You have seen alot on my blog about my hair stylist, Kim Cornwell. Well, She moved into her own salon space with a couple of friends and needed a new business card and gift certificate. WOOHOOO for me! Kim is a little adult version of a punk kid and I LOVE IT! haah. IT’S AWESOME! Her style is RAD and I was so excited that she asked me to do something funky that stands out.

Remember that Valentine free desk top background? That came from working on this project with Kim. Although she is a hairstylist she does not like to have hair, scissors, or anything cheesy that represents what she does. Instead, I decided to use subtle hints of what she does in the design. I snuck a pair of scissors in at the perforated edge to instruct the user to tear it off. I also used an abstract vintage photo of a woman with her head turned away hinting that HAIR is a focus.

All of Kim’s clients refer their friends to her, so we came up with a card that HELPS her clients do that even better. Its like 3 cards in one. The cards are folded accordion style and are perforated so they can be torn off and given to others. Sound cool? We packaged them in my favorite clear bags for an ever so chic and readable look.
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I am really excited to show you the branding that I have been working on for the lovely Ashley bugg Photography. How CUTE is her name first off?!?! Tell me that won’t stand out among the sea of other photographers. haha. She is a lover of all things vintage, modern, fresh, antique, crafty, creative, love, and family. Her husband is her second shooter and they are an amazing life capturing team. With three cute young kids their life is crazy with a full time photography business.

Ashley has become a great friend in the last year. We share a little esty shop together and she took those awesome photos of my dinosaur necklaces. haha SO FUN!

So, her vintage inspired branding package contains a logo, letterhead, business cards, thank you card, and a gift tag thingy for all her crafty photo products. I hope you enjoy!! Here is her website, definitely check it out. The new branding hasn’t transfered over yet… but I am sure you will be captivated by her photography.
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I always love changing things up, whether it be my work environment, the arrangement of my rooms, closet organization, laptop filing system etc. Well, Today I revamped my desktop to change things up a bit for this next season of love. haha. I love vintage classic mixed with a modern vibe. And I really like this design I made because it’s not TO valentinsey… so it can last awhile. I hope you enjoy it.

Consider it my valentines card to you. Let me know if you use it or like it. Here are a couple standard sizes below. Let me know if you need another size. Love you guys & girls! Thank you so much for your love and support for my life and for my craft. I appreciate YOU!!

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I am really excited to share this project with you guys. Denise from Matilda Jane contacted me about sprucing up her brand for a more 2010 springy look. I have seen/heard about Matilda Jane clothing. Blog. So when i saw her name in my inbox i was STOKED to be able to work with a client whose products i really admire and relate to. Plus, i rarely see ADORABLE kids clothes around.

Matilda Jane is a funky little children’s clothing brand with lots of color, patterns, and quirk. I think i fit best with the quirk part. haha. I felt really drawn to this project and very much inspired to design for her. Below is her original logo that she sent me. Which i think is very cute. But to change it up for this season.. i presented a few options using her exsiting and VERY cute logo.

I presented three different spring looks (the two not chosen are shown below). One with lots of layers, one with more of a colorful earthy feel, and the last one with a more text driven look.

The look she chose is shown below. It was actually the first one that i designed. It’s good to know that my first instincts are correct. We added a few things from each look. Over all I really think it goes with her line nicely. We did 2 greeting cards, 2 stickers, 1 boys t-shirt design, 4 blog headers, and 1 website look. The website was already designed by a great designer… but we just added a few graphics around the site to freshen it up. The changes to the site are all still in process.. so be sure to check back from time to time to see whats going on.
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WOW. i sit here right now watching a beautifully breathtaking sunset in Dana Point California. i am out on the porch of my hotel room enjoying the end of day sun rays. and it is beautiful. it’s nice to be working in a different place for a change. I am here with my husband Brian for a business trip. That is the one really nice thing about what i do.. i can do it from literally anywhere… as long as i have my laptop and internet… haha. right?

I wanted to share the process of this recent project that i did with Ryan Axtell. Ryan is a really talented singer songwriter with a killer vibe. He actually works in the exact same office as Brian does. So i guess they have had some bonding time or something. His wife Danielle is bomb and I have really enjoyed getting to know her better over the past few months.

Ryan and Danielle went through a very traumatic time during their recent pregnancy in this past year. You can read about their story on Danielle’s blog HERE. Ryan’s album was based off of that specific time in their lives when they walked through the valley. Therefore the album was titled “This Valley”. When Ryan and I talked through what exactly he envisioned for this cover.. we talked about plain bold simple text, an image of him on the cover, an artistic indie vibe, and all these things accomplished in a non-cheesy way. haha. and he specifically asked for the NON cheese effect. haha. I thought that was funny considering debut albums usually have that cheese factor.

below is my favorite cover option as well as some possible covers options that i came up with. Many of you have expressed in the passed that you enjoy seeing the process and understanding why I do some of the things that I do. So… i am going to walk you through the reasons why i did what i did. haha.
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Taylor and Jason’s wedding invitations are finished. Taylor and Jason are some of the most unique people i know. They are both photographers and lovers of art & people. They are getting married in an art museum type of venue where they will have photographs they have taken on display. How rad is that? I can’t wait to see the wedding in FULL action. I am so honored that they chose me to design their paper goods for their special day. It makes my heart so happy to be able to collaborate with people that have unique ideas and enjoy getting outside of “the box”.

Above is a couple of monograms that I have created for them along with the display of colors for the wedding. Below is a style board that I created for inspiration before I started designing. I took elements that I thought fit their venue and theme really well and created my own concoction of graphic elements and photos to fit their wedding perfectly. A good mix of vintage with modern art.

I love the bright colors they have chosen for their main colors. Click HERE to see the save the dates that i designed for them.
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This is our wedding album. Brian and I are a little more casual than some others… so we opted for a book printed by blurb.com. I really LOVE the print and how the cover and binding turned out. I really couldn’t be happier… it is exactly what i was hoping for. I designed the albums all by myself by downloading some of the specs and sizes off of the blurb site. Not all the pages are shown here… just some of them. Brian and I also bought this same album for his parents and my parents for christmas. THEY LOVED IT!! Sorry this post and photographs are visually too busy and I am showing WAY to many.. but i thought they were a little fun. I always love your thoughts and comments.

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