A New Look: Part 1

Happy Monday all! This has been brewing for awhile, I have always wanted the landing/homepage of our website to be a little clearer and more friendly to visitors. Having created everything on Thesis, it is a breeze to change! Here is a first look at it, the shop portion is temporary and we are looking to Big Cartel but that …

A Capri Wedding-Introducing a Matching Wedding Website!

It is interesting how in traditional wedding stationery, having email addresses or electronic RSVPs on a wedding invitation can be considered TABOO. Well, in my view, as far as sustainability is concerned (less paper and envelopes wasted), convenience and time saved, a wedding website with RSVP feature is fabulous! I love it, especially when it can be matched to your …

Vendor Love from Hip Ink!

Dear folks, my apologies for being long away from the sketchblog, it has been a few weeks of traveling to the National Stationery Show, a mini vacation and the hectic wedding season! However, I have an interesting update from the studio-I will be collaborating with Sarah from Hip Ink, (whom I met through Etsy and Let’s Talk Stationery) on a …

Wedding Charette: A Traveling Love Story

Kristina and Ramon, childhood sweethearts whose utterly romantic love story of coming together and moving apart is one that span years and oceans and truly worthy of an epic romance novel or film! Sweet Kristina approached me to see if I could design a map-style invitation that would tell their unique story, incorporate their mutual passion for travel and presented …

Read this about Creative People and their Mundane Routines!

I LOVE this quote they featured about architect Le Corbusier by colleague Jerzy Soltan: During these early August days, I learned quite a bit about Le Corbusier’s daily routine. His schedule was rigidly organized. I remember how touched I was by his Boy Scout earnestness: at 6 AM, gymnastics and . . . painting, a kind of fine-arts calisthenics; at …

dream BIG for Japan: Donation Update

It has been one week since the launch of the dream BIG for Japan benefit card and many thanks to all those who purchased the cards, I have donated over $100 to the Red Cross with more sales yet untotaled pending donation today. These are some of the card packs that shipped out yesterday. Two weeks after the disaster: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/03/japan-earthquake-two-weeks-later/100034/. …

Atelier Thursday: New Landing Page!

Unveiling our new landing page! Its been something I’ve wanted to do for awhile. I felt that the old landing page while having the suspense quality that I wanted, did not reveal enough of what the studio does. This new and improved version has more information (in a nutshell, of course)  about our products and services as well as a …

Envelope Flap Easel for Save the Date!

Here’s a new video from our Youtube Channel demonstrating how the envelope flaps of our Jane invitations/save-the-dates can be formed into a self-supporting easel. No additional materials, glue or wastage!

dream BIG for Japan -All Card Sales goes to Red Cross

I have pondered for awhile how I would be able to help a disaster like Japan’s, so much larger than myself. I can only imagine from the safety of my home what those with families and friends affected by such a tragedy must be feeling. How fleeting and fragile life really is.  As a big fan of Japanese arts and …

Atelier Thursday: Simple Pleasures

An ongoing calendar project of the little things in life that makes me smile. This is a snapshot of the past year’s pleasures…. What are your simple pleasures in life?