Portfolio: Wedding Suite for Henry and Christina

03 Thursday Oct 2019

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blackandwhite, blacktie, caligraphy #mycreativebiz, customdesign, design, elegant, fallwedding, graphicdesign, ido, paperlover, stationery, stationerydesign, weddinginvite

An elegant wedding invitation suite I designed for my friend Henry and his fiancé Christina. I was so happy he reached out for help and even more happy they loved the final result. Just a few more days and these two love birds tie the knot! I wish them an amazing wedding day and a love filled journey as husband and wife. Soon the adventure begins.

Portfolio: Catherine & Sean Thank You Cards

08 Tuesday Jan 2019

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blackandgold, blackandwhite, design, graphicdesign, ido, ohsopretty, paperlover, stationerydesign, thankyoucard, wedding

Wedding thank you cards I recently created for Catherine and Sean. Such a pretty photo! Loved working on this modern and clean design.

You Don’t Have to Be Perfect

07 Friday Dec 2018

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beamazing, bepositive, beyou, blackandwhite, dailyreminder, evolve, growth, instaquote, lifequote, loveyoufirst, morningthoughts, perfection, perfectlyamazing, selfcare, shinebright, strengthinnumbers

A daily reminder that being perfect doesn’t exist. And even if it did, everyone has their own version of it. Who wants to be perfect anyway? I would rather strive to be amazing. For me, for my son, for my family, and for the special people in my life. And the best recipe for being amazing is being YOU at your best. I’ve always worked hard at being the best me I can be and I will continue to improve and grow and evolve till my day is done. At the least, I expect the same from others. We owe it to ourselves and we owe it to the world. The strength we create together through positivity, kindness, and determination is priceless. But it starts with you. And it starts with me. Each one of us is amazing. We just have to allow ourselves to shine.

Image reposted from @ssileka

Creative Place

21 Wednesday Feb 2018

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alanalda #bebrave, art, betruetoyou, blackandwhite, cards, create, creativeplace, creativequote, creativespace, creativity, makeart, poetry, stationery

I’ve been slowly working on developing a new card series that reflects my love for poetry and it’s been a little challenging. From digging through years of writing to figuring out the best design direction, it’s been an interesting journey. Since it’s quite personal, I feel like I’m sharing a piece of my heart, while trying to create a platform for others to make an intimate connection with each other. It’s sort of the way I felt while I was working on my Reflection Series, but this is deeper.

Being an artist you really need to be brave and just dive in, even though you don’t know how others will react. But I have always felt safe in the creative place I am in while doing the work. As long as I’m being true to myself and creating art, I am exactly where I need to be. I hope to launch this series by spring, but until then I’ll be a busy bee piecing it all together.