NYC

I am completely taking advantage of my new flexible schedule and currently have 6 trips (some big some small) on the calendar in the next 6 months. I'm very excited about all of them. My first was last weekend in New York City with my mom, dad and little sister. We saw some shows, ate AMAZING food, and of course shopped till we dropped.

I love the feel of the city... and it was so beautiful with a little snow and a lot of people. Considering I've barely worn a jacket this winter, the cold was a little bit of a shocker, and I'm glad that today is a frigid 70 degrees here in Texas.

Custom Valentines

I thought today was the most appropriate day to post this custom Valentine photo card design that I did for my sister's mother-in-law. She opts to send Valentine cards every year instead of Holiday cards, which allows you to include all those family photos from the holidays.

As you can see, she has adorable grandchildren, so she wanted to include lots of photos, but left the rest up to me. I tried to think of a different way of displaying the photos, and really love how they turned out.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I designed a couple cards and gift tags for a mini-shoot I did with Catie Ronquillo Photography and so if you are one of those last minute card givers... check out Elizabeth Anne Designs to download one of several card and tag printables. There's something for every type of valentine you might have, whether romantic or friendly. Enjoy!

Font Friday: Arsenale White

This week, I have for you a fun, free little handwritten font. Arsenale White was created to resemble the handwriting of a child and works great for playful designs. However, with the handwritten/hand lettering craze, it works with pretty much everything - from business cards to wedding invitations.

Like I mentioned, Arsenale White is free, but only for personal use. So for all you designers out there who still want to use this on your projects, you can purchase the commercial license here for only $30. Not bad.

Alexandra & Craig from The Aerialist Press, Allison at Allison Owen Design, Anna from And Everything Nice, Jen from Blush Printables, Sophia and Andre at Brancoprata, Steph from Bubblerock, Cecile of Cecile Paper Lounge, Catherine at Design Editor,  Laurel at Go Against the Grain, Jenny from Hank + Hunt, Allie at Honey Bee Invites, Lauren from Lauren Elise Crafted, Jenna and Elizabeth from Little Bit Heart, Kerry from Super Swoon, Vicki from Vicki Designer and Wendy at Weswen Design (#fontfriday on twitter)

Valentine Shoot on Every Last Detail

Lauren of Every Last Detail posted a Valentine's Day shoot today that I designed all the paper details for. She wanted it to inspire her readers to do a little something sweet for their valentines, so all the designs are printables that you can download and use for your own little date night. To download the designs and see the rest of the shoot, click here.