Lindsey Heaven of Darling Road

With a name as angelic as Lindsey Heaven, and residing at such a perfect address as Darling Road, there is only one way wedding stationery could go for this girl! And that, of course is whimsical wedding stationery in a magical fantasy fairytale style. We've paid homage to our favourite illustrators, Rob Ryan and Jan Pienkowski, and created a magical winter's tale. It's the first time in a long time that Tigerlily has been designing, as she's ben fairly tied up with her newish bundle of joy, Lyra. But it's good to be back!
As ever, I can't upload the invites until the big day has been and gone (we're a bit superstitious here) but see here for a wee sneak preview of the style!

What I do when I am at work

Some of the time my real life day job work involves doing a bit of illustration as well as design, which i LOVE!

Working on these books by Cathy Cassidy (who is such a sweet lady as well as a top author) have become my favourite sort of job. I hand letter the title type, and draw the bits and bobs that go on the cover, (I did all these apart from Scarlett) put it all together and sit back admiringly! Recently I even got to do the illustrations on the chapter heads inside on her latest book, Gingersnaps.

There's a new one in the pipeline but I think it is still under wraps. I think it's the best yet though and does involve CAKE. It publishes in the summer this year I think.

Here's the earlier ones with my drawings on, and here's where you can find out more about Cathy
www.cathycassidy.com

Ellen and Bertrand. A love story (and a wedding invitation at last!)

Ellen and Bertrand met at a gig, fancied each other's socks off, and then discovered they were neighbours! A relationship of semaphore and signals across the street to each other ensued, until they realised that this was silly and costly, so after tossing some coins and winning some bets, a la Friends, Ellen upped sticks and moved in to his flat. A bit later on, they've bought a proper grown up house, with a lawn big enough for Bertrand to justify a drive a ride on mower for... and a kitchen so knackered Ellen HAD to put a whole new spanking one in... We've been to visit. It's gorgeous.

Anyway, to cap it all off they're getting married! And I have been very busy designing their invitations... And if they would only decide on their monogram, I will get it made into a wax seal... My favourite is the top one. Which do you like best?

The invitation is nearly there, it has a spring theme, signifying new beginnings. It's all in german - so it's quite hard to understand, but it's ever so glamorous. Enjoy!

Alice & Dan's wedding invitation

A good pal of mine, Alice, got married to her lovely man, Dan this July, and I designed their stationery as a wedding present. It suited them both perfectly and it went with her whole 30's theme. It was a wonderful wedding! I designed a monogram of their initials, and this was turned into a rubber stamp in gold metallic ink which sealed the envelope. The invitations were printed black on ivory card, in keeping with the very pared back 30's feel of the day, and were sent out in hugely classy thick cream envelopes with black tissue lining. Stationery extended to menus, order of service, directions and monogram.

We all Love Cake!

We all love cakes, especially the good folk at I Love Cake, but some of us are not so fond of nuts.
There's no way round it, if you're selling delicious baked treats, then those who can't play 'revel roulette' need to know when they're likely to be endangered to the point of extinction. Still, no need to make it a miserable subject, so here's NUTTY to show which cakes are, well, nutty!

A new monogram

I've just been commissioned to create a monogram as a wedding present for a friend of a friend, I love it! And it was a different sort of job because I was stepping into new territory, designing for someone whom I had never met, so getting their personality right was more of a challenge, but all good for expanding my experiences as stationer to the stars... Or something :O)

a mutual love of cakes

Here's something I've been designing for a friend who is starting her own glamorous but homespun cupcake stall, called I Love Cake.

For this logo and brand I have hand lettered and illustrated it for a home-made feel as befits a company which trades in home made cupcakes. The logo which goes on one line has been rendered into a rubber stamp, which the proprietor uses to stamp on the white card cake boxes the cakes are sent home in, and in colour it works across her blog and business cards. Yummy! Check out her blog at http://cakeylove.blogspot.com for mouthwatering pictures and updates.
The blend of my scratchyish illustrations and hand rendered type combined with strong branding using cooper black gives I love Cake a professional feel while retaining it's handmade craft origins too. Check out Mr Nutty who gives customers a gentle warning about the nuttier variety of cupcakes on offer.