Thursday, January 13, 2011
GOOP's A Day in the Life. . .
Ever heard of the blog GOOP? It is written by Gwyneth Paltrow. I am a huge fan. Today's post was SO FAB, it features a day in Gwyneth's life as well as 2 other working moms. It was great to read because of the tips given, but also just to know that my life isn't quite as crazy as I always feel like it is :)
Friday, January 7, 2011
Christmas cards recap!
I know I may be a little behind the eight ball with this recap, but I just had to share a few of the cards we did during this AMAZING holiday season! Once again this year, we were blessed beyond belief by being able to work with so many fabulous people. Thank you to everyone who chose one of our cards to send to brighten your friends' holidays!
It is beyond fascinating to watch people's lives unfold, especially those who have blessed us by being repeat clients year after year after year. We get to watch all phases of life: new babies being added, kids heading off to college, divorce :( remarriage, and even the sweet family who said "thank you for your support for our family during this difficult year." I don't know very many of the people whose cards we proof, but catching a small glimpse into their lives give me personally the chance to pray for them and reflect on the blessings in my own life. My close friends know the past few months have been a bit of challenge for my family, and ironically, I had already designed my own card shown here and had used the verse John 1:18 "From the fullness of His grace, we have all received one blessing after another." Despite everything, I claim this verse for my family this year because I know The One who has it all figured out and am in constant amazement of how He has been giving us one blessing after another! So here is the card my family sent out (by the way, this is Ellen writing this post). It is our trifold card design.
Next up is my co-owner, Stella's family's card. She chose our 5x5 folded design. She has the MOST amazing kids (of course besides my own ;) and it is always fun to see her include a photo of her dog, Ryder. Maybe the reason we work so well together is because of our shared Golden Retriever ownership?
Lastly, I wanted to show off some really fun trends we saw this year. Hopefully you know that our flat photo cards can be printed with photos on the front and the back, and that our folded cards are customizable on all panels of the card. It was so fun to see people include their pets or a picture of their family's vacation or a crazy shot on the backs of our cards. We are constantly amazed at our client's creativity. We had fun changing colors, fonts, and wording to help people create truly one-of-a-kind Christmas cards. So sit back and enjoy a VERY SMALL sampling of some of our 2010 Christmas cards!
So fun seeing where everybody traveled to this year...
An efficient use of your Christmas card is to make it a Birth Announcement Christmas Card Combination...
It is always special when you have a wedding in the family to send out a wedding Christmas card showing off the big day...
Cute pet Christmas Cards are such fun!!!
I love Grandparent holiday cards!
And because my alma mater, Auburn University, is playing for the BCS National Championship in 3 days, I just had to throw in my favorite Auburn cards we did. There were actually many more, too many to show here. If you will remember, a certain other university in our state played for the National Championship and won this time last year. It was really funny to see the trend this year...we did a couple of Auburn cards last year and more Alabama cards than we could count, and this year it is vice versa. So funny!!! WAR EAGLE!!!
Thank you again for your business and we wish you the very best 2011!!!
It is beyond fascinating to watch people's lives unfold, especially those who have blessed us by being repeat clients year after year after year. We get to watch all phases of life: new babies being added, kids heading off to college, divorce :( remarriage, and even the sweet family who said "thank you for your support for our family during this difficult year." I don't know very many of the people whose cards we proof, but catching a small glimpse into their lives give me personally the chance to pray for them and reflect on the blessings in my own life. My close friends know the past few months have been a bit of challenge for my family, and ironically, I had already designed my own card shown here and had used the verse John 1:18 "From the fullness of His grace, we have all received one blessing after another." Despite everything, I claim this verse for my family this year because I know The One who has it all figured out and am in constant amazement of how He has been giving us one blessing after another! So here is the card my family sent out (by the way, this is Ellen writing this post). It is our trifold card design.
Next up is my co-owner, Stella's family's card. She chose our 5x5 folded design. She has the MOST amazing kids (of course besides my own ;) and it is always fun to see her include a photo of her dog, Ryder. Maybe the reason we work so well together is because of our shared Golden Retriever ownership?
