valentine's day Invitations

valentine's day

My family has hosted an Open House on Christmas Eve for over 14 years now, and I have enjoyed making the invitations almost every year. Since I started blogging, I have begun to see the world through the eyes of a blog reader. What images would read well on my blog? So I have been taking many more pictures than I ever had before. It has been coming in handy on many fronts!

I decided to use this image from a post from Christmas of last year to create this year's Christmas Eve invitations. I printed the image on Strathmore blank cards with a deckle edge. Then I used the Strathmore Vellum Overlays to print the invitation information for the inside of the card. A little gold ribbon to tie them together and voila!

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I think they turned out rather well!

valentine's day Ooooooh! Presents!

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I received the loveliest package in the mail last week, and have just now gotten a chance to show it to you. It was from the oh so brilliant artist Patricia van Essche from PVE design.

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Everything about the package was perfect, down to the back of the envelope, which was printed with a repeat of her twin bird logo.

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I simply fell in love with the card she sent with an illustration of my dog Cooper. (You may notice a small box of chocolates to the left. Patricia has an excellent memory! There is this story of a dog who ended up in the vet's office the day after Christmas last year after gorging on a box of chocolates.)

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Isn't this the most beautiful and kind gift?!? Thank you so much Patricia. It has a place of honor in my office, and will for years to come.

If you have not already, I hope you will visit Patricia's blog here. There is always a wonderful illustration that will make your day.