boys will be boys

i know i've mentioned it before, but i get many an order for the boy-child. this year has been no exception, and i always love hearing what theme each boy-child wants. skateboard, snowboard, sports, robots, super hero. let's take a little gander at some of this year's partay invites, shall we?

since he was turning 10, he wanted a take on the x-games (get it?!). so, it was a swish here, some grungy text there, and a snowboarder or two for this milestone.

from snowboards to skateboards, this client knew what he wanted, making sure we knew exactly how and what color he wanted his board to be. i have it on good authority that we were pretty good at bringing his idea to life!

we all know that every (well, ok most) boy loves him some sports. this particular boy-child is fond of all ball sports, so we did a little mash up for his invite. (what's up with the weird pic, you say? i obviously failed to print extras for a photo shoot!)

then, of course, there are robots. mama put marker to paper to whip up johnny 4 here, and i brought him to life on a postcard invitation. the clever headlines are the best!

and, lastly, my favorite kind of party - the fiesta! you know i love my margaritas. and, this little mister is as spicy as they come, so it's a perfect match! aren't i so witty with all the spanglish?!

how's that for gettin' the creative juices flowin'? got a boy? he's probably got a birfday, right? gimme a shout - we'll get workin'!

boy, oh boy, oh boy!

Got to Move it, Move it

You know how frustrating it is when you send out all your Holiday cards, only to get a handful back because friends have moved and didn't send a moving announcement? Well, if you're moving this year (even across the street), don't be that friend.

We can put together a custom moving announcement that's all you.
When this client told me where she was moving, I did some research & pulled the colors for her announcement from a sculpture in the city.

This client wanted to highlight the fact that her family was making a big move (from NYC to TX), so we came up with a catchy tagline, and it doubled as the family's holiday card. (Sent out around Turkey Day, so lists were sure to be updated).

Moving to Texas? We could do something like throw a map on there, a few y'all's, your favorite colors, and it's cute as can be:

Another announcement playing double duty as a holiday card, we took a picture in front of our new house, and sent it out:

If you're concerned about postage costs, a great way to avoid those are to send postcards. If you're nice and organized, we can even print the addresses on them, leaving you with the small task of stamping them.

Of course, if you're not moving, you're probably regretting having read this far! Sorry! Send your friends who are moving my way!

PS - trying to come up with a title for this blog post was super hard, because I didn't want y'all to think I was moving, or that this blog was moving, or things were changing, etc., etc., etc. Phew - this one is as good as it gets!