show and tell #14

Marilee and Doug chose a Ready2Wear wedding invitation designs called It's Not A Thistle. They loved this design and didn't change a thing, only added a map to match on the Extra Insert. Erin Norman, of Fuego Events, recommended us to the couple and it's been a delightful warm summer breeze.

Introducing to you: 5 new Ready2Wear Designs!!

In alphabetical order::::

1. Cartesian Life

I drew this cityscape one night just after I took a few moments to look at the view from my Vancouver attic apartment. A city can be so beautiful and romantic. Cartesian Life is a mixture of type A and type B behavior; they do say that opposites attract.

See the Cartesian Life stationery suite.



2. Guiding Lights

Guiding Lights is the name of a small choir Bill and Helen (my parents) used to be a part of. As little toddlers we would go to their rehearsals in our PJs and tour around with them from church to church. It has nothing to do with this design...other than the lanterns which give off light.

See the Guiding Lights stationery suite.



3. Natural Benefits

Sometimes you find the most beautiful part of the world in the scariest part of the world. I like to find beauty in the unusual. Natural Benefits isn't typically classic or romantic but it holds mystery and growth inside it...which reminds me of love.

See the entire Natural Benefits stationery suite.



4. Plants, Wow

This design, as the colours are now, reminds me of fall. The leaves are changing colours, life is changing, rebirth, renewal...what other words come to mind...crisp air. I love fall.

See the entire Plants, Wow stationery suite.



5. Speechless

Made up of my hand-writing and a clever colour scheme, this fun and friendly invitation is not to be taken lightly. It's full of passion, understanding and adoration.

See the entire Speechless stationery suite.

Introducing to you: First Snowfall

With summer coming to an end and the forecast predicting lower and lower temperatures, we must prepare ourselves for the inevitable. I mean, not those in Vancouver, but millions of others around the world need to come to terms with it...including me as I will moving to Fernie in the next month.

I digress, we're excited to promote a new Ready2Wear design called First Snowfall. It's designed with unconventional snowflakes and pizzazz. I love how the combined snowflakes turn into a paparazzi party.


Check out all 16 wedding stationery pieces for First Snowfall. Enjoy!

Introducing to you: Destination Tropical

That was a really brief so long!

Don't worry, the plans haven't changed. I still fly out today but before I do, I wanted to let you all know about a new Ready2Wear design that we just launched; It's called Destination Tropical.


It's a stationery design for all those lucky couples who are hosting a tropical destination wedding...or for anyone who wants a tropical or beach inspired wedding day. The look is subtle and organic; rough yet confident. You can change the colours, include a photo and make this beautiful hand drawn design your own.

To view the whole stationery set, just head over to Destination Tropical in our catalogue.

OK for real I'm leaving now. Have a great weekend!

Introducing to you: Re: Kismet

This new design, affectionately titled Re: Kismet, has made me believe in love again. Juuuuuust kidding. I have always believed in love. But seriously, I think it's really cool.

It's about Kismet.

You know those times that you can't explain, like when you knew what someone was going to say before they said it? or when you meet someone in the most unexpected way? or when you cross paths with someone in the most remote place? This design represents those fantastic moments of Kismet...which is I guess could represent every moment...even this one right now.

To see more of Kismet, and all of it's 16 wedding stationery pieces, check this out.

Introducing to you: Argyle Eddy

We have been busy busy busy over here!!! Our Ready2Wear catalogue is growing every month with new original wedding designs. I realize that a lot of the stationery we put together wouldn't appeal to all brides and grooms, as there are specific themes and ideas inside our designs, but that's hopefully why we stand out.

Today I'm introducing a new design called Argyle Eddy. It was my experiment with typography. There are 3 styles of fonts used in this design, each playing their own part and still working together as a team. When you add argyle to the mix, you have something you didn't expect...something cool and simple but with a personality.

To see what Argyle Eddy is all about, check it out here.

Have a great day!

Introducing to you: ...Flock Together

I am SO excited about this new Ready2Wear wedding design!

1st of all, after I designed it and showed Albertine the initial mockup, she told me that she JUST bought a necklace that has an owl on it! WEIRD.

2nd of all, I just think it looks so cool. WEIRD.

I love birds. I love multi textures. I love layering. I love the colours. I hope you do too.

To see all of ...Flock Together, press here.

Introducing to you: Microcosm

At random times we will up updating the Ready2Wear catalogue with new and cool wedding design ideas. It happens like this: I have a good idea, I get excited about it and then I make it happen. And that's the story behind Microcosm.

In Albertine's way, I'll give you a bit of a backup story. For the savvy bride showcase we grew 7 pots of wheat grass for our display table, as you can see here, and as I watched the grass grow day after day, I was struck by it's speedy growth and the luscious green colours it exuded with pride. My bedroom felt so fresh and green for 2 weeks!

I drew the grass as though we were inside it's world, peering inside, hunting perhaps? probably not hunting, but definitely observing. Inside this grassy world we have 2 deliciously bright butterflies. Well, close your eyes cuz these 2 butterflies are getting PRETTY friendly.

So that's Microcosm.

To get a little closer to Microcosm's wedding stationery, the way is here.

Introducing to you: Spring Forward

This is the last of the new designs for this month. Last but not least, meet Spring Forward!

This is another cherry blossom wedding invitation design, but it's different than the first one. Many many couples have ordered our 1st Cherry Blossom wedding invitation so when I came across some really beautiful blooming cherry blossom trees a few weeks ago, I knew I had to design another one. It was meant to be.

The design is fairly loose and sweet. If you want to check out all the pieces, go here! You won't regret it.

Introducing to you: Reverence Aux Wood Panel

It's a week of introductions!

Today we're announcing a new Ready2Wear design called Reverence Aux Wood Panel. She's super cute but a little shy. You should stop by and say hi and tell her a little bit about yourself. Awe Best friends!!

This design was partly inspired by Rod's dad and by my love of natural textures. There's not much to say about this cutie other than Erin Norman of Fuego Events is in love with it. She's a sucker for wood paneling!

If you're looking for a quick fun distraction, you can see all the fun pieces for Reverence Aux Wood Panel here.

Introducing to you: Winter Wonderland

I'm so pleased and honored to introduce to you one of the latest designs added to our Ready2Wear line. It's called Winter Wonderland. It's icy cool and clean and sooooo different than anything else we have designed.

The story behind Winter Wonderland is this: Back in March when I was in wintery fun Toronto, I would go out on walks for coffee around Little Italy, and I would be outside in the gorgeous sun with all these pretty bare winter trees lining the streets and the snow crunching beneath my feet. Whenever I looked up I would see the trees and the blaring sun and think to myself "I love how that looks! How do I capture that in a cool and modern wedding design?" WELL that's a bit corny. I didn't actually think that exactly but I did wonder how I could turn that into a cool design.

So I took some pictures and went back to my laptop and came up with this. Toot Toot! I think it looks pretty hot...but sooo cool!

Check out the whole line of pieces in Winter Wonderland!

Introducing to you: Laugh Lines

When I was a teenager I would spend countless days on one 8.5" x 11" sheet just drawing all over it. I covered every inch of it. My teachers wouldn't like to hear this, but most of my time spent on these drawings would be during class or at home when I was supposed to be doing homework. Designing Laugh Lines reminded me of those days of meticulously placing lines and squiggles. I bet Mr. Hall thought I was wasting my time and energy on all that silly doodling. LITTLE DID WE ALL KNOW!!

Laugh Lines is dedicated to all those doodlers out there. You know who you are!

You can check out our Laugh Lines wedding stationery in our Ready2Wear catalogue (page 2). Enjoy!