Friday, February 26, 2010

Baby Christening Invitation




Baby John's Christening Invitation
I love the idea of a very traditional Christening invitation.
After all, this is one of those very special pieces of stationery that you will
tuck away into one of your baby's albums or scrap books. 
This Christening invitation is traditionally worded, and includes the parent's home address
for the reception.  Also, includes a R.s.v.p. number for invited guests to reply.
The card stock is white, and the font is a deep navy blue.
Sorry, I am still trying to improve my photography skills.
Click on the photo to see better details.
These are $2.25 each, and come with the same color blank envelopes.
Let me know what you think.
Carol

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

What to do with R.s.v.p. Slackers



Brides ask me frequently for the best way to handle invited guests who do not respond by the deadline date on their R.s.v.p.  First, I say "Shame on people who don't have the courtesy to respond to your invitation."  Second, I tell the bride that she will have to make phone calls and gently request for those slackers to offer their verbal response.
When I prepare a Response Card for a bride I count backwards approximately two weeks from her wedding date, and use that date as her response date.  That gives her another week to make those phone calls to the people who have not responded, and the week before her wedding to prepare her final guest count for her caterer.  That's really the entire point of a Response Card.  So you and your family and any other hosts of your event are able to be well prepared to entertain all of your guests.
One way to make certain invited guests respond -  add a stamp to the return envelope you provide along with the Response Card.
Carol
www.inkstationerystudio.com

Friday, February 12, 2010

Lisa's Wedding Suite Stationery

Here are samples for Lisa to review of her wedding suite stationery.  Lisa's wedding decor colors are Turquoise and Tangerine.  I love the combination of these two exuberant colors.
The card stock is a very nice weight soft creme color.
I am sadly, not  a fabulous photographer.  But, I do try.  Please, click on the photos to see more detail.

Lisa's Wedding Ceremony Invitation.
There are about a gazillion ways to word a wedding invitation.
Here, we have Lisa's parents as the hosts of the event.
Names of the Bride and Groom
And a very kind inclusion of the names of the groom's parents.
The date, the time, and the location of the ceremony.
With a nod to the reception at the conclusion.
Dimensions: 5 x 7
These invitations are $2.25 each and come with an equal number of same color blank envelopes.
I am glad to address envelopes for an additional charge.



This is one of my favorite response cards.
I like the rounded corners, and the romantic R.s.v.p. slightly angled at the corner 
with the swirly design underneath.  
Dimensions: 3.5 x 5
R.s.v.p.Cards are $1.45 each with blank same color envelopes.
I am glad to address for an additional charge.



Lisa's Reception Card. 
The Reception Card is included in the invitation mailing, as is the R.s.v.p.
Adding the Reception location and address to the wedding ceremony invitation would
be messy and confusing.  But, this charming little Reception Card does the job-and adds a great bit of color to the whole wedding suite.  Plus, the square design adds a nice design element.
Dimensions: 4.5 x 4.5 square
Reception Card $1.50 each
An envelope is not needed with this card.

This wedding suite also includes (but not shown) a Save-the-Date Card, Ceremony program, Reception Menu, Escort Cards, Place Cards, Table Numbers, and Personal Stationery for the Bride and Groom too use to write their Thank You notes for all of the beautiful gifts they receive.
Let me know what you think.
Carol


Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Envelopes for John Trawick's Professional Stationery

  These are photos of John's envelopes to use with his professional stationery suite.
A return address is a very nice finishing tough to any stationery piece.
 The fonts and colors used are identical to the ones used on the stationery pieces.
Please let me know if any changes need to be made.
Carol






John's Professional Stationery


John is a golf professional working for FarmLinks Golf Club in Sylacauga, Alabama.
These are two samples of professional stationery I'm working on for him.
I did a little research before I began preparing these samples for John, and was truly amazed at all of the education and experience that goes into earning the professional designations found on the different PGA logos.  


This is the inside of this note card.  John kindly provided his signature to include as part of the design.
I recolored his signature to match the deep blue color of the PGA logo on the front cover of his note card.


This is the second sample design for John's note card.  Here I only included his name, and moved his professional designation to the inside of the note card.  


This is the inside of the second design sample.  All of the fonts on both note card samples are prepared in the same deep blue color as the PGA logo.  I like the crispness of keeping to one substantial color-especially on a professional piece.  Also, these samples are printed on a very nice weight soft creme card stock.  The creme card stock is lovely for these colors.  See if you can notice the envelope underneath the note card samples.  I've prepared the envelope sample using the FarmLinks physical address, using the same font and color as the note card.  This truly completes the professional  presentation needed with this type of note card.
Let me know what you think.
Carol