelsey Boatwright Photography, we knew it was the one for this week's inspiration post. The sweet, soft, slightly modern take on roses with coral, peach, and hints of yellow and green, is totally our style - and how gorgeous is that cake? We envision this custom designed invitation to be paired with a subtle quilt-like envelope liner inspired by the overall cake pattern. Love!
[Photo credit: Chelsey Boatwright Photography.]
South Florida has been under a perpetual rain cloud this week, but we're finding inspiration in the stormy grays and blues of the sky. Amidst our daydreams of sunscreen and splashing in the ocean, we also dreamed up this custom invitation design, with inspiration from a gorgeous ring photo by the amazing (and Florida-based!) Vitalic Photo. We are loving the soft pink edge and thinking blind letterpress for the subtle scallop patterned background - how pretty!
[Photo credit: Vitalic Photo.]
This week's inspiration comes again from Todd Good, in the form of a cherry red and sky blue beachfront photo that had us thinking of lots of fun embellishments. We chose a simple font to accompany the flag motifs, inspired by the lifeguard tower, and love the idea of incorporating two red ribbons and a custom hang tag (shaped like the tower in the photo!). There's no doubt in our minds that we would print this through our vendor Dauphine Press, and pair it with taupe edge paint, a sky blue envelope, and a taupe patterned liner.
[Photo credit: Todd Good.]
Can you believe it's Friday already? For this week's inspiration, we used a gorgeous, bright barnyard photo from Vicki and Danny of Starfish Studios. To go along with the fun rustic save the date design we created, we're thinking marigold edge painting and a matching marigold envelope with a bronze liner.
[Photo credit: Starfish Studios.]
Happy Friday! This week we dreamed up this totally custom letterpress wedding invitation design based on the vintage floral (or as my husband pointed out, vintage floor-al) pattern from this photo by local photographer Todd Good. We think this design would be gorgeous letterpress printed on ultra-thick cotton paper through our vendor Bella Figura, with a mustard edge and a metallic bronze envelope liner.
[Photo credit: Todd Good.]
Today, we're starting a new series of inspiration posts to get the creativity flowing! Thanks to SoFlo photographer Chris Kruger for the gorgeous inspiration photos featured today. We envision this design printed through one of our favorite vendors, Smock, with silver foil for the lettering over the digitally printed watercolor. Add an apricot edge and a pumpkin pie envelope liner for an extra pop of color!
[Photo credit: Chris Kruger.]
We were so honored to work with Stan of Bashert Jewelry recently on his business cards. Stan bases each of his custom jewelry designs on the personal love story of the couple, so the uniqueness of the black paper fit his branding perfectly, while the rose gold foil stamping encapsulates the romance of his jewelry. The simplicity, elegance, and subtle luxury of the finished business cards emulate Bashert Jewelry perfectly.
From Stan, regarding the inspiration behind his jewelry design and business: My inspiration was not something I have studied or observed. My signature style was not in the certifications I got on the wall. It was the spark in the eyes of the guy that walked in the studio one day. It was in his quiet, trembling voice, revealing in shy, half-sentences his Love Story to me. Complete stranger. I realized - sitting across, with nervous anticipation, my own Muse was staring at me. It was The Love Story! In Metal and Stones, I give each Love Story its own expression. From the pencil sketch to the final product in the box, I enjoy the whole process. I am addicted to the challenge each story presents. With every couple I meet, I see new forms, new colors and new design blossoming. I draw my energy from the interaction with the phenomenon “Two-In-Love”. I realize, the jewelry, I create, is meant to be a Love Promise. It is a vow with no measure of time. It is eternity captured in a moment.
