Magnificent Minneapolis

My first skyline order!

Just signed up for a scrap exchange!

http://www.collagescrapexchange.brwnpaperbag.com/

Check out this really neat collage contest I just signed up for!  Excited to have a project after holiday cards are made!!

Tis the Season- Merry Christmas Mock Ups

Tis the season for holiday orders!  This is all I can share without risking spoiling the surprise.  Room for two more orders for the holidays then, the shop will be closing until January 1st!

November = Christmas Card time!

Over the last four years, I've finally learned it is never too early to begin thinking about Christmas cards.  This year, I've started earlier than ever and am excited to reveal the design.  But, first, I thought I'd reminisce about Christmas past (keep in mind these are the leftovers that didn't get sent- i.e. the bad ones!)....

Christmas 2010- I have no idea!  This would have been Chris and my first official Christmas cards sent together... unless maybe we forgot!  I'll blame it on being newlyweds!

Some of Christmas 2011- I think this is part of a second batch because I ran out of the first kind.  Tea stained paper was "in" for me!  First cards sent from Copley!

Christmas 2012- definitely had student help printing all of these... and in choosing the colors- bold!

Christmas 2013- Promoting the whole cut paper c by carmmarie branding.

And this year... wait for it...

Christmas 2014- the best one yet (well at least in my opinion!)

A New Kind of Tree

Over the last few months, I've branched out to include a new kind of tree in my line of designs and another wedding option (outside of bouquets & invites).  This is my first guest book tree!  I'd love to know what you think!

Repeat Customer

I am excited to present the work for my first repeat etsy customer!  I am so happy for the continued business and am really proud of this most recent piece.

For the paper, I used this Japanese blue paper from Paper Source to, again, match this stunning blue mat.  The light blue frame I used on another 12x16 piece and am really happy with it!

Coordinated Color Scheme Custom Home

I'm proud to post about my most recent Etsy order (shipped out yesterday) for a customer with a beautiful home!  She and I discussed how the custom home portrait will be displayed in her living room, which has a navy, gray, and yellow color scheme.  It was so helpful to work with this coordinated set of colors (as well as those within her home) to create this large scale piece- 20x24!

We originally discussed a gray matte, but after I found this stunning Japanese navy paper from Paper Source for the windows, a navy was the perfect matte choice.  Grays were picked up within the shutters and driveway and the yellows, of course within the potted plants by the door.