Unfortunately, Andrea was swallowed by a bear this weekend and is unable to post today's Sunday Sample Spotlight as scheduled. Andrea should make a full recovery by next weekend. Make sure to check back then, when all regular blog posts should resume.
Thanks for your understanding in this trying time. If you wish to send Andrea get well sentiments, you can send your thoughtful emails to the following email address: justkidding@aprilfools.com.
Happy Sunday! Here's hoping all of your jokes and pranks on this glorious April Fool's Day are more successful than the one I just halfheartedly attempted above. ;)
Today's Sunday Sample Spotlight is an invitation duo (invite and reply card) mounted on textured bright yellow cardstock. The envelopes are a solid springtime green color called "Green Meadow", and the main envelope folds out into a flowery "Petal" design.
The pattern used for these stationery designs is one I've already featured in a Fancy/Funky Friday blog post: Pattern Emma. The pattern was designed by reflecting and rotating a comma into a bold, graphic flower-like shape. Since the pattern is so big and attention-grabbing, I kept the rest of the design simple. There is only a hint of sunshine yellow on each piece of the stationery (around the border), and the green of the pattern exactly matches the color of the envelopes. I also made sure to keep the background pure white and used a sans-serif plain black font for most of the text. That way, the main focus of the design is really just the pattern - with the bright yellow frame around the invitation and reply card acting as a secondary focus.
Since the pattern is so simple in its construction, I kept things interesting by letting the invitation and reply card use the pattern differently. The pattern is larger and bolder on the invitation, where it's featured as a horizontal line across the top of the design. On the reply card, the pattern is a little smaller and graces both sides of the design with a single vertical line of the pattern. In both, I also used a single flower-like "unit" of the pattern as a way to separate paragraphs of text. This is an easy and effective way to incorporate the rest of the invitation or reply card to the pattern design along the edges - and a method that I frequently use. :)
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: A baby shower invitation with an adorable duck motif!
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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.
Thanks for your understanding in this trying time. If you wish to send Andrea get well sentiments, you can send your thoughtful emails to the following email address: justkidding@aprilfools.com.
Happy Sunday! Here's hoping all of your jokes and pranks on this glorious April Fool's Day are more successful than the one I just halfheartedly attempted above. ;)
Today's Sunday Sample Spotlight is an invitation duo (invite and reply card) mounted on textured bright yellow cardstock. The envelopes are a solid springtime green color called "Green Meadow", and the main envelope folds out into a flowery "Petal" design.
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| "Out in the Yellow Meadows" - Invitation Duo (invite & reply card) |
The pattern used for these stationery designs is one I've already featured in a Fancy/Funky Friday blog post: Pattern Emma. The pattern was designed by reflecting and rotating a comma into a bold, graphic flower-like shape. Since the pattern is so big and attention-grabbing, I kept the rest of the design simple. There is only a hint of sunshine yellow on each piece of the stationery (around the border), and the green of the pattern exactly matches the color of the envelopes. I also made sure to keep the background pure white and used a sans-serif plain black font for most of the text. That way, the main focus of the design is really just the pattern - with the bright yellow frame around the invitation and reply card acting as a secondary focus.
Since the pattern is so simple in its construction, I kept things interesting by letting the invitation and reply card use the pattern differently. The pattern is larger and bolder on the invitation, where it's featured as a horizontal line across the top of the design. On the reply card, the pattern is a little smaller and graces both sides of the design with a single vertical line of the pattern. In both, I also used a single flower-like "unit" of the pattern as a way to separate paragraphs of text. This is an easy and effective way to incorporate the rest of the invitation or reply card to the pattern design along the edges - and a method that I frequently use. :)
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: A baby shower invitation with an adorable duck motif!
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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