Picture Perfect Place Cards

The place cards pictured above were designed for a bride whose theme was "picture perfect". Pictures of the couple were a part of their Save the Dates, Wedding Website, Table Numbers, Favors and Slideshow in which they carried out the picture perfect theme by coordinating the escort cards to a picture of the couple on each table. They also incorporated a photo-booth in their wedding as a fun addition for guests to enjoy and for a unique picture keepsake.

Their colors consisted of two shades of purple and green. It was a lovely outdoor ceremony in Minnesota on a beautiful day... 77 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze. The indoor reception was the start of the party and their new life together... truly a picture perfect day!

Photos by Kaylyn H.

Jessica and Alok's Wedding

Jessica and Alok came to me as they were looking to totally personalize their wedding from the signs throughout to the guestbook, place cards and menu's. Their colors consisted mainly of chocolate brown and cobalt blue. Accent colors consisted of jewel toned hues of green and purple. Jessica and Alok had a Hindu/ Christian combo wedding (he is Indian and her caucasian) and I was lucky enough to create elements for both celebrations.

My favorite project was the wedding word search custom designed to be displayed during the cocktail hour for the guests pleasure...

I wish them much luck in their married life and thoroughly enjoyed this project!

My wedding monogram!

Well it's that time for me to begin putting little details together that will make my own wedding stand out form the others. I am so excited to be getting married and even more so after learning that I have this new passion for all things design. I look forward to creating my own invitations, signs that will be displayed around the wedding, putting together our big project (the coffee buffet) and of course the smaller things like our monogram, our guestbook cards, etc.

I came into designing our monogram purely by accident. I was helping another bride with creating a monogram for her wedding and I loved one of them so much, I had to keep the design for my own. I am definitely planning on incorporating the monogram into some stationary elements of the wedding.

I was asked by a co-worker to create a card for her father for father's day. She wanted something that would honor her mother, something that her dad would truly appreciate. The card was made meant to stand on it's own for display. Inside the card is a poem that my co-worker had written about the love between her mother and father after her mother had passed.

The card was constructed of cardstock and an old photo that I was able to restore and retouch in photoshop.

Here are the comments from my co-worker:

"Heather ,

Thank you so much for the card you put together for my dad on fathers day--

By redoing and old photo of my parents from 1947 and placing my poem just right--it was beautiful--

My mom passed ten years ago--and my dad loved this card--

He has it sitting in his living room--(because you made this card into a card/frame)-
what a great idea--

Excellent--oops now how to top this on next year father day event--LOL---
I am sure with your help I will...
Thanks again
Mary Lou Root"

Perfect Fall Wedding

I just finished a logo for a fall wedding and I just love it. I too wanted to get married in the fall... right when the leaves are changing colors. There's something so beautiful and so magical about this time of the year, this season in particular. The colors... so rich and deep.

The logo here was created for a Fall bride whose request came through my etsy shop.

After several versions this is the version that was decided on. The logo will be used for napkins and stationary... spread throughout the event decor.

I wish Traci and Mike much luck into their married lives... and remember to enjoy your wedding day as much as possible, as they say it goes too fast!

Here is what Traci had to say:

"I saw some of Heather's work on Etsy, and emailed her asking for a monogram for our wedding. I wanted something clean and modern that fit with our fall theme, with chocolate and browns as the primary colors.

She responded right away, and worked very graciously with us over the next few days as we tried various combinations of fonts and spacing. It's hard to believe that in such a short while she could come up with monograms that fit my vision exactly.

As a busy professional I don't have a lot of time to spend working on wedding details, but like every bride, I want it to be perfect. Heather was just the answer I needed - she quickly provided a great product, with minimal interactions necessary, at a phenomenal price. I will most certainly be back again!"

Christine came to me needing labels to use to secure the tissue paper shut, when she sends out product to her customers. I suggested 2" round labels and came up with 4 designs for her to choose from. Christine chose the fairy label, which we further customized.

Christine is a stay at home mom... who loves to keep busy and loves to create. Her creations mainly cater to mothers of newborns and small children and they come straight from the heart. I suspect her creations were born as a result of her raising and caring for her own children.

Perhaps the most interesting product that Christine creates is the breast feeding bracelet. The bracelet is very stylish, but serves a purpose as well. It can be switched from hand to hand to remind you which side was used for the last feeding. It also tracks the feeding times by using the moveable charm.

My personal favorite are the burp cloths. They are very unique and personalization makes them a true keepsake. The cloths are beautiful and would make an extra special gift at a baby shower...

I have decided to start asking my customers if they would like to include a short bio for me to post to my blog upon completion of work. I thought it might give anyone reading my blog a chance to learn more about other business owners and how they started their business, why they are in business and just general information about them. Here is what Christine had to contribute...

"My website is a dream come true for me. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always hoped that someday people would be able to enjoy my creations as much as I enjoy making them. I have always been the type of person that is thinking of the next idea or trying to find a way to make the ordinary into something extraordinary. I am a 30 something typical suburban hard working mother of four children under the age of six. I have had many different jobs in my life, this is my first attempt at making my passion my career. I have always thought that you have to love what you do in order for it to be successful and fulfilling. Crafting, sewing and creating have always been my passion. I have always believed that your life is measured by the difference that you make. It is my sincere hope that people will be able to find joy in my creations enabling them to see the good in others. After all, smiles are contagious!"

Thank you Christine for your contributions!

Navy and Fuschia wedding monogram

Congratulations to Stephanie & Kevin! I wish you much luck with your wedding and in the many years of marriage following.

Business Card Design

Sara is a recurring customer whose logo I designed, also inspired by the black and white damask pattern. She came to me asking for a custom business card design to match the stickers I created for her. She will print using www.vistaprint.com.

MONOGRAM- Photography by Karen Weber

Karen Weber came to me needing a Monogram for her photography business to print out onto labels. Karen wanted something vintage and prefers the damask look. This is one of several logo's that was created for Karen, as part of the 3 monograms for $25 package. This was the favorite choice by both of us.

Karen's photography is beautiful! Give it a look at www.photographybykarenweber.com.

Hello World!

I am happy to announce the launch of my blog. Here I will show off my design work and collect ideas and opinions relating to design and other industries.

I have been quite busy designing several invitations and monograms which will be showcased here in due time!

If you would like to email me, please do so by sending all emails to heathermckelvey@comcast.net