Cristie + RJ: The Wedding Announcement

While this post has been a while coming, I am no less excited to share it! As with most brides, Cristie wanted her invite to reflect her wedding color scheme of silve, blue & white--in conjunction with her & her fiance's love for BYU, of course! I think it's always fun for the couple to throw in some personality into their invitations.

After a few color re-arrangements we came up with the final design, and I absolutely love it. I particularly love the wording in which Cristie's son, Kole, announces the marriage of his mom, and they have included them in their photos. What a cute and fun way to make a child feel a part of their parent's special day!

Thanks so much for allowing me to add something to your special day Cristie! I wish you and RJ the best of luck & the happiness you deserve!

Becca + Sam: The Wedding Cake

I am so excited to post about this wedding cake. I absolutely love it & had so much fun creating it. With this being my most elaborate cake thus far, I must say I am pretty proud of it!

I love the simplicity, yet textural details, of the white on white design. Becca was so great to work with & aside from knowing she wanted 3 round tiers in white fondant, she pretty much left the cake design open for me to do as I pleased. I really hope she ended up liking it as much as I did. Congrats to the newlyweds & best wishes to them in starting their life together!

Etsy Shop: 2012 Young Women Theme w/ Full Scripture

Check out the newest Etsy shop addition! I have had quite a few buyers for my original 2012 YW Theme poster (here), and because I have recently been receiving requests for a similar poster which would include the full scripture, rather than just the reference as in the original I am now offering one in my shop.

This would be a great addition to any Young Women classroom, framed and placed where they can see it every week; or even as a personal gift to a young woman herself. This newest poster can be purchased here

The Vincent Family

Remember these cute kiddos, and their brave mom Hayley who gave me my very first shot at a "real photo shoot session"? Well, they're back and I'm excited to share a few of the photos on here!

When I arrived for their photo session Hayley informed me that they had never had family photos since having all three of their children, so this was way overdue and I was excited that she had asked me to take them! I really love their choice of outfits & colors. I think she did a great job at coordinating, but not being too "matchy matchy" by throwing a few different patters into the mix--compiling a wardrobe for photos is a tough and she totally pulled it off. Check out some of my faves from the shoot below:



And of course, what better way to show off your family photos than sending out a holiday card? Below is the design I did for the Vincent's, I really love the cherry blossom branch that coordinates with the colors in their photo.


Hayley & Family: Thanks so much for allowing me to take the your "first" family photos, I hope you enjoy them!

Christmas Card Templates $15

Looking for a personalized holiday card that's quick and easy? Check out the Christmas Card templates! All designs $15. Simply send me your photos to be inserted in the design & the your personalized file will be sent back to you to have printed as you wish!

Tis' the Season: Custom Christmas/Holiday Cards

That's right folks, it's that time of year again! What better way to greet and wish those you love a wonderful holiday season, than a custom greeting card? I am currently taking requests/orders, feel free to contact me to personalize your own this year!

Happy Owl--O-Ween!

Okay, so I have day dreamed about these cookies for weeks just waiting for it to get JUST close enough to halloween that I could start working on them. And when I say "working on them", I mean WORKING on them. I made 18 of these cheery little cookies and it took me a good 5 days of a production line-type assembly , starting with the adorable fondant owls. Today I finished them up by baking the sugar cookies, creating the royal icing background, adding the buttercream branch and plopping on the owls. LOTS of work, but really... I couldn't be happier with the way the turned out, so it was totally worth it! I love little "occasions" to whip out all the stops on pretty little treats! And with a cute tag-line of "Happy Owl-o-ween", which includes a chevron background & mini owl perched on the text....who could resist?!

Etsy Shop: 2012 LDS Primary Theme Poster

Newest addition to the Etsy shop, 2012 Primary Theme : Choose the Right. My LDS-themed designs seem to be the top sellers in my shop and so I've been racking my brain for a while now trying to think of something fresh and fun to do with 2012 Primary theme, Choose the Right--which is where this design came into play. I love the traditional CTR shield but gave it a twist by placing a fun word layout within it, and making it "pop" by designing it in 5 kid-friendly colors.



This artwork can be purchased here.

Etsy Shop: 2012 LDS Young Women Theme Poster

Now available for purchase!

Visit: http://www.etsy.com/listing/82877375/printable-2012-lds-young-women-theme

CTR Primary Birthday Gift

I had a primary president contact me via Etsy in regards to creating a 5x7 image for the presidency to give to their primary children on their birthday next year. The final design was just to cute to not post! She knew she wanted a CTR emblem, 3 different colors (one for boys, girls, and teachers) and the year "2012" included, and from those details I came up with these cuties below. What a fun idea for the primary children to have next year!

New! In the Esty Shop

How great is this saying?! My sisters-in-law told me they saw a saying (similar to this, I switched it up a tad) and that it reminded them of me. (What can I say? Those girls know me well!) I couldn't resist but design a poster! I initially intended for it to be for my own personal use, but hey...why not share the joy this little beauty brings!

Available now in my Etsy shop (additional color schemes coming soon!)

