Today's Sunday Sample Spotlight is a large matching stationery set that includes a wedding invitation, reply card, save-the-date, thank you note, and rehearsal dinner invitation. Though it's presented for a wedding, the design, as always, could be modified to any event.
I designed this pattern in Adobe Illustrator (as always). Can you spot the lowercase italic "y"s that make up the pattern? I rotated them 90 degrees four times to make a single star-like shape, and then repeated that by lining the ends of the "y" characters up to create little loops. They kind of remind me of those spinning ninja stars, which gives them this great funky feeling while still being elegant.
I couldn't decide if I liked the pattern better as a dark color on a light background or as a light color on a dark background... So I incorporated both in the same design! Since I faded the dark background at the edges, the light colored pattern starts to blend into the white of the background, playing with positive and negative space relationships in a fun way. It also keeps the pattern from getting old as it's carried on to all of the different items in the stationery set. Sometimes there are two columns of white pattern, sometimes only one, and sometimes there is a column of dark pattern on the right of the design, and sometimes there isn't - little discrepancies like that keep the design fresh, even as it is repeated on to several different pieces.
Finally, I just had to use part of the little star design as the reply check boxes for the reply card. They're fun and instant connect the text of the design with the patterns along the design's edges. Plus, I used the same italic font for the text that I did when I made the original pattern, which also connects the two and brings the whole design together.
Each piece of stationery (except for the thank you note, which is folded in half and blank on the inside) is mounted to a piece of dark teal textured cardstock. Each envelope is a metallic "aqua lagoon" color. The save-the-dates and thank you notes fit into A2-sized envelopes, the reply card fits into a 4Bar-sized envelope, and the rehearsal dinner invitation fits into a business #10 sized envelope. The invitation and reply card package fit into the matching metallic "aqua lagoon" petal-folding card.
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: "The Orange and the Green"
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Shameless Plug Time: Love this invitation (or others featured on this blog)? Want something similar (or something completely custom) designed for your event? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
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| "Blue Lagoon" Invitation Duo (invite & reply card), Save-the-Date, Thank You Note, and Rehearsal Dinner Invite |
I designed this pattern in Adobe Illustrator (as always). Can you spot the lowercase italic "y"s that make up the pattern? I rotated them 90 degrees four times to make a single star-like shape, and then repeated that by lining the ends of the "y" characters up to create little loops. They kind of remind me of those spinning ninja stars, which gives them this great funky feeling while still being elegant.
I couldn't decide if I liked the pattern better as a dark color on a light background or as a light color on a dark background... So I incorporated both in the same design! Since I faded the dark background at the edges, the light colored pattern starts to blend into the white of the background, playing with positive and negative space relationships in a fun way. It also keeps the pattern from getting old as it's carried on to all of the different items in the stationery set. Sometimes there are two columns of white pattern, sometimes only one, and sometimes there is a column of dark pattern on the right of the design, and sometimes there isn't - little discrepancies like that keep the design fresh, even as it is repeated on to several different pieces.
Finally, I just had to use part of the little star design as the reply check boxes for the reply card. They're fun and instant connect the text of the design with the patterns along the design's edges. Plus, I used the same italic font for the text that I did when I made the original pattern, which also connects the two and brings the whole design together.
Each piece of stationery (except for the thank you note, which is folded in half and blank on the inside) is mounted to a piece of dark teal textured cardstock. Each envelope is a metallic "aqua lagoon" color. The save-the-dates and thank you notes fit into A2-sized envelopes, the reply card fits into a 4Bar-sized envelope, and the rehearsal dinner invitation fits into a business #10 sized envelope. The invitation and reply card package fit into the matching metallic "aqua lagoon" petal-folding card.
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: "The Orange and the Green"
Click here to view all Sunday Sample Spotlight posts.
"Like" Invites by Andrea on Facebook!
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Shameless Plug Time: Love this invitation (or others featured on this blog)? Want something similar (or something completely custom) designed for your event? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
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