Custom Invitations

Howdy, everybody and happy Wednesday!

Today we would like to share with you a recent custom order that we have been working on. Our client was looking for a sweet invitation to send for her daughter's christening. She wanted it to be light and airy and, of course, feminine and a little frilly. We worked through lots of samples trying to get it just right. Our client really loved this baby card and so we began tweaking the design to adapt it for the christening invitation. But something wasn't quite right. And then today when we saw the Your Next Stamp So Charming challenge, we knew exactly what was missing from our design - a sweet charm. And *voila* instant happy customer!

As you can see, we didn't change much on the original design b/c the customer was really in love with most of the card elements just as they were. We substituted a smaller sentiment and placed it so it was less prominent on the card front, at the client's request. And then we've added the twine, giving the appearance that the bouquet of flowers is tied together as a nosegay, and threaded this adorable little charm through to solidify the christening theme. The actual invitation is printed on the inside of the card (not shown).

When Whitney designed the original card, she kept saying that "it will be so versatile. I mean, we can use it for sweet birthday cards and all kinds of other things." And she was right (as usual).

Do you have an upcoming party or event? Do you have a special card in mind that you don't see offered? We are always happy to work on your custom orders! We've had nothing but happy customers thus far. Just pop over to our Facebook and see for yourself.

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Introducing...

Hi-ya, peeps! I hope you're enjoying this sunny afternoon. It's a bit on the windy side here. Certainly not a day to be wearing a skirt, iykwim. *wink*

I'm in the phase in my life when everyone is having babies ... or second babies. And just recently, a friend contacted me about doing some invitations for her. And that got us at High Notes Ink thinking about a new line of custom order items - birth announcements.

Our first design is very simple. We liked the idea of having a soft image so that the information took center stage. After all, when sending a birth announcement, people are far more interested in the details ... unless, of course, you choose to do a photo collage. But that's a card design for another post.

We thought vellum was the perfect choice to accomplish a soft image while drawing attention to the all-important text. And obviously for a birth announcement, you want an image that's representative of a new little bundle of joy. And what better image than a pair of feet?! Aren't they precious?

This is a stunningly simple design. Simple and understated, and we love it. We hope you like it, too!

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