Lastly, I wanted to show off some really fun trends we saw this year. Hopefully you know that our flat photo cards can be printed with photos on the front and the back, and that our folded cards are customizable on all panels of the card. It was so fun to see people include their pets or a picture of their family's vacation or a crazy shot on the backs of our cards. We are constantly amazed at our client's creativity. We had fun changing colors, fonts, and wording to help people create truly one-of-a-kind Christmas cards. So sit back and enjoy a VERY SMALL sampling of some of our 2010 Christmas cards!
So fun seeing where everybody traveled to this year...
An efficient use of your Christmas card is to make it a Birth Announcement Christmas Card Combination...
I love Grandparent holiday cards!
And because my alma mater, Auburn University, is playing for the BCS National Championship in 3 days, I just had to throw in my favorite Auburn cards we did. There were actually many more, too many to show here. If you will remember, a certain other university in our state played for the National Championship and won this time last year. It was really funny to see the trend this year...we did a couple of Auburn cards last year and more Alabama cards than we could count, and this year it is vice versa. So funny!!! WAR EAGLE!!!
Thank you again for your business and we wish you the very best 2011!!!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
So much to blog...so little time!
Oh my goodness! No words to explain how much fun we're having designing and proofing everyone's Christmas cards the past few weeks. I have SO many things to share with the blog followers, but alas, gotta get back to setting up these proofs :( Instead, I'll just share one of the cutest cards that's come through the office this week! Photos were taken by the AMAZING Carson Studios in Auburn, AL.
This is our CC100 design, shown with the front and the back. What a precious angel!
This is our CC100 design, shown with the front and the back. What a precious angel!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
7 week Holiday Planner from iMom
I came across this fabulous tool from iMom. Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and then Christmas right after that, this will help you stay focused and not ever feel overwhelmed ;)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Thanksgiving cards
We have had a few Thanksgiving cards come through our office this week and I just had to share how creative our clients are! And how wonderful of them to manage their time so well. Instead of letting having to get your Christmas cards in the mail be yet another stress during December, these ladies decided to celebrate Thanksgiving....and allowing their friends to have their card out on the mantle for a few extra weeks!
As you probably know ordering our photo cards includes photos on the front and back, but color changes are also included if you desire, so in a snap you can have a precious photo greeting card for any holiday, not just Christmas!
Mrs. Ezelle loved our Lovely Band 5x7 Folded Photo Card and had this unbelievably precious photo of her kids in their Thanksgiving PJs. So we changed up the colors and just look at the amazing results:
Mrs. H loved our flat Cheery Swirls Photo Holiday Card and had us change up the colors. Look how wonderful it turned out:
As you probably know ordering our photo cards includes photos on the front and back, but color changes are also included if you desire, so in a snap you can have a precious photo greeting card for any holiday, not just Christmas!
Mrs. Ezelle loved our Lovely Band 5x7 Folded Photo Card and had this unbelievably precious photo of her kids in their Thanksgiving PJs. So we changed up the colors and just look at the amazing results:
Mrs. H loved our flat Cheery Swirls Photo Holiday Card and had us change up the colors. Look how wonderful it turned out:
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Pears!
The pear is in peak season from late summer until January, so now is the perfect time to celebrate this delicious fruit!
This is my favorite sandwich! Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich with pears from Martha Stewart.
Cool woven pear from Ballard Designs.
My favorite of our enclosure cards: the elegant floral with the same colors as the pear.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Auburn Christmas Card!
Ok, I'm gonna say it really loud WAAAAAAARRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!!!!! That is the battle cry of my NUMBER ONE ranked Auburn Tigers! Maybe not such a big deal to people at that certain other school in our state, but this is the 1st time my alma mater has been ranked #1 since the BCS rankings began 12 years ago.
I just had to post this unbelievably precious Christmas card we've just had come through our office. It is a 5x7 folded card. The photos were taken by the FABULOUS Brooke Dilworth Photography in Opelika.
WAR EAGLE!
I just had to post this unbelievably precious Christmas card we've just had come through our office. It is a 5x7 folded card. The photos were taken by the FABULOUS Brooke Dilworth Photography in Opelika.
WAR EAGLE!
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