stinkerpants design

I adore these!  I finished these a couple of weeks ago for an awesome couple who were married at the beginning of November.  They love Calvin and Hobbes and wanted something inspired by a drawing they showed me.  As true cat lovers (like me!) they definitely wanted to include their kitties.

J & P will be using these as thank you cards for their wedding.  The great thing about them, though, is that they can be used for more than just thank you notes!  They’ll be using them as regular stationery after all the thank you’s are done.  :)

Here’s the back:

It’s obviously far less exciting than the front, but I wanted to show you guys–I’ve been using this style for the past few projects I’ve done.  I decided to remove my logo from it because some people weren’t too wild about it.  What do you think?

I met J to give him the cards, and he was so sweet–he gave me this awesome custom-made cookie, which was a favor for their wedding!  How awesome is this!?  And it was delicious, too.  :)

Thanks so much for hiring me, you guys!  I *love* these so much, I wish I could use them for my own stationery!

I have not been around in AGES.  I am so sorry.  I just got back from visiting my parents in Oregon, where I was working on a few projects…but mostly, I was reading.  I finished all the Twilight books and have much to say!  For now, though, check out what went out in this morning’s mail!  More next week after J&B get them!

A few weeks ago, I got an email from one of my past clients, Kimra.  She and her husband, Pete, had a wedding “reception” with his family and hometown friends who couldn’t make it to California back in May for their wedding. Apparently Pete’s mom ordered a cake for the occassion and surprised them with this:

She’d given the baker the design I did for their photo reminder cards as inspiration!  How cool is that?!

Here’s the card I did for them (Kimra saw my photo reminder cards and wanted something similar):

Pete, holding the slice with his glasses on it!

How cool is that?!

 K & A are getting married in the coolest place!  It’s called the Octagonal Barn, and it’s in Hillsboro, Oregon.  I loved these cards because the barn was really fun to draw, and because they wanted me to include their mini dachsund in the drawing!  He’s right in front of that barrel, to the left of the stairs.

K & A saw the photo reminder cards I created for my own wedding and wanted something similar.  These cards are SO helpful.  Basically, you can start an account at any photo sharing website (I prefer Flickr), and give the logon information to your friends and family via photo reminder cards.  They take the cards home after your wedding and use the info to upload all the pictures they took during your wedding.  It worked really well for us (within a few days, we had hundreds of photos!), and a few of my other clients have contacted me after their weddings just to tell me how well it worked for them!

Happy wedding, K & A!  May you receive many, many photos (and of course, years of happiness!).  :)