So Fauxshionable

As I mentioned yesterday, my friend Whitney has a great blog, Fauxshionable and her post today is featuring the monogrammed note cards I made for her.  Here's Whitney's post: Handmade Chicago

Whitney has great style about her and I wanted the note cards to reflect that.  We worked together picking out a font for her monogram and she chose the color scheme.  I added the little details which transform the note card from being just a folded piece of card stock to something that visually draws you in.  The swirl detail draws your eyes down and to the right to help Whitney's monogram stand out and the lower right corner of the card is rounded off, mirroring the softness and curves of the swirl.  There is also a tiny bit of sparkle on key points of the swirl and on the "L" in the monogram- not too much to be obnoxious, just the perfect amount of bling.  I also gave Whitney a matching set of envelopes to use with her note cards.

Here are some note cards I made for Whitney a few years ago- again working with her to develop a design and color scheme that reflects her personality.

Want some note cards of your own?  As always, drop me an email and I'll be happy to work with you!

Thank you to Whitney for letting me use her photographs of the note cards.  Her camera mad-skills are light years beyond mine!

Have a great weekend everyone!

What I've been up to lately...

Hello my crafty blog friends!  Just dropping in with a quick hello!  It's been a fun-filled crafty summer thus far.  I've recently wrapped up a couple of big projects: place cards, menus and programs for a wedding, and monogrammed note cards for a good friend of mine.

I loved designing and creating the items for the wedding!  Working with the bride to incorporate her wedding colors and her design tastes was so much fun and I'm glad that I (KZ Paperie, really) could be a tiny part of her special day.  Here are a few photos that my sister took of my creations at the wedding (click on the photos for a larger image):

These were the place cards for the wedding.  The bride's colors were chartreuse and champagne.  The flowers the bridesmaids carried and the centerpieces for the tables had pink and purple flowers, so I pulled in pink as an accent color for the green and ivory on the place cards.  The dots in the upper right corner are not part of the place card design- they were to indicate what menu choice was ordered to the wait staff.

Another photo of the place cards, you can see the pink flowers in the centerpiece- perfect match!

The programs for the ceremony.  The programs were simple, 8 1/2 x 11 ivory card stock folded in half.  The swirl design was stamped twice on the front of the program and once on the back in chartreuse ink.  The same swirl design was used on the menus as well.

I LOVED how the menus turned out!  Pulling in the pink ribbon and the pink swirl really made them "pop" and stand out on the table!

One more photo of the menu- oh and if you look closely, at the top in the center of the photo is the table number- I made those as well!  Chartreuse background, table number printed in ivory, same pink swirl stamped on it for color.  You can click on the photo for a larger image.

Thank you to my sister for taking these pictures and an extra big thank you to Dan for his help in finishing some of the pieces!

The other project I just completed were some monogrammed note cards for my good friend Whitney.  Whitney has a FABULOUS blog, Fauxshionable, filled with great photographs and style advice for those of us to want to look like we stepped out of the pages of Vogue and still keep a few dollars in our wallet!  Whitney is going to feature her brand new note cards on her blog, so look for a post here with a link to the blog later this week!

Projects coming up- some baby blocks like the holiday ones featured here: Holiday Block Party and a set a note cards themed after a popular purse and tote bag designer...

Want some note cards?  Getting married and want handmade items for your wedding?  Contact me at kzivic@aol.com!!

Hope everyone is having a great summer and staying cool!

Ugh...

My apologies, dear blog readers.  I was half asleep and too lazy last night when I posted the St. Patrick's Day cards and didn't bother to take the few extra minutes to clean up the pics in Photoshop.  Looking at the post now, those photos are terribly dark and the different shades of green used on the cards kind of run together.  Sorry about that!  I'll try to get some done editing in Photoshop tonight...  Ugh...

Everyone Loves an Irish Girl...

Hello my crafty friends! It’s been a while, eh? After the holidays, I took a much needed break from my studio to recharge my crafty batteries, but now I’m back in action!

St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. Dressing in head to toe green, drinking Guinness and/or green beers with friends, making homemade Irish Soda bread, going over to my parents’ house for my mom’s traditional St. Pat’s Dinner, what’s not to love about St. Patty’s Day??

Here are a few cards to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:

Supplies used by Stampin' Up and Papertrey Ink

On this first card, the shamrock image is popped out to give it dimension and it’s covered in glitter for some sparkle. The layout design came from Clean and Simple Stamping.

For the second card, I used the patterned paper as inspiration for the color scheme of the card, pulling in the navy and the orange from the plaid as accent colors. The patterned paper also has a linen texture, giving the card a little more interest. The layout is also from Clean and Simple Stamping.

Supplies used by Stampin' Up, Chatterbox, Papertrey Ink, Colorbox

And finally, a little St. Patrick’s Day cheeky humor…

Supplies used by Stampin' Up, Prima, American Crafts, Spare Parts, Papertrey Ink, KI Memories

Coming up next: Spring themed birthday cards…