Christmas...it'll be here soon!

Email me if you want the sneak preview of our Christmas photo card line -- great for those getting married, with children, or even to just send out a story or Holiday message.

Sneak peak E-mail -- to all former customers, or those on the list: August 20th
Release to the public -- September 1st

You can order 25, and groups of 5 after that.
The cards are 5x7 and come with standard white envelopes.
Red, Green or other colored envelopes also available.

Remember, I customize the photos on the cards to fit what looks best with your photos -- it's not just a template I drop in.

You can also order an E-greeting card. Pick one of the cards, I'll place your photos and message and send an E-mail appropriate file to you for only $10. For a printable file (if you want to print your own cards), I will email you the file for $15

What does a invitation designer do for her own kids?

Well for my daughter's first birthday (in June) I wanted to do more of a girly, color theme. I selected lavender with lime green accents.

Because of her nickname "doll baby" and a significance in her and the number 3, I did a paper doll for the invitation. What happened to be even more perfect -- I found a dress (after I did the design) that matched the design (on clearance for $4!)

The invitations were tied with green polka dot ribbons and mailed in a white envelope with a purple scalloped label that wrapped front to back.

The favors: we let the kids decorate flower pots with foam stickers in insects patterns, and then fill them with dirt and plant some seeds (vegetable seeds, they grow faster).

For cake: I did a cupcake tower with vanilla cupcakes, buttercream white icing, rimmed with purple sugar and topped with a royal icing flower.

I decorated with buttons and flower pots (in lime/purples) and cut out her names in various scraps of scrapbook paper in similar patters and hung it from ribbons.

Like a tattoo for a baby announcement.

I'm not a fan of pink. Nor am I a fan of baby blue. But when my girl and boy arrived, you get a lot of pinks and blues.

Drawing inspiration from a mom I met at the park the other day, a lovely woman -- with an edge -- her kid had the coolest rock t-shirt on and sneakers -- and I couldn't help but notice her tattoo-- and I thought, I bet he didn't have a baby blue baby announcement with dogs or cars or cute animals on it.

So here's my first in a line I'm going to call: Tattoo'd Baby