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Charm & Fig — hand lettering

That time I wrote a book...

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That time I wrote a book...

I wrote a book! This is such a strange and exciting post for me to write. In October of last year, I was hanging out at my husband’s temporary work apartment in Colorado trying to entertain our just-turned 1-year-old when I received a message from a publisher asking if I was interested in writing and illustrating a how-to book on metallic notes. Metallic notes? What’s that? A lot of my work is foil-stamped, which is a printing process that involves huge printing machines, laser-engraved magnesium plates, and wonderful, wise professionals who have been in the printing business longer than I...

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ashley & garrett's gold, gray & blush letterpressed wedding invitations

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ashley & garrett's gold, gray & blush letterpressed wedding invitations

Ashley and Garret were planning the most fabulous wedding and reception at Brazos Hall in the heart of downtown Austin. The turn-of-the century warehouse provided lots of inspiration for the invitations, as it's the quintessential example today's Austin, where old meets new with rustic wooden floors, exposed brick walls and sweeping rooftop views of the city.   For the invitation, we knew we wanted to capture the southern charm and incorporate modern aesthetics that make Austin unique. I started by hand-lettering their names to give the invitation a bold and playful look, and accented the rest of the text with...

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raquel's hand-lettered & watercolor baby shower invitation

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raquel's hand-lettered & watercolor baby shower invitation

 I first met Raquel when I was in college, and have gotten to know her more and more over the years as a smart, sweet and creative person. When her friends asked me to create her Summer Soirée baby shower invitation, I wanted to make it as joyful and bright as Raquel.  The background image was hand-painted with bleeding blue, green, yellow and peach watercolors, mixed in with saturated marks to create some fun movement. I hand lettered the names and reversed the text to keep it light and summery. To finish it off, I had it printed on a textured paper and paired it...

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