Newborn : Baby Sam

I had the opportunity to shoot my first newborn session this week with two-week old little Sam. I usually get nervous before shooting, but this one was even more so because I have never worked with a newborn before. Needless to say, he was an angel (seriously, this little guy just took whatever we dished--I was impressed!) and I think the photos turned out pretty well! I wanted to keep the editing "warm and soft". Check out some of the photos from the shoot below!

Event Design: Megan's 16th Birthday

Okay, so this isn't a TOTAL event design, but I've been really excited to post about this cake & cupcakes. I have been wanting a reason to make a ruffle cake and a color gradient for a while now. This cake was different from anything I've done before and had a lot of fun making it. I also really like the chevron pattern that seems to be on everything now days--and opted to use it for the coordinating cupcake wrappers.

I made the cake and cupcakes for a surprise party for my sister in law, Megan's 16th birthday. My other sister-in-law Amy put everything together and there was a great turn out. It was fun to see Megan's face when she realized what was going on after showing up at a park in town with Amy to "swing" and slowly recognizing friends of hers. Amy helped with the idea to incorporate a "flag" type theme and I think it turned out really cute, I used it on the cake banner and the cupcake toppers. Cute color pallete also, right? Amy was also behind that.

Happy birthday Megan! I hope you had a fun night and will enjoy what life has in store for you! You're at a fun age so be sure to enjoy every minute, and when you look back I hope this time in your life will bring a smile to your face! I know mine does for me.

Contest Winners: Picaboo Holiday Cards II

Holy smokes, I cannot tell you how excited I am! Since my last contest win (previous post) I have won FOUR more design contests for holiday cards, hosted by Picaboo.

This has been really fun and exciting for me as I feel it is confirmation, for myself only, that I am capable of doing great things in regards to something I love so much! These 4 designs, out of 185 total entries, were chosen by Picaboo to be made available to their customers this holiday season! Check out the latest 4 design wins below! (insert giddy giggles here :)

Feel free to click on images for a larger view--just don't mind the pixelation

Contest Winner: Picaboo Holiday Card Design

Somehow I have managed to pull off another contest winning design! This design was created for a holiday card template contest held by Picaboo (an online photo product company, check them out here ). The winning designs will be made available to their customers to purchase from them via their website. My design was one of 1 of 18 winners, out of a total of 304 designs submitted! Woo hoo!

Cake Design: 40th Birthday Party

How fun is this cake!? I will admit, I was a little intimidated when I heard what LaShana had in mind for the cake for her mom's 40th birthday party--but once I got going on it everything came together and I think the cake turned out really well!

My main concern was trying to make the pink and yellow circles look random and scattered without having a pattern to them. The challenge that factor brought to the design made it even more enjoyable to work on. The color scheme is really fun and brings a lot to the cake design itself, both give it a fun and modern twist. Thanks LaShana!

Baptism Invitation: Owen

I love doing baptism invitations! I think it is such a fun way to share and announce such a special day!

This is Owen's announcement. As always I was excited when Hayley, a good friend of mine, asked me to design the announcement for Owen's baptism. We re-vamped the initial color scheme a little and I love it! It think it gives a "grown man" feel but still has a reverent playfulness of a child--perfect for this type of occasion. (I also love his vest and tie, what a handsome guy!)

Thanks for letting me be a small part of your special day!

Event Design: "Cute as a Button" Twins Baby Shower

It's finally here! Photos from the "Cute as a Button" themed twin's baby shower. This was so much fun for me to work on, and I really loved the way it turned out. I think the cake was my favorite, who can resist realistic-looking fondant buttons? As mentioned before, I really loved the theme behind this shower as well as the color scheme which was carried through the invitations, cake, & cupcake designs. Check out the photos, and if you are interested in designs for an event/party of your own, I would love to hear from you!

Sneak Peek: "Cute As A Button" Twin's Baby Shower

I have been excited about this latest project I've been working on! And I have to admit, I am often found daydreaming up ideas & details for this event.

A friend of mine is throwing a baby shower for her sister, who is expecting twins, and asked if I would design the invite for it as well as do a cake and cupcakes for the shower. I love entertaining and parties, and I love design. So there was NO way I could turn down a request like this!

The idea for the shower was initially based on polka dots. Blue, pink, and brown to be exact. I then threw out the idea to "spice up" the polka dot theme a bit and turn them into buttons. Super cute. I also love the idea of using the traditional pink/blue, girl/boy color scheme and throwing brown into the mix to give the two colors a more modern/unified look. Here is the invitation design..... stay tuned for the cake & cupcake designs--coming next week!

Logo : Eat Marketing ---Contest Winner!!

You know all of the contests I've been entering and blogging about? One of my designs I entered in a contest for a marketing company in Canada was chosen as the winner!




Eat Marketing is a business who's mission is to help restaurants get more customers through their doors. Ronald, from Eat Marketing, was great to work with and had some good insight of his own. The logo is simplistic yet sophisticated--in both color & overall design.

Yipee! I am really excited to have some of my work displayed on websites, company stationary, and advertising by a company---and a company outside the states, at that!

Dohner Family

These people are great, and Dee is one of the sweetest persons I've met. Not to mention, look at some of those close ups, seriously...I would never let anyone get that close to my face with a camera but they are obviously naturals cause they all look amazing. Thanks for letting me photograph your fun family!