Vincent Kids

Takin' a shot at photography. (Pun intended).

Vincent Kids: Preview

This cutie belongs to a friend who was persistent in her request that I take some photographs of her kids (she has two other cuties who we got great shots of as well).
Although I tried to explain to her that most of my photography thus far, as little as it is, has consisted mostly of stationary, pre-posed objects (such as trees, buildings, etc), she still wanted me to give it a try.

Here is just a taste from the shoot. I must say, I think I even surprised myself....it does help though to have great kids (who are stinkin' cute) to take photos of....so I can't take full credit. :0) (Stay tuned! More to come soon!)

"Proclamation" Designs: Temples

I've had a lot of compliments on these "Proclamation to the World" designs and decided I'd make a couple generic ones that include a pic of temples in place of photos of individuals. When framed these make wonderful wedding gifts! The first designs are Provo & Salt Lake. More to come!

Susan's Bridal Shower Invite = Hello Nebraska!

I was super excited when I received a call from Gayle, a woman who had attended the last bridal shower that I designed an invite for, who wanted me to design an invite for a bridal shower that is to be held in Nebraska. That's right folks, Purple Paisley has ventured to Nebraska! Who would've thought? My most recent projects have all came about via word of mouth & I'm very grateful for those who are out there spreading the word!

Gayle told me the bride was using an aqua blue and Gerber daisies along with the colors associated with them & she wanted the invite to reflect that theme. I LOVE the way these turned out! I have had so much fun with bright & vivid colors lately.

May

Another raffle reminder for my department at work. I realize these "reminders" aren't super exciting and rather simple, but I really loved the colors in this one & thought they appropriately fit the "anything summer" theme. Besides, I enjoy any excuse to design. Big or small, extravagant or simple!

Josh

Josh was torn between a blue or green background so we went with a little of both on his proofs. I loved the fact the he included a photo of himself as a kid on his announcement, I thought that was a fun idea & wished I had thought of that when I had mine done back in the day. :0) Thanks for letting me help out with your announcements Josh & best of luck to you in the future!

Cupcake Topiary

I know this is a "design" blog, but I've recently taken a liking to cupcake decorating and after finishing this most recent project I really wanted to post it on here. Besides...who said that you can't "design" with cupcakes & frosting? If you have ever seen the show "Cake Boss" on TLC, you definitely know what I'm talking about. Buddy designs some of the coolest cakes I've ever seen.

I saw this project in a magazine a while ago and have been dying to give it a whirl. I started by gluing a cute ribbon on the trim of the clay pot, stuffed a Styrofoam ball in it, then used a glue gun to attach some of that mossy-grass stuff. I then stuck toothpicks in the ball (2 per cupcake) and slid the cupcakes onto them, before decorating them. I chose to make buttercream hydrangea flowers and created a pink and a red frosting that were just slightly different in value which really gave the flowers depth & helped make them look realistic (It also gave them a hint of shimmer, bonus!)
So, here's the finished project. I used a yellow cake and flavored the buttercream with a yummy amaretto flavoring.