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Musings Of A Stationery Designer

Inspiration Boards

Pink | Black

Pink | Black

Inspiration this morning (middle of the night, I suppose) is hues of pink matches with pewter gray and black. I love the contrast between the pale pinks and the dark grays and blacks. This would make a fabulous palette for a wedding collection – something whimsical yet formal. Hope you all have a great Saturday! [...]

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Hillary | Joshua

Hillary | Joshua

My clients Hillary & Joshua are planning a beautiful wedding in late July in a bed and breakfast nestled in the Redwoods near Santa Cruz. They are pulling their inspiration and color palette from the wild flowers that surround the house and will be using an old wine cellar for dancing during the reception. I [...]

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Katie | Jeff

Katie | Jeff

I just finished the save the dates for Katie & Jeff today. They came out so cute! Katie & Jeff are having a Texas Hill Country Wedding at the Old Glory Ranch in Wimberley, Texas in December. I had so much fun working with them – they are just a fabulous couple! Besides posting some [...]

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Vintage | Blue

Vintage | Blue

3:00 AM here in Katy, Texas… just working late on a lot of projects for my bridal clients due this month. Most designers and artists have a little thing they do – get up and organize their workspace… make a to do list.. something to regroup and refocus.. I always find that if I take [...]

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Vintage | Yellow

Vintage | Yellow

Happy Friday!!! I am working on a wedding collection in pale yellows, blues and browns…. thought I would share an inspiration board that I created using these colors.  Hope you have a great weekend! xo, Jenn

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St | Pattys

St | Pattys

Oh, the music in the air! An’ the joy that’s ivrywhere – Shure, the whole blue vault of heaven is wan grand triumphal arch, An’ the earth below is gay Wid its tender green th’-day, Fur the whole world is Irish on the Seventeenth o’ March! ~Thomas Augustin Daly Hope you all have a fun [...]

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Pretty | Pink

Pretty | Pink

Happy Saturday! Stopped work for a bit of color therapy this evening.. and created an inspiration board. I love the delicate pinks with the soft greens and teals. It has a retro feel yet is very fresh. It would be a great palette for a Spring or Summer wedding.  If only I owned that pink [...]

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Get | Away

Get | Away

It’s almost Spring Break…. my processing schedule is full so I will be working .. but in case you are getting away for the week or just need some color inspiration, I created this for you. I love the contrast of the bright pinks and the calming blues. Hope you are all having a great [...]

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Cape | Cod

Cape | Cod

I am so lucky to have such an exciting client base this Spring and Summer with some really exciting venues planned for their wedding. One of the couples I am working for this summer is Trisha and Eric. They are having a gorgeous July wedding on the grand lawn at Wychmere Harbor Club, a beautiful [...]

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Summer | Flair

Summer | Flair

This inspiration board would be fabulous for a destination wedding to a fun locale! All it is missing is a glass of sangria and some fun music!

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Summer | Time

Summer | Time

inspiration this evening is a board i created around blues and yellows.. photography via flickr..  I really love the subdued colors with the vibrant pops of the deeper hues.

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Spring | Wedding

Spring | Wedding

I love the clean lines, vintage illustration on the wedding collection and the color palette of this wedding. Vintage meets sophistication. photos via pinterest

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Winter | Wedding

Winter | Wedding

Winter weddings are gorgeous! I love this color palette with shades of brown, green and white. Here is some fabulous inspiration from some of my favorite sources around the net. (snippet + ink, pretty palette, stylemepretty) xoxo, Jenn

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October | Inspiration

October | Inspiration

Love this Halloween wedding inspiration.. BOO!

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Fall | Inspiration

Fall | Inspiration

Fall inspiration by snippet & ink

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Fall | Inspiration

Fall | Inspiration

Love this inspiration board courtesy of Snippet & Ink…. just perfect for Fall!

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Kellie | Zach

Kellie | Zach

I am working on a new project for a great couple out of Chapel Hill who are getting married next summer in Virginia Beach. They are using vibrant reds and deep burnt orange for their color palette and are creating centerpieces with wine bottles filled with daisies, zinnias and roses. Hoping to design with a [...]

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Mint | Green

Mint | Green

How fabulous is this color palette in mint green, black and white…  I love the contrast and the dreamy mint hues. Photography inspiration courtesy of Style Me Pretty.

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Patriotic | Inspiration

Patriotic | Inspiration

I love summer weddings… and although July 4th was *last* weekend, I adore red, white and blue as a color palette for invitations and parties. Check out these swoon worthy inspiration boards from Inspired By This and Snippet & Ink!

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4th | July

I love summer holiday weekends… family, food, fun & fireworks! It is raining here in Houston all weekend (we had a hurricane hit close by a few days ago) but I hope we get a little break so we can fire up the grill later this weekend and hopefully see some fireworks! Here is a [...]

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Schools | Out

Schools | Out

In Texas, the last day of school was yesterday! Although its summer time, it is time for me to begin work on designing my fall collections. Looking around for fall inspiration this morning in a sea of summer, I found Little White Book – Courtney, with Merriment Events out of Richmond, Virginia. What a beautiful [...]

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Oh Happy | Day

Oh Happy | Day

What a fabulous summer wedding inspiration board, courtesy of Australia Entertains

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Fire Engine | Red

Fire Engine | Red

LOVE! fire engine red inspiration via my vintage addiction

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Summer | Wedding

Summer | Wedding

Antique peach, Tangerine Dream and Lemon Meringue Inspiration Boards. Fabulous inspiration for summer weddings courtesy of Snippet + Ink.

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