Charm & Fig — brush lettering

That face! It's no wonder our sweet friend, Miles got the nickname "Miles Smiles" from his parents... and even better than Jazz legend Miles Davis has an album called Miles Smiles, which created the most obvious invitation for little Miles's first birthday invitation. Full disclosure: Miles's mommy is my dear friend, Ginny Lee and I love her son and his juicy lips. She came to me with the idea of a Miles Smiles Album invite and I had just the tools to pull it off: photoshop for that ridiculously cute face, glassine envelopes for our "record" sleeve and scissors to cute...

You guys. Temps have been reaching the low hundos this week and everyone in Houston is practically melting. I would do anything to be in the mountains right now, but being 36 weeks pregnant, travel is not in my near future. So instead, I'll just daydream I'm hiking in the mountains with my best friends and enjoying that cool mountain breeze. Yaaass I can! A few things I love about this bachelorette party invitation:  the overall concept of enjoying your friends in the mountains and good quality girl time. So good for the soul. peach + blue color palette inspired by...

 Back to bachelorette fun times! For Tessa's "final fiesta" I created a margarita-inspired invitation with geometric shapes and bold pops of green, peach and black. The front was adorned with a real cocktail umbrella, and the back had all the fun details with a pull-out weekend itinerary in a tiny black envelope. Envelopes were bright green and addressed with bold, black brush lettering. I used a Pentel Color Brush Pen for the guests' names -- this pen has a huge ink tube that you squeeze into the brush, so it gives a very authentic painted look. I'm a fan-- and you can get it on Amazon....