I did it. I took a deep breath and hit ‘publish’, the Duncan Park Papers facebook page is officially live! Check it out here and be sure to ‘like’ us- I’ll be adding more recent work and posting news, updates and lots of photos.
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The project I’m sharing today will always hold a special place in my heart. Not only was it a wonderful client experience from start to finish, it was a huge stepping stone in my little business’ life. This was my first project for a client who wasn’t a friend or acquaintance- although I consider her the former now.
Christina first contacted me the day before Caroline’s due date, saying she had found me through Minted and loved my design style. She and her husband Daniel were planning a vow renewal ceremony and looking for invitations and all sorts of printed pieces for the day of their ceremony. I had no idea when baby girl would make her arrival (a week late as it turned out,) but I just couldn’t bring myself to pass this project up. The timeline proved to be workable, and Christina was oh-so-patient throughout. Together we came up with the perfect invitations and accessories, each piece was truly a collaboration– I couldn’t be happier with how they all turned out!
Let’s get on with the pictures, shall we? All photos are courtesy of the fabulous photographers at Orange Turtle Photography.
The invitation was designed to be reminiscent of a cover page from an old book- a perfect fit for their subtle theme, ‘good stories’. The invites, along with a coordinating custom map were printed on thick 150# bamboo paper. Christina tied a string of twine around them to add a rustic element, and they were mailed off in kraft envelopes.
These next two photos show one of my favorite elements of the event decor: the escort cards strung from a tree branch with beautiful sheer ribbon. So pretty.
Christina and Daniel wrote individual notes to each of their guests, and placed them along with a handmade favor at each seat.
Tented table numbers, menus, and programs rounded out the printed pieces for their special day.
The icing on this project’s cake was seeing all of the couple’s thoughtful planning and attention to detail featured in a lovely post on Style Me Pretty. Be sure to read their story and check out even more photos of their ceremony in the gallery. Their video is stunning as well- what a beautiful celebration for a beautiful couple!
This is the little cake my husband brought home to celebrate the launch of my new website and some exciting steps forward in this little business of mine (side note: he’s pretty great like that). I’ve spent the last month or so working on this new look, and while I’m still adding to it and tweaking little bits here and there, it’s live and launched, and that is a good thing.
My motto throughout this particular re-design process has been “done is better than perfect.” The perfectionist in me that spent entirely too much time rearranging the photos in the portfolio galleries doesn’t buy it, but I’m slowly convincing myself that it’s the only way to keep moving forward and making progress. The cake incentive helps too…
So, without further ado, thank you for visiting, and please take a look around– I’d love to hear what you think!
Oh, and one last note/ cautionary tale: Back up. Always. Always. Back. Up. Long story short (as I’m sure you’ve guessed) I lost my entire blog in the launch due to a silly mistake, and now I’m having to rebuild the archives post by post. I had the structure backed up, but not the content. Argh. If you find yourself in a similar predicament, I’m finding google cache pretty handy!
Happy Monday, and have a great week! – Laura
Today’s post features a very special shower invite that I worked on recently. The baby shower was given in honor of my cousin Jackie, who is expecting her baby girl any day now. Her two sisters and myself hosted the bright and cheerful event at my parents’ house. Jackie and I grew up together and were pretty much inseparable as kids. We are only six months apart in age, and now her baby girl will be six months younger than my Caroline- how cool is that? I only wish we lived closer so they could spend endless hours playing together and getting into trouble like we did!
On to the invitations…
The shower invitations were digitally printed on smooth, 110# white uncoated cover.
The design for the invitations was inspired by the fabrics Jackie had chosen for the nursery, featuring lots of bright cheerful colors and some fun floral patterns. I played up the pinks and blues in particular, along with a touch of coral.
The body of the invitation features a sweet and curly font, with a festive frame of flowers and confetti.
On the back of was a little poem we found on pinterest asking guests to bring a book instead of a card. They received so many great books, and gifts, for that matter- everything is perfectly set to welcome the little Miss into the world!
Today I’m introducing the last of my new wedding invitation suites for Minted: Marquee.
This design was inspired by vintage theater posters, and I’m so happy with how it turned out. I especially love the RSVP card, and of course the patterns on the envelope liners and the backers. Patterns are my favorite thing to work on with any design- I love figuring the scale, illustration and type of repeat to use to really tie everything together.
Marquee and the rest of my wedding invitations are available for purchase via my Minted storefront.
Be sure to check back in later this week, I have a stack of recent custom projects that I’m excited to share!
Goodmorning, hope you had a lovely 4th yesterday!
Today I’m introducing the second of my most recent designs for Minted’s wedding invitation line: Baby’s Breath.
A little backstory on the inspiration…
In college I worked at a flower shop on campus, and I hated Baby’s Breath- I preferred other fillers, or nothing but greens with my flowers. More recently though, I developed a little crush on it- thanks to images like these:
Baby’s Breath (aka Gypsophila) on its own can be quite lovely, with its cloud-like fluffiness. I wanted this suite to capture that dreamy quality of Baby’s Breath, as well as its subtle nature. To see more beautiful images of Baby’s Breath in action, check out this Pinterest Board that I put together.
The Baby’s Breath invitation suite and the rest of my wedding invitations for Minted are available for purchase in my storefront.
Image Credits (clockwise from top left): Leijea Photography via Style Me Pretty | Adam Barnes viaSnippet & Ink | Delbarr Moradi Photography via Green Wedding Shoes
My most recent wedding invitations for Minted were a lot of fun to work on. I really enjoyed focusing on the details in the coordinating pieces- to me, these thoughtful elements and unique touches are what make invitations memorable. Here is the first of my three new wedding suites, Country Classic:
My favorite parts of this suite are all of the slightly mismatched patterns. In designing the various pieces I wanted the overall look to be sweet and dainty, like the contents of a linen drawer in an old farmhouse.
Country Classic and the rest of my invitation suites can be found in my Minted shop. Check back later this week and early next week for posts on my other two new invitation designs!
Graduation season has nearly come and gone, but I still wanted to share a grad party invitation that I designed for Minted featuring some fun pennants and hand lettering:
The Lettered Class Graduation Party Invitation and coordinating Thank You notesare available for purchase here.
I don’t know about you, but every time I check facebook somebody else has just announced a pregnancy or a birth, and my feed is full of sweet little faces and chubby baby thighs. I’m not complaining; I’m totally guilty of posting loads of baby pics, and it’s pretty fun to watch my friends become parents to little mini-me versions of themselves.
Below are some new baby shower invitations I designed for Minted, perfect for all of the expecting mommies-to-be in your life!
These invitations are currently available for purchase in my Minted storefront, be sure to check out the different shapes and color options available!
Can you believe we’re half way through June already? The first half of my month went towards holiday designs for the Minted Oh What Fun holiday card challenge. Voting has opened and there are over 3000 entries, so any love you’d like to send my way is much appreciated! Here are my entries:
Holiday Cards 1 board by Laura Hankins. See more Minted holiday cards
Holiday Cards 2 board by Laura Hankins. See more holiday photo cards
Holiday Cards 3 board by Laura Hankins. See more holiday photo cards
If you sort by designer while voting I can be found starting right around here. There are so many great designs, your mailboxes are sure to be full of some gorgeous cards come this Christmas!