Vintage School Themed Shower

I am planning a baby shower for my dear friend and her baby girl, Isabelle.

I decided on an "old school" theme that will have items like lunch trays, typewriters, a Children's book as a guest book, and much much more! I can't wait!

Where the Wild Things Are Baby Shower

My bestie is expecting her first baby boy this summer. She named her son, Max, after the main character in the book, Where the Wild Things Are! She is a teacher and has such creative ideas. Max's nursery will have a wooden sailboat and a teepee to make it very "Wild" like. I designed these invites for her "Wild Things" baby shower. I love them! And YES, I hand drew all the Wild Things :)

baby shower invite-Mexican Fiesta!

How honored I was to be asked by my good friend, Deb to design her baby shower invitations. She and her husband are full of life, so we added lots and lots of color! I love the final product!

Thank You Card from Baby Charley

Here is the adapted Thank You Card I personalized for Baby Charley. I love the banner and the font.

If you are interested in a customized baby shower thank you card, please let me know!

whoah its been a long time

hi. its been a while. yes, i stopped designing after the wedding...burnt out, i suppose.

well, i'm pregnant. and i adapted one of my old pieces, pregnant karen, into a new piece: pregnant grace.



yay!

for allison

So, remember the baby shower that happened this past weekend? It wasn't only for my sister in law, but also for her BFF, Christine, who is also having a girl...named ALLISON!

I wanted to customize something for her as well, so I decided to make bookplates that she can stick into all the books she receives so she doesn't lose them. I actually printed out the labels (bought from Paper Source) on the computer and then used stamps and embossing powder to create the little girl.

Here are the steps:

1. Print labels from computer (do a test run on the back first).
2. Use ink and stamp and press firmly.

3. Pour embossing powder on top of each stamp.
4. Shake off the powder (I dump it back into the container so I can reuse it).

4. Use embossing heat gun to emboss each stamp.

5. Voila! Bookplates are complete!

I LOVE how the embossing gun brings stamping to a whole new level!

for olivia

My sister in law is having a baby in September. She SWORE she was not going to find out the gender until birth...but, alas, she could not take it anymore...

she's having a GIRL! Named OLIVIA!!!!!

I collected/made/bought various things for her shower including vintage blocks, the Olivia the Pig book (my fav!), and a hilarious book I found in an old bookstore.

The fun part is, I created a line of stationary/thank you cards/bookplates in honor of Olivia. Here it is:

I think it's hilarious, yet so adorable!

So excited to meet my new niece!

baby shower invitation

My sister-in-law Karen, and her best friend, Christine are pregnant! AND they are due within 2 weeks of each other! Isn't that frigggggggggggggin crazy?

So they asked me to create an invitation for their joint & co-ed baby shower happening in June. I created a few ideas and then they made edits (a lot! these girls are picky! jk!) until we came up with a final piece.

I'll show you all of the drafts first...



and the final invite (version 16):