Projects in the Studio

Hi! It's been a busy busy week! Here are some images of projects that just shipped out. We're in the process of producing Cristina's Fuchsia Soft Orchids, Shama's Birds of Paradise, Shaheena's St. Lucia's, Rosa's Passionate Hibiscus and Marissa's custom Coconut Breeze... and there are more in the studio...phew!

Jennifer's Oahu Save the Dates:

Amanda's Custom Sand Dollar Guestbook. You can also find her invitations in our custom invitations section (for viewing):


Latasha's Botanical Love ~ Yellow Hibiscus with left and right hand torn edgings. You can see the details on the 2nd picture.




Karina's Lovely and Vibrant Orange Calla Lily Invitations ~
Here's what Karina just said "Raquel OMG! I received the invitations and all i can say is you are amazing! They are so beautiful, i can't thank you enough for all the hard work you did, i am so happy!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
TTYS, Karina"





Enjoy!
Have a good weekend!
Raquel

Pink and Green Orchids

This week has been very busy. We've created and shipped Save the Dates, Karina's Orange Calla Lilies, Olesya's Romantico with Peony artwork and more samples. We're currently working on Stacy's Kiwi Orchids, Latasha's yellow hibiscus, Shama's Birds of Paradise, Rosa's Passionate Hibiscus and Jeanna's Pink Beach Lounge. We've also had a serge of pink and green color motifs in the last couple of weeks. You can see them here for Jeanna's Pink Beach Lounge and Cristina's Pink and Kiwi Soft Orchids.





We also received a new order from Kathryn on her 2010 kiwi and pink orchid theme. We're very excited about this theme because she wants something fresh, funky, and a little bit Irish! While doing research, I am also jotting down ideas on new invitations. I will keep you posted on what I find!
Have a great weekend. Til then,
Raquel

Exciting News

I haven't written for so long. How time flies. With Passion Paper and a 2 year old with ballet and preschool, things get so hectic! But I do love staying with her. She's my biggest fan and we watercolor/paint together as much as possible.

Yesterday, we received an email from Jady images about Bridget's Bottle Invitations. They said her invitations are the coolest thing, and her wedding will be featured on their blog soon. We're very excited to hear about it. I had so much fun working on Bridget's Starfish Voyage Bottle invitations. The turquoise ribbon gave her invitation so much personaliity.

Check it out at: http://www.jadyimages.com/blog

We've been very busy these last couple of months and have received some very nice comments from clients we've worked with. It makes me so happy that we have taken part on such a special and memorable day. I will be updating our home page soon on some new comments.

Some new and exciting things that are happening, our location and modern invitations are becoming more and more popular. We've created a Dominican Republic map for Jennifer.



Soon we'll be creating a St. Lucia map for Shaheena. She is patiently waiting for her artwork to be done!

Our Romantico invitations are gaining popularity too. I'm doing some sketches for some new invitation ideas. Call or email me regarding custom designs for your event. I love creating new artwork and thinking of new color and texture combinations for potential and new clients!! The easiest way is to email or fill out our custom invitation form, or if you're up to calling us, let us know ~ 650.868.0756. We are based in California, Pacific time.

Custom Invitation Form

Some things to think about, color scheme, location, decorations, budget, flowers, anything that helps us visualize your event personality. You can also email us images of your flowers, decoration ideas, etc.

til next time!
-r.

Wet Paint!

I just recently finished Jessica's Pirate and Mermaid themed artwork. I had so much fun creating this artwork. She wanted purple and green tail with peacock inspiration. Stay tuned on our invitation ideas coming in the next couple of days!

New and Exciting Details and Products!

We have some new and exciting details and products. In our portfolio/collection area, you'll see we have some new designs up for 2009. We're also currently working on some lavender/purple orchids for a couple of clients and creating more modern+handmade invitations.

Right now, check out our new detail, gold painted and hand torn edgings. This one is for Bridget's Bottle Invitations. Below is also an image of the turquoise ribbon with starfish bowtie. I think the ribbons made these invitations elegantly retro!





We're also developing our mint collection. We've created some mints for Jodi using our Starfish artwork. Inside each mint tin are white mints and for presentation, we've included ivory organza bags. Any of our artwork may be available for our mint favors. Just let us know!



We also have just created some Calendar Save the Dates. These are for Jessica + Matthew. They used calm turquoise backing with our starfish artwork, turquoise and passion red ink accents. If you're interested, let me know too. These are another option for save the date, both cute and functional!

My Daily Obsession-Cowgirl Cakes

My daily obsession, or rather, my week obsession (in my spare time) has been researching for ideas on my daughter's cowgirl birthday cakes.(I haven't started obsessing about her invitations quite yet) I am still debating whether I should go to a professional and have it designed or if I should attempt to create. As I said on my previous blog, I have nooo experience with cake decorating, but if I have the skills and knowledge, I would probably do it. I will definitely experiment before her 3rd birthday. She's been so obsessed with Jessie (from Toy Story). Wearing a red straw hat while shopping today, she kept saying that she was Jessie and was yodeling...it was quite silly but adorable. Here are my top 3 cowgirl/cowboy designs. Our colors will be red, white and blue.

Wet Paint!

Just added some new artwork this week. I haven't added these on our portfolio section, but here's sneak peak!

hibiscus leaf:


Mermaid:

sunflower:

Oahu Map: