a onesie, and a ...

pretty much all my designs so far this year have been for baby showers. and, most of those orders included much more than just invitations (hello, custom!). this order was no exception.

you may remember the invites:

while brainstorming designs, we both fell in love with a onesie idea. after we found the perfect paper to create the onesies, we started with stripes in the nursery color (sage green) for a classic design. then i topped it with just one(sie), giving the illusion it was drying on the line. 

these turned out sweet-as-can-be, and can you imagine what fun opening the mail was that day?!

to carry on the theme, we created menu table cards.

and strung up a welcome banner of the sweetest onesies tied together, which can be used in baby's nursery later.

doesn't it look like a fun celebration?! and, that view?! wow - talk about a great backdrop!

any baby welcoming goin' on in your neck of the woods? let's chat!

Bilingual Invitations

A while back, a bride-to-be sent me a message wondering about a double-sided invitation with graphic floral patterns that could have the invitation in English on one side, and in Vietnamese on the other.

I said, of course, of course; set about searching for fonts containing the Vietnamese alphabet that were pretty enough for a wedding invitation, and created a graphic peony in the wedding colors of red, black & white.

I have to say, these invitations turned out beautifully. The colors were amazingly rich, and we chose a bright white linen paper that made the colors pop off the page.

English/Vietnamese invitation

RSVP

Vietnamese/English Ceremony Invitation

Close up of the paper texture. (Believe me, this image does not do it justice!)

All wrapped up and ready to go.

Congratulations to Khue-Nhi and Shane. I hope their day was lovely!

Tired of Evite?

I cannot believe it's already October! Even though I'm very sad to see the beautiful Seattle summer we had go, October means the holidays are coming, and there are a few things I look forward to, like:

     Pumpkin Spice anything
     The leaves changing
     Sweaters!
     Twinkle lights throughout Downtown Seattle
     Parties! 
       Pumpkin Carving parties. Halloween parties. 
       Thanksgiving parties. Holiday parties. 
       Trimming the tree parties. 
       Parties just because parties.  
       Phew - can you tell I love a party?

Well, speaking of parties, if you're hosting one, maybe this year you want to send a fabulous invitation via the good old-fashioned mail. Maybe? Instead of stalking Evite and fretting that people have viewed your invite, but not replied, why not set the mood with a lovely piece of stationary?

Let's have a little chat! We can create the perfect invite for your pumpkin carving, holiday, because it's wednesday party. I can't wait!

The only question I have is, Am I invited? That's ok, you don't have to tell me today.

Whatcha Workin' On?

You're probably wondering, "So, what's she working on?" So, I thought I'd answer that question for you (even if you're not wondering that).

Since being laid off, I've been doing alot of "cleaning" the house (don't confirm that with mr. man, cause he might not agree!), working on this here blog and the website (link's over there...to the right...), and doing some design work.

I finished up announcements for baby Cade. Isn't he adorable? So sweet, too!

And, I'm working on announcements for baby Rylan. Now I'm probably being biased here, cause he's the BF's kiddo, but isn't he the friggin' cutest thing you've ever seen? Those eyes! Love this kid to bits, I tell ya! Now if his mama'd only make up her mind which announcement she wants...

And, in the middle of all that, (I know, who'm I kidding?) I found time to walk 60 miles for breast cancer! My teammates & I, Pay It Forward, were the little engines that could - "I think I can" was heard, more than once! Phew, lots of blisters and muscle aches, but that cause is so worthy!

So, what can I work on for you?

All Systems Go

Who knew it took so long to create a website? Well, maybe it's easier for other folks. Folks who don't change their logo 450 times, the front page of their site 4,000 times, and folks who don't resize their images 9 million times. Yea, maybe it's easier for them.

But, I digress - it's here. I'm so excited to announce it! Rosita Designs is alive!!!

I cannot wait to get started and begin creating designs. I'm sure any time now, I'll receive the first email to go full steam ahead. Yep, any...time...now...

Hello? Is this thing on?

Oh well - here she is:

rositadesigns.com

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