Ana and James are getting married in Northern Michigan, at the Homestead Resort, overlooking the scenic Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes. She wanted her invitations to resemble a ticket to a “one night only,” special event as well as reflect the rustic, natural beauty of Michigan. We incorporated the shoreline of Lake Michigan at the bottom [...]
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Christmas Card 2012
February 24, 2012 – 1:50 pm
This year has been rather crazy for us. We had another baby and purchased a new home that required lots of renovations in a short amount of time. Needless to say, I have fallen behind on my correspondence. So this year, I decided that it was high time I got caught up and sent everything [...]
Catching up on 2011…
January 2, 2012 – 2:13 am
If you haven’t noticed, I have been rather absent from the blog over the last three months. To put it bluntly, the last half of 2011 has been a clusterf#&k, filled with extreme highs and some lows. For starters, in July, we welcomed our second son, Callahan James. A sweet boy with strawberry blonde hair [...]
Colorado Wedding Accessories
September 8, 2011 – 2:37 pm
Here’s a little brightness for you on this gloomy, rainy day. I posted Hillary’s colorado save the dates and wedding invitations awhile back, now here are her wedding accessories. I made more had lettered initial tags, that were tied around mason jars at the reception. She gave out pots of honey as a favor, which the [...]
The Cheery Disposition of a 37 Week Pregnant
June 18, 2011 – 10:15 am
Can you sense the sarcasm? I’ll admit it. My attitude sucks right now. My patience is running thin. I could pretty much snap on anyone at anytime if provoked (just ask the customer service reps at AT&T and Paper Source) I am uncomfortable, I haven’t slept on my stomach in 6 months. This is the [...]
Detroit Wedding Invitation
March 24, 2011 – 12:19 pm
Another new Inkwell design is the Detroit Wedding Invitation Suite. This suite features a Detroit themed invitation, vintage Detroit response postcard, reception card and the optional timeline. You can further customize this suite with vintage Detroit road map envelope liners or a custom Cadillac stamp with your wedding date on it. Also, save the dates [...]
Italian Country Side Wedding with Florentine Paper
March 21, 2011 – 2:38 pm
Rachel came to me after she had seen my Tuscan Wedding Invitations on the blog. Rachel is getting married at the Tenuta Lupinari Estate on the Italian countryside this spring. She loved the colors of the Tuscan invite and wanted something similar that included Florentine paper. The invitation was enclosed in a gatefold with an [...]
Welcome to the New Site and Blog!
March 15, 2011 – 1:45 pm
It is finally done! Months in the making, the website and blog are complete! Talk about a load off my shoulders and just in time as the wedding season gets into full swing. I have wanted to freshen up my look, as my tastes have evolved a bit, and also expand on my Inkwell collection. [...]
Style Me Pretty – Michigan Winter Wedding Shoot Recap
September 13, 2010 – 12:26 pm
Last winter, I contributed invitations and paper accessories for a Michigan winter themed wedding photoshoot. We were lucky enough to have it featured on Style Me Pretty last week. You can see all of the photos here, and all of the great wedding professionals that I had the opportunity to work with here: Event Design: [...]