Inspired Ink: Alice in Wonderland Part II

So here is a bit more Alice in Wonderland goodness from the Momental Girls.  I love creating a frame look of sorts, combining various artwork elements.  Here Alice herself, hearts, vines and even umbrellas all came together to create a whimsical frame of hand painted artwork.  Have I also mentioned the color palette here is perfect with a soft blue balanced by whites and bold red!

Wendy’s sweet design was inspired specifically by the new Alice in Wonderland movie.  Our amazing Jessica is the artist behind this invitation and I just love what she created!

As I mentioned yesterday, I have yet to see the new movie.  The imagery in these posters is quite enough to excite me even more and I just can’t wait for the weekend!  I love the contrast of soft, feminine colors with dark, foreboding imagery in each.   I feel a new project coming on!

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Keri M.

We had a blast with your color palette.  The feathers and orchid branches frame the invite for a quirky yet organic look.

Inspired Ink – Lush Blooms with Janie Medley

For this week’s Inspired Ink, I called on the amazingly talented Janie of The Bride’s Cafe and Janie Medley Flora Design!  I am sure you are all familiar with the edgy, romatic style featured on her daily blog in addition to the artistry she weaves into each of her floral creations.  Janie sent over a few of the newest images of her favorite bouquets captured by Katie of Open Air Photography.

Read more here about Janie’s line of greeting cards – stunning idea!

I combined a sketchy illustration of a variety of blooms.  Quickly painted strokes of yellowish greens and raspberry red add a certain movement and life throughout the design.  Printed on a soft shimmering white cardstock, the artwork appears soft and romantic much like Janie’s expertly executed bouquet color palettes.  My favorite detail would have to be the border of completely hand-painted cardstock in lovely shades of pink and red!

Heidi H.

So hard to choose a favorite from these!  I opted for a bird of paradise painted on gold cardstock here.  The brushstrokes didn’t seem to pop on the white.  The flat Sculpted Bloom is fun and flirty yet very sophisticated with it’s reserved palette.

Lauren D.

Decisions, decisions!

I created a seagrass landscape inspired by photos on your venue’s website accented with a subtle rope detail.  I thought a thin red border was a beautiful accent to the gold/yellow tones in the artwork!

Deborah L.

Ah, so pretty…love the palette and the unexpected touch of green!

I do love how the invitation is evolving.  Perhaps the doves would be better suited smaller on an enclosure?  Thoughts?

I have to say I think the red version really draws out the drama in the artwork however, the eggplant in the newest sample below is quite elegant and understated.

To give you a look into the general design direction I created an invite in addition to the save the date.  The “Gate” look could work well perhaps with a full illustration of the venue on the inside of the invite (for now I used a general Tuscan landscape) – thoughts?

Patricia C.