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A sneak peak!

29 Sep Lily Collection

Here’s a sneak peak at some of those new designs for handmade wedding invitations that I mentioned in my last post.  There’s more to come – I’m just so full of inspiration at the moment!

If you want to see more detail on these designs click here to be taken to my new handmade invitations website.  Please note that this link is to the test site – I will be posting the address once the site has finished testing.

Enjoy!

Jane x

New web site for handmade invitations

24 Sep

Yes, that’s right, I’ve finally decided to split up some of the business!  The handmade stationery will shortly be moving to it’s very own site.

Everything else that you see on this site will remain, but I hope to now be able to use this site as my main blog.  All the party invitation designs and printables will stay right here, but if you’re looking for something really different for your wedding then make sure you pop back here in a week or two.

I’ve been working on some very special handmade designs and they deserve their own showcase.  I’m very excited about them and truly believe that they are different to most of the designs around at the moment.  They feature beautiful handmade mulberry paper flowers on simple, classic backgrounds.

So this is your ‘heads up’!  Come back in a week or two to find the link to my new website. 

Jane x

It’s Competition Time!

16 Jul

To brighten a cold, rainy and stormy week, that suddenly got even worse today (but more about that on my Just Jane VA blog) I have decided to start a competition for my readers!

The competition will run until the 10th of September 2010 and the winner will be chosen at random from the correct answers.  The prize will be a choice for the winner of one of the following:

  • a free party package – includes 15 C6 invitations (personalised, with magnets) and 15 lolly/favour tags – Value AUD 25.oo
  • A gift voucher to the value of AUD 25.00 to spend on the item/s of your choice (only valid for Just Jane products & services)

Below you will find photographs of 4 handmade wedding invitation designs.  These are real samples made for a real couple (all the names, dates and venues are made up for the samples).  All you have to do is choose the design the couple decided on – Romantique, Criss-cross, Leaf design or Dark Green!

Romantique paper with ribbon and buckle detail

A criss crossed ribbon with pearl detail

Leaf design with wrap and ribbon feature

Dark green with transparent overlay & ribbon detail

Place your vote by leaving a comment to this post.  You will have to leave an e-mail address in order to comment but it remains private (is not displayed on the site anywhere) and I will not be using them for anything other than to contact the winner – your privacy is guaranteed.  

Don’t forget to send all your friends over to place their vote!

Good luck!

Jane x

Recreating the Handmade Look for less!

24 Jun

This week I’ve been working on a theme trying to create a printed invitation that has the look of a handmade invitation! 

It’s a great way to save money on your wedding stationery.  Anyway, below is my take on a navy and lime theme with a vellum effect overlay.  The jewel at the top in the centre is meant to be holding the ‘vellum’ in place (on the handmade version this section with the printing on would swing freely).

Navy & Lime Wedding Invitation

As always I would welcome your comments on this one.

Jane

New Baby!

19 Jun
This week I have been working on a card for my brother and sister-in-law who had their 2nd baby on Monday.  A second girl to add to their family. 

As we knew what to expect – a girl – and on which date – 14th June – I already had some ideas about what I wanted to do.  In fact I had already made a  design for some wedding invitation samples which I wanted to use in a different way.  Also, whilst I know that pink is a favourite for little girls, I’m not a great fan and wanted to do something a little bit different. 

Front & back of the card

If you’ve looked at my Weddings gallery you will already be familiar with much of the design as it is based on one that I have used on some samples there.  It is simple, but feminine and the heart feature is perfect for placing the new baby’s name in.  I also added some butterfly silhouettes.  My 4 yr old son, when asked what he thought, said that he thought the butterfly on the front wasn’t finished because it didn’t have any colour on it … mmmm, he may have a point there, but it’s too late now!

To make the final card I printed out the front and back of the card onto quality matt photo paper, cut them out and stuck them onto some purple card stock which was folded down the centre.  I also printed out an inside page with a greeting and a repeat of the single flower motif.  The inside section was glued with a thin strip to one side of the card and then I tied a coordinating ribbon around the centre of the card.  I added a few crystal embellishments and the result you can see here.

The finished product

 You may also have noticed that I made an envelope to go with the card.  So by the time my nieces family have received all their specially designed goods they will be well and truly floraled out!! :-)   But I enjoyed doing it!

By the way, I’m working on a new online shop where you will be able to use my designs and personalise them to your requirements so keep checking back on the website for more information on that.

All the best

Jane x

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