Last weekend I had the honor of hosting a baby shower for my beautiful friend Christian who is expecting her first little bundle of joy in March! Our friend Bethany, Christian’s mom, and I had so much fun planning the shower for her. We had it at Tea Embassy, a cute tea room in downtown [...]
Categories: Austin,Food,Friends & Family,Invitations,Party,Portfolio
Happy Holidays….. …..From Our Herd to Yours! As you can see, I had a little too much fun designing our Christmas postcard this year. I thought it would be festive to Photoshop reindeer antlers on the dogs and give Oliver a bright red Rudolph nose. Apparently Ollie was not a fan, though! The cards were [...]
Categories: Friends & Family,Greeting Cards,Holidays,Pets,Portfolio
Hi, y’all! Today I’m sharing an invitation I recently created for this little sweetie pie’s first birthday party. Trypton’s mama asked me to incorporate lions in the design to coordinate with the theme “No Lion – It’s Our Last First Birthday”. You see, Trypton is the youngest (and apparently the last!) of three boys. Funny, [...]
Categories: Invitations,Party,Portfolio,Stationery
My parents built a beautiful new home in San Antonio a few years ago and have done a fabulous job decorating it. Mom is extremely creative and every time we visit I love walking through the house admiring the new things she has done since we were last there. I get most of my good [...]
Categories: Decor,Design Trends,Friends & Family,Home Improvement,Inspiration,Portfolio
Any graphic designer will tell you that its incredibly difficult to design marketing materials for their own business. It’s easy to get so busy creating gorgeous collateral for clients that they don’t have the time or energy left to promote themselves. I have found this to be true for my freelance business too. Combine that [...]
Categories: Brand Identity,On the Cheap,Portfolio,Stationery
I know I’m not the only one who enjoys getting real mail. What’s more fun than opening the mailbox to find a handwritten card or letter poking out from under a pile of boring bills? This week I was designing custom address labels for a client’s wedding invitations and was having so much fun that [...]
Categories: Freebies,Greeting Cards,Invitations,On the Cheap,Party,Portfolio,Stationery
Last week, hundreds of collegians and alumnae from my college sorority gathered in Denver for Delta Gamma’s 64th Biennial Convention and, from what I hear, they had a great time. I didn’t attend this year, but I kept up with the festivities via the official convention blog and received several excited text messages from my [...]
Five years ago today I married my best friend. What a wonderful day that was! We were married at Southwest School of Art & Craft on a hot June evening in San Antonio, Texas. At that point Jason and I had been dating for almost 7 years, first in high school and then throughout college. [...]
Categories: Friends & Family,Invitations,Portfolio,Stationery,Wedding
Yesterday marked my last day working for the State of Texas. For 7 years I worked at the Texas Historical Commission, initially as an architectural designer with the Texas Main Street Program and most recently as a graphic designer in the Marketing Communications Division. I vividly recall my first experience with the commission as an architecture [...]
Categories: Portfolio
Whew, what a month! April was a whirlwind of activity and I have the lengthy “to do” lists to prove it. May I please lie down and take a nap now that it’s all over? One of the events that kept me hopping was the Annual Historic Preservation Conference which was held in Houston last [...]
Categories: Brand Identity,Portfolio