Happy Thursday lemonheads!

I was so honored to be able to design a baby announcement for my brand new nephew a few months back. He is so sweet and made a very adorable subject for my design. I will always treasure being able to do this for my brother and his family. {I had to do a little blurring of some of the information to protect their identity, so please excuse it.}

Enjoy!

Hi all you lovely lemonheads! A couple of months ago, when Purple Lemon Hubby and I moved into our new house, we were blessed/cursed with high ceilings in our living room. High ceilings give a great overall look to a room (in my opinion), but you can be faced with a dilemma as to what to do with those expansive walls that go on forever. Well, I got to thinking that I would do a little DIY project. The wall over our TV is just huge and a very odd shape. A large canvas was just out of my price range, so I decided to use 9 canvases to make my creation.

Don't you just love a blank canvas?

As you can see above, I laid out my canvases in the orientation I wanted. Then I taped them together around the edges with masking tape. This let me sketch out my illustration without losing continuity among the canvases.

My canvases taped, sketched and ready to paint!

So, from here, I painted and painted and painted some more, making sure to paint the edges of my gallery wrapped canvases, so no white canvas was peeking out. So, here it is!

My vision for my project was a little dark; just what I wanted. I have had this idea in my head in my head for a while…I just haven’t had time to execute it.

Anyone can do a project like this…You could create a very abstract graphic grouping just by painting the 3 outside canvases on each side one color and the middle canvases a different color. Work in some fabulous brush strokes and voila! a fabulous piece of art for your home.

So, do you have something like this in your home? If not, are you going to try something? I would love to hear about it!

Hi lovely lemonheads! Can you believe you are hearing from me twice in one week? I know…I feel a little amazed too :)

Today, I thought I would share some custom stamp designs I had the honor of working on for some lovely Etsy shop owners. The first is for Papery Goodness Press. Kristi makes the cutest personalized note pads in her shop. She really liked my cupcake stamp design and wanted it included in a custom business stamp she could use to personalize her Etsy packaging. Here is what I designed for her…

papery goodness press

What do you think? I thought it turned out really cute :) Kristi convoed me when she recieved her stamp to say:

To say that “I love it!” would be a huge UNDERSTATEMENT! I adore it. I want to eat it – that’s how much I love my new stamp. Thank you so much Kelly! It’s fantastic. Your packaging is fabulous. Love the tag! Love the business card! I love your attention to detail. Thank you so much for everything! ~Kristi

I also had the privilege to design a web address stamp for Shari of beachgrasscottage. She makes the most lovely home decor pieces out of beach glass.

We modified the design of my “handmade stamp” to fit her needs and this is what came out of the collaboration:

beach grass cottage

I think it turned out great too.

If you were ever thinking of getting a custom stamp for your business, now is the time! I will be pretty wrapped up with Christmas orders in a few months, so now you can get all my attention. All you have to do is email me at kelly {at} purplelemondesigns.com or convo me through my Etsy shop.

I look forward to hearing from you…Toodles!

Happy Wednesday Lemonheads! Today I am going to show off some new products and designs that I have added to my Etsy shop. Join me, won’t you?

First, I just developed a calling card stamp that I think would be perfect for busy women that need to share their info quickly. Just grab some card stock or those handy perforated business cards from Avery, and stamp your custom design in your favorite color. Great for moms!

Calling Card Stamp by Purple Lemon Designs

Great for craft fairs, this mini card stamp makes quick small cards that will save you money! No need to give everyone your full information; mini cards help you give the most important information about your business – your website. Cut your own card stock or cut these blank business cards in half and stamp away!

Mini Business Card Stamp by Purple Lemon Designs

A custom design for a client led me to this new shop offering, the Initial Address Stamp. So simple, but classy, fun or funky at the same time!

Initial Address Stamp by Purple Lemon Designs

Do you walk on the wild side? Then you might like the Spiral Address Stamp for your envelopes. Show your funky personality!

Spiral Address Stamp by Purple Lemon Designs

I love to mark my books with a nice bookplate…You can too with this new offering from Purple Lemon Designs.

Scrolling Bookplate Stamp by Purple Lemon Designs

Now in my shop, I am offering the ink pads I use myself. Vivid! Ink pads offer quick drying ink along with a raised pad for inking any size stamp.

Vivid! Stamp Pads from Purple Lemon Designs

I have other new things available in my shop, so check out Purple Lemon Designs on Etsy…

Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! If you know anything about Mardi Gras, this is the BIG day. The funnest of them all!

If you are looking for my favorite pictures of the week post, don’t worry {mom}, it will be posted on Thursday of this week.

One of my favorite things is creating custom pieces to fit my client’s needs. My sorority sister, Melissa, messaged me over Facebook a couple of weeks ago with this interesting project…She lives way down south and celebrates Mardi Gras. She wanted some enclosure cards to use for the occasion. She asked if I did anything like that, and I enthusiastically said YES! So in honor of Mardi Gras, take a look at this project:

I designed square enclosure cards for her…Mardi Gras is a fun and crazy time, so I think these cards fit right in. What do you think?

Hi lemonheads! Today I am sharing a little business card that I designed for a local hair salon. The owner, Kelli, wanted to have something that is client-friendly in that it had a removable appointment reminder that could easily be stuck in a date book.




I think it turned out great and the client really liked them. What do you think?

This is a mock up of a card I have been working on for an upcoming destination wedding…It is also Friday, January 8th’s photo of the day.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Ciao lemonheads! I am so happy to be with all you lovely people today. I have a special card that I designed to share with you.

Outside Design

Remember Jes with the modern and fun cards? Well she also commissioned me to create some Thank You cards for The Parker Reese Foundation, which helps families and patients that have been diagnosed with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. I am so excited to share this project with you.

Inside Design

I think they turned out great, and Jes is a fabulous client. Thanks Jes!

So, lemonheads, have I told you that I was in a sorority when I was in college? I am sure there are mixed reviews of sororities and fraternities out there in interweb land, but for me a sorority was a good thing. I was a Phi Mu, just like my aunt. I really met some good friends, and I have kept the connection to some of my sisters over the years.

A lady I was a Phi Mu with at MSU just tapped me to design some note cards for her Phi Mu alumnae chapter…Boy, was I flattered!

This one is my favorite...

They are very pink, but that is the sorority’s colors. So, I think it works.

I like them ’cause they are a little fun, a very clean design, and for my sorority! Thanks for contacting me Toni!

This was a custom order…Would you like some?

Hi guys! I have met so many new fabulous people through my partnership with The Nester, and one of those wonderful people is Jes. She runs the Parker Reese Foundation where she raises awareness and funding for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). She also blogs over at Simply A Farmer’s Wife. Jes is the one of the sweetest and most courageous women I know. I am so lucky to be working on a few projects for her and her foundation. One of them was to design some note cards for her…This is what I came up with…

I loved working on this project. She loves fun designs and color, so we get along really well, design wise. I think we came up with a very cool design.

What do you think, lemonheads?