My sister-in-law had seen the images from my new line of Invitation Kits and fell in love with the paper I used for the Fuchsia and Turquoise Avian Invitation Kit. The pattern on the paper, combined with the deep pink satin ribbon made for a great feminine statement without being too “frou frou“. 

Here’s a sneak peak – with addresses and phone number removed…I figure there won’t be any gate crashes at a baby shower, but you just never know – of the finished product?:

Shower #1 will take place at the end of the month, and is going to be styled around a “library for baby” theme. So naturally, the invitations had to reflect this. 

Since the baby’s room will be decorated in pink and green, this seemed to be an obvious choice for the color scheme. But she was clear that she didn’t want it “all pastel-y”. So I used some great patterned magenta scrapbook paper with lime green cards and envelopes. The actual invitation was designed to look like a library card that fit in a book pocket. And here is the finished product: 

If you are planning a wedding and you live in the Valley, be sure to stop by The Borgata of Scottsdale this Friday for An Evening of Elegance – The Borgata & Hilton Village Bridal Affair.

From the flyer: “Brides to be will find bridal gowns and jewels, live music, food samplings, wine tasting and wedding accoutrements (hello, custom invitations from yours truly!). Stay for a chic fashion show featuring resort wear and bridal party attire. Enter-to-win prizes make your dream wedding come true.”  

Just a reminder to stop by the Holiday Open House at Bright Event Gallery in Old Town Scottsdale this Friday and Saturday! 

In addition to my line of Holiday Greetings and Highlight Books, I will be selling these cuties.

Set of three nesting boxes, $24. In green (shown), pink or blue. I’ve only got a few of each, so don’t delay! 

It’s finally nice enough to walk the streets of Old Town without suffering from a major bout of heat stroke. Oh, and this Holiday Open House is totally going to rock the most.

Bright Event Gallery is hosting it’s first annual Holiday Open House next Friday and Saturday. Stop by and say hello! I’ll have my Holiday Greetings and Highlight Books on hand, as well as a few other nifty items available for purchase.

All the info is listed below on the flyer, and if you have any questions, be sure to give the Bright Girls a buzz at 480.656.0623.

She didn’t have much direction on a color palate since the sex of the baby is going to be a surprise. So we settled on a deep brown with accents of white and a soft seafoam-y green. I am flipping out over this ribbon, it’s so pretty in person! Here are the results of our collaboration:

{gatefold style invite with Japanese lace paper and silk dupioni ribbon}

{Interior detail}

This is such a fun event to attend because you get to walk around and see what all the creative gurus in the Valley have come up with. Amazing table top designs and cakes were on display, divided into four styles – Retro, Contemporary, Traditional and Vintage. Obviously these styles are very broad in scope, so it was fun to see how each entrant interpreted their designated style. 

Bright fell under the “Traditional” category, so they created an homage to “Traditional Arizona” that was just super cool. I was asked to come up with the paper products to go along with their theme, so I used elements of copper, turquoise and natural fiber to complement the other table elements.

Here are some photos:

This is what it looked like outside:

 

And this is what it looked like inside: