Tracy has impeccable timing! She sent me her charette entry just as I was working on a design for the new Personalized Creations line debuting soon (details later!). Long story short, the mission behind this line is to offer our brides one-of-a-kind, custom-illustrated artwork stationery that fulfilled three things: sustainability, unique personalized storytelling and affordability.
Tracy loves birds, vintage things, and bright colors (orange and yellow) and had a really cute engagement story (more below!) …
The Lovebirds. Inspired by Botanical Prints.
Timingwise, Tracy emailed her entry just as I was getting ready to create a case study for The Botanical, a design inspired by vintage botanical prints, with custom illustrations by me. The main ‘botanical’ illustration should tell a story about the bride and groom-to be and will never look like anyone else’s!
When I saw her entry I felt that her love for birds, bright colors and vintage things was perfect for this concept and I couldn’t pass it up! I would draw two lovebirds dancing on a tree branch (fall Aspens with bright yellow and orange heart shaped leaves in this case, but it could be any one). Ryne (the groom) bird has a toothbrush with an engagement ring dangled from one end. That’s how he proposed! Little hand-lettered script with arrows hints at the story. Right at the bottom of the page, also in hand-lettered script would be the wedding announcement (latin scientific names optional for laughs).
On the back of the print is the formal invitation text with some hand-lettering. The cards will be printed on 4.5″ x 6.5″ beautiful, thick hand-made (in USA!) abaca cotton rag papers with a lovely tinted hue and texture. A diagrammatic hand-drawn map is optional and can be included and tied together with hemp string, lace ribbon or twine. I would love to see this slipped into 100% PCW recycled Kraft envelopes that come in bright yellow-orange, perfect for Tracy’s color scheme, with a hint of utilitarianism.
The best part about this, all cards gifted to guests will be lovely framed and hung, as a reminder of Tracy and Ryne’s special day!